Re: Finally! Official Hot Stove League Thread
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2022 7:36 pm
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We'll see. I think he could have another good year or two if he can stay healthy. Thats a big if though.
Sure just need to move Seattle to the East Coast and convince him that 2B is the best position on the diamond and pay him $300M to man the position.Captain 97 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 8:48 pmIf they go after a SS Turner is the one I want. He put up a 4.9 WAR with Dodger Stadium as his home park. Dodger Stadium is generally considered Pitcher Friendly. He has never played at T-mobile but he has a .931 career OPS at Petco which is considered a pretty good comp to T-Mobile for how the ball carries. Bogaerts and Correa have not hit well at T-Mobile with a .718 and .673 OPS respectively.
Locking up JP and overpaying him is basically paying a tax so you have an excuse to not seriously pursue a very good but not great player that happens to be playing shortstop, and then have to live with all that bad money on the books like the Rangers will on the back half of Corey Seager's contract.D-train wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 9:36 pmIt is beyond obvious to me that just like last off season Jerry hatched a plan to hype up JP at SS so he wouldn't have to sign anyone to a mega deal. He knew full well that nobody would move AND agree to play at T Mobile given the drought. Now he knows he would have got MAJOR pushback if he locked JP at SS so to appease the "Spend Money in FA!" sector of the fan base he says JP might move to 2B IF necessary to make it appear that he is seriously in on those guys which he never was and never will be.
The Kolten Wong rumor confirms all of that. The tea leaves are the size of giant billboards for anyone that bothers to read them.
Sure that's fine. Just don't lie to the American People about seriously pursuing them. Just say they aren't worth the money. Be honest. Its not hard.GL_Storm wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 10:08 pmLocking up JP and overpaying him is basically paying a tax so you have an excuse to not seriously pursue a very good but not great player that happens to be playing shortstop, and then have to live with all that bad money on the books like the Rangers will on the back half of Corey Seager's contract.D-train wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 9:36 pmIt is beyond obvious to me that just like last off season Jerry hatched a plan to hype up JP at SS so he wouldn't have to sign anyone to a mega deal. He knew full well that nobody would move AND agree to play at T Mobile given the drought. Now he knows he would have got MAJOR pushback if he locked JP at SS so to appease the "Spend Money in FA!" sector of the fan base he says JP might move to 2B IF necessary to make it appear that he is seriously in on those guys which he never was and never will be.
The Kolten Wong rumor confirms all of that. The tea leaves are the size of giant billboards for anyone that bothers to read them.
What are the odds we land both him & Yoshida?Sexymarinersfan wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 5:50 pmThe Mariners and Blue Jays GM's both acknowledged after the Teoscar Hernández trade, that they are "IN" on Kodai Senga. If we're not going to empty the bank on a premier SS, then please for the love if God go and get Senga! He wont require a posting fee, nor will any team have to surrender a draft pick if he signs. He could be one if the best available pitcher's on the market this offseason. Maybe not DeGrom, but the next tier down. So far, all I know is that he's met with the Mets, and "talks went very well."