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That little July heater does kind of make a difference. Shape of the season does matter but going AMAZING-BAD-OKAY-s***** is better than going AMAZING-BAD-s*****-SHITTYBAD

K rate is a red flag but plus defense is a green flag. I dunno. If he gets closer to $100M it might be a sweet deal for somebody. He seems like a smart player. He has like, one flaw. Whiffs. He has maxEV, barrels, defense, baserunning, general baseball IQ. I guess you could say he has a small second flaw, being the FB ratio which means less hits and lower AVG. But that's kind of a feature too since it's part of the power.

The "no bat" thing with Chapman is actually kind of interesting. It's not just semantics and posters being pedantic. He is a player that gives you the impression that there are huge flaws in his offensive game, but he has literally never been a below average MLB hitter. Just look at his wRC+ in every year. For a hitter who ostensibly seems all over the place with a swiss cheese swing, he has just ranged between average to comfortably above average with the stick. So, kind of an interesting divide between optics and reality? I dunno.

I f***ing love Tyler O'Neill. Go get him.

They might think Masyn Winn is good and therefore they can part with Edman and his 2 remaining years of control. Winn sucked in his 2023 cameo but he's tooled up. Traditional scouts might think he's a stud.

main problem is Liberatore kinda sucks. Bad fastball shape. But he's 24 and was a top 100 prospect recently so the Cardinals probably think he's a gem.

As far as the gap... I dunno. Some prospect. Cooper Hjerpe or Sem Robberse or something.

I just see Carlson as more of a boring LF than anything. Would not expect the moon. Would just hope for 15 HR with a decent all around game. 3 WAR if it clicks. 1.5 WAR if it doesn't.

In general I like the idea of trading SP for bats and then signing FA arms. Could really trade anybody depending on the return. Kikuchi may have some value now, Tiedemann a lot of value, Gausman a lot of value, Manoah who knows but some team probably thinks they can fix her.

MLBTR says Blue Jays have shown interest in Dylan Carlson Mentions Manoah as a possible trade fit Manoah has an extra year of control and more "demonstrated upside" but he is coming off the more disastrous 2023. I think STL would need to add something...

I had no idea. Thought he was okay since he has played some SS and CF up in MLB. I guess the sample sizes across the board are too small to conclude anything but he probably scouts horribly?

100% the Cubs don't appreciate him

Mahle's TJS was in May, right? He would be like one month ahead of the 2023 Ryu timeline. So in 2024 the signing team wouldn't get much, especially if he has any rehab delays. Severino's 2023 was one of the more puzzling SP seasons. The Yankees rotation was absolutely f***ing hilarious between him, Montas, and Rodon. Cortes also kind of funny with ERA regression.

Wow Seems dumb tbh

I'd be on board with trading for Eugenio Suárez Ernie Clement should do it

Dunno who this guy is but I doubt Toronto will miss Lantigua And I also kind of doubt they want to pay Chapman $100M+

https://www.fangraphs.com/players/brendon-little/21574/stats?position=P Dunno if anyone mentioned it but Toronto traded cash for this guy ^^^

No, but he probably doesn't hit a huge amount of doubles either. Just a weird player. If it all works out I guess he'll probably look sort of like 2023 Lars Nootbaar at the plate. But of course the 1B version of him. 15 HRs, .370 OBP kind of dude?

I wouldn't want him after 30 years old but he's 26. Not really concerned about the K rate right now.

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Ryan Noda is going to hit arbitration in 2026 so Oakland might want to cycle down and trade him before he costs $2M a year. Horwitz for Noda

Should Horwitz even matter? 25 year old with 10 HR in AAA in almost 500 PA. Sure, the BB and K rates look nice but again he was 25. He has options. I think he's a guy I really like on my 40 man roster but prefer not to have on my 26 man MLB roster.

I could get behind a big trade for Robert but it wouldn't be comfortable. Tiedemann + Orelvis + Arjun Nimmala might even fall short.

The White Sox head into the offseason looking to turn things around under a new general manager after a disastrous 2023 campaign. Chris Getz, promoted from his prior post as assistant GM after the summer dismissal of Rick Hahn and Kenny Williams, met with reporters yesterday at the GM Meetings in Scottsdale, Ariz. and discussed his team’s outlook. While the rookie baseball ops leader emphasized that there are winning pieces on the roster, he also acknowledged that on the whole, “I don’t like our team,” adding that it’s “not a well-rounded club” — a blunt recognition that broad changes are needed (link via Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times). While Getz didn’t delve into specifics as to how those changes would be realized, he took an open-minded approach when asked about trade possibilities, conceding that there “are no untouchables” on his roster. That’ll surely lead to a frenzy of fan speculation regarding talents like Dylan Cease and particularly Luis Robert Jr., although Getz also noted that he won’t be “proactive” in exploring Robert trade scenarios and called the center fielder the type of player a team should build around. The general tone of Getz’s comments, plus Robert’s talent and extremely appealing contract — he’s signed through 2025 at a total of $29.5MM guaranteed, plus club options for the 2026-27 seasons — will lead to ample interest. Still just 26 years old, Robert is fresh off a .264/.315/.542 showing in 145 games and 595 plate appearances with the South Siders. He popped 38 homers, swiped 20 bases and played standout defense in center field. It’s an MVP-caliber package of tools, and the fact that he’d earn a total of $67.5MM through 2027 if both his club options are exercised creates considerable surplus value for both the Sox or potential trade partners.

Cody Bellinger has to be the scariest big ticket free agent since Javier Baez - demonstrated replacement level downside - xwOBA in 2023 forty points worse than his wOBA - 2023 career lows in average EV, hard hit rate, and barrel rate - troubling injury history