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  1. moonslav59
    His velocity barely dropped, his K rate rose, but you keep saying this.
  2. moonslav59
    Not if Beni is in CF.
  3. moonslav59
    Some, including MLBTR, had C Hernandez rated higher than E Hernandez. It appears C got $5M/1 while E got $14M/2. Realmuto is getting $23M x 5 with Philly.
  4. moonslav59
    If we just go a few million over the threshold, the tax won't be much, but down the road, the 2nd and 3rd year triggers could get costly, if we end up spending big next winter or the one after.
  5. moonslav59
    I never thought it made sense to sign him to play 2B, when he's better than Bogey on defense at SS.
  6. moonslav59
    There goes all my 3-way trades involving Vaz to Philly and Stallings to BOS from Pitt. The Cards seem to have the biggest need for a catcher, but maybe Molina returns.
  7. moonslav59
    Picking up a 1Bman mid May or June should never be an issue.
  8. moonslav59
    I suggested a few trades for Adam Hasely. I'm not sure they want Beni and/or Chavis. Some included Pivetta to PHI, if they included Velazquez who has just 1 year left. I know you hate 3 way suggestions, but I had one with Vaz (and maybe Beni, too) going to PHI and Hasely, Stallings and Frasier or Brault coming to BOS. (PIT gets Abel from PHI and maybe something from us.)
  9. moonslav59
    In LF, maybe. He's played 18 innings in CF since 2016. He hasnt has a plus UZR/150 in CF since 2015 (+2.1) and a -1 DRS that year. We need a CF'er or maybe a RF'er NOT another LF'er.
  10. moonslav59
    Some of the Best Offensive OF'er vs RHPs since 2018 (that are or may be available): OPS .902 Alex Dickerson .900 Austin Hays .884 C Blackmon .880 S-S Choo .878 Joc Pederson .867 Ian Happ .866 J Soler .841 Corey Dickerson .837 Yasiel Puig .828 Justin Upton (.810 Beni) .807 J Heyward .804 Ozuna .799 B Gradner .786 AL Pollock .777 JBJ .771 Santander/ A McCutchen .756 Wil Myers
  11. moonslav59
    If we sign Pillar, we platoon Beni & Renfore in LF- the position both belong. If we sign JBJ, we get the lefty bat and the LF platoon, but I would think we might trade Beni, if we spend larger on CF.
  12. moonslav59
    Do you think getting Ozuna is realistic? I could see, if JD were a FA after 2021, but he's not.
  13. moonslav59
    $5M is less than what it costs to sign a similar player as a FA. Beni's upside is pretty high, hence the reason many of us do NOT want to trade him. He is just now entering the normal peak prime years. Many GMs are not locked into valuing players on just most recent numbers, as they should not be. (The sample size since 8/1/20 is not all that large.)
  14. moonslav59
    I've already said, if he's going to be a pen arm, then it makes no sense sending him down, since he'll end up with under 120 IP anyway. If they start him, we can limit his innings a few ways: 1) Pitch count and less IP/GS (may tax the pen more than wanted) 2) Limit the amount of GS'd (maybe allowing him to go deeper in games he does start) If we choose #2, then sending him to AAA for 7 weeks would do the trick while adding a year of service.
  15. moonslav59
    But if his age 26 season needs to be limited in IP'd, anyway, what's the issue?
  16. moonslav59
    Why not? We are not the only team with several holes to fill and several options still out there. (I hope we don't trade him, unless the return looks like a clear win- doubtful.)
  17. moonslav59
    We don't know if the league was disinterested. Some teams might be waiting out on Ozuna, JBJ or someone else, and Beni is their fall back choice.
  18. moonslav59
    I totally agree, and while I have not been Beni's biggest fan, the guy can hit. He's also not bad on D, in LF ONLY. Now, if he hits well in 2021, and we don't look like we are going anywhere, this year, it may make more sense to trade him at the deadline and get more than just s0-so prospects.
  19. moonslav59
    Why not? For pitchers, year 32 is often a very good year, but wouldn't it actually be age 31?
  20. moonslav59
    That is true. It should not be puzzling.
  21. moonslav59
    I'm all for adding at least 2 more significant players before opening day- preferably a CF'er and a closer, but another SP'er couldn't hurt, either. I do think the main prize is still 2022 and beyond- not 2021, and we should not so anything that hinders our chances or positioning in 2022. I'm not sure how important staying under the tax line is for our longer term outlook. It seems like gaining one more year of lower taxes will allow for more spending down the road, but adding a bunch of one year players and trading them for prospects at the deadline could help much more than tax savings, and who know, maybe a miracle happens and we actually put everything together and make a strong run at 2021, however unlikely those chances look, right now..
  22. moonslav59
    Margot came up the same year Beni did. I'd trade Beni for Margot in a flash.
  23. moonslav59
    That could happen, too. I think we'll have a pretty good sense of our chance by the deadline and act accordingly.
  24. moonslav59
    We are probably going to limit his IP to 120-140, so having him pitch sparsely in AAA for 7 weeks, solves two goals, at once. Yes, if he's in the pen, then keeping him under 120-140 does not need a demotion to AAA.
  25. moonslav59
    Since he has only 1 year of team control- trading him at the deadline may be the best idea, even if we are in the race. Same with Richards, ERod, Barnes and maybe Eovaldi, JD and Vaz, too.
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