What if it was Gordon for Chatwood?
Gordon was a 3.6 fWAR guy in 2017. 200 hits, over 100 runs scored, 60 SBs. That’s a good season.
Of course—like Chatwood—was bad in 2018.
Kind of an interesting idea, actually, especially at a lower AAV for luxury tax. After all, talking bad contract for bad contract here.
But, as a versatile bench guy, of course—-not as a regular. Depends what Cubs do, if anything, with some current guys because only room for three non-catcher bench guys. Would think might have more value than La Stella, for example, if that’s the choice.
If the same Chatwood shows up in 2019, you can’t use him in any role. I don’t know. Depends how badly want to get rid of Chatwood.