moonslav59

That looks pretty decent. Crawford may beat out Wink or we may keep both as swingmen/long relief profiles. 9 RP'ers is the norm. Maybe we add Crawford or German or acquire another. I think we are done with pen additions.

I think everyone knows this fact. Some players don't choose the best offer. Judge just left $40M on the table. It sounded like a gratuitous jab at the Sox for not being "contenders."

Rule 5 draft is today. We have 39 on the roster with Martin and jansen pending.

I'm guessing we're done with pen additions.

If Rogers gets less, I'll have wished we got him, but it seems Bloom can't win, here, no matter what he does.

I get that. I might have offered him $15M x 2, but he may have said no to that. The Mets certainly look like better contenders, at this point.

I'm talking specifically about this year's needs, in theory, but yes finding 3 FAs that will make about $30M at SS, SP and RF is not really possible. Correa, Judge and Bassit might come closest to $90M/3 Maybe Correa, Nimmo and Senga or Bogey, Judge and Senga.

Contreras about to sign with Cards. They usually value defense and other behind the plate skills, so maybe Contreras is better than I thought, there.

It's been an exciting signing period the last few days.

We went over the tax line, anyway, in 2022, so yes, good point.

Maybe, they went against Bloom's wishes or choices.

If that's where Jansen & family was, great idea!

Makes you wonder: does DD choose owners willing to spend, or does he have a way of talking them into spending more or even a little more?

Not bad at $13M x 2. This is another deal, I's have matched. The 2 years is fine.

Agreed, but if I had to, I'd go 3 x 30 over 9 x 10.

Although some stats show some decline, he's still damn good at age 35. OPS Against .652 in '19 .615 in '20 .501 in '21 .612 in '22 His 3.86 K/BB rate was his best in 3 years. He's 10th in fWAR by RP'ers the last 3 years at 3.5

WOW! Ole Red will be thrilled! He'll start loving Bloom, real soon!

I think, when all is said and done, Story will will the final judgement based on WAR per dollars spent.

That's what I was thinking, although the pen signings, other than Diaz seem like the better FA value deals. I was thinking we could even skimp on DH and catcher, so we could devote more money too just SS, RF and SP. I can see the reasoning in spreading the risk out, but I'd rather have seen us sign 3 players at about $30M than 9 at about $10M.

Over my post or the growing realization that so few major moves looks more and more possible with each major signing and rumors of interest in marginal players? I guess I had more faith in our current 40 man roster depth (or at least the top 35-37 on it) than Bloom & Co.

Word is SDP offered Judge $400M/10. Seems some players don't go for just the most money, if true.

I would then become a crybaby fan, unless we make a blockbuster trade, too.

Remaining Free Agents (as ranked by MLBTR): I predict we get in RED 2. Correa (My top pick, but I seriously doubt we will be a final 3 bidder) 4. Bogey (Probably our best hope for a top 20 signing, now.) 5. Swanson (Outside chance, if we miss out on Bogey) 6. Rodon (nope) 9. Nimmo (nope) 10. Contreras (I hope not, but if we aren't going to spend anywhere else, I'd rather get him than just Adrus, Conforto, Nate and Hill) 11. Senga (possibility, but word is he has 5 & 6 year offers on the table) 13. Bassitt (not likely, especially with loss of comp pick) 15. Benintendi (I doubt it.) 17. Manaea (probably not) 21. Syndergaard (please no) 23. Eovaldi (after Bogey, maybe our second most likely, although giving up the comp pick we'll get of he signs elsewhere is like a ding against signing him.) 24. T Rogers (Could be our last gasp effort at a significant signing- along with Jansen) 25. JD Martinez (nope) 26. Vazquez (long shot) 27. Jansen (see #24) 30. Quintana (maybe a good choice due to short term) 33. Profar (nope) 37. Drury (nope) 38. Stripling 39. Chafin 40. Segura 41. Wacha (maybe?) 42. Robertson 43. Brantley 44. Conforto 47. J Turner 48. Kluber 50. Rucinski Others: Andrus, Belt, Carpenter, Cueto, A Diaz, Fujinami, Fulmer (I'd sign him), Gallo, Greinke, Kiermaier, Kimbrel, Longoria, Lugo, Mancini, Moore, Peterson, G Sanchez, Smyly

Updated 12/7 am

Of all the three contracts over $300M, Judge was the most important one. (I think MIA's payments to the Yanks for Stanton put his contract just under $300M on the Yanks ledger.) The tax budget outlook (remaining): $40M x 9 Judge $36M x 6 Cole $22M x 5 Stanton (counting the $3M MIA pays) $25M x 1 Donaldson $20M x 2 Rizzo $15M x 4 LeMahieu $15M x 1 Severino $10M x 3 Hicks (Torres may get $10M in arb)