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I look at him and wonder why he didn't take the QO. Unless the draft pick has scared most of his suitors away and he's a bargain (like, 2 and 30), I don't see the point. The only starting pitcher pitcher acquisitions so far where I think the buyers paid a reasonable price are Yusei Kikuchi (3 and 66 from the Angels) and Alex Cobb (1 and 15 from the Tigers). Clay Holmes might be worth the gamble, and he's not a huge overpay for the pen if the rotation doesn't work out. But most of what I've seen so far is nutty. I hope Pivetta's not being treated like an ace.
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Prospects 4, 5, 11, and 14 from the Red Sox system according to MLB.com, including #25 and #54 overall. For a guy who's shown some flashes.
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It wasn't that long ago that Vasil was highly regarded, so I'm more than a little surprised he was left unprotected. At the very least, I would have traded him before I just let him go. Yeah he struggled at AAA last year, but so did Brandon Sproat. And José Buttó had a 5.93 ERA at Syracuse in 2023. Don't assume he can't stick in the Rays' pen for a full season.
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When the Angels signed Yusei Kikuchi for 3 and 66, I thought it was too early in the offseason to grab a pitcher at the edge of what I'd consider paying for him. Now it looks like the Angels made a shrewd deal.
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I like Fried, but I would have been reluctant to give him five years. Eight? Nope. I'd much rather do what we did with Soto. I own Spencer Horwitz in the ottoneu league. He's kind of a Daniel Murphy type -- he doesn't have the power bat you'd expect from a first baseman, but it's not clear at this stage in his career that he can play second base well enough to stick there. He had an .864 OPS against right-handed pitching as a rookie though, so there's plenty of value even if he's older than Gimenez.
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Yeah they did sell kind of high on Ed Hearn. But they also made Jefferies out to be quite a bit more than he was.
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=Centerfield post_id=180693 time=1733856389 user_id=65] You sound like me. Victor Diaz, Dilson Herrera and Gavin Cecchini were a couple of guys I knew were going to be stars. Which is why I can't even pretend to know who should be dealt. I'm sure I would have had no objection to trading Vientos before this season.
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We had my wife's Yankee fan cousin over for dinner on Easter and we put the Yankee game on. The game was decided when Soto had a phenomenal bat against Josh Hader that resulted in a run-scoring single. I decided then he was the real deal and the Mets had to make a run for him. As for whether this will be too much for him in the long run -- I'll get back to you when I'm 70.
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The Indians presumably have a better idea of Bieber's health than anybody else does. It's a good deal for them if Bieber pitches most of the season.
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If you think there's a good chance that the light bulb clicks on for at least one of Sproat/Tidwell/Hamel/Vasil in AAA, then this isn't that risky of a play. I'd feel really good about this if we weren't also taking a bigger gamble with Montas.
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He got more than Kikuchi, and Kikuchi didn't cost the Angels a pick. Honestly, I'll take the draft pick at that price. But I will also thank Severino for significant contributions to this past year's team.
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Can we find people to run the game of baseball who don't actually hate the game of baseball?
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I could justify the salary if it was a team option and not a player option. But this just strikes me as being overly generous towards a so-so player.. I think I'd sooner take my chances with Butto in the rotation.
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Bonilla is certainly not the only big Mets acquisition to underachieve in his first season here. But while Beltran and Lindor played big roles getting the Mets to the playoffs their second year here and all was quickly forgiven, Bonilla was the most visible face on a sinking ship. Granted, he wasn't the one throwing fireworks at fans. But the prevailing narrative of that era was the Mets were full of unlikable guys who just didn't give a shit, and there was too much broken for Bonilla to fix with a good individual season.
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Even Karl Ehrhardt had to acknowledge that sometimes, there are no words.
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He's looked really good in stretches but been maddeningly inconsistent. The upside makes him worth a minor-league deal and a camp invite.
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I can't get worked up at this point. There's nothing substantial left to report until he signs, but people are going to report anyway. Since people like John Olerud are very much the exception and not the rule, I will assume Soto will take the biggest offer until he or his agent publicly says otherwise. I like being able to assume the Mets are in on players like Soto, though.
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It comes to about $160M in today's dollars. Five years is more than I'd give any pitcher right now, and I don't think Snell will give enough innings to justify that salary. Having said that, I don't like the early run on starting pitchers (Kikuchi signed with the Angels the other day), and I worry that will inflate the price for those who bide their time.
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Yusei Kikuchi heads to Anaheim for 3 years and $63M. About what I'd have valued him at.
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The 2023 Bellinger would be worth his salary. The 2024 version would still outhit Jose Siri, but might not be an overall upgrade. He'll be 30 in July, so age is not a concern. I'm just not sure what we're going to get. I might be interested if the Cubs don't ask for anything I'd miss in addition to taking his contract.
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One non-tender from another team I'd keep an eye on is Hoby Milner. Stearns had a hand in his arrival in Milwaukee, and the difference in his last two seasons probably had more to do with luck than anything else. His FIPs over the last three years have been remarkably consistent (3.16, 3.13, 3.14), and desirable for a cheap lefty arm.
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It wouldn't have been unanimous if I had a vote. But I may be biased.
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Or chasing wild boars without hurting himself.
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An elite fielder, but painfully one-dimensional as a hitter. He has some value if used right. -
He's yet to present any evidence that he can handle a full season of work, and his 5.12 ERA and .823 OPS against after the ASB should not instill any confidence. Somebody is going to severely overpay for this guy, and I really hope that somebody isn't us.
