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  1. moonslav59
    Okay, so you were just agreeing with the MVP sarcasm- a position nonetheless. 🤣
  2. moonslav59
    Probably the easiest stat to predict correctly.
  3. moonslav59
    So, not so much "love" as confidence in his abilities. My faves as of the moment: 1. Rafaela 2. Narvaez 3. Abreu 4. Romy 5. Whitlock
  4. moonslav59
    Good to see a stated opinion. "Extend the Butterfly Man," thus spoke Ole-red-a-thustra.
  5. moonslav59
    I really like Duran, but your love for him is beyond limits.
  6. moonslav59
    If they play him in the OF, the other OF'er's value is diminished.
  7. moonslav59
    Could be. Has he had an observed throwing session?
  8. moonslav59
    How much do you pay to extend a platoon bat, even if it's the strong side platoon? His .872 OPS vs RHPs is 12th in MLB since 2023 (His best sample size.) He's 17th, if I drop the PA sample size to 500 and 19th at 300+ PAs. That's damn good- no doubt. BTW... .827 Abreu .796 Contreras .795 Masa & .794 Casas
  9. moonslav59
    I think, assuming all healthy: Duran: DH 120 games, LF 30 gms, CF 5 gms
  10. moonslav59
    Ranger Suarez starts today! The line-up: Anthony LF Story SS Duran DH Contreras 1B Abreu RF Durbin 3B Rafaela CF IKF 2B Wong C (I think the first 6 might be the template for the 2026 season.)
  11. moonslav59
    More likely, we'd trade Masa, Mullins & Cespedes and hope someone pays half his contract. (Getting nothing in return.)
  12. moonslav59
    Next winter, Gray and Sandoval are out of team control, but your point is still a good one. I would not extend Duran, unless it's a team friendly deal, and I might want to see how 2026 goes, first. FAs in 2027: SP: Skubal, Guasman, Perlata, Woodruff, Bieber and more 3B: Bichette (opt out) & Bohm 2B: Hoerner, Chisholm & Torres SS: JP Crawford (move Story to 2B?) C: Ryan Jeffers & Tyler Stephenson OF: Acuna, Springer, Arozarena, Grisham
  13. moonslav59
    If the whole Juan Soto offer was for real, then JH should be willing to go super large and long on a guy like Skubal. Having Skubal, Crochet & Suarez locked up for 5+ years would be awesome!
  14. moonslav59
    I think there are injury concerns with Gio.
  15. moonslav59
    On paper, the Durbin deal looks like a steal. I still think Duran as a LF'er for HOU (or some other team) should be worth more than he is as a DH for us, but since we did not upgrade the offense anywhere but 1B, I'm fine with keeping Duran & Abreu. Paredes at 3B and Durbin at 2B would have worked, too.
  16. moonslav59
    I think that is exactly why other GMs are leary of trading top talent for Duran- not to mention his defensive issues.
  17. moonslav59
    I'm talking about signing Skubal, next winter. Same with the trade.
  18. moonslav59
    ATL extends "freakin'" Chris Sale to $27M/1 with a $30M club option for 2028. Sale turns 37 next month. Cubs to sign Conforto to $2M/1. Gio & Littell remain FAs.
  19. moonslav59
    $50M for Skubal minus $36M for Gray, Sandoval and IKF. Trade Duran ($9M) and Bello ($9M) for a cheap big bat and we have a lower AAV in 2027. We'd have lost Gray, Bello & Sandoval and added one SP'ers, so we'd be counting on Tolle, Early and Crawford to take up the slack in the rotation. Skubal Crochet Suarez Tolle Early Oviedo/Crawford Uberstine/Bennett Witherspoon/Phillips/Eyanson/Holobetz/Mullins/Valera/Ziehl
  20. moonslav59
    It seems that other teams do not value Duran as highly as Brez & Co. Otherwise, I think he'd be traded by now. Take the Astros: they have a glut of infielders and need a LHB OF'er. We have a glut of OF'ers of which all 4 hit RHPs better than LHPs, even Rafaela. I'm sure we had talks centered around our OF'ers. Word was, HOU wanted Abreu NOT Duran, and I'm not sure it was all about his extra year of control. Of course GMs value players differently, and they assess their needs differently, too, and the HOU-BOS situation is a fine example of how just how hard it is to come to an agreement on a trade. I'm pretty sure HOU would want Duran, but just not enough to give up Paredes and _____. I suggested King or Janek or even Sousa or Abreu, but I'm not sure that was ever discussed, or if both sides would agree to any combination listed. We got Durbin without having to part with Duran or Abreu, so maybe Brez made the right call.
  21. moonslav59
    Contreras has a 2027 contract year at $21.3M, of which STL pays $4M. It's 2028 that is the option at $17.5M with a $5M buyout.
  22. moonslav59
    Yes, but with 1 HR in 87 PAs. He did slug .506, though.
  23. moonslav59
    It should be noted, I've spoken of Yankee age-related regressions for a few years, and it hasn't happened, except that one year. That '23 season saw 37 yr old Donaldson hit .659, 34 yr old LeMahieu .718, 33 yr olds Stanton, Rizzo & Hicks all hit under .706 I'm sticking to it. tough. NYY Wins in last 5 seasons: 92>99>82>94>94 They've made the playoffs in 8 of 9 seasons and 9 of 11.
  24. moonslav59
    We'd still have to pay him all or most of it.
  25. moonslav59
    True, but standing pat is not usually a good plan, even for great championship teams. Ages: 38 Goldschmidt 36 Stanton, Hill 35 Cole (begins year on IL), Cruz 34 Yarbrough 33 Judge, Rodon (begins year on IL) 32 Fried, Blackburn 31 Bednar. McMahon 30 Bellinger, Bird, Bido, Escarra I see about 8 or 9 of their top 12-14 kep players who are over 30.
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