Where Could The Colorado Rockies Flip Jose Reyes?

Apr 25, 2015; San Diego, CA, USA; San Diego Padres center fielder A. Amarista (5) cannot get to a double by Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Y. Grandal (not pictured) during the ninth inning at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports

Like the Dodgers, a hypothetical Padres deal hinges on an in-division trade. And like the Dodgers, the Padres probably don’t need CarGo (but maybe they do, hell, they really need some offensive threats).

The Padres, though, are the more extreme example of the Dodgers in at shortstop (and more generally for San Diego, across the entire infield): no offensive production. Between Cory Spangenberg and Jedd Gyorko at second base, Alexi Amarista and Clint Barmes at short, and Will Middlebrooks and Yangervis Solarte at third, the Padres have jerry-rigged crap out of crap and put a weak offense behind a stacked pitching staff.

Give the Rockies one of those pitchers for Reyes (and whatever other players are included in the deal on each side), and you might be in business.

Granted, though, a hypothetical Padres deal likely works better this winter, rather than this week, but you never know, right?

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