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  1. moonslav59
    Not much else to talk about. I kinda like Romy, but I hope we don't count on him as a FT'er, next season, just because he happened to hit .718 v RHPs. He is a damn good back-up or platoon bat.
  2. moonslav59
    Well, we have a poster obsessed with bringing Sale back, so it must be contagious.
  3. moonslav59
    How is signing the best player left mistreating the worst defensive 3Bman in MLB? Sure, they handled the communication badly, but the signing was perfectly fine. If Devers is afraid of other good players on the team, then he's the issue. (Note: I don't think he was or is. He just hated how they handled it. So did I.)
  4. moonslav59
    It's not even close to a normal platoon. The norm would be 29% v LHPs. I guess 13% fro the norm is technically disproportionate, but IMO, it's not that far off. Hardly anyone is 71-29. Most short-side platoons bat more than 50% v L.
  5. moonslav59
    There are many pitchers with one year left on their deals. Also, Sandoval is gone after 2026.
  6. moonslav59
    Nobody really jumped out at me from all the announced non tenders, today. Anybody see a possible match?
  7. moonslav59
    Casas was apparently 100% to start the 2025 season. Had we figured out Romy would hit .718 vs RHPs, we might have played him there earlier and more often.
  8. moonslav59
    Not so much. 198 PAs vs RHPs 143 PAs vs LHPs That is more vs LHPs than a FT'er gets percentage wise, but Romy started 38 vs R and 38 v L.
  9. moonslav59
    Agreed. If we get 2 out of these three, many will be happy. I would not see 2 out of 3 as an improvement, even if we add a couple decent 3rd or 4th additions (like Hoskins, Matz, Ref, J Bell...)
  10. moonslav59
    Good rundown, here. It's hard to compare their defense, and if Bichette plays 2B for us, we may see he's about the same as Marte. Here is what tips me to K Marte, despite the age difference: POWER! 2023-2025: KMarte: .236 ISO and 35 HRs per 162, .519 SLG (.887 OPS) .251 ISO '24-'25 Bichette: .154 ISO and 19 Hrs per 162, .445 SLG (.778 OPS) .146 ISO '24-'25 Now, if we get Alosno or Schwarber, I'd be fine with the secondary piece to be Bichette (or Bregman) The second big tip to KMarte is his $19.4M lux tax line on the budget. Bichette, Bregman, Alonso and Schwarber will make much more AAV. Granted, they won't cost players/prospects to get, but I want one from KMarte, Alonso or Schwarber.
  11. moonslav59
    No news is not usually good news with baseball injuries. I still think if he's healthy, he'll have an inside track at the 4 slot and easily the 5 slot, bit that is a big "if."
  12. moonslav59
    It's hard to win when your DH AND 1B positions are devoid of power. While our 1B+DH's combined for 42 HRs, 15 were from Devers.
  13. moonslav59
    I'm not concerned so much about what other teams are spending. I'm worried the yanks get Cole back and will make additions this winter. I think we can get what we need by trading and spending. It's possible to do this without making major jumps in the spending rankings, but it might take just that. Trade for K Marte and a #2 SP. Sign Alonso or Schwarber plus another significant player. We might get to the second tax line and still be far behind NYY, but I'd be fine.
  14. moonslav59
    You wanna DH Duran?
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  16. moonslav59
    Back to the thread title: YES! WE HAVE TO TRADE AN OUTFIELDER!
  17. moonslav59
    Marte would be a hige get, and I think we can offer more than most teams- either in prospects or controlled talent. We gotta try. Joe Ryan or Lodolo would be nice gets. We should be able to make two bold trades without breaking the future. We can't do just this and sit back. We'll need a major signing or two with the 2 big trades, IMO. I doubt we do it, but we can and should.
  18. moonslav59
    I'm beginning to think our best hopes for a solid #2 SP'er AND a big bat are through trades- two of them. I think we need to go all in on Ketel Marte. His ISO and SLG numbers are right up there with Schwarber and Alonso. While I hate the idea of trading away several 3-5 controlled year players to get Marte and maybe Ryan, I think we'd have enough young players and top prospects left over to keep the window open for 5 years.
  19. moonslav59
    If it's all about shorter deals, these are probably the best hopes- like em or not. Polanco has dealt with a lot of injuries, so maybe the 2025 Polanco is the real deal. Suarez is at that age where the 2025 drop off was a sign of something serious. I'm hoping JH agrees to at least one large and long deal. I think Alonso is the best fit for that, despite Casas still having hopes. (Casas can DH.) If all we do is Bregman and a trade for Ryan or Lodolo, we have not improved.
  20. moonslav59
    If we got Ryan or Lodolo and Sale, I'd be okay with that trade. I'd even give DHam over Grissom, just so Cora can't play him got 300+ PAs.
  21. moonslav59
    I don't see RHBs Garcia & Campbell used at near straight platoons in 2026. They both need to play everyday to work out some kinks. Ref might come back, even if we make no OF trades. If we do, it's almost a no-brainer to bring him back, more so, if we trade RHB Rafaela (doubtful.) If we trade two OF'er, I do think Brez & Cora consider Masa in LF as an option- maybe not FT, though. This scenario may become more likely, if we sign Schwarber. If we sign Alonso and Casas comes back strong, that would be another DH squeeze situation.
  22. moonslav59
    We could have spent more in years past, too. My hope is that JH sees this open window, recognize it can be 4-5 years long, and decide that now is the time he can splurge for a 4-6 year deal or two. Maybe we can cobble together 3-4 shorter term deals that get us over the hump, but that's not an easy thing to do. Suarez Merrill Kelly Polanco Is that enough?
  23. moonslav59
    One could argue we are due to hit gold on a hobbled/broken-down SP'er, soon. We have Sandoval, Crawford, Dobbins and Houck, already. Only one will be on the 60 to start the season, so how many 40 man slots do we want to reserve for these types?
  24. moonslav59
    I'll take back Sale, as long as the cost is not too high AND we also add Ryan, Lodolo or the like. We know better. That ain't happening.
  25. moonslav59
    There are plenty of pitchers "available" to us with less concerns than Sale. Sure, there best stuff does not compare in almost all cases, but Buehler had great stuff when healthy and in a groove. Kluber was a multiple Cy Young winner. Richards and Wacha and moments in the sun. Paxton, too. We have one right now in Sandoval. Crawford & Dobbins for 2026. Houck for 2027. We're booked solid. I get the fact that anyone can get hurt at anytime, but recent injury history has been a good predictor of what is to come. Even the Sale "success story" saw him miss the ends of both seasons in ATL.
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