Suzuki to be posted

[desbcoach]

So it should happen quickly given the uncertainty of the CBA negotiations and the 30-day limit. Lockout on the 2nd would preclude any team from making ANY signings including that of Suzuki

They will stop 30 day clock if/when a Lockout occurs. But I expect he signs quickly to avoid a delay or uncertainty

[Vogelbomb]

so they came to that agreement? I didn't see confirmation on that

[Sexymarinersfan]

Only 16 more hours to go!

[D-train]

so they came to that agreement? I didn't see confirmation on that

Yes, sounds like if there is a lockout on Dec. 1st then it would be halted and there would there 22 days left once the come to an agreement.

[kpak76]

Tru dat. I thought of that as I was posting this response. But Ichiro would a statistical blip. Seriously. Plot a graph of success in Japan (or Korea) on one axis and immediate success in the majors and do a regression analysis. Ichiro is somewhere stratospherically on another graph somewhere. Up there with Ohtani. Most struggle - at least initially. They haven't come through the American farm system

I think this is why so few Japanese players make the leap - whether they are pitchers or position players. It's different baseball. I think many could and do make the transition eventually, but are we willing to invest in a guy who may take a season or two to really start hitting while we are simultaneously waiting for Kelenic to figure it out, Lewis to get back in his groove and JRod to get the mid-season call up?

Ichiro was a freak.

Matsui did pretty well out of the gates if memory serves me.

[SeattleSportsRUs]

The guys who were the most heralded seemed to do well. Organizations aren't dumb, they know who has a transcending skill set compared to their peers.

Suzuki seems to be in the realm of Matsui, Ichiro, Ohtani.

[Sexymarinersfan]

Well you can throw out the Rockies and Pirates right away. Probably Philly too.

That leaves the Rangers, Mariners, Braves, and Mets as the most likely landing spots

[Case_Of_The_Runs]

Well you can throw out the Rockies and Pirates right away. Probably Philly too.

That leaves the Rangers, Mariners, Braves, and Mets as the most likely landing spots

Well, the Mets are in because they are losing Conforto. So if they landed Suzuki and we landed Conforto, would it be a zero sum game? Is anyone here more "in" on one of these two than they other?

[Pharmabro]

Well you can throw out the Rockies and Pirates right away. Probably Philly too.

That leaves the Rangers, Mariners, Braves, and Mets as the most likely landing spots

Well, the Mets are in because they are losing Conforto. So if they landed Suzuki and we landed Conforto, would it be a zero sum game? Is anyone here more "in" on one of these two than they other?

Suzuki all the way/

[Case_Of_The_Runs]

Well you can throw out the Rockies and Pirates right away. Probably Philly too.

That leaves the Rangers, Mariners, Braves, and Mets as the most likely landing spots

Well, the Mets are in because they are losing Conforto. So if they landed Suzuki and we landed Conforto, would it be a zero sum game? Is anyone here more "in" on one of these two than they other?

Suzuki all the way/

Not sure how metrics measure up, but Conforto is more of a known quantity having a few years of MLB under his belt. If Suzuki takes a while - say till the All Star break - to adjust to MLB, I’d rather have a few good months of consistently good Conforto.

That said, I’m more jazzed about Suzuki as a player and a long term addition to the team. I’m just leaning towards someone who has played in the majors over someone who has potential but is MLB I tested.