Around Baseball 2022

[Jimcanuck]

Reasonable price for Benintendi. Will probably return surplus value in that deal, depends on how much speed he loses in the latter half.

[Deadpool]

That would hasten Bloom's firing, so not gonna happen. Devers will walk for nothing but a pick.

 

There's a non-zero chance that he just won't offer a QO for some insane reason and get literally nothing for him.

[connorp]

So many teams, so many outcomes.

Boston got new ownership and decided against the mega payroll. Lost Mookie for nothing, wasted/wasting away a window with some of the best core pieces in baseball

[connorp]

Diluted their Mookie trade no less to save money. Though luckily for the Sox, their revenue stream is always going to be great. Crazy sports town

[Terminator]

Reasonable price for Benintendi. Will probably return surplus value in that deal, depends on how much speed he loses in the latter half.

 

Yeah it's fine in a vacuum but it's basically waving the white flag and saying we are going to be mediocre in LF for the next 5 years.

[Terminator]

So is Hosmer league minimum for the next 3 years until his contract is up? No room for him on the Jays but someone out there could use him at that price I'm sure.

[BTS]

So is Hosmer league minimum for the next 3 years until his contract is up? No room for him on the Jays but someone out there could use him at that price I'm sure.

 

Yup. He'll definitely catch on somewhere as a platoon 1B or pinch hit option for the min.

[G-Snarls]

Diluted their Mookie trade no less to save money. Though luckily for the Sox, their revenue stream is always going to be great. Crazy sports town

 

Will be lots of tickets sold regardless

 

And lots of boos at Fenway when their s***** starting rotation routinely coughs up 7+ runs

[connorp]

Yeah it's fine in a vacuum but it's basically waving the white flag and saying we are going to be mediocre in LF for the next 5 years.

 

There’s this myth that slugging corner OF are easy to find

[L54]

Yeah it's fine in a vacuum but it's basically waving the white flag and saying we are going to be mediocre in LF for the next 5 years.

 

Just like the Jays since 2019

[BTS]

There’s this myth that slugging corner OF are easy to find

 

Hunter Renfroe has been traded for nothing twice in the last two years

[connorp]

Hunter Renfroe has been traded for nothing twice in the last two years

 

Jays need a bat. Yes, “need” is subjective. But many teams in the Jays make themselves better for the next year.

Definitely Bassitt did that if Father Time doesn’t get him (I don’t think it will this year anyway)

Getting a possible backend arm was nice too if it works out, but need something extra for those 2-1 and 3-2 games

[RobinThicc]

[connorp]

Cubs didn’t wait long to reload

[G-Snarls]

Cubs didn’t wait long to reload

 

WTF

 

Didn't wait long enough IYAM

[BTS]

Cubs are going to win like 70 games this year

[connorp]

Dansby kind of the poster boy for WAR shortcomings. Like he suddenly became Ozzie Smith at 28 is worth 6+ WAR

[BTS]

I guess the Braves are going with Grisson at SS and Albies at 2B?

[Terminator]

Dansby kind of the poster boy for WAR shortcomings. Like he suddenly became Ozzie Smith at 28 is worth 6+ WAR

 

Yeah I don't trust defense fueled WAR spikes like that.

[L54]

All the major free agents have been signed by Christmas.

[G-Snarls]

All the major free agents have been signed by Christmas.

 

Yeah wow

 

No one had to hold out

 

Eveyone got paid. Nicely

[Ehjays]

[Jonn]

Bo would look great in a Braves uniform

[L54]

Bo would look great in a Braves uniform

 

Bo and a prospect for Ronald

[G-Snarls]

[G-Snarls]

AA on MLB Network today

 

Braves made a "solid long term offer to Swanson" but it was "a chunk lower than the Cubs did"

This was said after the host pointed out all the below market value deals he had signed others for.

AA: "sometimes contract extensions don't work out even if players want to remain a Brave". Gave example of Donaldson.

"There's only so much pie to go around"

 

On the Murphy trade he talked to Beane early in the off season and didn't seem like a fit for a trade.

Still wanted him so involved a third team because Brewers had a fit.

"Catchers don't play 162 so there are lots of at bats to go around" between catcher and DH. D'Arnaud is "excited, he's all in"

If he'd had a choice he would have traded for him in another year or two but he had a chance to get him now so he went for it

William Contreras' "calling card is his bat". Had to include him in the trade or it wouldn't have happened.

Edited December 18, 2022 by G-Snarls

[Carlos Danger]

AA on MLB Network today

 

Braves made a "solid long term offer to Swanson" but it was "a chunk lower than the Twins did"

This was said after the host pointed out all the below market value deals he had signed others for.

AA: "sometimes contract extensions don't work out even if players want to remain a Brave". Gave example of Donaldson.

"There's only so much pie to go around"

 

On the Murphy trade he talked to Beane early in the off season and didn't seem like a fit for a trade.

Still wanted him so involved a third team because Brewers had a fit.

"Catchers don't play 162 so there are lots of at bats to go around" between catcher and DH. D'Arnaud is "excited, he's all in"

If he'd had a choice he would have traded for him in another year or two but he had a chance to get him now so he went for it

William Contreras' "calling card is his bat". Had to include him in the trade or it wouldn't have happened.

 

Thanks for the recap. I love to hear AA interviews.

 

Did you mean to write Cubs vice Twins? Or did AA say the Twins also outbid them on Swanson?

[G-Snarls]

Thanks for the recap. I love to hear AA interviews.

 

Did you mean to write Cubs vice Twins? Or did AA say the Twins also outbid them on Swanson?

 

Oops. Cubs.

 

Edit: Maybe he did say Twins. Note Tweet in next post

Edited December 18, 2022 by G-Snarls

[G-Snarls]

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