Bob Sacamano

I'm on board with it because he's 24 (still young enough to put it all together), 2 years of control, left-handed, has some pop, and RF is a hole right now and likely next year. The only other option is to throw money at Ozuna (better suited for LF) or trade prospects if you want a significant upgrade. But it all depends on the price obviously.

I understand people look at next year as a competitive year, but I'm still willing gamble on a guy like Mazara. Especially when a name getting kicked around is Puig (although I guess I've tossed around Kole Calhoun as a guy I would want if/when his option is declined by the Angels). If you want a good RF, we would have to trade for one as there is anything in free agency really (I guess Ozuna if you want to throw him a pile of money).

They have other options to give at bats to (Calhoun being one of them with more control), he only has 2.5 years of control left, and maybe you could deal him for a pitcher who has struggled with similar control? Change of scenery types of move?

He's definitely more interesting (and younger) than Cordell, Tilson, Engel.

Didn't see the article but saw this headline on MLBTR and I was coming here to share it: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/07/interest-in-nomar-mazara-reportedly-picking-up.html Makes sense for our hole in RF.

Only so much you can preach. If the player isn't taking pitches, it's kind of on them.

Right. No one is disagreeing with the value of an every day player for close to 7 full years over 3 months of a closer.

Maybe they tried? Who really knows. All that matters (for their fans; it's kind of about perspective) is they traded for Chapman and won a World Series breaking a 108-year drought. If this happens to us in 3 years (minus the long drought part), I won't really care what we traded. It's ok to disagree and have different opinions.

If they don't trade for Chapman, they don't win with that pen (minus a hiccup or two from him all post-season).

The best post in this entire thread.

To the argument of "get him to the majors so he can see MLB pitching and improve in the off-season": how is he going to work on anything without seeing MLB pitching in the off-season? He can't exactly work on and adjust without seeing it consistently (learning to lay off MLB caliber sliders and curves low and away for example).

Steve Stone mentioned the Red Sox did something similar with their starters. Brought them along slowly in Spring Training. Obviously, it showed early in the season but there are 162 games for a reason.

So everyone who thinks Abreu is worth a lot should stop thinking that. I was just saying at most he's worth around what the Mariners got for Edwin.

Earlier this year I ended up behind in seats behind the net behind the dugout. Honestly, you don't even really notice. You just kinda see past it. People are acting like they put a brick wall up or something lol

Around what Encarnacion got.

It's a risk I'm willing to take.

They don't have a ton of options at the moment is why.

He got hurt the very next year anyway, correct?

Give him extra rest throughout the season. Like how the Sox handled Sale his first year in the rotation where they would skip him here and there (they handled the situation better than the Nats with Strasburg).

They went on to beat both those teams in the playoff though so it ended up working out.

Honestly, probably never. But it would be sick if they somehow announced an 8-year deal (first year being pro-rated this year). Obviously, not expecting that.

I think the poster means a deal where he can come up this year, and we would have him for 7 years becoming a free agent the same year as he would if he came up mid-April 2020. He might sacrifice some money by avoiding arbitration though.

Exactly. So will everyone complaining.

Psst...Mookie's not a free agent after this year.

They chuck them over the nets to the fans behind the dugout already though.