So, Accardo and Lewis non tendered.
Russell Martin was non tendered by the Dodgers. He has no power left it would appear, but he can still hit, can do some of the catching and play 3B adequately, may be a cheap-ish option for the Jays?
MLB Trade Rumors says that the Jays are interested in Mark Reynolds. I question why. Sure he is still young, has great power and plays a good 3B. However, he has led the majors in strike-outs three years running, twice breaking the record for strike-outs in a season, once someone else's, then broke his own record. He struck out last season at a .423 pace!!!
42% of the time? Wow. Oh and he batted .198.
If he were guaranteed to return to 2009 form, maybe he is worth it.
Here are his lines form the last 3 seasons:
2008: .239/.320/.458, 28 2B, 28HR, 97RBI, 11SB, 204K
2009: .260/.349/.543 30 2B, 44HR, 102RBI, 24SB, 223K
2010: .198/.320/.433 17 2B, 32HR, 85RBI, 7SB, 211K
So yeah, guarantee me 2009 production and I can barely look past the 38.5% strike out rate, give me '08 or '10 production and I think I would puke watching the guy.