Colorado Rockies: Seven (or more) trade targets from the Toronto Blue Jays

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Cavan Biggio of the Toronto Blue Jays could help the Colorado Rockies

ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA – JULY 11: Cavan Biggio #8 of the Toronto Blue Jays awaits the play during the ninth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on July 11, 2021 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images) /

Toronto Blue Jays infielder Cavan Biggio could provide the Colorado Rockies with a left-handed bat

Toronto Blue Jays infielder Cavan Biggio, the son of MLB Hall of Famer Craig Biggio, was the one player that we chose for our list when we were choosing just one trade target the Colorado Rockies should look at from each team and we chose him for that for a few reasons.

First of all, he’s versatile. He primarily plays second base so the Colorado Rockies could slot him in there and have Ryan McMahon at third base and Brendan Rodgers at shortstop. His next position is third base so Biggio could play third and between short and second, McMahon plays one and Rodgers plays the other.

Biggio, who turns 27 in April, also has played all three outfield spots and first base. That plays right into the Rockies wheelhouse.

However, as we said in October, the Blue Jays would be selling low on Biggio.

He hit hist .224/.322/.356 with an OPS+ of 86 in an injury-plagued 2021 campaign (only 79 games). In 2019 and 2020, Biggio combined to only have an average of .240 in 159 games but his on-base percentage of .368 shows that he could be a leadoff guy for the Rockies. He had 24 homers and 78 RBI in those 159 games with an OPS+ of 116 so if he can produce that for a full season, the Rockies would love to have that.

The Biggio family is also familiar with Colorado, as Rox Pile’s Kevin Larson discussed in this article last year.

For the Blue Jays, they may not have space on their roster for him so they could look to move Biggio to the outfield or put him in a trade. Two of the Blue Jays top 10 prospects (Otto Lopez and Kevin Smith) are infielders and either has made their MLB debut already or are at the Triple-A level and ready for the big leagues.

Additionally, if the Atlanta Braves don’t re-sign Freddie Freeman and the Blue Jays sign the Canadian citizen, Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. would either have to be a full-time DH or play third base, making Biggio’s infield career with the Blue Jays even more up in the air.

That’s part of the reason why the next player is on our list.

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