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  1. moonslav59
    We could sign ERod and Schwarber and stay under the current tax line, but that would be about all we could do. I'd spend it all on pitching, except for maybe a little on someone like Iggy.
  2. moonslav59
    That could end up helping more than the extra pick.
  3. moonslav59
    To me, the only player that could be traded to make room for Schwarber is Renfroe (move Verdugo to RF,) but I doubt we see that. If we trade Renfroe and save $7M, spending $15M on Schwarber lessens the financial hit, but again, I seriously doubt we do this.
  4. moonslav59
    I guess, if Bloom is given a very large winter spending budget, he might, but I doubt he gets to spend even $45M.
  5. moonslav59
    Agree 100%. Those comp picks are pretty valuable, too. I assume the up your signing bonus pool, too, right?
  6. moonslav59
    ERod will probably get $20M x 4- maybe even $20M x 5, but I'm not sure I'd go that high and long. Close. I'd pay Schwarber $15M x 4, if we didn't have JD or Renfroe, but we do, so I'd pass.
  7. moonslav59
    His numbers show he was "better," but I asked about "much better."
  8. moonslav59
    I think so, too. I was speaking to those who did not think we should have offered ERod the QO. I'd try to get him to take ... $16M x 4 or $15M x 5
  9. moonslav59
    Is he much better than Kike was before this season?
  10. moonslav59
    They just announced they will spend more. Several teams have. With Dalbec and Casas, I doubt 1B is even a position we are thinking about adding to.
  11. moonslav59
    The best part about these $18M deals is the fact that they are for just one year. It's about the only way you can get (keep) quality players without going large and long.
  12. moonslav59
    I know the risk involved with signing old pitchers, but to me, these 5-8 year deals are riskier and more costly.
  13. moonslav59
    It's like calling Kike unproductive, because he didn't drive in 90 runs from the lead off slot.
  14. moonslav59
    I don't think OAK would accept this deal, but BTV did: Duran, Downs, Groome & Seabold for Montas & Trivino I don't think my suggestion is wildly off base. Montas has only 2 years of control and Trivino 3. The 4 players they get have 5-6 years of control, each.
  15. moonslav59
    I don't think a few dozen bad PAs out of the gate hurt Duran's stock as much as some think. Downs is raking, now. Groome's stock rose. I'm not sure that's enough, either, but BTV shows it's close. (Maybe we get one year of Manaea not 2 of Montas.)
  16. moonslav59
    I could see us signing one of ERod, Stroman, R Ray, Glausman or Rodon. Maybe we can work out a trade for Montas (2 yrs left) and get them to add Trivino, but I'm not sure we have the pieces and Bloom is willing to part with a few prospects (like maybe Duran, Downs and Groome). Sign a cheap infield utility guy like Iggy. Add a decent pen arm or two- nothing too costly is more likely. Eovaldi, Montas, Sale, ERod, Pivetta, Seabold Houck, Whitlock, FA, FA, Barnes, Brasier, Taylor Vaz & Wong Dalbec Arroyo & Iggy Bogey Devers Verdugo & Duran Kike Renfroe & Locastro JD Rest of 40 man: Groome, Winckowski, Crawford, Mata, Bello, Santos DHern, Valdez, Davis, Sawamura, Bazardo, Feltman RHern Downs Not on 40 man but may help in 2022: Casas, Munoz, Cordero
  17. moonslav59
    JD does not seem like the type of guy to be affected by it being a contract year, but it is nice having him in the 2022 line-up. $19+M is a lot of cash, but his leadership value is hard to quantify.
  18. moonslav59
    We might not even get a chance to pass as he may take the QO.
  19. moonslav59
    Yes, Semien might cost twice as much as Schwarber plus get more years. Castellenos is a closer comp.
  20. moonslav59
    His low RBI totals are not so much about him doing poorly with men on base. It's more about rarely getting over 600 PAs and not having men in front of him get on base or score when he gets a hit. He's only had 1 season over 510 PAs, so how many 100 RBI years should he have had? True, 90 RBI per 660 PAs is not great. I share your concern, but he does have these numbers: .836 career OPS .826 career RISP .850 career Men on Base One is slightly lower than his norm: one is slightly higher than his norm. This makes me wonder about his having less RBI opportunities than others. Does he hit more solo HRs than he should? 91 HRs in 1533 empty bases PAs. 62 Hrs in 1046 men on base PAs. Seems about the same, to me. JD has way better numbers with men on base: .881 career OPS .949 RISP .920 Menon Base 134 HRs in 2780 PAs with empty bases 132 HRs in 2515 PAs with men on base PAs It looks like JD's ratio of PAs with men on base is higher than Schwarbers and he hits a higher solo HRs than ones with men on base ratio.
  21. moonslav59
    I rarely care all that much about career OPS. To me, the last 2-3 years is most important. I adjust for younger and older players when trying to project what is to come. (Like Nelson Cruz should not be better than any of these others listed, going forward.) Also, more PAs is important. Last 4 years: .910 N Cruz .872 Castelleno .851 Schwarber .811 Semien Last 3 years: .936 N Cruz .880 Castellenos .862 Schwarber .854 Semien Last 2 years: .893 Castellenos .874 N Cruz .854 Schwarber .825 Semien 2021: .939 Castellenos .928 Schwarber .873 Semien (724 PAs- most in league) .832 N Cruz
  22. moonslav59
    Again, I was only saying the defense would be close to even with Schwarber in LF and Verdugo in RF. That's all. I never said I'd rather have Schwarber and $8M more in salary than Renfroe. I want every cent spent on pitching. I'm not sure how many more times I need to say that. If the money was even, I'd prefer Schwarber over Renfroe, but it's not a slam dunk choice. The money is not even, so I don't want Schwarber. I'm fine with you thinking he's over-rated. I don't think he is. I think he has just come into his own. (I could be wrong.) I sometimes respond to other people's posts and suggest alternative options that I might not even support. One more time: I do NOT want us to sign Schwarber, despite me liking him a lot.
  23. moonslav59
    If you just count 2021 or that short stretch of off-the-charts hitting- nobody on the FA market, except maybe Semien. If you go back a few years and count last 2, 3 or 4 years, there are others- Castellanos might be one.
  24. moonslav59
    Again, I've said over and over JD is not going anywhere. We agree on that, but somehow you twist it into me disagreeing. You don't like Schwarber- fine. I like him a lot. No, he's not the only option out there, and I never even came close to hinting at that position. BTW, the only reason I'm still talking about Schwarber is responding to your posts about No Schwarber, No Schwarber, No Schwarber.
  25. moonslav59
    I was only talking about defense. Again, I'm not for signing Schwarber. I just mentioned another possible option for finding room for him without saying trade JD for the 50th time- something you dislike me saying. I know you dislike Schwarber. I like him. I don't see a fit, unless we move other pieces. That's not teh same as saying I want to move other pieces to bring him back. I don't want Schwarber. I want pitching. Let me say it again; I don't want Schwarber. We don't have the resources to afford him, and it's too complicated to try and make room for him.
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