Poll: Which catcher would you move in the off-season?

[Omar]

Who gets moved in the off season? Jansen, Kirk, or Moreno?

 

Who currently has the most trade value?

[Terminator]

Jansen or Moreno make the most sense. If the team is all in the next two years then I'd trade Moreno. If they are going for sustainable longterm contention I think I'd trade Jansen. If you really want to get into the nitty gritty then I'd look to see which of them hit high velocity the best because the team isn't that great at it overall. I think Jansen in particular really struggles with velocity.

[Omar]

I would move Jansen simply because he is 4 years older. Go with youth. Also I believe Jansen would be more coveted as a catcher who can hit so he would get us more value in return. If Kirk can get his body issues worked out over the next couple of years, he will eventually be more a more valueable asset. Sorry Jano.

[Terminator]

Kirk's body issues are overblown, especially considering the fact that he will be paired with another good defensive C in either Jansen or Moreno and will DH a fair bit of the time. We have 4 years of control left on Kirk and it's through his age 24-27 seasons. He'll be fine.

 

Jansen, the guy who supposedly doesn't have body issues, has missed significant time in every season he's been a regular. He's also older than Kirk yet despite all of this no one ever considers his body breaking down like they constantly do with Kirk.

[bendera3]

This may be unpopular but I'd keep all 3 and try Gabby at a few more positions to give him versatility. He signed as an infielder so I'm assuming he spent most of his baseball life playing there and could probably play a passable corner outfield spot.

 

Edit: But I do think the front office moves one and I'd guess Jansen.

[G-Snarls]

The fact none got traded this last year suggests to me their trade value hasn't been as high as we'd like?

[Jaysareus]

They don't know what they have in Moreno yet to trade any of the catchers. Moreno needs more MLB time to see how good he is then trade one of them

[Terminator]

This may be unpopular but I'd keep all 3 and try Gabby at a few more positions to give him versatility. He signed as an infielder so I'm assuming he spent most of his baseball life playing there and could probably play a passable corner outfield spot.

 

Edit: But I do think the front office moves one and I'd guess Jansen.

 

A .300 average with 15 homers and decent fielding in LF isn't all that special. A .300 average with 15 homers and good defense at C is pretty awesome. I get it if we keep all 3, we'll need to find him some PT but the better move would be to trade someone.

[JFD]

I'd trade Vlad or Bo before any of them

[keggy]

This may be unpopular but I'd keep all 3 and try Gabby at a few more positions to give him versatility. He signed as an infielder so I'm assuming he spent most of his baseball life playing there and could probably play a passable corner outfield spot.

 

Edit: But I do think the front office moves one and I'd guess Jansen.

 

If Moreno can cover some of the IF and OF, he's basically Gavin Lux with catching ability making the league minimum which is incredibly valuable. This would mean less Tapia and give us the flexibility of a legitimate 3rd catcher. And getting enough ABs wouldn't be a problem with that many positions to cover.

 

The biggest concern is that it would be a huge ask for a young player to learn to cover all these positions and still develop as a hitter and catcher.

[mellowgold]

Kirk. I really don't think his value will ever be higher.

 

He'll probably continue to hit moving forward but I don't know how long he'll have any defensive value at all and if he can barely run 1st to home at 23 years old, it's gonna be pretty ugly moving forward. And it's not like his bat is THAT good. He faded pretty badly in the second half of the season.

 

You can probably extend Jansen for a couple years on a sweetheart deal and Moreno can break in slowly while also providing spot duty at 2B. But I agree our focus should be keeping him mostly as a C.

[Jonn]

Kirk is the easy choice for me. I like him but he has shown no commitment to improve his glaring weight issue. Guys like that tend to not hold up very well. The wrong side of 30 starts at 28 for him. He has far and away the highest value to secure the best return. And we go into next 2 season with 2 Athletic Catcher’s behind the plate.

[Terminator]

The wrong side of 30 starts at 28 for him.

 

Perfect. We have 4 more years of team control on him through his age 27 season.

[peterkim]

i would move Jansen since he is high value now , I dont want to move him by himself but package him with Bo Bichette and 2 minor leaguers for good player

[Jonn]

Perfect. We have 4 more years of team control on him through his age 27 season.

 

Or trade him now while his value is at premium and impact the roster in another key area. You have a great Catcher in Jansen who they honestly prefer Catching anyway. And you’re young Star Prospect under his wing who can make starts at other positions. The other advantage is never having to clog up the DH slot. You can rotate the DH more freely.

[Captain_Obvious]

Trade Kirk. Let's not trade the best offensive player on the team since June last year.

[JaysAllMighty]

Keep all 3, Moreno can replace Biggio.

[jaysblue]

I would probably lean towards one of Kirk or Jansen, depending on what they could bring back. Keep Moreno since he'll be under club control for 6 more seasons. I don't think you'll be able to package Moreno with anyone else to bring in an elite arm or player in return.

[JFD]

How many catchers in MLB history have more walks than strikeouts at age 23.... Yeah lets trade that guy

[Jimcanuck]

How many catchers in MLB history have more walks than strikeouts at age 23.... Yeah lets trade that guy

 

Yes, sell high on Kirk

 

He should return a quite valuable pitcher or pitching

[JFD]

Yes, sell high on Kirk

 

He should return a quite valuable pitcher or pitching

 

Lets trade him for another free swinger with low IQ

[Jimcanuck]

Lets trade him for another free swinger with low IQ

 

Nah, move him for pitching, replace him with a similar hitter in Moreno

[Spanky99]

Who gets moved in the off season? Jansen, Kirk, or Moreno?

 

Who currently has the most trade value?

 

I picked none of them, simply because my answer is where they get the best value, pull the trigger.

[Eat My Shatkins]

None unless some team offers way too much for one.

[Omar]

I picked none of them, simply because my answer is where they get the best value, pull the trigger.

 

"If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice."

Neil Peart

[Blastttoff]

Moreno and Bichette for Ohtani

[Spanky99]

Moreno and Bichette for Ohtani

 

Does this come with an extension, lol.

[RobinThicc]

Maybe theres a deal ti be had with the Diamondbacks

[L54]

I guess you gotta move whoever fetches the biggest relative haul like Jim has been saying.

 

If Kirk gets you a young stud SP with 3+ years you have to think about that

 

Jansen with two years remaining is only going to appeal to teams who plan on competing and might not want to subtract from their big league roster. St. Louis would be a logical partner if they were willing to move major league pieces.

 

Moreno is the biggest question mark. I won’t be upset if they move him to address other needs but I get the feeling he’s the safest bets to stay out of the three.

[Stangstag]

I guess you gotta move whoever fetches the biggest relative haul like Jim has been saying.

 

If Kirk gets you a young stud SP with 3+ years you have to think about that

 

Jansen with two years remaining is only going to appeal to teams who plan on competing and might not want to subtract from their big league roster. St. Louis would be a logical partner if they were willing to move major league pieces.

 

Moreno is the biggest question mark. I won’t be upset if they move him to address other needs but I get the feeling he’s the safest bets to stay out of the three.

 

Completely agree with this. Kirk will likely fetch the most of the 3. I think Jansen’s bat is a lot better than people give him credit for, so I have no problem with him as the main catcher. Also Kirk is like 50/50 C/DH and we have enough DH guys to rotate already on this team.

 

The team would be better served trading Kirk for a starting pitcher. Gotta fill 2 spots in the rotation this offseason IMO.