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  1. Hugh2
    He's also a lefty, maybe he crushes righties at the next level and a ref/Wil platoon = the same production as an all-star corner outfielder. Hey, the Gomes/Nava platoon was a wonderful thing. He can also back up other positions on top of the platoon too.
  2. Hugh2
    yeah you're right no point in even discussing him, but for only $3 million dollars there are a whole lotta more bad ideals out there. If he gave us 200 at bats this year this team might have won a few extra games and be in the playoffs right now.
  3. Hugh2
    I don't see him as a regular either, but I could be wrong, as can be everyone else. I like your assessment, a bench guy who gets 400 at-bats a season backing up all outfield positions and pinch-hitting. He's the type of guy that when you have on your roster you don't have to go out and throw money at Adam Duvall.
  4. Hugh2
    That's fair, it's true that sexual assaulters are more than ONE-time offenders so when multiple accusers step forward it is logical and probably increases the odds that the victims are telling the truth AND also true that people who are wealthy can be targets of false allegations. It's a weird situation to be in where a woman should get the benefit of the doubt, believe, and be treated like a victim but at the same time a guy's life shouldn't be ruined and he should receive due process (the later often does not happen). People seem to look at those two things as being mutually exclusive. I say this as a father to a boy, a girl, and as a survivor myself.
  5. Hugh2
    Or how about just don't touch children in general? Seems like a fair enough concept for most people. I know women lie about their age A LOT, it's happened to me before, although not such a stark difference, but I feel like you should be able to tell a 14 year old girl is underage.
  6. Hugh2
    I'm all for a buy low, but some things you just don't touch.
  7. Hugh2
    Yeah, that's definitely sexual predator status then if there are many coming forward. If it was just one I'd say there's a chance the allegations are false, but the odds of that dramatically drop when there are multiple accusers.
  8. Hugh2
    I mean, I wouldn't call him a pedophile, but certainly a predator, and enough of an age gap to make me think twice about signing him.
  9. Hugh2
    Yeah, that's a little bit more inappropriate for my comfort level. But how old was he at the time?
  10. Hugh2
    How old was the woman in question? Franco is 22, she could have been 17. Now, while I consider that inappropriate, that certainly doesn't make someone a "pedophile" and I find it highly inappropriate to just liberally use such a term.
  11. Hugh2
    I think for that package maybe you can get another Pivetta type, maybe flip Pivetta as well and save a few dollars.
  12. Hugh2
    You're not wrong BUT. Aren't many of the scenarios we come up with here on this board based on assumptions? maybe the odds are low, but not astronomically, people who fit Hernandez's profile take one-year deals all the time. Even if it's more likely than not he does not, it's not a terribly unlikely scenario either. And while I agree with your plate discipline, I try to look at that as the totality of the team. If Verdugo could bring in a guy who makes your pitching staff better, and Hernandez/Rafeala push Yoshida to DH I think the team is overall better.
  13. Hugh2
    I think it all comes down to the player. This could be right up his alley, or he might opt for the long term security, even if it's much less than what he may get with a bounce back year. Neither is right or wrong and to be fair, we really have no ideal what he would be open to at this point. Also, it's not like a player ever signed a 1 year deal with Boston after playing in Seattle to rebuild his value and had a really good year or something.....that NEVER happened (sarcasm, not a serious comp).
  14. Hugh2
    You would think, but he could probably substantially raise his value with a bounce-back year, which leads me to think he may open to a bigger one-year payday in 2024 to rebuild his value. This is the whole premise of this scenario that I believe to be very plausible.
  15. Hugh2
    There's also a difference between paying a guy 20 million for one year vs. dishing out a long term contract. Verdugo likely declines, if he doesn't great, the outfield market is very thin anyways and in a year they are built to blow past the tax line a 1 year bridge is fine to pave the way for a guy like Roman Anthony. It just keeps on making sense. come to my side.....come to the dark side.
  16. Hugh2
    eh, but I'd rather get a guy like Hernandez who may be willing to take a 1 year deal and deal Verdugo for starting pitching and allow someone like Abreu and Refsnyder to provide that depth. Add pitching, a more balanced L/R lineup. Better overall outfield defense. A resurgent Hernandez might have a better year than Verdugo, the back or your rotation gets solidified, and you still might be able to offer a guy like Hernandez a QO anyways.
  17. Hugh2
    Yes, if my scenario of starting Hernandez over Verdugo in RF for 2024 doesn't materialize I'd be ok with Alex out there next year and offering the QO after next season.
  18. Hugh2
    You're probably right, but that means Verdugo leaves for a QO (which I'm actually fine with) and Yoshida is still killing your defense in LF instead of maximizing his value as a DH.
  19. Hugh2
    You have to add another outfielder to that mix, There are way too many unproven guys in that mix. If I'm not adding someone like Hernandez, I'm not trading Verdugo.
  20. Hugh2
    They've been heavily scouting him as well. Next year is also the perfect time both from a team building, salary position, and FA availability point of view to go big on pitching. It's why I'm betting on it.
  21. Hugh2
    Read my last approach to Moon, I prefer 1 year of Hernandez to 1 year of Verdugo. The dude might want to cash in on his only chance of a payday if he can have a bounce-back season. Otherwise if the price is reasonable I'd rather extend Verdugo. I also like the ideal of adding pitching with Dugo and banking on breaking even with Teoscar for a year.
  22. Hugh2
    Teoscar Hernandez, at first glance he'd be a small downgrade from Verdugo, but marginally, slightly lower defense and OBP, a lot more power and he'd balance the lineup better from the right side. I like this scenario under the even that Verdugo can not be extended to something reasonable so perhaps you trade him with a prospect for a year of control for a guy like Clevinger, and Hernandez would be willing to take a 1 year deal to build his value back up after a down season. Then you go out and sign a Snell/Yama/Urias type to lead the rotation.
  23. Hugh2
    They do,
  24. Hugh2
    I'm sorry, it's 30 points higher. And no. I'm talking about the Hernandez who has a career OPS of .799 vs. Verdugos .769
  25. Hugh2
    He'd also have a much higher WAR without the negative value on defense weighing him down.
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