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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.

Assuming we get neither Harper or Machado. Sign Happ 3/$42m, White Sox get: Haniger, Seager no $ Mariners get: Rutherford, Dunning, Rivera White Sox get: Greinke, Peralta, no $ Diamondbacks get: Basabe and Stephens Do both of those and your payroll goes up about $55m but you add anywhere from 12 to 18 WAR. Then you also have a corner OF/DH logjam with Hanniger, Peralta, Jimenez, Palka RF Haniger LF Peralta 1B Abreu DH Jimenez 3B Seager CA Castillo 2B Moncada SS Anderson CF Engel SP Greinke SP Rodon SP Lopez SP Happ SP Giolito CL Colome RP Jones RP Fry RP Burr RP Hamilton RP Bummer RP Ruiz

I wonder if we could get a window of negotiation if we traded for Goldschmidt. Take him and Greinke's from the dbacks. I'd only do this if we lost out on Machado and Harper.

Cease for Senzel straight up. Reds need pitching.

Rodon and Sanchez to Red Sox for Devers, Houck, Hernandez.

Rodon to Rockies for Rodgers and Hampson.

Cardinals - Kelly Astros - Stubbs Dodgers - Lux Braves - Toussaint Rockies - Dahl Brewers - Philips

Abreu and Rodon to Astros for Tucker, Alvarez and Perez.

Jose Abreu and Rodon to Yankees for Frazier, Andujar, Adams, Tate. Torres moves to 3B.

Carlos Rodon and Sanchez to Nationals for Robles, Kieboom and Jefry Rodriguez. They can make their last run with Harper, add depth with Sanchez and help their rotation with Rodon.