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Most people were on board with Bellinger on a one year deal rebuilding his value. Never wanted to sign him an extension. Especially considering his underlying numbers.
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Most people were on board with Bellinger on a one year deal rebuilding his value. Never wanted to sign him an extension. Especially considering his underlying numbers.

 

And the Cubs gave him 3/80 on a show me deal, lol... fools.

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A bit surprised Cole opted out of 4/144. Elbow issues this year, and he was a bit less dominant than normal. Not convinced he'd beat that on the FA market
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A bit surprised Cole opted out of 4/144. Elbow issues this year, and he was a bit less dominant than normal. Not convinced he'd beat that on the FA market

 

The way it works is the Yankees can now enforce an option for a 5th year to make the contract 5/180.

 

DeGrom signed for 5/185 so 5/180 is reasonable

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Ha-Seong Kim opts out. Nice target for the Jays, can play everywhere

 

Always been high on him. Just needed to get out of San Diego. He has sneaky pop, will take a walk, and can run on top of that defensive versatility.

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Always been high on him. Just needed to get out of San Diego. He has sneaky pop, will take a walk, and can run on top of that defensive versatility.

 

Would be a nice guy to sign, he can cover 3B/2B for 2025 and then take over as SS when Bo leaves.

 

This FO loves positional versatility so I could see it.

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Would be a nice guy to sign, he can cover 3B/2B for 2025 and then take over as SS when Bo leaves.

 

This FO loves positional versatility so I could see it.

 

Yeah would be a great target. How much do you think he will cost?

 

Would fit in really nicely at lead-off! Has some decent pop & speed and can take a walk. Can play him at 2B or 3B this season and then move him over to short once Bo is gone.

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A bit surprised Cole opted out of 4/144. Elbow issues this year, and he was a bit less dominant than normal. Not convinced he'd beat that on the FA market

 

Yankees might be better putting that money towards someone like Corbin Burnes and/or Blake Snell. Both are younger and coming off better seasons.

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The way it works is the Yankees can now enforce an option for a 5th year to make the contract 5/180.

 

DeGrom signed for 5/185 so 5/180 is reasonable

 

Rangers so far have only got 9 starts from deGrom over the last two seasons lol. Geez, he better make 25-30 starts in 2025 at least.

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Always been high on him. Just needed to get out of San Diego. He has sneaky pop, will take a walk, and can run on top of that defensive versatility.

 

Kim and Clement are very close to the same player overall, Kim just walks a bit more. Is the gap in salary between the two worth the extra ... 5-10 OPS+ or WRC+ ? I'd pass on Kim but only because Ernie is here.

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Yankees might be better putting that money towards someone like Corbin Burnes and/or Blake Snell. Both are younger and coming off better seasons.

 

Yeah, I don't think it's a slam dunk either. How many Jays fans would be thrilled if the Jays signed Cole for 5/180?

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LMAO. The Brewers are even cheaper than the Athletics.

 

Like geez, one of the best closers in the game. They're going to go to arbitration over 1M. Pick up the damn option at $10.5M! That's a steal for an arm like Devin Williams.

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Yeah, I don't think it's a slam dunk either. How many Jays fans would be thrilled if the Jays signed Cole for 5/180?

 

Yeah and he's already 34. I wouldn't want to sign him for 5/180 after the season he just had.

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Gerrit Cole is stupid but the Yankees just might be stupider

 

Would be pretty funny if the Yanks call his bluff and he ends up with the 2023 Snell contract

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I didn't realize Cole was already 34. Giving him 5/180 at his age is a pretty big risk. I think the Yankees will end up doing it though.
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Would be pretty funny if the Yanks call his bluff and he ends up with the 2023 Snell contract

 

I would not be surprised to see the Yankees walking away from the contract.

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Maybe the likeliest outcome is the Yankees and Cole just figure out a new term entirely

 

He opted out of 4/$144

Yankees have the option of doing 5/$180

 

Maybe they go to him and say "hey we will give you the $180 but we want to do it over 7 years"

 

Might not make much difference to Cole. Odds are he is cooked or just a problematic injury prone dude at 39 anyway.

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LMAO. The Brewers are even cheaper than the Athletics.

 

Like geez, one of the best closers in the game. They're going to go to arbitration over 1M. Pick up the damn option at $10.5M! That's a steal for an arm like Devin Williams.

 

I'd be shocked if he's not dealt

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I'd be shocked if he's not dealt

 

Yup, this is the Brewers' MO. They did it with Hader, and they won't be afraid to do it again with Williams. Trevor Megill has been quietly dominant for two seasons now, and they'll probably turn DL Hall into a dominant reliever since he can't stay healthy as a starter and is cheap.

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It's hilarious to see all these reports and now players speaking out about how awful the Yankees defense was and how they knew it would bite them in the ass at some point and how it gave LA such an advantage. Yet when our own team (built on a great offense/poor defense) fails in 2021 and 2022 - our fans s*** on the GM for trying to change the makeup of the team to address the s***** defense - like it was the WRONG thing to do.

 

The plan itself, to sacrificing some offense for defense, was a good idea. When you combined it with the offensive collapse of Vlad (2023), Kirk, Springer, etc. - it made it look like a massive over correct that failed miserably.

 

That said - The Yanks were a few games away from winning it all - so in our SSS playoffs - even the teams with the massive hole in the armor can still win it all.

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Joe Kelly firing some nasty shots at the Yankees lol

 

 

Came here to post this. Does anyone think more of Joe Kelly than Joe Kelly? Dude had an ERA close to 5 in the regular season and threw 0 playoff innings and is talking all kinds of s***.

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Are twitter embeds hidden for everyone else, or is it just me?

 

When you first post them they are but a refresh brings them right up.

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When you first post them they are but a refresh brings them right up.

 

I can’t see them at all on desktop today but I can on mobile.

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