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I do think it's funny that Leury Legend is now the de facto nickname for Leury. I always thought that nickname was said sarcastically, but not anymore it seems.

It's a fair deal. Even if he gives us 1 WAR per year that's worth it.

I think if a salary floor is put in, guys like Leury will end up getting more just cause the likes of the Pirates will need to sign guys as filler to reach the floor.

Sox are far more likely to get a guy like Manaea than Gray. Manaea only has one year of control left.

They already have 2 Calhouns. Now they're going for 2 Grays?

He also hits a ton of grounders. I wouldn't have been mad if we got him, but I think Conforto is the better fit.

He beat Hendriks' deal.

Seems about right for Leury.

If Leury's new-found plate discipline is real, he's probably one of the better utility players in baseball. That said, he's not an everyday-type player.

I think people are complaining because they know that Leury's going to be the backup plan if they don't convert on FA signings.

This is fine as long as he's not the everyday 2B or RFer.

It'll be fun to see the mental gymnastics that Dodgers fan will have to do to convince themselves that he's not so bad after calling him a cheater for the last 2 years. Same for Yankees fans.

He's terrible on defense.

Leury Garcia is probably more deserving to be the 6th guy in that picture than Simmons.

He plays at Coors, of course he's gonna have better counting stats. I think they're similar offensively if you look at the park adjusted stats, but I think Story's issue is that it's hard to project guys that come out of Coors. Arenado's wOBA dropped almost 60 points and his wRC+ dropped 17% after moving out of Coors. If you do the same for Story, he's a league average hitter.

lol I thought this too back during the trade deadline. They do look pretty similar.

If the Sox get Conforto, I really don't care who ends up hitting 9th. I'll be fine if they get a glove-first 2B. Segura provides a much higher floor than Cesar and Leury. We've seen how bad Cesar can be and we've all learned to hate Leury. OAA also loves Segura, even though he hasn't graded out as well with UZR/DRS.

That last quote is definitely something Lavar would say. Maybe in a few years the Bulls will become the Chicago Balls.

Except Segura grades out much better defensively.

I feel like a lot of us are getting blinded by the big names signing with teams that are far inferior to our current roster, myself included. Conforto and Segura would probably make this the most complete lineup in baseball. As much as I'd like a big signing in the rotation, we currently have 5 bodies there and the only real concerns are how many innings Kopech can throw and if Keuchel has a pulse left. A depth signing there makes sense to give us some insurance for Kopech. If the proposed off-season is what the FO pulls off, I'll be content.

I don't have a problem with Segura, what I do have an issue with is them picking up Kimbrel's option just to trade it for an almost equal salary. You could have just bought him out for a million and signed somebody in free agency. Unless they're getting some prospects back in a deal like that, it really doesn't make a ton of sense.

I wonder what this deal means for Story. He's clearly inferior to Baez. Does he get 5 years and $100 million? 6 years and $120 million?

Wasn't his Cubs deal 8 years and $180 million?

They did get Kimbrel done, but only cause they outbid everyone else by a lot.

You can probably argue their bullpen overachieved last year with what they got out of some no name guys, especially towards the end of the season. They really need to get a closer cause Gregory Soto ain't it.