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Ugh forgot about his angels deal. Bummer.

He’s risky. But I also think I’d eventually move him to OF and Sosa to 2B. His obp was remarkably consistent. He’s fast as hell. Still means we need to find a LH bat. If you were a real owner, you could say ok to Nimmo, start year with Colas in AAA, eventually move Grissom back to 2B and Colas to OF. At that point, you could go into year and it offense is a disaster for stars again at least it’s now younger. If it’s just bullpen, you can trade for a guy.

If the braves offered Vaughn Grissom would you take it?

Welcome to relievers. He came back from injury last year late. In 2021 I watched him strike out the side vs the Astros in the playoffs and was the only reliever not crapping their pants. Good offseason he’d be a strong candidate.

But was good two years ago. Between Bummer, Lopez, Graveman there is a closer there.

https://twitter.com/jamesfox917/status/1600105496995721216?s=46&t=dkm75wyEuQdyLbcA7WGTEQ Having some hardcore Nick Friedell / Garpax era flashbacks.

Hahn's entire tenure has been fans asking "why can't we be like the cubs" to "how can we prevent becoming the cubs" and now are back to "why can't we be like the cubs". I think, personally, it would be great news for him doing a paxson resignation if the cubs whipsaw back into first place this year and would have lapped his genius rebuild.

It will only embolden him to sign even less free agent contracts to set an example for other owners and try to singlehandedly tip some of that balance back toward ownership.

one crazy part about Hahn compared to KW is also how much money of JRs he's been allowed to waste in DFA. From Keppinger onward, there has been this thought the sox would hang onto guys just out of prudence, but he's had to go to his boss to cut (from my memory) some pretty big numbers in Keuchel, Keppinger, Eaton, and I know there have been more. I remember in 2017 when this all kicked off hoping hahn would have learned the lesson on paying for depth pieces and the waste of money that was. But they can't help themselves. I thought having to waste $4 mill on emilio bonifacio when Sanchez outplayed him easily on $800k would have been some sort of revelation on paying for replacement players, but then they signed Leury for a 3 ... year...deal when they had Romy at that point on the way and Mendick. Both showed they could match negative value for free (this is all aside from the fact that we hoped they would, like, actually focus on building a farm but instead had hostetler try and just hack the farm by only drafting fat college players with advanced approaches). He's so clearly hamstrung on some of the splash deals that could cover up his mistakes that it obscures how many mistakes he makes and how much more budget runway he'd have if he could just stop wasting money on depth. Just where he is healthwise, I think if any other team started talking about trading hendriks it would be seen as somewhat savvy. But it's so obviously that hahn so bloated that bullpen in contracts they are trying to redistribute.

Still think Hendriks for Gleybar is a thing, personally.

On board with all of DAs thoughts. Only a team ridiculously tying one hand behind their back would be in this position. But if you are…

You haven’t had a $15M raise in three years? In this economy? Sorry man.

oof yeah that is brutal

dodgers will give him like 3 for 120 to be a reserve infielder and it has an optout each year.

I'm gonna say under. Obviously the last two years help, but I still think many of the orgs don't believe in his availability.

Can't answer without the return.

He definitely will. Most top FAs get way more than fans expect, he's an example of one that will get less.

It only took 3 offseasons for Manny Machado's deal to look normie. Nolan Arenado's looks positively paltry.

Trea Turner has been one of my fav ball players of the decade. What a world where instead we have Rodon on our team and are targeting Turner rather than watching both that we had and could have had in our "tank" year go to teams serious about winning.

wow did not realize how good he became what the hell nevermind they are amazing

I feel like they lessened that mystique with DeJongs tenure

More than anything I just think we need a SS who is going to be strong defensively to set the tone on all the mistakes we see. Anderson does get to a lot, as Jose valentin prior, but I do think the sloppiness feeds off each other. In my patented 2023 plan, it included a follow-up to trade out TA and instead sign Swanson. Do I buy swanson's top? No. But I don't think "let's swap out TA for Bogaerts" passes anyones laugh test, but maybe swansons market is more strict than expected. And he is so, so solid, and comes from a winning franchise.

Their top prospect is Jordan Walker, and Matthew Liberatore is a great pitching prospect. Nolan Gorman is a not convincing 2b but is LH power that hasn't yet translated as much in big leagues

I think good ref point for Rodon will be zach wheelers 5 year 120. It came after a pop-up year after years of lack of health. He signed it for age 30 season, same as Rodon. Years have passed, bigger CBA, more competitive teams. I'd say 6 for 180 is feasible, 5 for 150 is likely, 5 for 140 maybe the low -end of expected.

I think I'd be happy for a clean break as well. Either him or TA. But I realy did like the idea of getting a gleybar and having them compete for 3b and say loser goes to 2nd and knock yoan into more competitive state.