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Report: Zobrist's price rising, seeking 4-year, $60M deal

Denny Medley / USA TODAY Sports

Ben Zobrist is a jack of all trades, and he expects to be rewarded handsomely for his versatile skill set.

Zobrist is drawing interest from a number of teams including the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, Washington Nationals, and Kansas City Royals, among others. The fierce competition for his services is driving up his asking price to four years and $60 million, according to Yahoo Sports' Jeff Passan.

The 34-year-old is fresh off a World Series championship with the Royals, and even named his daughter after the club, which could indicate Kansas City is his sentimental favorite. He made $7.5 million in 2015, and should command a significant raise moving forward.

Zobrist - who can play almost every position on the diamond - boosted his free-agent value with an outstanding playoffs at the plate, hitting .303/.365/.515 with two homers and six RBIs in 16 postseason contests.

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