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  1. JoeBrady
    Hence the but if we could get Skubal on the $300M/8 I mentioned,
  2. JoeBrady
    They won't until they do. Every FA looks good, until they don't. I still remember the rejoicing in Colorado over signed Bryant, while I was telling them, before he even stepped on the field, that they should trade him to the RS, along with $51M. That's how overpaid he was, even on the first day. Bregman is better than that, but the number I came up with to Kimmi was $125M/5 based on his projected WAR and decline.
  3. JoeBrady
    The only indispensable players are aces pitchers, or maybe just #1's. Everyone else is just a slightly better or slightly worse than the next guy in line. The difference between Bregman and Suarez last year was 0.3 fWAR. Alonso v Contreras was 0.8, mostly on then numbers of PAs. My point is that you can always replace someone. The Padres got excoriated for trading Soto, but a look at the historical numbers made it look like a sure winner. The key to me is that, if you acquiring a cheaper alternative, then you need to spend that savings smartly.
  4. JoeBrady
    I doubt Romy gets us Vientos. But I would trade Casas straight-up for Vientos easily, though I doubt the NYMs make that trade. One extra year of control. A righty. A very nice backup for Mayer against tough lefties. At worst, he can platoon with Yoshi. At best, he can replace him. In 2028, he replaces Contreras at 1st.
  5. JoeBrady
    I'm not sure what direction you're going. If you prefer HRs, then Suarez is better. If you like GG defense, then Hoerner is better. Heck, even Vientos is a better HR hitter than Bregman at this point.
  6. JoeBrady
    Are you not Fred?
  7. JoeBrady
    I was just making conversation, but if we could get Skubal on the $300M/8 I mentioned, then I'd make that trade. Not happily, but we'd have about the best rotation in BB.
  8. JoeBrady
    My assumption as well. My argument at the time was that we weren't to extend Bregman at $30M to play 3rd when we had one of the top prospects in BB to do so. I was under the assumption that KC would be our 2B. The entire Bregman issue relates to KC not coming close to grabbing the 2B position. Last year at this time, I'd have been very happy with a 2026 IF of Casas, Campbell, Story and Mayer.
  9. JoeBrady
    My guess is that they signed Bregman thinking that either Mayer or Campbell would need another year of development.
  10. JoeBrady
    Yup, I still remember the cries of 'cheap' when we signed Beltre.
  11. JoeBrady
    Getting a WS prediction wrong in 4 out of 22 years is virtually impossible.
  12. 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.
  13. JoeBrady
    Actually, that was yesterday. Today we are 9th.
  14. JoeBrady
    You also provided that exceptional insight in 2007, 2013, and 2018. Probably also in 2004.
  15. 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.
  16. JoeBrady
    Under/over signature, I'm on.
  17. JoeBrady
    As someone that wanted AB, this looks like a significant overpay.
  18. JoeBrady
    My guess is Suarez.
  19. JoeBrady
    Sure, but you can't ask me what time it is and not expect me to tell you how the World Clock works.
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. 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.
  23. 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.
  24. JoeBrady
    Only if they include Bob 'f'ing Gibson.
  25. JoeBrady
    Casas has averaged 33 per 600 ABs for his career. That would've been good for #16 last year.
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