There goes our cheap lefty LF option.

The #Dodgers have agreed to terms on a 1-year $9M contract with free-agent OF Jason Heyward, per @kileymcd pic.twitter.com/wB5Rseed5q

— MLB Deadline News (@MLBDeadlineNews) November 27, 2023

That is certainly one option if you want to just reallocate that money to someone like Chapman or Montgomery. Chapman provides basically the same overall value so adding that plus some good prospects is a net organizational plus. Hard to say without knowing what other teams are interested and how any leftover money would be reallocated.

I think Bregman is now the 2022-2023 version of himself. A .260 hitter, 20-25 HR and 80-90 RBI who should bat 5th in your lineup.

If he was putting up 2018-2019 type of numbers then he'd be going for 10 year 300M type of money.

I'd give an initial offer of 5 years 125MM and maybe add a player option for a 6th year and go from there with negotiations

I think that has more to do with the baseballs than anything. All his barely over the fence Hits turn into outs. You can see the way he hits the ball hasn't chanced all that much (exit velo, launch angle, GB/FB/LD ratios, barrel%, etc).

Bregman is a dog. I think his on field play on both sides plus his presence in the clubhouse will be missed. Short of replacing him with Chapman (clear downgrade offensively) we can't trade him.

Who would be the trade pitcher that offers up pitching for a 1 year rental? It would have to be someone wanting to win now with a pitching surplus. Doesn't seem likely in the slightest.

This isnt trade Tucker crazy, but it's not far off.

Bregman's WAR last year was 4.9
Chapman's WAR last year was 4.4

For less than half the price, I say go for it, and I love Bregman.

spadilly said:

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Bregman's WAR last year was 4.9
Chapman's WAR last year was 4.4

For less than half the price, I say go for it, and I love Bregman.

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That's because Chapman was in arbitration and Bregman signed an extension. Chapman will get 20+ AAV easily for several years. He's not exactly a budget option.

I'm an idiot.
I should have checked first.

Nah baseball $ is just weird and hard to keep up with.

The #Reds were close on terms with Sonny Gray before Gray agreed to terms with STL, per @m_sheldon

Sheldon notes CIN also has interest in #Rays SP Tyler Glasnow, who is readily available on the trade market.

TB wants MLB-ready talent in return for Glasnow. pic.twitter.com/7RLYvCVuqb

— MLB Deadline News (@MLBDeadlineNews) November 27, 2023

If I mathed my math right, the braved extended Riley until age 36 for about $21.2 million per year. Based on that, would you offer Alex 7 years for $148 million?

redline248 said:

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If I mathed my math right, the braved extended Riley until age 36 for about $21.2 million per year. Based on that, would you offer Alex 7 years for $148 million?

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They also did that by buying out years of control. We already did that which is why we got him to sign away 2 years of prime.

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redline248 said:

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If I mathed my math right, the braved extended Riley until age 36 for about $21.2 million per year. Based on that, would you offer Alex 7 years for $148 million?

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They also did that by buying out years of control. We already did that which is why we got him to sign away 2 years of prime.

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So what is he going to want?

redline248 said:

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Farmer1906 said:

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redline248 said:

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If I mathed my math right, the braved extended Riley until age 36 for about $21.2 million per year. Based on that, would you offer Alex 7 years for $148 million?

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They also did that by buying out years of control. We already did that which is why we got him to sign away 2 years of prime.

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So what is he going to want?

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That's the million dollar question.

For Riley - he made 3.9 M in year 2 of arb. I would guess he would have made something like 10 M & 17 M in those years. His extension was probably more like 8/185 which is still very reasonable for a guy that would have hit the market at 28. Braves do some serious voodoo on their guys.

If we take off the arb year, Devers got ~9/296 at age 27. Take off another 4 years at 31 M (Higher AAV for prime) and you get something like 6/172.

Then you have *******s who decided to give Manny 11/350 at age 30. SD & NYM really screwed up the market.

The projections for Chapman are all over the place. I've seen anywhere from 4/80 to 6/150 M. If he's getting 6/150 then at worst Bregman should be getting 7/175 (the Semien deal).

I think 7/148 would be reasonable for both sides. I don't know if either would be willing to do it though.

Semien is an interesting comp. Bregman is more consistent but Semien has much more upside. Putting emotion aside, I would rather have Semien than Bregman but it depends in part on positional needs.

If you are looking to get creative in a Bregman trade scenario then I'd suggest we pursue McMahon from the Rockies as his replacement. Maybe that's a 3 team or maybe a separate trade. He's locked up affordably through his prime seasons. He's also a good fielder and gives you the extra lefty bat. You could basically platoon with Dubon at 3B given both have traditional lefty / righty splits. It would still be a downgrade but gives you more long term stability and likely still nets you a prospect or two.

Omar López will be the bench coach on Astros manager Joe Espada's staff, sources tell @TheAthletic. López has been in the Astros' organization for 25 years, including 12 as a minor-league manager. He spent the last four seasons as the team's first-base coach.

— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) November 28, 2023

I figured this would be the move. I don't hate it. He seems well liked and managed Team Venezuela in the WBC.

Damn just beat me to it

In Jeff Passan's column about 10 teams to watch this offseason, he said the White Sox perfect transaction would be to trade Luis Robert Jr to Houston.

Would you like that? https://t.co/fEybv1050y pic.twitter.com/Vk0Ew6gJC8

— Michael Schwab (@michaelschwab13) November 28, 2023

That name keeps being mentioned. The price has to be Astronomical.

The fan base will riot from any change to the status quo. McMahon would not be the worst option if we decide to move on Bregman (even after he walks we could still make a trade like this). The Rockies would probably be the easiest FO to swindle if we want to try and preserve our meager prospect total.

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The fan base will riot from any change to the status quo. McMahon would not be the worst option if we decide to move on Bregman (even after he walks we could still make a trade like this). The Rockies would probably be the easiest FO to swindle if we want to try and preserve our meager prospect total.

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I get that, but I was more saying choosing to downgrade when you still have Bregman under contract. Let's win it all in 2024 with him. Then we can deal with the aftermath once the confetti stops falling. Eventually, Crane is going to have to spend some additional money to keep this thing going. The major prospect tree isn't going to bear fruit forever.

CFTXAG10 & @Bonda had it first

What do you think Houston would have to give up in order to make it happen?

Source: Astros manager Joe Espada will promote Omar López to bench coach, while hiring Dave Clark as 1B coach. Jason Bell will be quality assurance coach (Dan Firova's role last year). Bell was Minor League field coordinator/asst. director player development.

— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) November 28, 2023

texasaggie2015 said:

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I thought I posted on here that we were trying to make a move for Robert and Cease months ago... but maybe I didn't.

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I am just giving you *****