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Why is a guy making 10 million a year hamstring them. They can eat that contract.
That's the Cohen effect working its magic on you! What's 10 million when you've already over-committed to so many players? Or 20 million for that matter?
I think it's easier to get rid of McCann if you're Eppler. Hell, he didn't make the deal, just fixing up some other loser's mistake. With the Yanks, Cashman has proven very stubborn with his horrid trades and signings, especially with washed up veterans. The pain in New York is going to be fun to watch. Maybe not in the next year or 2, but both New York teams are going to be paying out contracts that make Bobby Bo's deal look like lunch money. The candle in New York starts burning in 2023, and that burn rate accelerates with every passing year.
A World Series win might alleviate that pain to some degree...but anything short of that is a lost season/era. The good news for those of us who loathe the direction baseball is going and can't stand the Padres, Mets, Dodgers, Yankees, Phillies, is that only one team can win it all. And that means there'll be a guaranteed line up of losers come October.
The money being basically equal, I'd much, much rather have Bellinger than Conforto. Conforto is a complete crap shoot. With Bellinger, at least the D and the speed are gonna be there.
Giants throwing money at anybody left unsigned now. Case in point: 3 years 33 million to Taylor Rogers.
Mets taking out the trash as telegraphed with the Narvaez signing: McCann headed to Baltimore.
McCann has two years and $24 million left on his contract, but the Orioles will assume only $5 million of that total, a source told MLB.com executive reporter Mark Feinsand. The player the Mets will receive is not expected to be a notable prospect, according to the source.
I don't think you'll have much success selling small market audiences on the idea that they're best designed to suck for 7 out of every 10 years.
We're talking about a fundamental problem with baseball, a problem which got swept under the rug in the last CBA. Your "solution" for this problem accepts the status quo and makes any meaningful solution the sole responsibility of small market teams. That has lead baseball to where it is today: a declining industry run by jurassic white men with fat wallets and the visionary capacity of a fence post.
Decline in general is a slow, grinding process. In the case of baseball, it's been happening for decades, since the abolition of an independent commissioner Sadly, the solution now requires much more courage and creativity than the owners can muster.
This disparity in payroll will be a continuation of the death of the product. You've made the case that small market clubs should be spending more in an effort to compete. What's the point? Why would Cincy do any deals like when they signed Moustakas for 4 years/$64 million? Disregarding that he's been injured, they're still going to come up way short in the standings and play in front of of 6000 fans every home game.
Small market baseball is dead. Teams like Milwaukee are basically minor league feeder teams for a handful of big market clubs who know they can wait and watch the Corbin Burnes type players develop into stars who can't be kept by their small market teams.
What made baseball great was the hope, however thin in some cases, that your team had a shot in April. Those days are gone. And even if your team was toast by May, what kept fans coming to the park was the chance to see a player who was with the team for 15 years, a player who was woven into the community, a player who a dad could introduce to his son or daughter, through whom the kids would learn the game.
This is waayyy too screwy.
https://www.mlb.com/news/carlos-correa-mets-deal?partnerID=mlbapp-android_article-share
Correa to the friggin' METS????
Ditto the Dodgers. Guess we'll see in 8 months.
Justin Turner to the Red Sox?? Strange days indeed.
A bargain. 10 million for that bat is so much more reasonable than almost every other FA signing to date. And one year! JD can still crush lefties.
Swanson get 7/$177 from the Cubs. He should fire his agent, looking at the deals the other shortstops got. He's younger, healthier and just put up a fantastic season.
I hate to see him in the NL Central but the Cubs have a long way to go.
He's a true believer in Hicks joining the 30/30 club this season. Maybe Donaldson too!
If the Wilpons still owned em they still be trotting out Lucas Duda!
I'd love to see Hosmer as an answer to any NL East team's 1B problem....other than the Brewers. How did that guy ever get paid so much? The Padres and Preller are going to pay this guy until 2025.
Mets offering just about anyone who ever pitched in the bigs an invite to camp. Not a bad approach. Now that most of the gloss is off of the transaction wire, teams can start to bargain hunt. This is the time when you can actually get a good deal on a serviceable player. Thanks to the latest CBA, these veterans have to play for much less than they should be paid as they try and rebuild their value in oursuit of the pot of gold.
