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  1. moonslav59
    Maybe one slot will be left open for a ST'ing invitee, but I have to think one will be a MLB 3B/2Bman of unknown value.
  2. moonslav59
    It's $6M a year on the AAV saved, I suppose.
  3. moonslav59
    This might mean trades for a 2B/3Bman might involve non 40 man players and not regulars.
  4. moonslav59
    This gives me hopes that maybe someone takes Yoshida and only 1/3 of what he is owed ($12M)
  5. moonslav59
    I like this move, a lot, but I was never too high on Sandlin. My like or dislike can change depending on who we fill the two roster slots with and if the money saved is spent of pocketed.
  6. moonslav59
    Maybe the goal is to get under line 2 not stay below line 3. That is certainly a possibility.
  7. moonslav59
    I'm not optimistic we add a really good player, but we just opened two 40 man slots, so something is in the works. Maybe two somethings.
  8. moonslav59
    Just posted on MLBT: Hicks (+$8M) & Sandlin for minor leaguer Gage Ziehl and PTBNL! That opens two slots on the 40 including one on the 26
  9. moonslav59
    BTV has Hicks (-$18M) , Sandlin ($6M) and only $8M to CWS for Gage Ziehl (worth $1M) -$4M for +$1M This would save us $6.3M x 2 on the AAV line and $8.3M x 2 in actual salary. That gets us closer to being able to sign E Suarez and stay below line 3, but still not quite there, unless his value falls to about $16M AAV.
  10. moonslav59
    Link? Funny, because I often included Sandlin in my suggested trades, including some with Hicks.
  11. moonslav59
    It's encouraging to see you say "rarely and not "never." I do think Contreras and Gray are consequential, but you were speaking about signings. I'm not happy, either, but I do think we improved by a significant amount- maybe just not significant enough. Add Paredes and we'll be a top 4-5 team- 6th at worst and probably not top 3.
  12. moonslav59
    Hey, we filled one of those identified slots, twice over! That's already better than our trend! LOL. They probably think Contreras fills the other need and would have argued Gray filled the first need, had we not signed Suarez. If we can add Paredes, I'll be fine with the winter moves as a whole. If we add Baty, Shaw, Tovar or better (Donovan is close) instead of Paredes, I'll be okay. I'm hoping the unexpected gains in the rotation can outweigh the shortcomings in the big bat area need. Maybe we wait until the deadline to deal from rotation depth, but that is almost always for prospects. Let's do it NOW!
  13. moonslav59
    Possible 3B/2B (SS) trade options? Paredes HOU Donovan STL Hoerner or Shaw CHC Baty or Vientos NYM Tovar COL Lewis MN Chisholm NYY, G Torres DET, K Clemens MN, Muncy LAD, Bohm PHI Not likely available: KMarte AZ, Keaschall MN, Stott PHI, Machado SDP, Riley ATL Am I missing anyone?
  14. moonslav59
    Most of the best remaining FAs are SP'er, which is the last thing we need. Here is who is left and their ranking on MLBTRs FA list: 6. Framber SP who threw a ball at his catcher in 2025. 15. Gallen SP who struggled badly in 2025. 20. E Suarez 3B/1B/DH maybe in the Sox sights. 24, Bassitt SP about to turn 37. 27. Giolito SP may have health concerns. 33. Nick Martinez SP/RP may go to the Yanks. 35. Littell SP is seeking multi-year deal. 38. Verlander SP turns 43 soon. 48. Scherzer is 41 years old. Honorable mentions not signed: M Andujar, Buehler, Hoskins, Kopech, S Marte, Mony, Ozuna, Justin Wilson.
  15. moonslav59
    I'd prefer we have his slot open and the $12M x 2 off the books ($10.3 x 2 AAV) Add his AAV to what we have left to spend and stay below line 3 might be enough to sign Suarez or trade for Paredes without having to give back salary.
  16. moonslav59
    If that makes you feel better, good for you. You have a lot of faith in majority opinions or the perception of it.
  17. moonslav59
    All teams have some sort of methodology for assigning value to players. Some are obviously better than others (or luckier.) I'm hopeful our evaluation system is good. I do think Gray is worth more than the $21M we are paying him. I like the Suarez deal better than the Breggie deal. Positionally, we are still in a bind, but there is something to the notion that value is value, no matter where it is. If Suarez was replacing a guy with Suarez value as our 5th starter, then I'd be sayin Whoa! I'm also think we now use our SP'er deoth to add a 3B/2B and fix that need anyway. That would make the Suarez over Breggie choice more sensible. (I think it mase sense, anyway.)
  18. moonslav59
    The re was word we wanted Hicks, but I doubt we demanded him. Even wanting him seems misguided.
  19. moonslav59
    In 249 innings at 1B, a very small sample size, Devers was +2 DRS and -1 OAA, so maybe off to an average start, apparently with very little practice, until midseason 2025. Casas in 1982 innings at 1B: -11 DRS and -14 OAA.
  20. moonslav59
    If we don't trade an OF'er, all the more reason to try 2B again.
  21. moonslav59
    Even if he's bad but not horrible at 2B, but can hit ..775+, he'd be a big help. We'd have DHam for late inning defense and Romy as the back-up to KC, Mayer and Masa at DH (platoon with Masa or Mayer?)
  22. moonslav59
    He hasn't had an OPS over .744 since 2023. While .744 is not horrible, his 2B defense is, so I'd prefer Romy/DHam at 2B and using the $12M on Paredes. It's kind of amazing that he won a batting title in 2023 with a .739 OPS. He only walked 24 times and hit just 4 HRs, that year. Only 39 of his 200 hits were for extra bases. No thanks, even at $4M/1.
  23. moonslav59
    I hope we don't need to call Romero up. If we do, it means we have big troubles. (I left our K Campbell on the depth chart above Romero, too. If we are calling up Romero over KC, that is not necessarily a good thing.)
  24. moonslav59
    Comfort among the sheep.
  25. moonslav59
    Makes no sense, once again. It's like you are speaking Spanish.
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