It would depend on where the rest of the money was spent.
Andrus 35.1 fWAR, 3.5 last season and will be MUCH cheaper than Swanson.
Steamer projects 1.9 fWAR at 10M. He'll give you SURPLUS value. Considering how much Swanson could cost, he may give you negative value in 2023.
One reported offer:
Padres
The team plans to send Wil Myers plus two young major leaguers and one prospect in a potential deal for the All-Star. The options at the major league level include one outfielder between Manuel Margot and Josh Naylor and one starting pitcher between Cal Quantrill and Joey Lucchesi.
Or what about just the Dodgers offer:
Betts/Price for Verdugo/Graterol
Is Graterol a better haul than Wong/Downs?
Is that a fair criticism?
According to Pete Abraham, it was and the fans were being lied to. We'll have to see where the chips fall.
I think the Sox have a tendency to do too much PR and it ends up making them look foolish in the end.
2020 is a throwaway year.
Prior to 2022:
Bogaerts fWAR 28.1
Swanson fWAR 9.8
Yeah, Swanson was nothing special prior to 2022. I'll stick with that assessment.
The whole voting process itself is more about (lower p) politics of the BBWAA than anything else.
The veterans committees have been voting in undeserved candidates since the Hall was opened. There are so many players that got in because of who they were friends with or because of some dumb radio jingle that a lot of the Hall is one big eye roll. The surprising thing is that anyone is still surprised about it.
Swanson fWAR since age 25:
19 2.0
20 2.3
21 3.4
22 6.4
Bogey (1 year older)
19 5.9
20 1.6
21 4.4
22 6.1
Swanson has had one great season, but was nothing special before then. To expect him to do that year in and year out going forward is wishful thinking. Good for him that he did that in his contract year.
Steamer 23:
Bogey 4.5
Swanson 3.2
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I'm told that Franklin German has completed his time playing in the Dominican.
13 G, 14.1 IP, 12 H, 3 R, 4 BB, 15 K. Solid winter. For our no. 25 prospect.