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  1. mvp 78
    No, they can start with Story for the first 2 months and then call up Mayer when Story gets injured. A change at 1B to Christian Walker makes this team much stronger defensively and provides a RHB. 1B Walker 2B Campbell/Hamilton SS Story/Mayer 3B Devers That IF defense is better than the past two years by far.
  2. mvp 78
    How could he do this to them?
  3. mvp 78
    The underlined is the reason I don't trade for Robert. That and for all the times people will call him RobertS. The risk is entirely dependent upon the value the player provides. Not many relievers give 2 fWAR year in and year out. Any contract of 16M for 4 years is a losing proposition. With Burnes and Fried, there's actually a chance the dude shoves for a few years and earns the contract.
  4. mvp 78
    Personally, I don't care what players are being paid. It's very abstract to me. Worrying about it really obscures the frustration with Henry simply not paying the right players since 2018.
  5. mvp 78
    And a follow up a few weeks later: “If you remove something for your club and you add something of equal value, you haven't really moved the ball forward. We're looking to move the ball forward. ... It's tough to imagine scenarios with moving our young pitching, that we move our ball forward and not just rearrange things. And we're not really looking to rearrange, we're looking to get better.”
  6. mvp 78
    Why don't they like Paredes?
  7. mvp 78
    Dipoto dispelled speculation that the Mariners would be open to dealing young starting pitchers Logan Gilbert, George Kirby, Bryce Miller and Bryan Woo, likening the notion to “plan Z.”
  8. mvp 78
    Kittredge should be WAY less than 16M. 5-6M? I think Crochet/Walker/Kittredge/Kelly is decent offseason, but they'll probably go cheaper than sign Kelly.
  9. mvp 78
    There are only two teams on TalkSox: the Red Sox and the Mariners.
  10. mvp 78
    Right now, they can't even get to 100M for a floor. Setting a floor at 50% of the first CBT seems to make sense, but owners won't go for it unfortunately. Hard to fit in a hard cap as MLBPA doesn't want one. We're cursed to continue on in this doomed world they've created.
  11. mvp 78
    32 is too old. You're only getting 1-2 prime years. I wouldn't do it for what he's going to get paid.
  12. mvp 78
    Yeah, I think the asking price will be too high for what Castillo brings.
  13. mvp 78
    To me, I like Fried's stuff a little better and that he's a lefty, but he has greater health concerns. Today, I'm leaning towards Burnes. That may change tomorrow.
  14. mvp 78
    To me, there's not much control left over Robert and the ChiSox will probably want too much for him after his 657 OPS year. He's not a 162 guy. He k's/whiffs too much and never walks. He wouldn't be the first guy who just completely fell off the map. Tanner Scott: 2021 -0.1 bWAR 2022 0.1 bWAR Let's not pretend he's the mark of consistency.
  15. mvp 78
    If they were going to sign a 1B at this point, I'd rather they go with Christian Walker. He's a GREAT defender and is a massive pull hitter. Sign him and DH Casas. When Walker's deal is up, move Raffy to 1B. There are still a few defensive Catchers available (Grandal, Nido, Diaz).
  16. mvp 78
    It's not a Soto problem. It's an ownership problem of small market teams.
  17. mvp 78
    I'd be surprised if they landed a big fish like Fried and scored one of the names you mentioned. At best, they bring on one starter either by trade or FA. They probably continue to troll the FA market for cheap reliever depth.
  18. mvp 78
    Per Statcast 2024: xBA 41st percentile xERA 53rd percentile Whiff 53rd percentile He has a very large home/road split and has a big problem with LHB now (846 OPS). Every AL East team has a tOPS+ above 100 against Castillo over the past two seasons except for the O's. I don't think he's a frontline starter. He's a midrotation guy and the M's have younger and cheaper guys that they can work in. It's obvious that they are looking to move him.
  19. mvp 78
    With these big time deals being signed, it makes it less likely that MLB gets a centralized all-in service to provide every game. NESN and friends aren't going to be given up without some MAJOR financial incentive.
  20. mvp 78
    Not sure why you'd want to include Robert in a deal if the young core is OF strong. There is zero chance they are going to sign Scott to a long term agreement. It doesn't make much sense for a late inning reliever due to their volatility. Crochet is probably the only guy you listed that makes sense to me. Arenado makes sense only if the Cards are taking on Masa's contract.
  21. mvp 78
    Keep Casas and sign Alonso. Eat Masa's contract in a deal. DH Alonso/Casas. I'm not a huge Alonso guy, but I don't know if he's a huge upgrade from Casas. I'm not sure if Casas brings back more than a #3 and you'd probably have to include other parts.
  22. mvp 78
    Is that on the overall FA market or on the Rays? The first CBT line will be up to about 350M by the time Soto's deal is done. Will the Rays and other small market teams still be under 100M at that point? If so, that's the real embarrassment considering the amount of money the small market teams are handed out from large market teams. Will the baseball economy crash at some point, have a slowdown or would we at least see more movement out of underperforming markets?
  23. mvp 78
    Disputed!!!
  24. mvp 78
    But you said...
  25. mvp 78
    What's next? Selling to the fanbase how waiting on the big 4 is their best bet going forward.
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