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Losing 700 innings from the pitching staff looks even worse. The complementary guys like Grisham, Nola, whoever they threw out at DH, Cronenworth were just not good enough...statistically they looked like an 85-88 win team all season long. But always lesser than the sum for all their individual parts, which was Preller's fault more than the numerous managers he's employed. Basically, they were just terrible in tight and close games...extras...the majority of the bullpen other than Hader was just bad enough to make them a sub 500 team until the very bitter end of the season. Kim and Tatis won GG's...it's just that Bogaerts and Machado weren't nearly as good as their 2022 levels and even Tatis offensively wasn't close to his 959 career average coming off all the downtime and injuries/corrective surgeries. He did at least pretty very he could stay on the field for a full season...not unlike Luis Robert.

So much for unprecedented financial flexibility....even Bryan Shaw was too pricey thanks to Benintendi and Moncada.

https://theathletic.com/5102002/2023/11/30/will-the-padres-trade-juan-soto-plus-how-to-hire-a-manager/?source=freedailyemail&campaign=601983

https://theathletic.com/5103372/2023/12/01/shohei-ohtani-brand-free-agent-business/?source=freedailyemail&campaign=601983

We saved the Braves a lot of money and avoided their having to make difficult roster calls on Shuster and Lopez...

Might as well bring back Shaw too. Most valuable pitcher the second half. He wasn't even making $1 million, right?

Wonder what the record is for a one year option being declined? $21 million has to be pretty darned close. Looks like Rodon turned down $22.5 million in the SF deal to take 6/$162 from the Yankees. From $3 million to $44 million to $162, not bad at all!!

You deal Banks, you're down to Crochet and Eder/Peralta/Shuster from the LH side. Most likely Shuster, with Eder starting in the minors at AA or AAA. Lambert would certainly be fine as a throw in....but he's also going to be one of the few more experienced vets, so no reason to trade him unless someone actually offers a player that you value more than him for the future (no, that bar isn't very high at all.)

A lot of teams are going to ask for an exclusive negotiating window to ink a long-term extension if they're going to trade for him for just the 2024 season. Not unlike the Sweaty Freddy Garcia situation in 2004-05...Friends and Family. "Only" $128 million left on Giancarlo Stanton's deal (including $10 million buyout for 2028), the White Sox could get $64 million from NY and invest half of it into scouting/coaching/talent evaluation/analytics. That would allow NYY to roster Cole, Soto (with a new extension), Judge and either Yamamoto or an outside shot at Ohtani.

Right, $11 million must have been a year or two ago...at any rate, it was the bargain basement deal of all-time for JR.

Just don't think JR feels the reward for gambling on a rebound from GIO is worth it. Too much water under the bridge. No idea about Flaherty, but he has been going downhill for what seems like 3 years now...didn't watch him pitch for the Orioles at all. If he comes in below $10 million on a one year deal, or Montas...but I don't see that happening with either how crazy this current market is. Let's not forget that JR didn't even want to take the risk of holding on to Tim Anderson in 2024 at what, $11ish million??? WIth that 2020-2022 track record and Amed Rosario the best FA on the market?

Either one of those guys on the White Sox in 2024 would be pretty shocking if they're actually trading Cease...it makes zero sense to spend that type of money and years (Giolito likely to get at least 3 at a minimum) that will be required. If you can find that next "bargain zone" of guys in that tranche of projects (like Derek Holland in past years) between $5-9 million, sure....go for it. You might sign three and get a positive net trade return back on just one of them, based on past odds of success with this flip strategy.

It ranges from 20-30% for most MLB teams now, depending on the market size/local RSN deal. Used to be much closer to 40-55% for the majority of teams as recently as the 80's and early 90s.

Kristian Robinson or Raul Mondesi, lol?

The White Sox would end up making money on that deal, lol...and there would be plenty champing at the bit if that was the offer, even for the worst team in baseball in what happens to be a fairly expensive city to live in.

Right. Just saying from watching him quite a bit I would never invest $200+ million into him. He has a sneaky propensity for looking better on paper than he does in reality...very very streaky, like the pitching equivalent of Carlos Lee. Not even sure he's got three good years left.

Someone could always go after Snell with a extremely high yearly salary but much shorter term deal...2, definitely no more than 3 or 2 plus a legit option possibility based on incentives met.

26 year old bat only...sounds familiar.

Let's not get rid of Sheets so quickly. He's the cat with nine lives now that Leury is gone. (Honestly think I'd rather watch Palka or Viciedo get those at-bats. Virtually anyone in the entire org but Lee until he hits at least .230-.240 at Charlotte.)

No Lee should be in the minors. I don't care what he hits ... I'm getting the veteran equivalent of Hedges Nola Maldonado and giving him 60% of the reps with the most important pitchers until Perez/Lee and eventually Quero prove themselves. We did do this ages ago with that Cuban catcher from the Nats but he didn't work out nearly as well as Narvaez...since I can't even remember his name anymore.

"The Padres left catcher Brandon Valenzuela unprotected from the Rule 5 Draft, meaning he can potentially be selected by any club but must remain on that team's big league roster for the season. It'll be interesting to see whether another team bites on a 23-year-old defense-first catcher who posted a .711 OPS between High-A Fort Wayne and Double-A San Antonio last season." AJ Casavell mlb.com

Angel Pagan from Twins to Reds' bullpen...Cincy shoring up middle relief

Yet the Brewers are considering a total rebuild with Woodruff and Burnes on the way out and Yelich having what is likely to be his last solid season after struggling in 2021-22 compared to recent heights...he was very good but not great in 2023. The massive power numbers are likely gone for good, though. Not to mention the loss of Counsell and some of his key staff...as well as Stearns to NYM.

Plus Votto coming off the books...

https://www.mlb.com/news/yoshinobu-yamamoto-potential-mlb-landing-spots-ranked All of these teams will come into play when Yamamoto eventually signs… Including Reds, Braves, AZ, Twins…that’s nearly 1/2 the teams in MLB.