The Miami Marlins acquired second baseman Dee Gordon from the Los Angeles Dodgers last offseason. They clearly won the trade after Gordon won the NL batting title and led the MLB in hits (205) and steals (58) this past season.
The latest rumors now suggest the Marlins are working on negotiation a contract extension with Gordon's agent.
Gordon appeared on MLB Network on Wednesday and provided some insight regarding the talks, which the team has not yet confirmed.
"My agent is doing the talking," Gordon said on MLB Network's Hot Stove. "They're just keeping me in the loop. I think it's going pretty well right now. We'll see how that goes. I'm just playing the waiting game. We're going to do the right thing."
"A source told MLB.com that the discussions are preliminary and have just recently started," Joe Frisaro of MLB.com added.
Gordon, 27, is entering his first year of arbitration eligibility this offseason after qualifying as a Super Two player last offseason. He batted .333/.359/.418 with 88 runs scored, 4 home runs, 46 RBI and 58 stolen bases in 145 games in his second All-Star season in 2015.
Miami has previously expressed interest in extending Gordon through his arbitration years and perhaps his first few years of free agency, as they did with slugger Giancarlo Stanton last year.
FishStripes.com predicts Gordon will ink a five-year, $65 million deal if Miami is indeed serious about extending him. Such a contract would make sense for both sides because Gordon would be guaranteed money throughout his arbitration years (and possibly beyond) and the Marlins would save money in the long run.
It's possible Miami would like to get this done before the Winter Meetings because that's when the foundation for making big trades and talking to high-profile free agents really begins.
