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  1. I always liked him ,but Im not sure how much of that is because of his name. Does he even throw a cutter? And can he backdoor it?
  2. stove is warm right now. Last 48 hours. Good to see.
  3. Thats not really how it works, and I dont mean to come at you because youve been on fire (in a good way) But generally, pros are pros. Look at Story. He gets to the ballpark at the same time every day. He prob doesnt drink alcohol when he has a game the next day. Hes an adult. Hes not partying all night. Hes not picking up chicks at the local bar. Hes not getting DUIs. Ditto Bregman. Because they are adults and professionals. The most likely to fall of a cliff is the kids. Becuase they are young, not use to their success, not use to their monies, havent been established. League can adjust to them. Sophmore slumps are very real. Vets are good. Pros are good. You wanna only be working in a few youngsters at a time, ideally. You want your best players between 27 and 33. The dudes who are most likely to fall off a cliff arent because they are older, its because they are younger.
  4. With only Yoshida between him and MLB, so maybe for a month or 2, I can give you that. But this team will be pushing for byes and have its eyes on winning it all, and as soon as Mayer can help that , he'll be up.
  5. thumbs dow for word "arguably" he is arguably the best position playing ranger of all time (especially if you dont count juangon), he is certainly the best ranger of today.
  6. Noboy is looking to offload Seager. They are asking for one of Tolle/Early, WITH Mayer and probably more. Dont care what BTV says. They arent dealing a hall of fame talent for salary relief.
  7. We cant afford hall of fame talent at hall of fame prices, we need it subsidized if we are ever going to get truly elite talent again = how you guys sound. Yes, we are interested in Seager. No they do not need to eat money. He is a hall of fame talent.
  8. This may be the most common used, but obvs Bregman would play some 3b and maybe even some of, alonso wouldnt always DH. You would use your versatility rather than same alignment every night. Guys would get days off, get dinged up....You would maybe not run same alignment out there against lefties and righites. So just wanna caveat - that this is the default not the set in stone positional alignment. I embrace versatility.
  9. Wow, Marte , Bregman AND Alonso. Hmmm. On that team, Im assuming an OF'er has gone in the Marte trade (lets assume Duran). So the OF is Cedanne/RA/Abreu. In this hypothetical: Mayer plays 3b, Bregman first, Alonso DHs. Marte plays 2nd. And id love it.
  10. Could use? Maybe. Probably. But guys are usually not complete when they break in. They'll have to work him against lefties and offspeed between games or as part of offseason programs. Next year, if he can play the position and hit over .730 against righties, its hard to see us doing better that that at 2b when we are already upgrading 3b and 1b. Or if youd rather , its hard to see us doing better than that at 3b when we are already upgrading 2b and 1b.
  11. Mayers stock is up , not down, right now. But because of words , so we'll see. The team really wants him to start working out. They think it will help his bat, arm, and durability. And he seems bought in.
  12. No, I may have missed some context. To me, we need Alonso and one other bat. You give up Mayer, and its 0 sum. I dont think hes bench, I dont think hes AAA. If hes either , its temporary becasue hes not a finished product, he just started lifting. Sometimes with body changes, you have to adjust. When I started working out, I started backrimming everything, but eventually my range improved.
  13. Your carrot flavored martini sounds intersting, but what about our catcher problem?
  14. If Mayer goes to AAA it will be likely because he didnt hit well in spring training. If he stays in AAA it will be because hes not hitting well in AAA (after not hitting well in spring) I doubt it, and he would have to be really bad at AAA to stay down there.
  15. Yes, I wanted Schwarber, but I agree. You cant pigeon hole yourself like that. Something about too many eggs in a basket. But here we are, and now in my opinion, we have A LOT of eggs in the alonso basket. But its fine, just get it done. Yes, we'll have to give a sixth year probs. Do it!
  16. Yes , it occurred to me last night. 6 years for Alonso gets it done, and not offering it is unacceptable.
  17. Yankees, Pittsburgh, Cincy, Baltimore, Cubs, Red Sox and 2-3 dark horse teams.
  18. Right now , process. Hes meeting with us and a few other teams. With Schwarber off the market, teams that were interested in Schwarber may jump in on him, and he wants to explore his options. Im sure he has a number that will make him sign right now. And Im sure that number is at the high end of his range.
  19. 4 x 40 for alonso gets it done if you give him an opt out after year 2. You may even get to defer some.
  20. I think Pittsburgh would pay Alonso 30m x 4. Pittsburgh. They offered it to Schwarber.
  21. Having a 128 OPS+ year when before that the numbers pointed to a declining OPS trend, and having that 128 OPS+ buck the trend, adds value. There was a reason Bregman opted out. You dont get to decide what hes worth. You beat the market or you dont get him. Schwarber's contract increased the future contracts of Alonso and Bregman. By coming off the board (supply vs demand). By getting 5 years. And if you choose to sit it all out, and re-enter next year - guess what? Inflation only goes one way, bruh
  22. Alonso and Breg vs Schwarber I honestly think that because they are perceived as "field takers" is a wash with the reality that Schwarber is a better hitter than both. But because Alonso and Breg are younger, theyll get more.
  23. If we're honestly talking about only adding Suarez, then we should get started on the selling and eye 2032.
  24. Hes older than those 2, and age matters a lot.
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