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Yunel Escobar – SS, Washington Nationals
Escobar is coming off a career year in which he hit .314, and the Nationals will look to sell high on the shortstop with Anthony Rendon returning from injury and Trea Turner now in the fold. While Washington could elect to hang onto Escobar, plenty of teams will prefer his $7-million price tag next year (and same on a club option for 2017) to that of Desmond or Andrus. Escobar also comes with the ability to play second or third base.
Escobar will likely be used to target bullpen help, as Washington will be fully reconstructing a bullpen that is set to lose Storen, Craig Stammen, Matt Thornton, Casey Janssen and possibly Jonathan Papelbon.
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