How did the IF defense look last year to start the season? 3B was better, but how about 2B, and 1B? Why would they have a zoom meeting with Alonso, and then a face to face if they wasn’t interested half hearted as the offer was.
And with the Red Sox they have a set limit. It might have been $165M for Bregman, but from reports it was s t r e c h e d out over a long time. What a player is worth to one team might not be that much to another. Alonso was worth $150M to Baltimore, but only $85M to Boston.
He’s moving for the second year in a row of his own choice. It’s not like Houston didn’t make him an offer to stay there, or Detroit last year to go there. I understand he wants to get every penny he can, but I don’t care that he has to move to get it.
His D was horrible, and they kept moving him around the field, which didn’t help him either especially since he was penciled in at 2B, and still today after moving around even more at Woo still doesn’t have a position.
The Con Man should be a step up from what they had, but to me a step down from what they could of had in Alonso. As for Gray it remains to be seen if he’s a step up from Gio.
I think the rotation could be strong, but as we’ve seen the past few years depth could be a key if injuries start to pile up. I think it will be interesting to see how Crochet does after his first heavy workload last year, and then can Chapman be somewhere as good as last year. I hope the lineup isn’t a finished product yet.