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  1. moonslav59
    Hallelujah!
  2. moonslav59
    Of course. An extended physical would be done before signing him. I usually like to have great defense on the bench and with a weak left side IF defense, you'd think we'd need it even more, but with Pedey's future so unsure, I'd like a guy like Nunez on the roster. We could also have Lin or Marrero on the 25 as defensive help.
  3. moonslav59
    Were they too chicken to call out JF during the season?
  4. moonslav59
    I'm never happy about anyone losing their job, but JF did nothing, except handle the pitching staff well, to deserve a return. Who is out there?
  5. moonslav59
    Under the second tier penalty limit, if that's all we do.
  6. moonslav59
    All the JF bashing going on, and nobody even knew about this. Makes sense though, in hindsight. Obviously the message to stop making bonehead plays never got through to this crew.
  7. moonslav59
    It's not "hanky panky". It's a side result of improving our team. Duda blows HRam away vs RHPs. Now, if Duda or JD gets hurt and we still sit HRam (assuming he's hitting well), then it would be unethical or hanky panky.
  8. moonslav59
    We don't have to sit him at the end of the season- just platoon him ve LH'd starters only with some PH duty. We can even give him some starts vs righties and easily come in below 497.
  9. moonslav59
    I thought we should have put him at 3B and signed a pitcher, instead of Pablo.
  10. moonslav59
    2016: Price 2017: Sale 2018: Stanton 2019: Machado 2019 1. Bogey SS 2. Betts RF 3. Stanton DH 4. Machado 3B 5. Devers 1B 6. Beni LF 7. Pedey-Nunez 2B 8. JBJ CF 9. Vaz C
  11. moonslav59
    Stanton's health is also a concern. I'd try to avoid trading an OF'er for him, and let him DH, if possible.
  12. moonslav59
    An .850 OPS at 1b with a Duda-Hram platoon and 40+ HRs from JD at DH would go a long way towards boosting our offense and saving us $22M in 2019. Add Devers for a full year at 3B and maybe Nunez for a full year, and the chances that our other returning players will not all decline again, and maybe we could be top 5 in offense again.
  13. moonslav59
    If we are truly going to look to platoon HRam, and I'm only suggesting it, here's a look at 1Bmen vs RHPs: 2017: .938 Hosmer (but he will want multiple years) .905 Morrison .900 Alonso .869 Reynolds .867 Duda .866 Abreu (not a FA and not a platoon) .844 Santana (probably will not take a 1 yr deal) .784 Moreland Last 4 Years: .875 Abreu .861 Duda .855 Lind .845 Hosmer .794 Reynolds .788 Morrison .775 HRam .772 Moreland .771 Alonso FYI- 4 Years vs LHPs: .909 Abreu .850 Valencia .849 HRam .785 Santana .708 Hosmer (don't sign a platoon guy to FT money) .697 Reynolds .691 Moreland .689 Morrison .672 Duda .647 Alonso
  14. moonslav59
    I think it's too early to hear any "links". We didn't need a 1Bman at the past deadline. I'll take .830 streaky. I guess he sucks on D, so if we get JD to DH, Duda can only DH when JD plays in the OF, which would weaken that D.
  15. moonslav59
    If HRam sucks, how is it unethical to sign a guy like Duda to cover your ass? Plus, HRam barely got 497 PAs this year, so it's not like we'd have to change what we did this year by too much to save the $22M.
  16. moonslav59
    Compare Morrison's last 4-5 seasons with Duda's. It's not even close. 2014: 30 in 596 (.830 OPS) 2015: 27 in 554 (.838) 2016: 7 in 152 (.714) 2017: 30 in 491 (.818) If that is inconsistent, I'll take it, especially at the low cost he might be. Morrison 2014: 11 HRs in 365 (.735 OPS) 2015: 17 in 511 (.685) 2016: 14 in 398 (.733) 2017: 38 in 601 (.868) Even Morrison's career year in 2017 only beat Duda's 2017 by 50 points and 8 HRs. (and it took him 110 more PAs to get those 8.)
  17. moonslav59
    My point about the contact injury was that it is not really a sign his body is breaking down--not that there haven't been several other signs that he is. I don't have a lot of faith in Pedey staying healthy. I think my suggestion we pay Nunez about $27M/3 shows my angst.
  18. moonslav59
    Beni's pretty scary in LF. You're okay putting him in CF or RF? Yikes!
  19. moonslav59
    lol.
  20. moonslav59
    Morrison could be a one-hit wonder. Tampa Bay has a way of giving people, especially 1Bmen a career year and then kaput. I'm not one to put all my eggs in a guys most recent one year sample size basket. Morrison OPS: .707 2012 .709 2013 .735 2014 .685 2015 .733 2016 2017 .868! He only hit more than 14 HRs once since 2012 and that was only 17 in 2015, then 38 this year. I don't know.... He might be a better choice than Duda, but I guess you are not looking at a platoon with HRam, so I guess he's close to even with Duda- but a RH'd hitter.
  21. moonslav59
    How is 84/4 EE type money? He got 60/3. It's about the same per year and against the luxury tax hit. I think JD gets 4 years, and if we want him, we'll have to go 4. I'd hate to commit to 3 years on Nunez even for what appears to be short money. I'd prefer a 2 year deal, but I'm really worried about Pedey. If we want Nunez, it might take 3 years. Not ideal, but he gives us some O we need.
  22. moonslav59
    It's hard to know what it might take to get Stanton. We know the Marlins can't afford to pay him what he's making, but he's no salary dump either. Kimmi seems to think they'll give him away for next to nothing. I don't think it will take what others have suggested. Trading Bogey makes the most sense to me, but I'm not sure he's high on their list, unless they turn around and flip him for more prospects. I'd offer Bogey, Chavis, Swihart, Beeks and Shawaryn. We could then sign Cozart and get the two bats we need. Stanton DHs, and HRam shares 1B with Travis, I guess. Trading JBJ forces Betts to CF and Beni to butcher RF.
  23. moonslav59
    I could see him having a struggle or two next year, but the kid seems impervious to pressure. I can see Devers being about 106 to 107, but 103 is not too bad either.
  24. moonslav59
    I see JD getting EE type money (maybe $84M/4). I see Duda taking $7M/1. I see Nunez wanting and getting $27M/3. That's about 37M on the luxury tax... keeping us just under the second tier penalty limit. Note: I'm not expert on projecting FA contracts.
  25. moonslav59
    You could be right, but I think even a 25 year old would have missed time after the hit he took at 2B. It's not like he got hurt running to his 2B position.
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