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  1. JoeBrady
    My guess is that they signed Bregman thinking that either Mayer or Campbell would need another year of development.
  2. JoeBrady
    Yup, I still remember the cries of 'cheap' when we signed Beltre.
  3. JoeBrady
    Getting a WS prediction wrong in 4 out of 22 years is virtually impossible.
  4. JoeBrady
    I have no problem with calling JH cheap, if he doesn't add any more talent. But my recollection is that you became a RS fan in 2004. Life has not taught you the virtue of patience.
  5. JoeBrady
    Actually, that was yesterday. Today we are 9th.
  6. JoeBrady
    You also provided that exceptional insight in 2007, 2013, and 2018. Probably also in 2004.
  7. JoeBrady
    I couldn't even read the article after I saw 'betrayal'. He was here for one year. He was a FA. Nobody is obliged to work for the same employer forever.
  8. JoeBrady
    Under/over signature, I'm on.
  9. JoeBrady
    As someone that wanted AB, this looks like a significant overpay.
  10. JoeBrady
    My guess is Suarez.
  11. JoeBrady
    Sure, but you can't ask me what time it is and not expect me to tell you how the World Clock works.
  12. JoeBrady
    'Pretty weak' is being generous, imho. But if you have your control and extended players performing well, we should be able to rebuild the pipeline. I think we'll have a pretty good 2030 teams, and that's 5 years away. There is no certainty in drafting, but five years of draft picks should provide addition talent.
  13. JoeBrady
    There is a lot to be said about the poker game between the FA and the player. I find a lot of interest in how players and teams come off the board. IRT Bregman, I think AZ just fell off the board with the Marte announcement. That leaves the RS, maybe the Tigers, maybe the Cubs. At some point, either the teams or the players will run out of options.
  14. JoeBrady
    wRC+. I always ignored his eclectic behavior, because sometimes a relaxed player is a better player under pressure. But when he told the press that he was already taking swings, and then had to tell them it was all in his mind, I honestly questioned whether or not Casas was connected to reality. But that said, I see no doubt that he is a really good hitter. Slow, injury-prone, no glove, kind of a disconnect with reality, sure, I can but all of those. But if the stars align, and he gets 600 ABs at DH, I think he'll be a 120+ hitter.
  15. JoeBrady
    IMHO, there will always be a GM willing to bet that he can turn any player around. And I'd bet that more GMs will be worried about his injury than his performance. There is a very good chance he will be a good to very-good hitter.
  16. JoeBrady
    Only if they include Bob 'f'ing Gibson.
  17. JoeBrady
    Casas has averaged 33 per 600 ABs for his career. That would've been good for #16 last year.
  18. JoeBrady
    I was on Suarez for two years, but you mentioned he could take over for Contreras in the 3rd year. I wouldn't pay full freight for what will almost certainly be a declining year, but the fit is good.
  19. JoeBrady
    Tigers win. Skubal demands a trade. The RS step in, for the good of baseball, and makes an offer. Skubal signs a $300M/8 extension. Easy-peasy. Everyone goes home happy.
  20. JoeBrady
    IRT Witherspoon, we might be getting high on our own supply. Our development has been so pristine over the past couple of years that we 'might' be getting over-confident. I posted the same thing earlier on Early. He seems to have moved from an interesting non-top 100 prospect, to almost untouchable. We don't have to, but it might make sense to trade him, if someone is mesmerized by his 19.1 MLB innings. IRT Romero, I don't see it. Too many Ks, and not enough fielding.
  21. JoeBrady
    Go with Romy/DHam platoon? I would do it, pending the deepest dive medical in history on Ragan's arm. He's a legit #2 with control. But why would KC trade him if he was healthy? His 3 years are more valuable than Skubal's one year.
  22. JoeBrady
    I agree. If he gets traded at the deadline, even at $32M, you only owe about $11M, and our share of difference is ($32-19)/3 or an extra $4M. That one more okay prospect. And if you trade/sign, then it's couch cushion change.
  23. JoeBrady
    Unfortunately, too many moving pieces. There were several small differences, which surprised me. And Crochet earned a $1.5M bonus for finishing #2 in CY. But I'm not sure if the gets applied to the year it was earned or whether it just increases his 2026. But the only interesting piece was what Soxprospects calls Minor League Cost at $14.0M. I assume it covers all the 0-3 players, plus anyone getting promoted/demoted during the year. Cots has something similar called 0- to 3-year players in majors/0- to 3-year players in minors. They only have $7.4M for that. I presume that's the major difference between the two calculations.
  24. JoeBrady
    I think it's fairly straightforward. Assuming we sign Bregman, then C, 1B, SS, 3B, and all 3 outfield spots will have full-time players. Mayer and Yoshi will be mostly fulltime, with Romy getting decent platoon time at 2B and DH. Casas has to start in the minors. Either Duran or Yoshi have to go.
  25. JoeBrady
    That's one of the reasons I prefer signing a 3B. If Bregman gets hurt, Mayer goes to 3B and Hammy/Romy platoon. If Story gets hurt, same thing.
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