Do you want Bo to stay or go?

[Gwreck]

1 hour ago, Edgy MD said:

I've already mentioned one potential improvement (Teruaki Sato) above, but you don't have to improve at third.  You just have to improve at how you spend that $42 million dollars.

I agree Sato is the most interesting alternative and also mentioned him upthread, although it’s not a guarantee he gets posted.

With all the caveats about not knowing what happens with the next CBA, I reject the premise that the $42M is a limited pool and that another $42M couldn’t be spent even if Bo stays.

But even if Bichette were to leave, and the team spends that now-freed money elsewhere, it’s true they don’t have to improve at third necessarily.  If he leaves, third base will become one of the 4 spots in the everyday lineup open for improvement (with first, second, and OF/DH).  Yet even with such open flexibility, I’m still not sure there’s a realistically available player I like more than Bichette for any of those 4 spots.  I guess Brandon Lowe is intriguing as mentioned above but I’m not sure he’s a better option.

[Edgy MD]

I don't know what "$42M is a limited pool" means, let alone forward it as a premise.  I also don't propose that "$42 million more cannot be spent," but obviously, the team has limits on how much they want to blow past the cap, and how much of a penalty they want to endure, and so I am mindful of that.