The Cincinnati Reds may have found a solution at closer without using Raisel Iglesias or Michael Lorenzen in that role in 2017. The Reds have been discussing center fielder Billy Hamilton with the Texas Rangers for the first two days of the Winter Meetings. This deal could get bigger quickly, too.
Hamilton and Jeffress are likely to make about the same amount of money in 2017, but they are not of equal value. Jeffress was the second player in the deal that netted the Rangers All-Star catcher Jonathan Lucroy. Hamilton, meanwhile, has been a Gold Glove finalist each of the past three years.