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Damn this seems like a good deal for LA. Wish we got him instead of Velasquez.

I actually think an opt out after 2 years can benefit the Sox. But in the scenario where he turns into Adam Dunn (not saying that's likely), you're stuck with him for 5 years.

Ouch, looks like he would have made more by staying in Atlanta.

Your argument sucks, which is why I'm barely bothering to have a good faith conversation with you.

Huh?

That just means that he's better vs. righties than he is lefties. So that's a platoon bat, isn't it?

What if I told you that Joey Votto has a lower OPS against lefties than Conforto does over the past 3 years?

You're not paying these guys to hit left handed pitchers. There's 7 other guys in this lineup that absolutely mash lefties. I'm not sure why some people are getting so hung up on this. FWIW, the 2021 NL MVP Bryce Harper hit .257 against lefties last year. Is he also a platoon bat?

We've been trying to get a left handed power bat forever, but now that left handed power bat also has to be great against lefties too? Isn't that the strength of this offense? So the only guys we'd be okay giving money to are Juan Soto-types? The fair market rate for Conforto is around $20 million a year. If the Sox aren't willing to pay that, that's fine. But let's not act like that would be some kind of bad contract and that whoever pays that is absurd. Cause guess what, if Conforto were able to also hit left handed pitching well, he'd cost north of $30 million a year.

I don't disagree. It's why I can see a lot of teams offering him shorter deals to have him prove himself again so he can hit the market and get a bigger deal.

Because players who have a bad season at 29 never bounce back again, ever. I know it might seem weird to give a player coming off a 0.8 WAR season a large contract, but Conforto's track record is far better than the results he posted in 2021.

He's not that bad. He was a 3-4 WAR player every season from 2017-2020 and he's only 29. The 2.5 WAR he's projected for is totally fair, but I think he has bounce back potential to being a 4 WAR player again.

The shoulder thing probably explains why Engel struggled at the plate in the 2nd half of the season. First half Engel was surprisingly good last year.

Because if Story doesn't sign long-term, it's hard to tell a franchise player like Anderson or Bogaerts to move positions for a guy who's gonna be there short-term.

The narrative for Story before was that he wouldn't switch positions and turned down 9 figure deals to play 2B. The 2 teams Heyman just listed are both teams that he'd have to switch positions for. Bogaerts has been adamant he isn't moving to 2B and the Giants have Crawford.

WHO ARE THE 2 OTHERS JON? I hate when he does this shit. Twins are probably involved. Story makes way more sense for them than Conforto.

I feel like his floor is average, but you never know how a guy who just turned 35 will age. OAA absolutely loved his defense last year, FWIW.

We know the Rockies and Giants checked in and looked elsewhere. The Rockies decided to spend a lot more and the Giants decided to spend a lot less.

Also, I have my doubts that Adams would be anywhere near as good without Rodgers as his QB. Those back shoulder throws that he and Rodgers are so good at takes time and chemistry to develop.

Miller is also 2 years younger. I can see the FO thinking he's barely played 2B recently and being reluctant to give him a full-time job there. Yes, he can play there, but Philly used him more as a 1B and corner OFer. He's only played about 300 innings at 2B in the past 4 seasons. Harrison is definitely a better option there defensively as well. Miller just fits the offense MUCH better. He had a .842 OPS against righties last year. Harrison was around .700.

I can see why we signed Harrison now Edit: this is over 2 years and not 1.

Yeah, the Red Sox

How big of a fail would it be if we let the Twins get Conforto on a reasonable deal?

Charger fans seemed to think he was good. PFF grade wasn't great, but not any worse than Ogunjobi (PFF hated Ogunjobi).