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That's 6 teams targeting McCann, two I wouldn't have even pinpointed as a suitor. This is not going to be the cheap offseason many think. It's true that someone like springer may be hard pressed to match what he would in 2018, but he'll still beat 100 mill easily (imo). There will certainly be a group of 1-1.5 WAR vets that end up pining for work in feb, that a writer will put out a "best of the rest" team and we will say "wow a lot of talent". Then those that sign will do terrible that year and we'll remember why teams didn't target them. Overall, encouraging! But the pitching situation sucks at this point. Richards does seem to be one of the better 2nd pitchers to add and target. But first pitchers? It's a small group (and this has nothing to do with minor).

At this point, the offseason doesn’t feel that different than previous. Whatever teams may cut back - feels like it’s made up for by more trying to add than previous offseason a where there were only 3-4 bidders.

ive kinda thought since alderson confirmed they weren’t looking for a president since he’d be more in control the search for a GM became less of a waiting game. Sounds like they are moving forward.

Oof.

I’m now completely confused who people are talking about.

Man I damn near went cross eyed looking at this post until I caught that I’m you responded to a post about Michael Brantley with Jackie Bradley jr. Brantley is very much not positive in center.

Same.

It’s acting like he’s a Pujols type contract but if he was a free agent right now many would probably view him above JBJ.

Also you could easily trade Heyward at some portion of his cost rather than eat all of it.

Maybe a good idea to get people to take it is to create appearance that in scarcity it will go to rich/elite/connected first. This thread went from people skeptical of going first to being jealous that others get to jump the line.

This is a good way of putting it.

This is me too. It’s nice to hear other pitchers are available more so to avoid all teams converging on same guys.

O am i

"Check out these pitches from three years and a UCL ago"

It’s our old pal Jeff!

Boring AF

I know this isn't the best example because ... he didn't make it to a second contract. But the royals were able to use Brandon Finnegan as a reliever immediately and then Reds started converting him to a starter mid-season. Do we think he can effectively develop a third offering in the bullpen, and can his innings build up enough in the bullpen? I do think he should start in minors, but he has a lot of value to the 2021 sox.

Maybe. Maybe he'll be Arte Moreno.

I don't think we are going to get anything this week.

This is why in theory sox are a fit if they paid the piper. Rays would want mlb-ready production and they have that in vaughn. If sox did that, I'd understand and be pumped to have Snell. I do think it's possible to have a "toned-down" snell that prioritizes length of appearances more but is still very productive. But my goal for sox offseason is to add to the overwhelming core they are creating. I'm ok swapping longer term potential for shorter term (see pitching with dunning/kopech/stiever type moves), but with Vaughn - there's no vaughn behind him coming up. Well, except for Yermin.

Three team trade, with Andrus to Cincy, Sox get Gray and Lynn, ... and that’s as far as I got

I appreciate pulling the relevant stuff but, yeah, no need to pull the whole feed in. People can follow them for that.

I think it is confirmed, I thought last year's deal covered DH through 2021.

I like Jake McGee a lot as a middle reliever to bring on.