Great point! It also free's up an extra spot on the 40-man. We've traded two OF so far this offseason. I definitely think that the M's will trade or sign another one. They could easily bring back Mitch Haniger now.
The Giraffe on roller skates has skated out of the building............
It's a platoon addition. They're likely going to roll with Moore against lefties and Wong against righties.TraderGary wrote: ↑Fri Dec 02, 2022 10:28 pmBest part of this trade is getting rid of Winker and Toro. Not seeing either of them in an M's uniform ever again is a win in itself. That said, I don't see how acquiring Wong with his career .732 OPS (which will only go lower as he ages and playing in T-Mobile) helps to close the gap with Houston in any way. He's a slight upgrade from Frazier, but not in a significant way.
He's the type of player a team like KC or the A's with very little resources ($) would trade for. I've very lukewarm on this deal. How does a middle infield of Crawford and Wong compete with a middle infield of Pena and Altuve.
Sorry to be a downer, but this just doesn't excite me in the least, other than the addition by subtraction aspect of getting rid of the two black holes and a clubhouse cancer in Winker and Toro. I think by midseason, everyone here is going to be complaining about Wong the same as we were about Frazier. I really hope he proves me wrong and makes me eat crow.
100% thisSeattle or Bust wrote: ↑Fri Dec 02, 2022 10:26 pmI for one am ecstatic that I never have to watch Toro play baseball again in an M's uniform.
I have probably never disliked a player more. I hate his style of play. Drives me up a wall.
Wong Tong apple fucking pie! I like it Jerrry!
Thank you for that info. I was not aware of the OPS splits for Wong. That actually makes me feel better about this.Seattle or Bust wrote: ↑Fri Dec 02, 2022 10:34 pmIt's a platoon addition. They're likely going to roll with Moore against lefties and Wong against righties.TraderGary wrote: ↑Fri Dec 02, 2022 10:28 pmBest part of this trade is getting rid of Winker and Toro. Not seeing either of them in an M's uniform ever again is a win in itself. That said, I don't see how acquiring Wong with his career .732 OPS (which will only go lower as he ages and playing in T-Mobile) helps to close the gap with Houston in any way. He's a slight upgrade from Frazier, but not in a significant way.
He's the type of player a team like KC or the A's with very little resources ($) would trade for. I've very lukewarm on this deal. How does a middle infield of Crawford and Wong compete with a middle infield of Pena and Altuve.
Sorry to be a downer, but this just doesn't excite me in the least, other than the addition by subtraction aspect of getting rid of the two black holes and a clubhouse cancer in Winker and Toro. I think by midseason, everyone here is going to be complaining about Wong the same as we were about Frazier. I really hope he proves me wrong and makes me eat crow.
Wong had a .845 OPS against righties in 125 games last season. He had a .441 OPS against lefties.
There was a blurb about Wong having issues with his legs last year
