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Best FA Option: Villar Best trade option: McNeil

It's about actual cost versus market cost. So Kimbrel costs $16m and is worth $16m in the market (based on what Inglesias signed for), so he's break even. Segura costs $12m but is worth say $8m in the market based on what Hernandez signed for, so there is a $4m deficit that the Phillies have to make up in the form of cash and or prospects.

I'd take that too but I want a prospect (Marchan?) and maybe $2m. Then with the 6m cash savings (16m - 12m + 2m cash), you sign Tepera. So you turn Kimbrel into your 2B, backup C and another reliever.

Agreed. I watch baseball for entertainment. The Twitter portion, even the burners, add to the entertainment. It's a long dark cold winter.

With Inglesias signing, the demand for Kimbrel will have gone up and makes him look like his cost and value are aligned. With Hernandez signing for $4m and his production close to matching Segura's, that makes Segura's cost about $8m over value. I've seen rumors of Marlin's interest as well. Thoughts?

They said the same thing last year about Bauer.

Romy is going to end up in Oakland somehow. Then he’ll rollout 3 and 4 war seasons

It makes zero sense to pickup Kimbrels option then trade him for Segura, when you could have declined his option and just signed Escobar for $8-$10m and spent the difference elsewhere. My guess is that whatever conversations they've had about Kimbrel include others coming from the Sox to sweeten the return. I'd love to get McMahon but the Rockies are such an odd team, who knows if they'd even trade him. If they had half a brain they would have traded Gray, Story and others at last years trade deadline.

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I'm fine with Reynaldo, as long as his velocity returns to 2019. If he could throw a quality start 50% of the time, then that gives our team a great chance to win half of his starts.

Thoughts on Brault? He had a pretty good year last year and could have some untapped potential. 3yrs of control. ZIPS has him closentonQ and Richards.

What would you do?

This old but could be what NSC is talking about today.

It's hard to imagine another team won't beat that let alone that enticing Cherrington. I wouldn't do that. Maybe Brault for that offer.

6.5WAR seems like a low bar for Hendriks.

I like Hendriks or Colome for closer. Quintana, Paxton or Richards for the rotation. I think Q gets a multi-year deal somewhere else though. I like LaStella and Miller ideas for filling the bench. Interesting no one mentions backup catcher as a need.

What did Bernstein say?

I just made this up. He said they had $30m for the whole off-season?

Tell me how you'd spend it, including trades.

I'd trade for Musgrove and Rodriguez to finish off the pitching staff, then sign Brantley.

Gimme Lynn and Gallo then Darvish and Bryant. Re-sign Colome. Wrap it and put a bow on it.

Encarnacion: -.3 fWAR Mazara: .2 fWAR Cease: -.4 fWAR Lopez: -.5 fWAR Although I wish this team would sign Bauer and or Springer, the bar is pretty low to beat on a team that was already good in spite of these poor performances. If you got 4 2WAR players then that is an 8WAR swing. And you don't have to field your World Series starting lineup on April 1st, you just need a competitive team and can make trades later.

Just sign guys. I'd only trade for Lynn if the free agent pool was dry and I'd want Gallo too.

The Marquez deal easily has the most surplus value. I'm in the boat of sign free agents and keep your prospects.