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  1. JoeBrady
    That should've sounded wrong as you wrote it.
  2. JoeBrady
    But as his agent, my argument is that he should be compared to CFs, since he has shown that ability. Since we are in combine season, it's like asking the tweener players you represent to line up with groups that get paid better.
  3. JoeBrady
    Some of this stuff drives me crazy. Every LH minor league hitter should be able to drop a mediocre bunt down the 3rd base line for a single. You have 3Bs lining up at the SS position because they have no fear of you bunting.
  4. JoeBrady
    But no team is going to stray away from small ball because it is more or less exciting. BB is a sport created by and for accountants. If the spreadsheet says to bunt, you bunt. And apropos of nothing, but I think BB fans get excited by any good play, in any sport.
  5. JoeBrady
    It went out of style because Tito rejected it. We went from 24 sacs to 12 sacs. And went from 35 CS to 30 to 12. That's not to say that these cannot be used, but that they should be used in limited context.
  6. JoeBrady
    Actually, what I said is that I'd make that argument in arbitration. The RS, presumably, will argue that he is a mediocre fielder at a very easy position (LF at Fenway). So I would make the counter argument that that fact has nothing to do with Duran's value. Duran is not playing LF because he couldn't handle CF. He is playing LF because the RS have a platinum glove in CF. I also think I think more l/t than some in here. So being much better 4-5-6 years from now is a lot more important than being slightly better in the next 1-2-3 years.
  7. JoeBrady
    If/when Duran hires me as his agent, I'd argue just the opposite. I'd say that Duran is the 2nd best CF in BB, but only gets relegated to LF because the RS have a platinum level CF in Ceddanne. And no, it doesn't have to be true, it only has to be possible.
  8. JoeBrady
    It use to be. When Rice had 400+ total bases, it was the first time in a long time since anyone hit 400, if ever. Even since then, outside of the cheaters and the Rox, I think only Ohtani has accomplished it.
  9. JoeBrady
    Using WAR as a placeholder. Over the past three years: Player A 75 2B, 9 3B, 74 HR, (158 xbh), 244 runs, 234 RBIs Player B 123 2B, 39 3B, 45 HR, (197 xbh), 243 runs, 199 RBIs Everyone will say that Tuckers, but I can make a pretty good case that it's close.
  10. JoeBrady
    So long as we get 1-2 option years. I think one of the really big changes, thanks to Skubal, that it is going to become standard to base your year 3 arb on existing contracts, and less on player history. Duran had a higher bWAR than Tucker, last year, over the past two years, and over the past three years. And Tucker got $60M per for his efforts. If Duran has 2 good years (not even great years), I don't care to speculate what that might be worth.
  11. JoeBrady
    to me, while I wouldn't admire a short HR, I don't care. But it has to be a real shot. Not some rinky-dink 360 footer. Everyone gets one of those. If you hit it 450 feet, then I don't care.
  12. JoeBrady
    That was the highlight point for me. He looked really good. I thought Bennett looked good. Oviedo is one big dude.
  13. JoeBrady
    I'll be happy if KC improves enough to threaten the starters. It would be a heck of thing if Duran ever became our #5 outfielder.
  14. JoeBrady
    None of that ever made any sense to me. One burger, one bun, then the toppings. If you make them thin, you can't make the burger rare. And why a second burger instead of bacon (for the lucky few), cheese, guac, jalapenos, fried mushrooms, fried onions?
  15. JoeBrady
    I like Duran. He's in great shape, looks like a gym rat, and always runs full-out.
  16. JoeBrady
    I see Romy doing a lot of DH short-side platooning. Assuming Mayer is ready, I see IKF platooning with MM. But if Romy is out, I don't see any other RH hitters worth platooning at DH. So I expect Duran to play every game until Romy returns.
  17. JoeBrady
    I thought you were going to say you saw him live.
  18. JoeBrady
    You're right, but I'd give him one market price in exchange for one option year. It feels like the non-super guys are easier to work out. They all know they get less when they get more guarantees. To me, it's more a bet on character than skill, and I think Duran will be in great shape 4-5 years from now.
  19. JoeBrady
    To me, there are always reasons to pounce. I doubt Duran is going to be a big-name FA. He'll be 32 when he starts his next contract. I don't see anyone offering him a 5-year contract. But that can be an argument for signing him now. I think guaranteeing his 3 remaining control years, plus one market-priced FA year, should be enough to have him give us an option year.
  20. JoeBrady
    Going over the budget won't be the issue. Out-bidding LA, NY, NY, TO & Philly will be the issue.
  21. JoeBrady
    You are correct. That makes it easier since the net $17.3 was already included in my number.
  22. JoeBrady
    That was my guess as well. You can tell by the reactions of some players how they feel about their arm. IMHO, Woodruff took the QO and Bieber took the player option because they had doubts their arm could pass the physical. If healthy, both guys would be multi-year $20M+ candidates.
  23. JoeBrady
    Taking nothing for granted, but having Abreu + Durbin seems mech better than having Paredes + Harrison + ???. And I like Paredes.
  24. JoeBrady
    Our payroll is only $116M for 2028. That accounts for 3 OFs, DH (Duran), catcher, one IF, and 3 SPs. We'd need a 1B, 2 IFs, 2 SPs, and a closer. Internal options: 1B-Casas 2 IF Mayer & Arias 2 SPs Early & Tolle Closer-Whitlock Other 'names' include Crawford & Romy So imo, we can sign Skubal for ~$50M, blow thru the cap in 2027, duck under the cap in 2028, and still have funds to fill in elsewhere. Wise or not, I don't know. But it could be done. And the ancillary benefit would be the howling and screaming that all we added was Skubal.
  25. JoeBrady
    It didn't have to be a 'today' #2. Wrestling away #2's is almost impossible, but both Pitt and Cincy have great rotations. There is no way they trade Chandler or Burns straight up for Duran, and I have no idea how to make up the difference. I did think Seth Hernandez might've been an option. He's at least two years away.
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