Laika
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Yeah but that's a pretty specific time from which to judge his value. You've only got so many contending teams looking to add a non-impact OF. His offseason market should be much bigger
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I would understand this if trades were illegal and Toronto's decision was to keep 2 and cut 1 of Revere, Pompey, Saunders. But how can he possibly be a non-tender candidate? Some team out there would want him, even if it's just for a PTBNL.
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What does "high danger" mean here?
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Have to feel good for Rich Hill. He's 35 and that's basically double his career earnings
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Good, because none of them would be even close to as good as O'Day and nobody would read your list.
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Gotta love amphetamine driven .215 ISO seasons out of nowhere from guys with 40 grade power.
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It's not hard to poke holes in a guy whose last name is literally Poo Holes. Ok, that was bad.
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You're correct that it's relatively easy to find good relievers. It's hard to find truly elite relievers though. And O'Day is absolutely elite. Since 2009, his RA9-WAR is 2nd in baseball behind only Kimbrel. Since 2012, he's #3 behind Kimbrel and Chapman. The guy is a beast!
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Cervelli is like peak Carlos Ruiz, reincarnated. He'll be a nice waiver draft target for me if I can't land a better C this offseason.
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Perfect. I anticipate the flood of offers. If anyone has a C to dangle, I'd love to move Santana for him. Even if the talent doesn't line up exactly, I can accept a good prospect or add Ubaldo/Anderson to close any value gaps. I'll also consider trading him for sexy prospects.
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Boxy, I need a sales pitch for Carlos Santana.
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Yeah, we don't even have to look that far. *Cough* Marlins trade.
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Looks like you could use a Carlos Santana in your life.
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Yeah it's no mystery that a guy like Revere actually helps your offense quite a bit. Drury is basically a top 100 fantasy prospect. 55 hit + 55 power for an infielder in Arizona is pretty attractive. He hit .302, .299, and .303 the last three years in the minors and had a .200 ISO in 2014 and 2013... De La Rosa is similarly interesting as a MLB roster "prospect". 13th hardest FB in the majors last year for starters, gets swinging strikes, and has standout offspeed pitches. Hammel is pretty underrated, I guess. Sometimes Coors Field can leave a stink on a guy. Now that he's in Chicago the package is very attractive. Not unlike the STL version of John Lackey, who people seem to appreciate.
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Jayson Stark @jaysonst 5m5 minutes ago Had one exec tell me this week he thinks Yankees "will move" Miller--for a big, Kimbrel-like package built around big-league ready starters What kind of world is this? Since when can you sign a free agent reliever to a huge contract and then turn around and trade them for a big package of MLB ready starters? Either the twitter media thinks we are stupid, or baseball is actually stupid.
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Darren O'Day wants a four year deal in the 30M range. I'd do it. The guy is basically a 2-win player.
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When North comes around he can tell you all about the merits of Brandon Drury
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Cody Anderson is a must keep. I wonder if Swihart and Vazquez will share time.
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1B - Votto 2B - Zobrist (OF) 3B - Wright SS - Miller (CF) CF - Fowler OF - Davis (1B) OF - Dickerson UTIL - Gordon BN - Santana (1B) BN - Walker (2B) SP - Arrieta SP - Salazar SP - Iwakuma SP - Wainwright SP - Hendricks SP - Iglesias SP - Anderson SP - Jimenez RP - Rondon RP - Papelbon I don't presently have a catcher and I'd like to trade for one, but I've gone with waiver draft options in the past like Riuz and Jaso and still made the playoffs, so not a big deal. I have a lot of offensive depth. Trea Turner also insures SS from my farm. I'd still like to add 3B depth behind Wright though. I like my rotation depth a lot. I'd like to find a way to keep Tommy Pham and possibly Wily Peralta. I am very open to trading Santana, Walker, Jimenez, and Anderson. I've also explored trading Chris Davis quite a bit. I should comfortably make the playoffs unless I get hit by a lot of bad luck.
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*have
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I don't think the gap between Hammel and Wainwright is that sizeable. Hammel has been excellent in Chicago and Wainwright just missed an entire season at an advanced age. Maybe it's more like SP3-->SP2
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Trade! To me: Adam Wainwright To Boxy: - Jason Hammel - Ben Revere - Brandon Drury - Preston Tucker - Rubby De La Rosa
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Yeah most likely. If Revere-Chavez were to happen, it would probably happen later in the offseason. Oakland wouldn't really want him unless spring is around the corner and they still aren't happy with their OF depth, and they haven't received an attractive offer yet for Chavez. Not a lot of teams in this day and age will be targeting a player like Ben Revere this early in the offseason.
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Revere should have a bit of value even if Toronto doesn't eat money. Not massive value, but if he were a free agent this offseason he'd certainly get more than the roughly 16 million that he'll make over the next two years. But with Oakland being so poor and Revere likely earning a couple million more than Chavez in 2016, Toronto would probably be asked to at least eat the salary difference in 2016.
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Relative to most, I hate Sanchez and I really like Chavez, but I still wouldn't do that trade. And contrary to what Anthopoulos thought during the Dickey negotiations, the possibility of someone coming with an extension shouldn't really increase their value. Revere + a bit of money for Chavez!
