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No deal! That's the best of the deals mentioned above as far as Kemp is concerned. I'm not giving up Paxton, certainly. But....Seager straight up is a deal worth considering.
The trade Seager option is one that I've thought more and more about. He may well bring something very nice in return, one 'fer one. Could you get a very subsidized Kemp, one 'fer one? If you trade Seager, then you bet that Franklin/Romero/Deej (with Deej blossoming in '15) can hold down 3B this year, with something just north of 100 OPS.
For the right bauble in return, I would explore this one 'fer one option. (Edit: To be more clear. I don't think Kemp is the right guy I would do this for. If you throw out Kemp's huge '11 season, there isn't THAT much of a difference between these guys, offensively. Not at Kemp's even heavily subsidized cost. Assuming Kemp does not have another '11 in him (a fair assumption)...and assuming that Seager will have his career year---safely call it 135 OPS--- in the next three seasons, then you're paying a lot for not much improvement. But, I would trade Seager + for Kemp +, if that Dodger plus was Joc Pederson. Seager/Romero--or Taylor--/PIke/+ for Kemp + $ and Pederson? I'm in. I'll bet Seager + Taylor/ Pike would get close. I would have no problem with Franklin as my everyday 3B in '14. Saunders/Pederson/Kemp across the OF would be stellar. Add Guti as #4 and we could really go get it.
Seager's a controlled cost for 4 years. The salary-laden Dodgers would love that! He plays a position, well, that they need badly. I"ll bet you could make this discussion happen. I've been encouraging a Van Slyke move, in tandem with Kemp, for a long time. But now I'm thinking bigger.
BTW: Could you get Stanton for Seager/ERAM/Ackley? Would you?