Xander Eggo (split from "Non-NYM winter 22/23 comings and goings")

[metirish]

Xander Bogaerts to the Padres for 11 fucking years/$280 million , wow , that's reckless??

[Frayed Knot]

Already 30 y/o !!!

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

Makes me wonder if they think they won't have a shot at keeping Soto when his contract is up. They already have a crazy long-term deal for Tatis, and a 10-year, $300 million deal for Manny Machado. Soto is going to command something like 14 years and $400 million+, right?

[smg58]

Self-styled Met villain heads back to NL. https://twitter.com/mlbnetwork/status/1598789451962060825

Another good deal for the Mariners. Winker has bounceback potential, but I'm not spending $8M on a platoon DH looking for redemption unless they're taking a similarly dubious contract from us. Wong is better than that.

[smg58]

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Xander Bogaerts to the Padres for 11 fucking years/$280 million , wow , that's reckless??

[A Boy Named Seo]

It seems a kinda odd place to burn $280M. Even if they have huge doubts about Tatis now (which, duh) they still have Kim at short who is elite defensively and hits some. They made a nice run last year, but I don't think the Padres were one Xander Bogaerts short of being the best team in the world.

[A Boy Named Seo]

Holy shit. Xander going from Fenway - the 3rd most favorable hitters park (109 park factor) to number 29 with Petco (94 park factor).



I hope his new bed is comfortable cause he just kicked the sexy green monster out of it.



https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderboard/statcast-park-factorshttps://baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderboard/statcast-park-factors

[Frayed Knot]

The Tatis deal would also look better if he ever gets on the field before it runs out.

Two extended absences -- an injury and a suspension, both self-inflicted -- have kept him on the sidelines essentially since the ink on the mega-deal was still wet.

Plus he's not even going to be their SS going forward. You figured that was going to happen at some point during the deal but not at age (24?) with 90% of the contract still to go.

[Edgy MD]

San Diego clearly showed up to to the winter meetings in a Brinks van.

[Frayed Knot]

Edgy MD wrote: San Diego clearly showed up to to the winter meetings in a Brinks van.

And left the meetings without it.

[Edgy MD]

It's suspicious to see Franciscans even getting their hands on that kind of money in the first place.

[Lefty Specialist]

A Boy Named Seo wrote: Holy shit. Xander going from Fenway - the 3rd most favorable hitters park (109 park factor) to number 29 with Petco (94 park factor). I hope his new bed is comfortable cause he just kicked the sexy green monster out of it. https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderboard/statcast-park-factorshttps://baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderboard/statcast-park-factors

Yeah, it'll be interesting to see his numbers at Petco. No more banging doubles off that big wall.



Puzzling move by the Padres, but it's their money. They'll be a beast this year.

[batmagadanleadoff]

I dunno how much that matters anymore. A team merely has to make the playoffs. And almost half of all teams will. Once you're in, you don't have to be a beast. Because, I'm fairly certain, baseball playoffs are one big fat luckfest. But it'd help a team's playoff run immensely if it has superstar pitching.

[Fman99]

You'd think after the Hosmer deal they'd have learned about throwing too much money at guys who will clearly not be able to duplicate their successes in that park. But what do I know, I'm just a caveman, your world frightens and confuses me

[Frayed Knot]

A Boy Named Seo wrote: It seems a kinda odd place to burn $280M. Even if they have huge doubts about Tatis now (which, duh) they still have Kim at short who is elite defensively and hits some.

Between Kim, Tatis, Machado, and now Bogaerts, the Pads have effectively been signing a new SS per year with three of the four at sky-high rates.

It appears that this moves Kim to 2B, Tatis officially to CF (where he dabbled briefly last year) with former SS Machado continuing to man 3B and

Bogaerts as the new incumbent SS. Bets already being taken (sanctioned by MLB) on which SS they've got their eye on for next off-season.

[The Hot Corner]

Frayed Knot wrote: A Boy Named Seo wrote: It seems a kinda odd place to burn $280M. Even if they have huge doubts about Tatis now (which, duh) they still have Kim at short who is elite defensively and hits some. Between Kim, Tatis, Machado, and now Bogaerts, the Pads have effectively been signing a new SS per year with three of the four at sky-high rates. It appears that this moves Kim to 2B, Tatis officially to CF (where he dabbled briefly last year) with former SS Machado continuing to man 3B and Bogaerts as the new incumbent SS. Bets already being taken (sanctioned by MLB) on which SS they've got their eye on for next off-season.

Where does that leave Jake Cronenworth? I would think his bat would put him ahead of Kim at second base.

[Edgy MD]

Dansby Swanson is still out there. Let the Padre hording of shortstops continue!