Bob Sacamano

Didn’t you hear? They signed Vince Velasquez!

Sooo Freddie, you picking your team today right?

Not really. He’s just factoring in 2022.

Ah thanks. I only saw the tweets.

Based on the comments from Rick Hahn, it looks like Vaughn may be ticketed for AAA to start the year. I think I'm totally ok with this because it at least guarantees him every day at bats instead of a weakside platoon and we can gain the extra year of control back. Of course, that can change if he has a better spring than Gavin or guys are injured. Get a RF and you can go: 1. TA SS 2. Moncada 3B 3. Robert CF 4. Abreu 1B 5. Grandal C 6. Eloy LF/DH 7. Right Fielder (hopefully Conforto, maybe hit him 6th against righties) 8. Sheets DH/LF 9. Leury/Harrison 2B

I think he got pushed into the OF because they had Rizzo and Voit getting 1B/DH at bats after July. He's definitely no lock to play OF that much next year.

Yeah it definitely makes it sound like it's one or the other for DH and a RF is definitely added. I'm on board with the reasoning he provided, as long as we add in RF as well.

That would suck. Would rather play him every day (preferably Chicago maybe Charlotte).

That's the vibe I got reading that.

Alright Freddie, pick a team so the market can get moving again.

The dians.

Yep. Until he gets hurt again.

Yeah and how stupid that when Machado signed and they could have turned their attention to Harper, they were just kind of like "meh". Like they weren't just negotiating a similar contract to Harper got.

Wheeler's wife cock blocked us on Wheeler lol

I still feel like he is going to go to LA (based on nothing).

I've added more to what I said above.

We all talked about this last year. I think its because all of the $54 mill is guaranteed. Like he doesn't have a buyout. Instead, they can choose to not pick up the option but are still on the hook for the full amount just deferred. So you're looking at is as the full amount split up over the 3 years instead of 4 years. Which then makes you question: if they pick up his option for the 4th year, is the CBT hit $0?

We've already seen the deal. It was not good for Cincy.

A few years ago, he made sense to be wanted. But he's just gotten worse in that time.

I would be disappointed but honestly not shocked.

Conforto. Need left-handed hitting.

I've wondered the same.

Yeah like I said, doesn't really fit. Can't even say "well we can stick him at DH and see how it goes until we feel like not paying him" because we already have DH covered haha

I'm looking to see if they have any other bad contracts that make sense to take back to lessen the cost but they don't really fit the team, unless you want to take on 1 year/$8 mill of Shogo Akiyama to straight up release haha

There goes the Bryant fit I just mentioned haha