SoxBlanco

Bookmark this comment and get back to me in a couple years, Jack.

He’s one of the best hitters to come out of the draft in the last ten years. He held his own after skipping AA and AAA. Yes, he might hit like an MVP at some point in the next few years.

The argument here is kind of silly because it all depends on the price. If we give up Vaughn (which we won’t), then I would agree with all of the bullet points. But if we don’t have to give up much, then the bullet points are dumb. So basically, until we see the return, there’s no point in discussing whether the trade is a good idea.

I think he’s saying that Madrigal’s “per game” stats in 2021 are meaningless because he will rarely play a full season.

Many people here thought it was stupid to pick up Kimbrel’s option. For those people, anything Pollock gives us should be a bonus. Of course, those people will counter by saying they would have signed a better RF after declining Kimbrel’s option. So we should be comparing Pollock’s numbers to Conforto’s or Castellanos’ or Suzuki’s numbers and then compare the contracts of all of them. Also, if one of our prospects (Colas, Cespedes, etc) is playing RF in 2024, then we should compare his stats and contract to the numbers of the RF that was preferred.

Vaughn will improve more than Sheets will because he had to play last year after making the jump straight from A ball. Sheets was given the luxury of making those improvements while moving through the minors at a normal pace. I even recall a time a couple years ago when people were calling Sheets a bust, and he was facing minor league pitching at that time.

I’ll set the fake line for Kimbrel’s saves at 36.5. You guys taking the over or under?

I think you might have mentioned that the Twins could beat any offer we would make. If I’m imagining that, then ignore this post, but my question is this: Would the Twins even be willing to beat us with an offer? For only one year, it seems like they might prefer to just keep their prospects. Is Manaea really going to change the outcome of their season much?

I feel like we aren’t appreciating Pollock’s ability to hit RHP as much as we should. He had a 140 wRC+ against RHP last year. I guess the question is whether that was a fluke year against righties. Can he come close to that this year?

Wrong thread.

The closer we get to actual baseball, the more I love Ray Ray. He’s back!

You'll feel better after seeing Fegan's tweet posted above my post.

I would just like to post my comment again here from a thread that is now closed... There were several people here complaining about the lack of a RF and the inability to unload Kimbrel. Both were accomplished today, and we still have a week until opening day.

Did Pollock even get injured 2 years ago? I have no clue, but he played 55 games in the shortened season.

Will we ever get to the point where a player just decides to operate early at the first sign of potential troubles? It would have been great if Crochet had TJS right after the 2020 postseason.

Kudos to you for posting this, Ray Ray.

Agreed. But some very vocal people (I won't name names) have been complaining about picking up that option because Kimbrel would not be traded.

Bump.

Can't believe so many people were ripping Hahn for picking up the Kimbrel option and not trading him. There wasn't much doubt that he would be moved. I've been saying it all offseason.

Sheets for Manaea?

I wouldn't be shocked at that either. But I also wouldn't be shocked if he got 400 PA as a DH this year, and put up 25-30 HR with an OPS of .850.

I honestly can't decide on how much I like Sheets. I go back and forth. One day, I'll be thinking, "Sheets had some solid numbers, but it was against very favorable matchups, and the pitchers will adjust. Trade him now while he's at his peak." Then the next day, I'll think, "Man, Sheets didn't just have good numbers...he had some good-looking at bats. He knows how to work the count and take his walks, and he's only going to get better. He also had some HUGE hits last year in key spots. He could be the lefty power bat that we so desperately need."

I actually think Mystery Team might contend for a Wild Card spot this year. They have been very involved in the last few offseasons.

Yeah, only way I would do that is if we also had plans to dump Kimbrel and his salary and then sign Conforto.

When Kenneth Walker dominated MIchigan this year (197 yards and 5 TDs), there were actual Michigan fans saying that if you took away some of Walker's big runs, you would see that they actually held him in check.