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MLB insider: Grading trades for Aaron Hicks, Mets and Phillies

By Robert Murray

Jul 21, 2022; Houston, Texas, USA; New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone (17, left) and left fielder Aaron Hicks (31) watch the action from the dugout against the Houston Astros during the first inning at Minute Maid Park. Mandatory Credit: Erik Williams-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 21, 2022; Houston, Texas, USA; New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone (17, left) and left fielder Aaron Hicks (31) watch the action from the dugout against the Houston Astros during the first inning at Minute Maid Park. Mandatory Credit: Erik Williams-USA TODAY Sports /
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SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA – MARCH 10: C.J. Cron #25 of the Colorado Rockies looks on during the first inning of the Spring Training game against the San Francisco Giants at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick on March 10, 2023 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images)
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA – MARCH 10: C.J. Cron #25 of the Colorado Rockies looks on during the first inning of the Spring Training game against the San Francisco Giants at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick on March 10, 2023 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images) /

MLB Rumors – Trade proposal: CJ Cron to the Phillies

H/T FanSided.com’s Kevin Henry

Robert Murray’s analysis: This trade feels more feasible. Cron would be a perfect fit for the Phillies at first base, considering that Rhys Hoskins is out for the season after tearing his left ACL.

Cron, 33, is signed to an affordable two-year. $14.5 million contract. He’s hit .269/.343/.502 with 57 home runs and 194 RBI in the last two seasons in Colorado and is once again off to a scorching start.

Which could make any potential trade price steep — and even then, the Rockies are known for having steep demands in trade talks. And the Rockies have also been less inclined to trade their premium major-league players in recent years, except for Nolan Arenado, and could once again elect to hold onto Cron this season.

The Phillies should still check in on Cron, however. He makes sense in every way as their first baseman in 2023 and beyond. But it will all come down to the Rockies’ willingness to move him, and the best guess here is they’ll try to hold onto him unless the offer is too good to pass up.

Odds: 5/10

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