moonslav59
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I think when Casas is ready, he's going to be on the 26- maybe even this year. I think a free Hosmer will remain on the 26 for much longer than some expect. Of course, if he slumps, that changes. He was literally, the poster boy for up-and-down seasons over his first 8 years in the bigs: odd-good/ even-bad or so-so. Since then, he has a .743 OPS (2019-2022.) While that is not what we hope to expect from 1B, it's not awful, either. (162 avg was about: .270 20 90 w 50 XBHs.) I can see both being on the roster for a while. I don't like the idea of Hosmer at DH, but I get the feeling we will have to go "light" somewhere in the line-up, and DH might be the best choice, in terms of flexibility and the ability to easily fill via mid-season trade, if needed. We may choose the catching position (McGuire/Wong/RHern), 1B (Casas/Hosmer/Dalbec) or 2B (Arroyo/Downs) to go light, but I think 1B/DH will be Bloom's choice. I think we add, at minimum, a Catcher, 2B/SS, CF, RF and Pitching.
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He could have said, "hit in the dinger," too.
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I'll be glad when Plawecki is gone. I was hoping it would be before the end on 2022. Let's see what McGuire, Wong and RHern can do!
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...under Henry...
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Very true. He could also easily begin a slow, then more quick decline. Who knows? I hope we can keep Devers & Bogey, but if Henry keeps restricting budgets over the next few year, not having quality players supporting these two, it won't do any of any good.
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It was a good point. One funny thing about all our GMs, is about which one took the longest amount of time to win a ring.
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Yes, and during a 60 game season, at that. My point was about the differing checkbooks each was handed in their first 3 years.
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Would Friedman be Freidman if told to cut massive salary year one? Would Bloom be Bloom had he been hired to be the Dodger GM and been given a blank checkbook? I'd say, "Hard to know."
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The edit function only works sporadically.
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So, you have your answer why they traded Vaz.
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That is more than balanced by the fact it pissed you off.
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We just know OG is not his natural position. DH is where he fields best.
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Casas is likely a better fielder at 1B than Hosmer. If they both are in the line-up, I think Casas is at 1B and Hosmer DH.
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Well, I've heard we are NOT trading Casas. (I agree. I don't think the A's are looking to trade prospects, unless they like the prospects they gat back more. I think most teams would love to get Bello. I'd make him more untouchable than Casas.
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Indeed- Paxton, too.
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I proposed and the deals were accepted (not sure OAK would): Casas, Duran, Downs and Seabold for Laureno & Langeliers Bello, Yorke, Lugo & RHern for Laureno & Langeliers It might take Casas, Duran & Bello to get those two, but BTV refused due to an overpay by BOS (82>56.)
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No other options. Wants to find out, once and for all, who this guy is, during a wasted season.
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My guess is, Henry and Bloom would prefer to add no mega deals to the budget, except maybe Devers, assuming he wants to play here after Bogey bolts. If Bloom is given a $90M wallet to spend, this winter, and open slots range from 5-9, according to which poster you talk to, the average salary can range from $10M x 9 to $18M x 5. Either way you slice the pie or fill some positions from within the system or via trade from the system, an opportunity to improve, and maybe improve greatly, is certainly upon us. Losing Price's contract plus JBJ, Diekman and a few other near deadwood deals allows us to add that money to the players we really need to replace, in kind or with even better players: SS Bogey CF Kike SP Nate DH JD C Vaz/Plawecki Improving on JBJ (RF), Dalbec/Cordero (1B) and maybe SP 4 (Wacha/Hill) & the pen (Diekman/Strahm/others) should not be too hard to do. However, improving on 2022 by just a little, could still mean we suck in 2023. We need some major upgrades at some slots and in kind replacements, elsewhere. BTW, I do not see bringing Nate, Vaz & JD back as "in kind" replacements or upgrades.
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Just partially, and the debate is how much "partially?"
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I don't think his point indicates the mandate changed. I think all sides knew the competing aspects involved in planning from the start. Coming to a consensus, if that is what happened, does not always mean everyone agreed on every point of the final deadline plan.
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He has a no trade clause, but one has to wonder, if we had approached him the right way, he might have okay'd a trade to some select teams.
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Duran's only chance to start seems to be as a LF'er or DH, and I'm not sure he can hit well enough to be a plus at either spot. I'm okay with Verdugo in RF, but I still think our current OF consists of three LF'ers and a journeyman 4th OF'er who is over producing. Kike's injury and the whole JBJ fiasco was an total disaster to this team. Add to this, Dugo's failure to progress over the past 2 seasons, and to me, the OF (being 3 positions) was a bigger disaster than 1B, the pen or the rotation.
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No doubt. That was my position about a month ago. The only way we should not have traded any of the big 3, is if they invoked their no-trade clause (Bogey) or the return offered was less than the value of a comp pick. Other considerations, include getting under the tax line to better position ourselves in 2023 and beyond.
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This could also be why there seems to be "no plan" to some posters. Bloom gets the blame if they had sold, sold, sold, and he gets the blame for playing it "halfway." We were never going to go ""all-in" as some fans & posters seemed to want, and playing it halfway was some weak attempt to halfway appease them while mildly making our future brighter.
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Bloom had to cut salary for 2020. You think he made the choice? Don't forget, he had to dump $16M on Price, along with the Betts trade. So, we add $30M for Betts + $16M for Price. Who do we trade to balance that out? Nate, Bogey or Sale?
