Bob Sacamano

It never really made sense they didn’t try harder for him. They were already trying to sign Machado to a guaranteed 8 year, $250 mill (potential 10/300 mill). Should have been in the convo for Harper.

Thanks for nothing.

I’m trading Vaughn before I turn him into a weak side platoon player.

Yep. There is a chance he can be non-tendered for sure but as of now he is not a free agent. They could trade him too I guess.

Duvall is under control for another season with Atlanta.

Eloy also has 5 with 2 options.

A platoon heavy team like Tampa or Oakland too perhaps.

You mean Rick didn’t tell us his entire off-season plan including who his targets are?!?!?

Starling Marte to RF, Castellanos split DH and LF with Eloy.

Huh? Why?

Long live this joke.

Why does everyone expect there to be a press conference? Last year they at least announced they were moving on from Renteria but it doesn’t feel like there has to be one this year. They’ve already announced the coaching staff is coming back.

Yeah I think he would be fine too, but you would probably be pushing Grandal into more of a DH/1B/back up C role (sort of like Victor Martinez when he was with the Tigers). With so many guys receiving DH at bats, it would be tough.

To trade for him at $7.5 mill? I they think they will go way cheaper than that at backup C.

4 years control of a switch hitting OF who is coming off a 6 WAR season? I definitely would. I feel like you’d have to include some pitching in there too, maybe one or two of the middle infield prospects as well.

You would have to otherwise it wouldn’t make sense for Pitt. Vaughn and Reynolds have similar control.

True. Maybe they’ll get the DH though or can play Vaughn in LF. Or a different trade package. Not sure what though.

Trade for Marte for 2B and then sign Conforto for RF.

Yeah this definitely feels like a worse team.

Interesting. I wonder what the resident Padres fan thinks.

Most of the time it is the case though.

Yeah I love the framework too. Keuchel may pitch well in that ballpark. A DH in NL does open up Longoria going to DH (and playing a little 3B and maybe 1B work?) and LaStella at 3B opening 2B though.

Not for top free agents anyway.

Barnhart has an option that should get picked up (only $7.5 mill). They should be able to deal him if they want to hand the job to Stephenson.

Lol yeaaaaah I started typing what I WANT them to do but then realized none of it will likely happen and then didn’t want to waste my time even finishing the post.