And my team wasn't among the lowest winning% last year I'd probably go get him rather than watch him get taken off the wire while I was waiting my turn.
I'm just not so sure that as an M's fan I should be eager to see him go. We would then hope that Lee hits like a 2 year younger Cruz this year. Lind and Lee both become Free Agents after this year. All the potential on the farm at 1b is still not promise. So then Lee is a Free Agent who may be getting a contract along the lines of what we're paying Cruz. How happy should we be to see that money spent on a hole the team created especially if Montero just put up a season at 25 with the bat that resembles Edgar at 28 for another team? I'd rather see Montero traded now than after spending all spring with Edgar and Co., learning from a player in the same mold who has a lot of answers. If he is even holding his own vs RHP through spring I just can't see waiving him and can't see a future hole on the team that's bigger than 1b would be next year to trade him to cover. I think our biggest need will be 1b next year if we trade him or if he doesn't hit MLB pitching.