17.5 seems pretty reasonable. It's the years that do it.
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Sheesh. Good for him.
Yeah, when I said "price", I meant more the combo of AAV and length. Maybe 3 years at 17.5, maybe 4 at something closer to 15, but I wouldn't have been happy with a 5 year contract at all.Farmer1906 said:
17.5 seems pretty reasonable. It's the years that do it.
Farmer1906 said:Catcher Willson Contreras and the St. Louis Cardinals are in agreement on a five-year, $87.5 million contract, a source familiar with the deal tells ESPN.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) December 7, 2022
Glad we are passing on that
Yeah, like I said in a previous post he was set on a 5 year contract. Astros weren't willing to go there
70-72 over 4 years would have been okay. By the time he's 35, I have no confidence he'll be a catcher still.texasaggie2015 said:
Yeah, like I said in a previous post he was set on a 5 year contract. Astros weren't willing to go there
Guess I'm in the minority but I wouldn't have been upset with that Contreras deal.
Can understand why they passed but if we'd have given him that deal I wouldn't have raised hell.
Can understand why they passed but if we'd have given him that deal I wouldn't have raised hell.
Exactly.
I don't expect the Astros to roll with Lee or Diaz as a backup either. They don't see either one as ready. They're looking at cheaper veteran options to split time with Maldy
I don't expect the Astros to roll with Lee or Diaz as a backup either. They don't see either one as ready. They're looking at cheaper veteran options to split time with Maldy
The list is getting smaller.Farmer1906 said:
The FA watchlist. Did I miss anyone?
CContreras
OF
Brantley
BenintendiBellinger
Conforto
NimmoHaniger
INF
GurrielDiaz
SPVerlander
Kluber
RP
??? (a lefty)
EastCoastAgNc said:
Full thread, MLB tried desperately to save the Yankees season:In conjunction with Dr. Meredith Wills, Insider found evidence MLB used three distinct baseballs in 2022.
— Bradford William Davis (parody) (@BWDBWDBWD) December 6, 2022
The balls show up in distinct places in our sample.
Oh! A player got a stern warning from the league for trying to help.
Balls don't lie, Part 2: https://t.co/PY13e4KDkv(Btw, we're calling this new ball we found MLB using "Goldilocks" cause the weight average is roughly in the middle of juiced and dead. Not too hot, not too cold, y'know?)
— Bradford William Davis (parody) (@BWDBWDBWD) December 6, 2022(There's some qualifiers, of course. Read the article, knowledge is power.) https://t.co/PY13e4KDkv
— Bradford William Davis (parody) (@BWDBWDBWD) December 6, 2022
And so the yankee/judge/mlb conspiracy begins. No wonder judge broke the HR record.
They have 4 feet between one he hits over the bull pen at home into a short part deck and the one against the Phillies that cleared the CF batting eye and went into the Bud deck.Ag_07 said:
Still not sure how that GM 6 homer was only measured at only 450 ft.
I don't buy a lot of the statcast distances.
I dont believe those figures are 4 feet apart.
Sign me up for Benintendi and a good lefty for the BP.
Jorge Alfaro is a name I keep hearing as someone the Astros would be willing to bring in to split time behind the plate
Farmer1906 said:The list is getting smaller.Farmer1906 said:
The FA watchlist. Did I miss anyone?
CContreras
OF
Brantley
BenintendiBellinger
Conforto
NimmoHaniger
INF
GurrielDiaz
SPVerlander
Kluber
RP
??? (a lefty)
Don't care. Got Abreu.
The Rangers have like 5 catchers. We can snag one of them. I don't think we'll have any trouble going out and getting a decent guy behind the dish. Grab a left-handed one and you can platoon with Madly.
We all love Abreu, but they team still has needs. Lots of good OF options out there.Jaydoug said:Farmer1906 said:The list is getting smaller.Farmer1906 said:
The FA watchlist. Did I miss anyone?
CContreras
OF
Brantley
BenintendiBellinger
Conforto
NimmoHaniger
INF
GurrielDiaz
SPVerlander
Kluber
RP
??? (a lefty)
Don't care. Got Abreu.
I would be somewhat surprised if they don't get Benintendi at this point
More importantly the list is getting more expensive the smaller it gets.Farmer1906 said:The list is getting smaller.Farmer1906 said:
The FA watchlist. Did I miss anyone?