Someone's getting traded whose name isn't Alvarez. Otherwise it's plain goofy. Narvaez never made good in Milwaukee. He was just like Willson Contreras: a up and coming bat with limited D. Well the D improved out but the bat disappeared.
It's a lot of $$ for a 3rd or 4th catcher, but maybe someone will take a flier on McCann. He's the odd man out now.
It's only 6 years. Unlike some of these insane FA contracts, Rodon won't be in his 50's when the deal expires.
For lots of teams, it's win the World Series or bust in 2023. Yanks might be atop that list with the money they've spent. In the end, the crux of a season seems to happen in the 6th or 7th inning, after your 35 million dollar starter has thrown his 72 pitches but well before your 20 million dollar closer gets the call to throw his 11. It's those set up guys who you can't hide in the big games that'll make the difference.
Seems in line with the overpayment in $$ and years that everyone else who can stumble to the mound and throw more than 55 innings has earned.
Bassit is probably the mid tier guy I would have opted for. Solid numbers, a longer track record and cheaper than Walker or Taillon.
In the end, the Brewers dealt the centrepiece from the Hader trade to get Contreras, who they control through 2027. Could be worse, I guess.
Let's see how it ends up....who goes to Oakland in this deal. Narvaez never really bloomed behind the dish in Milwaukee. He looked like a hitter in Seattle but last season not much happened with the bat.
Happy to have Contreras and Caratini, which for this tight ass owner is about as much as you can expect.
I'm still hopeful the Crew can compete in that weak division. The Cards are certainly the favorites but an injury or 2 could change that. And while the Cubs have been a bit busier, they're weak on the mound.
last year he hit .268 with 8 Hrs so it's not out of reach.
Come on! How "career years" can one mortal be expected to have?
If Preller thought he could do that he'd still be on the Padres!
It has certainly all come together for the Mets. If Swanson signs outside the division, that might just be enough...if the old guys stay healthy.
That's just the chronic Red Sox bitterness seeping through! After watching Mookie and Xander leave town, I can't blame you. But hey, you've got Hosmer to build around.
Got a Captain--a Judge--couple spots on the jury need filling and let this latest trial start
Got a serious peanut gallery, too! Judge was hearing the boos in the playoffs not too many months ago. I wonder how long it'll take to circle the wagons next season, when he's clearly not on a pathway to almost win the triple crown or hit 62 home runs again. I give it til mid May.
I get that the Yanks had to have this guy, but there's no comparing Judge and Jeter. Jeter never had to carry the Yanks. There were plenty of stars in 1996 when he came up and other players shouldered the load in 2014 (Ellsbury!!), when the ol' Cap'n raked 4 dingers in 145 games.
Judge will never be able to not have the team on his shoulders. I hope he can justify that awesome contract for at least 3 years because it's gonna get real ugly after that.
I'm not that crazy about any contract of $10 for a set up guy, but that's the small market reality. With Renfoe, I'm totally flummoxed. He's tipped to make about $11 million and had an absolute cannon in right. So let's overpay Winker, slide down on the D and hope he can find half of what he had as a Red.
Luckily the Crew is on record as not making Burnes or Woodruff available, but let's see how long that lasts. Either of those guys is much, much better over the long haul than any FA pitcher this year, including Verlander, Degrom and Rodon, so there's no way Milwaukee is going to pay them to stay.
Definitely some necessary pieces falling into place for the Mets. The $$ is a bit steep IMO for both of those guys, but not far out of line with all the free agent signings this year. Seems to be you have to overpay these days. By a lot.
You need some production from the young guys, which is what made the difference in Atlanta last season, because a team of veterans means a lot of time on the injured list. They need to be on the field opening day. And Buck needs to tell them they'll still have the job when they're hitting a buck 80 on early May.
That Bogy contract will have some GM pulling out his hair in 5 years, tops. And that GM won't be named Preller.
That said, it's highly unlikely the Padres keep Hader and Soto when their contracts expire. And I've been reading that Manny will opt out and seek a fatter deal, so this is it for SD: 2 years to win it all. Wish I was a Padres fan because outside of Philly, no teams are pressing this aggressively for 2023. Lots of teams in that 2nd tier of aggression: Yanks, Dodgers, Mets, etc, but you only have to look at the Yanks and Dodgers to see how empty winning the division or WC is after you've done it a few years in a row, only to get bounced in the playoffs.
It gets worse with these expanded playoffs because the 162 regular game season means less and less.
