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  1. JoeBrady
    I could be talked into Smith for Garcia, and I don't think Cleveland would be offended. Not quite impeccable, but a 39/2 K/W in his final two months. He could easily take over in 2027, while making solid contributions in 2026. I'm okay with the rest of the guys, but having a 3rd ace to add to Chapman and Whitlock would be really good.
  2. JoeBrady
    Because there might be four guys who know their strategy, and none of the four will being willing to get fired for telling reporters. You could have a shmore in the accounting department named Joe, but he likely is just giving you his personal opinion.
  3. JoeBrady
    A two-year deal with a third-year mutual option might entice the right-hander after a rough 2025 may have lowered his value. I'd have thought the author would've checked out MLB Rumors to find out that a 2-year deal was very unlikely. And, as mvp 78 pointed out, Gallen has a QO. I'd have thought that would be something of interest for the writer to include. Basically, a hard 'no'. There is no assurance that Gallen will be better than either Sandoval or Early. Spending $20M on Gallen is a non-starter given our other concerns.
  4. JoeBrady
    Isn't that Whitlock? He was almost unhittable in the 2nd half.
  5. JoeBrady
    Ian Browne of MLB.com recently provided insight into the team's preferences. I'm willing to bet the Browne didn't talk to anyone on the RS. That said, Alonso is a better fit, is a righty, and two years younger.
  6. JoeBrady
    I wouldn't trade Duran for Skubal without an extension. We can get other pitchers with Duran, who will be worse, but with more control.
  7. JoeBrady
    C-Narvaez 1B-Alonso 2B-Story SS-Kim 3B-Mayer LF-Anthony CF-Rafaela RF-Abreu DH-Yoshida Rotation-Crochet-Trade-Bello-Early-Sandoval 1-Kim & Alonso cost maybe $45M+. We have $38M available. A trade of Duran adds $8M, and NT Lowe adds $12M, leaving us with $15M to cover whoever we trade for as our #2. I'd also have no objection to signing a #4 SP and letting the field vy for #5.
  8. JoeBrady
    A lot of those predictions seem too long, and may way too long. I don't see much appeal among any of them. Without a lot of research, maybe Ranger Suarez, Alonso or Okamoto, and Kim I like a lot,
  9. JoeBrady
    I agree. I think some of writers are over-estimating the length of some of those deals. I think the Reds and Pirates are primed to deal from the rotation depth, but they need GMs capable of making big-time trades. And Minny is almost definitely dealing, and maybe Miami.
  10. JoeBrady
    They won 74 in 2024. Their 2025 Py W/L was 88-74. Sometimes teams just get hot at the right time.
  11. JoeBrady
    It completely depends on circumstances. If we re-sign Bregman, then we'll have Romy/Mayer splitting some time, which means less lefties for Mayer. But if we sign Bichette or Kim, then Mayer starts at 3rd and plays every game.
  12. JoeBrady
    A walk is almost never a bad outcome. IMO, the two most important attributes for a hitter are: 1-Never swing at a ball. 2-If you're ahead in the count, don't swing at strikes you can't hit. I don't know how often I see a hitter leaning over to swing at a 1-0 ball low and outside. Even if it's a strike, so what?
  13. JoeBrady
    That cuts both ways. I've seen way too many guys swing at a ball two inches off the plate. Probably a lot more guys swinging at obvious balls than obvious strikes.
  14. JoeBrady
    Hamilton has some of the best grades in BB at 2nd, while Sogard, in limited innings at 2nd, grades out negatively.
  15. JoeBrady
    I wanted Bieber last year. I'd have gone $70M/4, and still would. I have no idea why he accepted the option, unless something is wrong with his arm.
  16. JoeBrady
    So we're trying to upgrade 1B and DH, and 2 of the top 12 are the guys we are trying to replace?
  17. JoeBrady
    Criswell had one start last year. We have both the money and prospects to make this a very good rotation. I don't want to have to get lucky at 40% of my rotation spots. Heck, even Bello is not quite a lock.
  18. JoeBrady
    is using two guys that didn't pitch in 2025 any better than starting two rookies? Our problems last year weren't the hitting nor the top of our rotation. It was the #4 thru #15 guys that started 76 games, went 15-26 with an ERA of 5.18. I can live with a question mark at #5, but not at #4 & #5.
  19. JoeBrady
    All of Casas' value will be based on health. You have a lot of mid-tier teams like Pitt, Miami, Texas, Mil, AZ, and maybe 1-2 more teams that will be looking for minimum-salary equivalents at 1B, and maybe more looking for cheap DHs. Of course they will be looking at his injury history, but every single one of them will also be thinking about his 126 OPS+ from 2022-2024, with three control years left. If we get into a Duran/Campbell, etc. for #1/#2 SP situation, for example, and the other team wants more, Casas will add real value. But mostly if he looks like he's coming back sometime in April.
  20. JoeBrady
    His .907 at the Fens includes a .394 BABIP. Think more along the lines of 24 HRs and a .290. Good, but not great. And his stats at Fenway over the past four years are 1 HR in 90 ABs with a .300 average. He's more line drive than FB HR type hitter. I doubt he does anything special at Fenway,
  21. JoeBrady
    If you ae going to overpay $6M a year, then you are adding at least $30M to his contract. You might as well add a year at a cheaper price. You'd be better off with BA's offer of $240M/8.
  22. JoeBrady
    You could be right. But if we add a #2, like Lodolo, then we have 3 SPs, and will have to add 2 more from your list. I like the other guys, but if you choose Early & Tolle, as good as their pedigree is, you're still starting two rookies.
  23. JoeBrady
    My thinking is still that, if we finished 6th out of 30 in road runs scored, and bring back the same team, we'll theoretically be 6th in scoring again.
  24. JoeBrady
    Fair enough. I'd like to consider him as a fallback position. Just for the sake of debate, say we signed Bregman, Alonso and Ranger. If that took our entire allowance, and we had to platoon Gonzo/Hamilton at 2nd, I'd be fine with that.
  25. JoeBrady
    My figuring is that we were 9th in road OPS and 6th in road RS last year. That makes us a good scoring team. If we replace Bregman's bat, and add a full year of Casas, Mayer, and Anthony, we should be better than last year. We can do better on offense, but if we add a Bregman-level bat, a #2 SP, and another quality SP, we'll stay under the cap, and should be a 90+ win team.
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