Written by Joe Lucia at The Comeback
Former Kansas City Royals infielder Ben Zobrist still hasn’t signed as a free agent this winter. But it’s looking more and more like Zobrist will end up signing in the very near future. According to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, Zobrist’s market is “likely to become more defined” this week.
Sources: Zobrist market likely to become more defined in next few days. Willingness to guarantee fourth year likely will be deciding factor.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) November 29, 2015
And there is no shortness of suitors for Zobrist’s services. Rosenthal listed three of his top pursuers, and all are in the NL East – the Mets, Nationals, and Braves.
Zobrist #Mets’ No. 1 target, sources say. #Nationals also in, along with #Braves, #SFGiants, others. #Royals not expected to offer same $$$. — Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) November 29, 2015
The 34-year old Zobrist has played every position on the diamond aside from pitcher and catcher over his ten seasons in the majors, but his primary position has been second base, where he’s played 4,825 1/3 innings (more than twice as much as his second most-played position, right field). All three of the aforementioned NL East teams have potential openings at second base.
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