Where Could The Colorado Rockies Flip Jose Reyes?

Jun 29, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop J. Rollins against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

The Dodgers would be an interesting one, and one of the biggest impediments to any hypothetical deal here is, of course, the problem with trading in the division. But teams are seemingly more inclined to do that recently (see: Jonathan Papelbon to the Nationals, Matt Kemp to the Padres, Scott Kazmir to the Astros), so it’s certainly not a hard-and-fast rule.

The Dodgers (likely) have no use for a guy like Carlos Gonzalez, or for Nick Hundley, so their hypothetical trade match won’t follow the first two in this post. But there’s one place the Dodgers have been woefully bad: shortstop. Veteran Jimmy Rollins has not worked out for them this year, and though he is heating up lately, he’s still slashing just .210/.269/.362.

The leadoff spot as a whole has been a disaster for the Dodgers, where besides a flurry of homers from Joc Pederson, has seen too many strikeouts, and far too few runners on base setting the table for the lineup’s formidable mid-order bats.

Reyes would fit pretty simply in Los Angeles if the club felt that Rollins would work better as a utility option backing up the entire infield as the playoffs approach.

Next: Option Four: The San Diego Padres