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Bauer strikes out more and markets himself more, but from straight performance Storman and Gausman have performed more consistently and Stroman has actually out performed Bauer on a more consistent basis (FIP). I like Stroman more because he is a GB pitcher, career 58% vs 41% for Bauer. Gausman is the least popular one and one whose FIP is trending in the right direction. Gausman could result in similar performance as the other two but cost less, which shouldn't be but is a factor. Savant likes all three, but Stroman is best at weak contact, which to me is a more sustainable approach.

Stroman Gausman Bauer Gausman has been surprisingly comparable to the other two.

These three pitchers have similar career numbers and are talked about very differently. One hasn't really been considered as much as the other two. Age, IP, WAR 29, 849, 15.8 29, 985, 15.0 29, 1190, 19.9

Those were annual salaries not total salaries.

Give me JBJ ($8m), LeMahieu ($18m/3) and Gausman ($16m/3) and call it day. That gives us a great bat, a good LH bat, 180 innings and outfield/infield depth. This gets us to the trade deadline where we can plug any additional holes. SS Anderson 3B/DH/2B LeMahieu CA/1B/DH Grandal 1B/DH Abreu LF/DH Jimenez 3B/DH Moncada CF Robert RF/LF/CF JBJ 2B Madrigal SP Giolito SP Keuchel SP Gausman SP Dunning SP Cease/Kopech

You try filling out the roster first via free agency, then you fall back on trades. The only way you do trades first is if you get a can't miss long term piece. Why trade all those pieces to Boston when you can just sign JBJ and Q for the same net WAR but you keep your prospects.

Conforto is not going anywhere. He is the cornerstone of that team and they just landed a new billionaire owner. Yas is not going anywhere. He too is a cornerstone to that team and the Giants don't rebuild. Not sure if any of them are available, but I like Verdugo, Marsh or Stevenson via the trade route. Who knows what the Red Sox plan to do. Marsh is blocked by Upton/Trout/Adell. Angels and Nationals might both be interested in our pitching prospects. If the Red Sox go into sell mode, then maybe we could land Vazquez and use him like we did McCann at CA and DH. Free agents, I like JBJ and Profar. I could see Bauer happening since we have all of these inexpensive young guys.

If you go by baseballtradevalues.com, Hader + Woodruff would cost you Vaughn, Cease, Kopech and Madrigal. https://www.baseballtradevalues.com/trades/trade-26770/

I'd try and get a RF and SP in one deal. I'd be willing to include Kopech and or Madrigal in any of these deals. Verdugo + Eovaldi Lynn + Gallo Gray + Blackmon Bundy + Marsh

I wouldn't mind Happ. Try and get Frazier with him, that would fill two holes

Plus we are competing for those said arms, as other teams need pitching too

They have six starting pitchers. Degrom, Thor, Stroman, Matz, Wacha and Porcello

I think they are working on something big with one of the Red Sox, Rockies or Mets.

This move only makes sense if they still land with a ~$120m payroll. That would just mean more $ is now available to fill the other holes. I'm hoping Price, JDM and $

Taillon needs tjs

Frazier

Snell, Kiermier, and Meadows for Madrigal, Cease, Vaughn, Lopez, Collins and Engel

I hope Cishek is right and we land Gallen

This is what I'm thinking. Shorter commitment than Machado. You could move Moncada to RF or back to 2B and use Madrigal in a trade.

I'd take Keuchel. Reminds me of Buehrle. Takes it and throws it, gets tons of grounders

Spotrac has him at 4/$93m or ~$23m/yr https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/new-york-mets/zack-wheeler-11933/market-value/

More smoke

Colome to Braves for Wentz Bummer to Brewers for Dubon

I disagree. The $20m cash knocks Canos cost down to $100m or $20m/yr. He has to be worth about 2-2.5 war per year to meet that cost or about 11 over 5. He was worth 2.9 war in half a season last year, so I still think he's a 4-5 war player next year. Swarzak and Bruce will cost the same in 2019 but might be worth 1-2 war. Diaz was a 3.5 war player last year. So say Swarzak and Bruce are worth 2 war combined in 2019 and Cano+Diaz is 7 war. They cost the same, so the Mets added 5 war for $0. Kelenic and Dunn are a coin toss. Sure they could pan out,but why wait when you have 2 of the best pitchers in baseball. There are two player in free agency that can give you 5 more WAR next year and they will cost you $350m.