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Jake read your post! 2 bombs, now on pace for 30+bpj wrote: ↑Sun Jul 07, 2019 1:39 amThey need to. I dont see any other 30 home run outfielders anywhere in that bunch. If they're putting Sally White at 1B, they definitely need more pop from the corner outfield than Fraley.D-train wrote: ↑Sun Jul 07, 2019 1:26 amI didn't realize he was already arb eligible with only two more years of control. He is making $2M this season. Guessing that jumps to $5MM next season. Still cheap so they probably just keep him and maybe trade him in about a year. Can't see them extending him with all the OFers in the system.bpj wrote: ↑Sun Jul 07, 2019 1:11 amIf they can't get an extension done they have to trade him at some point soon.
He's at a perfect age where a contract that buys out a couple years of free agency at 8 or 10 million makes sense for both sides.
I'd work hard to get a reasonable extension. If not, that's the circle of baseball life. Except the Mariners who just let contracts expire and get nothing.
Fraley has Hit Everywhere!D-train wrote: ↑Sun Jul 07, 2019 3:18 amJake read your post! 2 bombs, now on pace for 30+bpj wrote: ↑Sun Jul 07, 2019 1:39 amThey need to. I dont see any other 30 home run outfielders anywhere in that bunch. If they're putting Sally White at 1B, they definitely need more pop from the corner outfield than Fraley.D-train wrote: ↑Sun Jul 07, 2019 1:26 am
I didn't realize he was already arb eligible with only two more years of control. He is making $2M this season. Guessing that jumps to $5MM next season. Still cheap so they probably just keep him and maybe trade him in about a year. Can't see them extending him with all the OFers in the system.
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I'd offer 4 years 40 million.
I would be fine with that. I would also be learning him up on the fine art of 1B.bpj wrote: ↑Sun Jul 07, 2019 5:19 amI'd offer 4 years 40 million.
Buys out his next 2 arb years, 2 free agent years. Gives Santanas family financial security with and the Mariners a low risk high reward contract.
I'd take 4/40 on a guy like Santana over another 200 million on trying to buy a free agent outfielder for the same production, or trying to rely on Jake Fraley and Mallex Smith to replace his production.
I think it would be a win for both sides. Santana is stacking up hits like Ichiro, except that his hits go out of the infield and put runs on the board.