Dodgers' Loney a trade option
Now that Adrian Gonzalez is a Red Sox, there's still a trade alternative for teams looking for a left-handed hitting first baseman.
The Dodgers' James Loney.
While both the Cubs and Nationals are focused on free agent Carlos Pena, Loney is available, according to major league sources.
The Dodgers would need to find a replacement for Loney if they traded him, but that shouldn't be a problem in a free-agent market deep in first basemen.
Interest from the Nationals in Loney makes sense — the team recently hired Bob Schaefer as a special assistant in its front office. Schaefer previously was Joe Torre's bench coach with the Dodgers.
The Cubs and Brewers also have inquired on Loney, sources said.
The Brewers would want him only if they traded first baseman Prince Fielder, which is unlikely.
-Ken Rosenthal
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I really wanted Berkman. Not only did we not get him but the Cards signed him to a one year deal with no options or incentives. 8 mil seems high but he is only 35 and a great fielder and power hitter. We are moving to slow and the best first basemen are being sucked up quickly. Hendry may not have any money to do much of anything. We need a 1st baseman more than a pitcher so spend what ever we have to get one Jim even if it means no pitcher. We are loaded with pitchers but have no, nada, zero first baseman. We are going to look rather sad if we walk away from the meetings having done nothing.
