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  1. moonslav59
    Three years in a row, we went into the season knowing this, and just letting it continue. We did and still do have other areas of need and higher need, and the Yoshida signing and his inability to play LF really complicates any plan to keep Casas and Devers in the line-up along with Yoshida, without keeping Devers at 3B and Casas at 1B. I'd hate to see Yoshida bak in LF, even on a platoon with Ref or Duran, who would play CF, when not in LF, but keeping Devers at 3B is worse, IMO.
  2. moonslav59
    I we can include Yoshida in the deal, even if we pay 50-75% of his remaining contract, I'd do everything I can to make a deal happen. I do NOT make this deal, unless Arenado plays FT 3B. I'm not sure STL wants Yoshida, since the reason they are trading Arenado is to dump salary not exchange ones. However, there was talk they'd consider paying part of his deal, so taking on part of Yoshida's deal might be possible. How much they take on is likely tied to who we give back. While Rafaela's $48M/7 remaining contract is not much, the Sox might like to shed the $6.25M tax line hit by including him in the deal. Is that enough? Rafaela and Yoshida (plus $10M a year off his $18M deal) for Arenado. Word is the actual cost of Arenado, after the COL payments and deferments, is about $60M/3. Right now, we owe $54M/3 on Yoshida, so this deal would cost us about $90M/3 for Arenado minus the cost of Rafaela's $48M/7.
  3. moonslav59
    The thing is, Casas is just plain awful on D. It's really not hard to be better. If Devers turns out to be about the same, we just let them share time at DH and 1B. If Devers turns out worse, we just DH Devers and play Casas at 1B, unless he needs a day off.
  4. moonslav59
    It doesn't matter if he's better or worse than Slaten or Chapman, only that he fills a need and is better than the guy he replaces. I'm thinking AJ will likely be better than half the guys in our 8 man pen. Maybe not Chapman, Slaten and possibly Hendriks and Whitlock, when healthy.
  5. moonslav59
    Okay, the Willson idea was a bad one. What other team has a decent catcher they can trade away?
  6. moonslav59
    The penny pinching is something that would worry a guy like Sasaki, in terms of feeling how committed a team is to winning.
  7. moonslav59
    I could be wrong, but my gut says Devers would be better, after an adjustment period.
  8. moonslav59
    I think the extra year matters to JH & Co, and I can see the reasoning for a team looking to save pennies.
  9. moonslav59
    He's not the closer we need, but the more decent set-up guys, the better. He's better than Wilson or whoever will be out 8th guy.
  10. moonslav59
    He's not a bad lefty.
  11. moonslav59
    It would be hard for him to be worse than Casas, except he's shorter. He's not bad with his glove and quickness. His major issue is arm accuracy. If Casas is better, then yes, he DHs FT.
  12. moonslav59
    I doubt we bring in a 3B, too. The article I read on Cora about Yoshida siad... "meaning he will likely only see very limited time in the outfield, if any at all; Cora has emphasized that Yoshida's role will remain primarily as a DH going forward"
  13. moonslav59
    Cora has said he will be "primarily" the DH in 2025. Where is he "secondary?"
  14. moonslav59
    What might you give?
  15. moonslav59
    I'm not quite there, yet, but if it is, then that means no Anthony, Campbell or Mayer, at least until they gain a year, but you keep talking about Campbell at 2B. I'd say, if we sign Scott, we can be close to being a serious contender. Maybe a trade for a real catcher could get us to that spot.
  16. moonslav59
    And I totally agree, unless we move Devers to 1B or DH- your favorite topic. 😝
  17. moonslav59
    SFG signs Verlander
  18. moonslav59
    STL is looking to shed payroll and has a very good young catcher named Ivan Herrera, who has not even reached his arb years, yet. How about a trade for Willson Contreras, who is owed $18M x 3 ($17.5 lux tax hit?) He's a good RHB (.380 OBP in '24 & .355 over last 4 seasons, along with a .460 SLG.) Over the last 4 seasons, he has 28 HRs per 650 PAs. What would it take to get him? I'm sure they'd ask for Mayer, but maybe an Abreu, Cespedes and Fitts might start the talks. Would you give Abreu, Arias and Dobbins?
  19. moonslav59
    How can we ever let a team like the CWS swoop in and sign Bobby Dee out from under our noses? 🤣
  20. moonslav59
    Trade, bench or use a Yoshida-Ref platoon in LF and trade Abfreu for a catcher and a decent RP'er. 1. Duran CF 2. Bregman 3B 3. Casas DH/1B 4. Devers 1B/DH 5. Campbell 2B 6. Anthony RF 7. Yoshida-Refsnyder LF platoon 8. Story SS 9. Wong-__ trade___ C Bench: Rafaela, a catcher, Ref or Yoshida and one from DHam, Grissom or Romy. Pen improved via Abreu trade.
  21. moonslav59
    Oh, I agree, but I think he could fill an OF role, if we shuffled other guys around. If Mayer comes up and proves himself, we could have the OF issue at MI, although one could play 3B and push Devers to 1B/DH, but then we start all over again with the same old-same old. If all 3 kids pan out, it will be a fun problem to solve, and teams will be beating down the door to trade for one, of we might be able to unload Story, Abreu, Rafaela or two from the troika of DHam-Grissom & Romy.
  22. moonslav59
    Yes, and to top that off, most of those "best at DH" players other position was LF, where we also kept a logjam stockpiles. Now: Ref & Yoshida: LF, were we already have Duran with a full OF and Anthony on the bubble. Casas: 1B Devers: 1B or 3B Grissom: can't hit well enough to even platoon at DH, but his defense may be worse at 2B or 3B. Wong: hits okay for a catcher but not a DH, yet anyway, but sucks on D, so maybe DH or 2B is his actual best position. At least the "second position" is more varied, now.
  23. moonslav59
    That may be true, bue unless 2025 is a punt season, or becomes one, we can't afford to experiment, and like I said before, we bench someone else who needs PAs, too, vs LHP, like Rafaela or Refsnyder. (I guess we can platoon Ref with Yoshi at DH.)
  24. moonslav59
    No way should we trade for a glove-first 3Bman and then play him at 1B- leaving the god-awful defensive hole at 3B. I feel the same about Bregman at 2B. Also, why sign Alonso just to trade Casas? To "balance" the lineup? Casas hits LHPs pretty well, and the money differential would prevent us from adding at areas we really need fixing. IMO, we will go with a one year deal on someone like Grichuck and maybe sign a decent RP'er, not named Scott. Maybe we trade Abreu for a catcher. (I can't think of anyone that seems like a fit.) HOU needs an OF'er, but Cartatini has just one year of control, and we'd have to add way more to get Y Diaz. Abreu & Fitts for Caratini & Luis Garcia (the "other one.")
  25. moonslav59
    Why not? He starts vs RHPs, and see how he does vs LH'd RP'ers. We can't afford an experiment. Plus, we need PAs for Rafaela to prove he can hit, too.
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