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Cardinals to Sign Dexter Fowler
Abomination replied to Bangbangchikachika12's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Both players project for the same wRC+ next year, but Pillar projects for better defense. It might actually be a step back. -
Cardinals to Sign Dexter Fowler
Abomination replied to Bangbangchikachika12's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Almost all teams operate this way though in general, in all sports. Once in a while you get a situation like Detroit where they take a loss to get something favorable somewhere else (casino in that case), but that's not the norm. The Cards have made unfavorable (with the fans) decisions for years, yet they're regarded as one of the best organizations in baseball. They can make a move like Fowler now because they've made unpopular choices and managed their team responsibly. -
LMAO, Casey, say it, don't spray it. At least he got the ref's attention.
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Cardinals to Sign Dexter Fowler
Abomination replied to Bangbangchikachika12's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Lots of trade targets too. -
They could almost certainly get rid of Smoak (and lots of people on these boards would be very happy to see it). Morales could probably play outfield in a pinch, but realistically not all season. Pearce is not tradeable until midseason (we wouldn't want to anyway). Travis is cheap and puts up big value while in the lineup. No reason to trade him, and it's doubtful we'd get someone with his upside in return if we did. The only way we could likely keep EE at this point would be to trade someone like Estrada and figure out a cheap way to fill the 5th spot in the rotation. It seems pretty clear we're gonna have to fork out some cash for at least one outfield spot, whether it's Bautista or someone else.
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What happened to JV's ability to grab rebounds anyway? He's getting out-jumped by just about everyone. I've noticed it the last few games.
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Cardinals to Sign Dexter Fowler
Abomination replied to Bangbangchikachika12's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
It's kind of odd no one else has picked it up. It's probably true, but it could also be that someone hijacked his Twitter feed or something. -
It feels to me like he has an agreement to get posted whenever he wants, in exchange for signing with the Ham Fighters originally. He'd still probably be better off getting posted, just having the initial contract only cover the years until he reaches arbitration. It's not as tasty an outcome for him, but he probably still makes more (or at least similar) by getting posted assuming he's as good as advertised.
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This is painful to watch so far.
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I wonder what Joe Jimenez would cost from Detroit?
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Cardinals to Sign Dexter Fowler
Abomination replied to Bangbangchikachika12's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
I still really like Moss as an option. He's not as good as Fowler, or as good a fit, but he should come a LOT cheaper and is still an average outfielder defensively. He and Upton would provide a very nice platoon. -
Back loading is pretty dangerous, unless it's a smaller amount in which case inflation takes care of it. I mean if Fowler gets 16M per, giving him 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 could work, or something to that effect. Doing what we did with Martin, etc probably wouldn't be wise though. Maybe Eddie would accept half the money to be deferred or something (without interest), although that's not ideal either in terms of future budgets.
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I really like Moss as a target, but as the secondary piece to picking up Fowler or Bats, not in place of them.
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Yeah, I agree. If giving him the 5/80 gets him to sign right now, do it. It's a reasonable price.
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Interesting pick in Sparkman. Maybe he can be our own version of Romo (except he throws harder). He's also a switch hitting pitcher (lol).
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Started off grumpy today, then saw that someone banned BBBB. My day is picking up
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He really has no home / road splits in terms of home runs or doubles, but he strikes out a TON more on the road and hits for a much lower average (.261 road, .334 home in his career). He had a fantastic season last year, but it's very unlikely that it's the new norm. I wouldn't mind trading for him, I just feel like Stroman is WAY too heavy a price. I do like the fact he can hit lefties.
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Unclear what the cost would be, but he's a very, very good target imo.
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If the Rockies want to throw in Story or Rodgers, then sure No way do I want to buy high on Blackmon though, and Stroman would be buying VERY high.
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Well if you're getting a young, high end, cost controlled outfielder, etc in return then it's just a different allocation of resources. One in which you take advantage of the market that's probably gone too far in the reliever direction.
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Holland probably equals Osuna with some upside above that, and Tolleson is a pretty solid arm when he's not giving up a 25% HR/FB rate.
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They're probably out after signing Holliday.
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With the prices closers are getting, both trade and FA, I think we should seriously consider trading Osuna. Maybe we can fill an outfield spot with a high end, young MLB ready prospect, and then some. Sign Holland, Tolleson, etc for the pen.
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I wonder what the cost would be like to get Vogt, now that he's reaching arbitration years? Or perhaps Rupp now that Alfaro is knocking on the door in Philly? Vogt could split time at 1st, DH, and catcher, maybe even outfield in a pinch. Rupp is an average framer with good defense, and the bat is playable for a backup catcher.
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Iannetta's framing numbers are horrible (except for 2015 for some reason). He's basically Navarro in all aspects, except he doesn't switch hit.