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  1. moonslav59
    I'm thinking Devers could play 1B better than Casas, after just a few weeks. His main issue is the arm accuracy. Plus, he seems to want to play in the field vs DH'ing, so maybe 1B would keep him a little bit happier.
  2. moonslav59
    It's too bad they have no room to play Yoshida. Instead of just paying money, they could take him plus the equivalent dollars to equal the same money saved.
  3. moonslav59
    They say with deferrals and the COL payments, Arenado's contract is really 60 something million. I would not pay him that as a FA. Why would I give any prospect for him?
  4. moonslav59
    With the Grichuk and Laureano signings, I think our plan is to have Anthony in the OF for opening day or the first day he qualifies for the added year of control (mid May?) I'm not so sure about Campbell. I think the run DHam and either Grissom or Romy at 2B as a platoon, to see if they can do the job. By the time they figure it out, Campbell will have the extra year of control and can win the job. Mayer gets the call, only if and when Story goes on the IL.
  5. moonslav59
    Unless they take Yoshida and cash as part of the deal, I don't want us to add another Yoshida, even if Arenado improves the D at 3B.
  6. moonslav59
    Agreed, but opening up the DH slot for Casas and or Devers can help keep them healthier and "fresher,: which would hopefully lead to more PAs per season. I'm really afraid Arenado might hit .650 in '25, .620 in '26 and maybe worse in '27. His bat speed has nosedived.
  7. moonslav59
    Okay: pay $8M x 3. Why do you want to give any prospects for a "sunken cost" player? We know whenever JH spends money on someone, it means he won't spend on someone else. Why spend $60M on an over-the-hill player?
  8. moonslav59
    I still think there is a good chance Devers can become a better defensive 1Bman than Casas by mid season. If not, then yes, DH him almost all the time, except when Arenado or Casas needs a day off.
  9. moonslav59
    He's a good glove, but his bat will be worse then Yoshida's over the next 3 years. STL should pay 30% of his deal, minimum, to just break even and get nothing worth anything, IMO. If we give them Yoshida, who they don't need, and pay about half his contract, that would equal the 30%. Mullins & Yoshida and $8M x 3 (tops) for Arenado. (I'm not even sure I like this deal.) On hitting in Fenway: it's not just about the wall and HRs. It's about a big RF and great sight backdrop for seeing pitches.
  10. moonslav59
    TOR & BOS got better over the winter, IMO. NYY- slightly worse BAL & TBR- worse
  11. moonslav59
    "Depending on how things play out..." = if Bregman decides to take less money and years to sign with BOS.
  12. moonslav59
    No. I counted he and Gio as about the same.
  13. moonslav59
    Taking on the whole salary should mean they give us prospects. He's not worth it. Add Yoshida plus $5M a year, and it's closer to something I'd do.
  14. moonslav59
    It will be hard to repeat 2024. It could be like Ellsbury's 2011, but I doubt it.
  15. moonslav59
    The Dodgers paid the Cubs to take Brasier, who they DFA'd. (They get a PTBNL.)
  16. moonslav59
    STL wants to dump salary, so they don't make any trade that doesn't cost the other team a bunch of money. Why would that be the team led by Dr. Cheap-a-nator?
  17. moonslav59
    Grissom, Yoshida and $15M for Arenado.
  18. moonslav59
    MLBTR reports Sox still in talks about Arenado. This better not cost us more than what FAs we might have gotten instead. Yoshida mentioned. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/02/cardinals-red-sox-have-reportedly-had-recent-communication-on-arenado.html
  19. moonslav59
    So, not it's what? Robertson & Duvall?
  20. moonslav59
    Grichuk to AZ for $5M. Another hope, even minor.... POOOF! $2M for 2025 w $3M buyout on a $5M mutual option for 2026, so $5M/1 or $7M/2 with some incentives up to $500K. He's 33.
  21. moonslav59
    We should not add these guys to the 40 and 26, unless they will be playing almost FT. Mayer seems to be the most blocked, but with Story's injury issues, he might get the first chance. Campbell seems the most "ready," to me, but was the 2024 sample size large enough to really know? 2B is more open than SS and OF, so he should have the first crack. Anthony can play any OF position, and Abreu-Rafaela can and should platoon, so maybe the OF is as open as 2B.
  22. moonslav59
    More like nothing is on the level. Hell, the planet going around the sun isn't even on a level trajectory!
  23. moonslav59
    I wish. I honestly cannot believe we add nobody significant before opening day. Laureano went for $4M/1. It was a perfect one year deal for our philosophy. There is no way that deal could not fit into any model for the budget and roster. It did not have to be him: Grichuk and a couple others are out there and may get a 1 year deal, too, so no excuses- get it done! On the pen arm, I would not be surprised, if they feel they are done adding. We lost 3 major arms: Pivetta, Jansen & Martin. We essentially added 5 1/2: Crochet, Buehler, Gio, Hendriks, Chapman and count Wilson or Sandoval as a half. We can use Crawford, Fitts, Priester or Dobbins in the pen, along with the 15 or so pen arm we have with some level of promise. I still think we need a lockdown closer, but that ain't happening, so of course, I'm all for adding the best pen arm we can before opening day. Someone like Robertson or Finnegan would be better than nothing. Just do it!
  24. moonslav59
    Grichuk and Robertson & call it a winter. We'll still be way under the tax line with room for an extension, assuming it applies to 2025.
  25. moonslav59
    notin ALERT! The Orioles and outfielder Ramón Laureano have agreed to a one-year deal, reports Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. The VaynerSports client is guaranteed $4MM.
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