CContreras
OF
Brantley
BenintendiBellinger
Conforto
NimmoHaniger
INF
GurrielDiaz
SPVerlander
Kluber
RP
??? (a lefty)
Elite pop time & super cheap. If he could learn to elevate the ball, he might be the perfect Crawford box hitter.texasaggie2015 said:
Jorge Alfaro is a name I keep hearing as someone the Astros would be willing to bring in to split time behind the plate
Vasquez and split the duties at Catcher. Those 2 can work together and lighten the load for each other. 162 games.
Sign Brantley
And trade for OF help when opportunity presents itself.
Sign Brantley
And trade for OF help when opportunity presents itself.
Gilbert will be here before a Benny deal would expire. We need a 2 year guy to plug into CF. Unless you've already decided to let Tucker walk.
HarryRocket said:
Gilbert will be here before a Benny deal would expire. We need a 2 year guy to plug into CF. Unless you've already decided to let Tucker walk.
I did not mean to blue star myself.
Kind of incredible how old the Mets rotation looks like it'll be. Bring back Rich Hill. pic.twitter.com/XzUoPtefIA
— Mike Petriello (@mike_petriello) December 7, 2022
That rotation is not built for Oct. They're going to fall apart.
Farmer1906 said:Farmer1906 said:
The FA watchlist. Did I miss anyone?
CContreras
OF
Brantley
BenintendiBellinger
Conforto
NimmoHaniger
INF
GurrielDiaz
SPVerlander
Kluber
RP
??? (a lefty)
Life is better with a beagle
HarryRocket said:HarryRocket said:
Gilbert will be here before a Benny deal would expire. We need a 2 year guy to plug into CF. Unless you've already decided to let Tucker walk.
I did not mean to blue star myself.
Life is better with a beagle
HarryRocket said:HarryRocket said:
Gilbert will be here before a Benny deal would expire. We need a 2 year guy to plug into CF. Unless you've already decided to let Tucker walk.
I did not mean to blue star myself.
damn. It took me forever to find an image that wouldnt breakThe Porkchop Express said:HarryRocket said:HarryRocket said:
Gilbert will be here before a Benny deal would expire. We need a 2 year guy to plug into CF. Unless you've already decided to let Tucker walk.
I did not mean to blue star myself.
At that price on Contreras, I'd rather pick up another rental after the ASB like we did this year.
Quote:
Angels $212 million - 33 games back of first place
Rangers $199 million - 38 games back of first place
Ouch
Farmer1906 said:Current Projected Opening Day #MLB Tax Payrolls
— Spotrac (@spotrac) December 7, 2022
1. #Mets, $300M
2. #Yankees, $261M
3. #Phillies, $241M
4. #Braves, $225M
5. #Angels, $212M
6. #Padres, $205M
7. #BlueJays, $200M
8. #Rangers, $199M
9. #Astros, $197M
10. #Dodgers, $189M
Not one central division team.
Those guys have the idea, agree to not be in an arms race and try to spoil things if you win the division.
Farmer1906 said:
What is up with people snubbing San Diego?San Diego offered him $400 million over 10 years, per @BNightengale
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) December 7, 2022
100% pick them over NY.
With this new report on these goldilock balls and that yankees were the only team benefitting from these during the regular season, Id bet a pretty penny he was TOLD to sign with yankees again. Can you imagine the chaos that would ensue if padres paid $400 mil for judge and then found out judge had been hitting all those homeruns with goldilock balls? Lawsuits galore. Still may be a ton by sportsbooks and fantasy sport companys. No way they can regulate and claim fairness if one team is getting an advantage over other teams…. This is just the beginning of this
Whole segment is good but about min 2 or so Verducci has this pretty remarkable nugget:
The only player over 270 lbs to homer beyond age 37.
The one and only Bartolo Colon. Judge is currently 282.
Judge is definitely built differently and we don't have a lot of great comps. But certainly reinforces Porkchop's earlier post. The power will fall off a cliff at some point…
The only player over 270 lbs to homer beyond age 37.
The one and only Bartolo Colon. Judge is currently 282.
Judge is definitely built differently and we don't have a lot of great comps. But certainly reinforces Porkchop's earlier post. The power will fall off a cliff at some point…
Momentum between the Red Sox and Xander Bogaerts according to a source.
— Pete Abraham (@PeteAbe) December 7, 2022
One Red Sox person, asked by someone today whether the Sox would re-sign Bogaerts, answered without hesitation: “Yes.”
— Sean McAdam (@Sean_McAdam) December 7, 2022
Depends on what he puts into his body. See Tom Brady.
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