Almost like it was a done deal. Sox better sign Humphrey or they're gonna have a lonngggg season that's that's done and dusted by May 15. Cruel division, the AL East.
Another decent deal. Takes him to 35 years old. That's plenty for a catcher. And at less than 20 million per season, it's not as questionable as some of these pitcher deals. I thought Contreras would do better, what with position scarcity at catcher, but I guess teams are used to getting by with a defensive backstop only.
Yup. 2 years is about right for Quintana. Looking Walker and Taillons deals, this is a decent add. You got a bullpen guy from Tampa.... it's looking better with each signing.
If the Mets knew they weren't signing Nimmo, they should have rolled the dice with Bellinger. 1 year, excellent CF'er....who are they going to play? Marte?
Taillon to the Cubs: 4 years, $68 million. Just keeps on getting better for anyone who can walk from the dugout to the mound.
Good riddance to Haniger. Consistency used to matter in MLB but this FA class has blown that metric right out of the water.
Timing is everything, and tons of these guys are parlaying 1-2 decent seasons into all-star contracts. Might as well take the Brewers-small-market approach and let the gold dust settle before signing some serviceable mid tier players for a fraction of the years and $$.
Dombroski is the right guy for the job in Philly. No need going halfway or even 7/8 of the way. When you're truly in to win it all, you sign up 120% of the players you need.
Why you'd pay Scherzer and Verlander record salaries without executing a plan to win it all this year or next year is a tad befuddling.
You have plenty of superstars, but so do teams like the Rangers and Angles. What you don't have is a team. Now lots can change before opening day, but there are tons of holes to fill.
For a single year, I thought this was really solid deal for the Cubs. Bellinger surely must have hit his floor and should at least improve in 2023.
I'd take Bellinger for a season at $17 million over Nimmo for multiple years at over $100 million any day.
It sure worked out for the Giants last time they paid big for a thumping bat. Barry Bonds filled that stadium for years. Sell outs. That contract was a bargain.
Balco aside, I don't see Judge racking up even 3 more years years that are within 10% of his 2022 totals. Like all the FA signings recently, someone will Overpay the Man, pointing up once again what a disaster the last round of contract negotiations were for rank and file MLB players, small market fans and the future of the sport
What are you talking about? The Yanks just signed a guy for 4 years. His name's CASHman.....another washed up veteran to overpay.
Could be worse for the Mets. Verlander is quality. Lots of teams will be overpaying starting pitching for mediocrity, so if you're going to gamble on an arm, fewer years and a better track record would be my choice. There are no Corbin Burnes types FA pitchers this year.
Turner to the Phils is a huge move. That division gets better and better, with the Mets currently a distant 3rd IMO. Mets better keep that wallet open. More importantly, they better be prepared to say good bye to some top prospects, because that's what it's going to take to field the team they need if they want to compete next year. Free agency alone won't get it done.
Yup, easy to see now that 2022 was the Mets year, what with all the contracts expiring and players leaving town. Not to harp, but your GM really dropped the ball at the trade deadline. It's not even a question of money this offseason for the Mets; the talent they need just isn't on the market.
There's no way I'm paying Degrom 5/$185, but I'm also not letting Bassitt and Walker test the market either.
Problem is the lack of available starters this offseason. If Degrom got 5 years. Rodon will get at least 7/$200. I don't think Verlander needs to settle for a one year deal- someone will pay him for at least 2-3/$75-90. All 3 of these guys, like Scherzer, come with massive risks attached to their paychecks.
Mets can't afford to lose another player from 2022, either pitcher or position player.
Meanwhile, the weirdness continues in Milwaukee. Everyone knew Wong was heading out of town, but we're eating $1.75 million to get Winker??!! Last thing we need is to be the dumpster for unwanted, overpaid veterans. Hopefully he doesn't even unpack his suitcase, but it's hard to imagine anyone wanting him at that price. As you would say, shaking my head....
RIP Gaylord. A true legend. Rode the spitter to 6 seasons with at least 300 innings.
Rays pony up $40 million for 3 years of Eflin. Damn. Seems like a lot to me for a guy with an ERA north of 4, but I guess the market's pretty thin, unless you're shopping for a shortstop.
They scored big with Cueto last season. Maybe their scouting is on to something. I think they screwed up letting Abreu go to Houston though. He's proven.