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  1. moonslav59
    Maybe Slaten & Whitlock will both have great 2026 seasons.
  2. moonslav59
    At this point, I'll take a top 30 SP'er to match up with Crochet, who is top 5, and in a sense, bump Bello to #3 and so on... I like to call #1's top 30, #2's 31-60 and so on... but of course, I'd prefer another top 5 over a top 30. The question is that with a restricted budget and a roster with several holes, how much of each do we want to invest in a 1 year ace with distant hopes he will extend. Most of us would go back and offer $28M x 12 for Yamamoto, not that he'd sign with us over LAD at $27.3M x 8, but let's say we did, we would probably not have signed Bregman and would have about $13-18M to spend this winter on 3B and 1B.
  3. moonslav59
    Yes, indeed. I think we were pretty sure we could meet Crochet's price. I don't think we can be sure with Skubal, unless we go to absurd levels. My point is, if we are prepared to go to absurd levels, then just wait a year and trade for someone else who has 2- 3+ years of control, this winter.
  4. moonslav59
    Okay, let's say we trade and then extend him for $40M x 8, and that's what the Mets would have paid. I'd rather we pay $45M x 8 next winter and still have the players we traded away- or trade them for KMarte.
  5. moonslav59
    I wasn't the first to mention trading for K Marte. Maybe, instead of trading for Ryan or Lodolo, we sign Merrill Kelly to a short deal, trade for KMarte, then sign Alonso, Schwarber or the fallback Suarez. If we get Suarez at half of what we'd get Alonso/Schwarber for, we can sign a better pitcher than Kelly. I just don't like anyone all that much to go Large and Long on.
  6. moonslav59
    Looks Abby Normal, to me.
  7. moonslav59
    We got a top tier pitcher by trading and extended him to a reasonable contract. While Skubal would probably not extend, unless it's at maybe $40M AAV+, someone like Ryan or Lodolo might extend. They aren't "top tier," but they do fall in or close to the top 30 SP'ers in several categories, assuming we define top tier as top 30.
  8. moonslav59
    Yes, I never do this, if we don't spend every penny of the savings on a major upgrade or two, of a $15-18M extra signing or two at $9M each.
  9. moonslav59
    To me, I don't see much of a step down replacing Yoshida with in-house solutions (like Romy) or a step up to Duran. The idea is this: we have about $40-45M to spend and need two $30M players. Adding the $18M from Yoshida, gets us there. If we don't spend it, then don't trade Yoshida. Losing the prospects I mentioned only make sense if it helps us get that second big bopper. One could argue the step up to Alonso ($30M) from Suarez ($15M) is not worth trading those prospects, and they might be right.
  10. moonslav59
    No. I love his approach. It was the torn rib cartilage injury from 2024 that we were ever sure he recovered from fully, and it may be reoccuring.
  11. moonslav59
    I'm not saying that's the reason they cut them. It may be one reason they wait to 2027 to add some back.
  12. moonslav59
    I just don't see us offering Skubal NYM type money in an extension, and I don't see him signing for less. Why give up so many players to pay top FA market money for him. We can just pay top FA money for a pitcher and keep the players.
  13. moonslav59
    1. They don't have to pay them during a work stoppage. 2. They may realize the mistake they made by cutting them.
  14. moonslav59
    Okay, I see $13.75M for Lowe, $1.8 for Devers, $7M more for other 40 man roster players and $750K more for player benefits. That's about $23M $47M-$23= $24M. Add Lowe and it's $38M, which is close to the $40M I have been using for over a month. I'm not sure why the $7M difference on 40 man roster pre-arb players (MLB & MiLB.)
  15. moonslav59
    I get that, but if we pay NYM money, why couldn't we just do that after 2026?
  16. moonslav59
    I have to think we could pay $6-10M of the $36M owed and at least save $3M a year.
  17. moonslav59
    Thanks... So Yoshida + Perales + Cespedes + Sandlin for nothing. We save $18M on the tax line and can then easily sign two big contracts. Not that JH will allow it, but maybe if one is a 1-2 year deal, he'd agree.
  18. moonslav59
    Maybe they'll hire scouts back after the new CBA.
  19. moonslav59
    There is a good chance that if some sort of salary cap is agreed on after 2006, there will be grandfather clauses, so I doubt that worries big spending teams.
  20. moonslav59
    We are not sure Casas will be ready on opening day or even by May or June. Sure, it was his knee, but he has the other underlying health issue that is concerning.
  21. moonslav59
    The one downfall is that this trade kinda narrows the "window" to one year, but one could argue we still have a solid roster, if Skubla bolts after 1 year. We'd be losing 2 years of Duran, 5 years of Early & Sandlin. We'd gain some years from Stephen & Cozart. We'd sure look good for 2026, if we added two big bats on top of Skubal.
  22. moonslav59
    I fully understand that, but why would Skubla extend with us for less than what he'd get from the Mets (or Dodger?)
  23. moonslav59
    Maybe I'm missing the payments being made to ex Sox players, but I added it all up, and it looked like $42-46M under line 1. Who am I missing? AAV in $ Millions 28 Crochet 23 Story 18 Yoshida 16 Anthony 13 Chapman 10 Hicks 9 Sandoval 9 Bello 8 Duran 8 Campbell 6 Rafaela 5 Whitlock 1 Criswell 14 Arb estimates (no 12 for Lowe)- 4 Houck, 3 Crawf, 2 Romy, 1 Casas, 1 Wong, 1 Bernardino, 1 Wink & 1 Kelly+ Total 167 + 18 Player benefits + 4 Players with 0-3 years in MLB on 40 +3 Players with 0-3 years in MiLB on 40 +2 Arb Pool 197 Total, not counting payments to Bregman and other ex-players. That's $47M under. Again, who or what am I missing? This should not be rocket science, yet we see wild disparities listed everywhere.
  24. moonslav59
    DHam had a half a season of good play. I'm not sure we say he's "due"... I do think other teams might see him as a starter, but they are the cellar dwellers and low budget teams. They won't give up much to get him.
  25. moonslav59
    Anybody know what BTV give Sandlin for trade value?
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