moonslav59
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49 HRs in his last 700 PAs is very nice, but he bats left-handed and will not be cheap despite the one year of team control.
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All in means a very limited offer. Other teams have more to offer.
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I hear what you're saying, and to some extent even one of the worst MLB starting SS is probably a better defender than any of us ever played with. I can see someone calling all SSs between 11-20 "average", and I suppose one could push the envelope and claim Bogey is number 20, and therefor "average", but my observations tell me otherwise, and the combination of UZR/150, DRS and other data and rankings tell me he is not even the 20th best out of 30. I keep seeing better plays by opposing teams' shortstops, and the numbers back me up. What bothers me more than anything is that I don't see him getting any better. It looked like he started to improve a little in 2015, but he's done worse since then on defense. I don't look at Bogey and see Jeter or some other really horrible defensive SS. Like Jeter, he makes most of the sure plays and doesn't look uncoordinated or unathletic. Maybe that's what keeps some people thinking he's halfway decent or even better. Maybe he can show some growth in 2018. We may need it, if Devers doesn't improve on defense at 3B.
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More... Some of the same teams to have looked into other free agent first basemen — the Red Sox, Angels, and Mariners — have each contacted Lucas Duda as well, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post (via Twitter). While he is arguably best served as a platoon option, it’s worth noting that Duda has generally been quite a productive offensive player and could represent a more affordable target than some other sluggers. The 31-year-old could turn into an excellent value if he’s able to approach the kind of output he sustained from 2014-15 and also demonstrated in the first half of the 2017 campaign.
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Stanton actually has not ruled out the Red Sox — or, it seems, any other organizations — according to a report from Evan Drellich of NBC Sports Boston. While the slugger may have initial preferences, Drellich writes that he’s maintaining a “’completely’ open mind.” It’s ultimately not too surprising to hear some competing information flying about Stanton’s approach, for the reasons Goold explores in the below-linked piece. But if the slugger is indeed willing to entertain any possibilities, then that will presumably make for a more wide-open process — and keep things interesting right up to the point that Stanton weighs an actual opportunity t change teams, should it arise.
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Santana is a true switch hitter- equally good vs both hands. He won't get mega years or mega bucks, so he seems like the safest choice. Signing him might also leave enough money for one more significant signing or acquisition or two mediocre ones. Maybe... Santana 2 from: Cobb, Dyson or Shaw (or the like)
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..then on to plan B- presumably, JD Martinez.
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I'm not expecting Brentz to contribute much, but I do see a sliver of hope.
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He seemingly deserves another crack at it. I'm happy for him, but I guess i"m feeling ambivalent about him right now.
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Is the clubhouse too small for Young and Brentz?
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Wonder why they chose Raja Davis over Brentz last summer. Brentz was el fuego!
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Good idea.
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That's the first I heard of this, but if it is true, then we move on JD, Santana or Moose. Here's an interesting quote from the article: “We have to be careful at some point,” president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said. “We’ve traded a lot of young guys. We’re trying to rebuild our system a little bit at the same time the last couple of years with our draft picks. I think we’ve started that process pretty well. We do have some guys that are close. … But you have to be careful in that regard, and I do think that we have a lot of good players already, that are really good, that you’re trying to supplement or complement and find the right guys. I’m not really looking to trade a bunch of young guys. Now, could we? Perhaps. Again, I can’t tell you that we won’t.”
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All of them look better than Owens, so if we sign someone, I think Owens goes. If we sign two, maybe Brentz signs to play in Japan. We might also try to trade out-of-options players like Hembree, Swihart, Marrero or Brentz.
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I'll be super pissed, but I'm not ready to go that far. Plus, many of the moves I was against have worked out well, so far (not that I didn't expect Kimbrel & Pom to do well).
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The Yanks retained Larry Rothschild as the pitching coach before hiring a new manager. Hmmm.... (Not that Larry didn't deserve the job.)
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I only mentioned Mars and Tavarez due to the lack of OF depth on the 40 man roster. We did add Brentz, but I'm not sure he's been signed yet.
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The Yankees canned Girardi but kept their pitching coach Larry Rothschild. It can and does happen.
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Exactly. I ask this, would Stanton get $250M/7 on the open free agent market this winter? Since the luxury cost is just $250M/10, then to me, his last 3-4 years are basically free or "gravy", if he does well. Much of his contract is within prime or near prime. The question to me remains, "What's the return, if we pay his whole contract?"
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Remember when we needed a 3Bman and signed the "best one available"? Pablo. I'm not saying Hosmer is the next Pablo, but signing a mediocre 1Bman with no power upgrade over Moreland to a 5+ years deal has boneheaded written all over it.
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Hosmer is the worst choice of all the big contract choices.
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..and when the Yanks outbid us, then what?
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Yes, saying someone is "the best I've ever seen" is different from saying someone is average or top 10 or bottom 10.
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I don't disagree about long deals. They hardly ever work out well. To me, the Stanton deal is different. On the free agent market, he'd be worth $40+M a year. That's $250M/6. The extra 4 years from Stanton are basically for free, if you look at it this way. Again, what bothers me most is what they get in return--not the money or years-- not for someone like Stanton.
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His 9th and 10th years are at age 36 and 37. That's not that bad. It's not like the Pujols signing or the Miggy extension. We get 4 years in prime prime. We get 4 years of near prime. We get 2 years of post prime, but not over 37. The $25M luxury tax number is a steal when compared to free agent signings and the QO knocks against the signing team.
