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  1. moonslav59
    I would too, but if we are not going over the tax line, that would be our only $$$ addition. We might even have to trade Duran's $8M for a cheaper pitcher to get us under.
  2. moonslav59
    Fair enough, and when you figure Alonso is so awful on D, the DH label for Schwarber should not deter us from making him plan A or "Dream A," if you believe JH won't go that large and long. One good thing is that the DH label might keep the bidding down a smidgeon. So, if Schwarber is plan A and Alonso plan B, who is your plan C and D? Would we need Plan C and E to make up for missing out on A and B?
  3. moonslav59
    Arenado has a hefty price tag of $30M x 2 on the tax line, according to cots. He's owed $27M in 2026. Hicks is owed $12M x 2 and tax line is $10.2M x 2. I think the tax line might matter more to JH than actual money.
  4. moonslav59
    I focus on players I think are available and the JH might pay for. I have changed my focus from highly specific positions, as you have moved me away from that, but I get channeled in on a select few. As for guys I offer in trade, I think they have value to other teams more than to ours.
  5. moonslav59
    Yup. Why didn't we go over 2 of every 3 years since 2020?
  6. moonslav59
    Masa for Arenado, yes: Hicks no, unless they chip in $10-15M a year. I doubt AZ gives up KMarte for Bello. They might want Garcia or Perales, too.
  7. moonslav59
    Eaton can play 3B, something we need, and OF. He can also PR. It's not a clear choice, but I don't see Wong as being useful at 2B or 1B. His value is working well with pitchers as a catcher.
  8. moonslav59
    Murphy still caught 633 innings in '25. That was still top 30 in MLB. His bat is not what it used to be, for a couple years, now, so you might be right. Maybe Hicks and Sandlin? Hicks and Cespedes/Bleis/Castro/Mullins....
  9. moonslav59
    I'd prefer him over Wong as a C3/UT. Plus, we will likely add 2 infielders, so we'll have C2, OF4, Romy and then I'd select Sogard as UT ov er Wong and Eaton. Maybe even DHam. Yes, I said that out loud. We might also go with 5 OF'ers (Bring Ref back? Campbell? Garcia?) if we use one to DH, often enough.
  10. moonslav59
    If we go up to the 2nd tax line, we'd have close to $65M to spend, but the issue is the long term deals. I'm not sure how many players are looking at '25 Bregman type deals. Of course, knowing these guys, they's spend $65M on 6 players on $10.7 M deals, not as I suggest on 2-3 players (AAV.)
  11. moonslav59
    I may sound like I'm super high on Suarez, but I'd prefer several others. I mention him all the time, because I know how much JH likes shorter deals, and the guy is like 84 years old.
  12. moonslav59
    I thought "mutual" meant Polanco could say No (and would do so.) It's only if he says Yes and they say no, that he gets the $750K buyout.
  13. moonslav59
    I think notin suggested Hicks for Murphy, but I don't think they take even Jh Garcia and Hicks for him.
  14. moonslav59
    Cots says... 26:$8M mutual option ($750,000 buyout)
  15. moonslav59
    Plan A: Alonso and Suarez (who will likely get 2-3 years only.) Trade for a SP2. Polanco turns 33 next summer. If he'd take 3 years, maybe he could be plan A.
  16. moonslav59
    I'm in total agreement. I think we need two major additions, minimum, but one is essential.
  17. moonslav59
    The window is from now until 3 maybe more years. It's a big bay window.
  18. moonslav59
    I could see this being near plan A. (I removed Cease and Gallen.) I'd like to see Alonso & Polanco/Suarez, but that is unrealistic for JH to allow.
  19. moonslav59
    I'd bet my house against that. I doubt Alonso even gets $200M, but I would not bet against $200M/6 or 7. Maybe he gets $170M/5 or $186M/6. Even that seems way too high compared to last winter.
  20. moonslav59
    I'm okay with him as our #2 catcher, but not as #3/UT on the MLB roster.
  21. moonslav59
    We coulda not gone over, this year, if not for the Hicks deal, but despite what was said, I think SFG insisted on him being taken.
  22. moonslav59
    He's so bad on defense that he's really a DH-like signing, but one could argue Devers was, too. I won't be surprised if he signs for $30-35M AAV, but I'm guessing there will be a sort of repeat of last winter, but he'll get slightly more and longer terms. He got $27M x 2 w an optout. He may get $30M x 5, $33M x 4 or $31M x 3, IMO.
  23. moonslav59
    I'd like to see if Mookie's "twitch times" have diminished before projecting his future offensive production. IMO, that was a big reason for his success.
  24. moonslav59
    3rd C/UT in AAA is fine, but rather expensive for that role.
  25. moonslav59
    Too much time to think during a bye.
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