January 28, 20242 yr I was hoping the Sox picked him up, with possible interest from Bannister and or Katz. Could battle Jake Diekman for a Top Five A’s FA contract for the decade. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/01/as-to-sign-alex-wood.html Oakland’s 2020s MLB Free Agent Signings by AAV 17 + Alex Wood TBD $11.0M RP Trevor Rosenthal (‘21) $7.25M INF Aledmys Diaz (‘23-‘24) $7.00M RP Trevor May (2023) $4.75M INF Jace Paterson (‘23-‘24) $3.75M RP Jake Diekman (‘20-‘21) $3.50M SP Mike Fiers (2021) $3.25M SP Shintaro Fujinami (‘23) $3.00M SP Drew Rucinski (2023) $3.00M 1B Jesus Aguilar (2023) $2.55M RP Yusmeiro Petit (2021) $2.25M RP Sergio Romo (2021) $2.25M 1B Mitch Moreland (2021) $1.50M RP Trevor Gott (2024) $1.50M INF Jed Lowrie (2021) $0.85M INF Jed Lowrie (2022) $0.85M C Stephen Vogt (2022) $0.28M RP Jeurys Familia (2023)
January 28, 20242 yr I didn’t realize he was pretty old now (33). I doubt he cost much. Hasn’t he struggled with a lot of injuries over the last few years?
January 28, 20242 yr Author 11 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said: I didn’t realize he was pretty old now (33). I doubt he cost much. Hasn’t he struggled with a lot of injuries over the last few years? He had a solid 2021 on a prove it $3M deal, then struggled after signing a two year deal. He missed some time, but was mostly used as a swing man after losing effectiveness. Worth a flyer, at minimum will provide innings for Oakland. I just thought he might be someone Bannister or Katz thought they could do something with.
January 28, 20242 yr 19 minutes ago, South Side Hit Men said: He had a solid 2021 on a prove it $3M deal, then struggled after signing a two year deal. He missed some time, but was mostly used as a swing man after losing effectiveness. Worth a flyer, at minimum will provide innings for Oakland. I just thought he might be someone Bannister or Katz thought they could do something with. Can only assume Banister wasn't high enough on him...last really solid season (based on contract value) was 2021 SF. Or they simply feel that already have enough arms for ST already. Washed up Rosenthal and Diaz quite fitting top two. Edited January 28, 20242 yr by caulfield12
January 28, 20242 yr 1 hour ago, caulfield12 said: Can only assume Banister wasn't high enough on him...last really solid season (based on contract value) was 2021 SF. Or they simply feel that already have enough arms for ST already. Washed up Rosenthal and Diaz quite fitting top two. Even if Cease is traded, they likely have enough arms that can fill the rotation. Granted, the quality is extremely questionable but its not like Wood would have been a risk-free option either.
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