Vogelbomb wrote: ↑Thu Oct 03, 2024 12:50 amI think the pen should be about 75 percent of the offseason focus. It's where you have the most options and fell short the hardest. 10 blown saves in '24?
1-I'm picking up Polanco's option. It's one season at $12m. What's the point of quibbling over an extra $2-3m? My thought is this: Polanco is a switch-hitter, can move over and play 3b, can also back up at 2b and SS. What better option is there for 3b? and 2, what will that option cost? I think Polanco will rebound with a solid season especially with Edgar hanging around to help him mentally. And I want the flexibility to bring up our prospects at 3b and ss in 26 and beyond. You've got Arroyo, Young knocking on the door. Another year and Emerson, Celesten will be.
2-re-sign Yimi. As long as the meds check out, re-up this guy. He's lights out.
3-non-tender Saucedo; tender everyone else including Urias
4-re-sign Turner. 1 yr, $8m?
5-peg Ryan Bliss for 2B 162gm. No platoon. Let him do his thing. I think he should leadoff, too.
6-see if you can move Haniger, Canzone, Moore
7-execute your plan in the pen. I'm not a Munoz fan. I think he's not a strong enough/reliable enough closer. I would look at my other options. Maybe it's Taylor?
8-move Brash to the rotation. He's projected to return sometime in May according to my sources. And Brash is said to still want to be a starter. I think by doing this you keep him healthy (gives him regular 5-6 days off). His soggy arm wasn't bouncing back as a reliever. Put him in AAA with Hancock and Evans and you've got options when Woo hits the IL or you encounter a doubleheader. And you can slowly build him back up. Guys are never strong first year back from TJ. Takes about 100 innings to get back into form.
LINEUP
1 Bliss 2b
2 Robles rf
3 Rodriguez cf
4 Raleigh c
5 Arozarena lf
6 Raley 1b
7 Polanco 3b
8 Garver/Turner dh
9 Crawford ss
BENCH
Turner
Urias
Rivas
Samad Taylor
ROTATION
1 Kirby
2 Gilbert
3 Castillo
4 Miller
5 Woo
PEN
Munoz
Garcia
Santos
Taylor
Thornton
Chargois
Speier
? closer option?
I think that team is a juggernaut honestly. The rotation is nails. You've got burgeoning superstars in Robles, Julio, Cal; you've got solid, above avg wRC+ guys in Raley, Polanco, Turner, potentially Bliss and Garver (I think he bounces back to form w/ new hitting coach + philosophy). And then you've got speed all over the place, too. The pen is capable. I'm down to add a legit closer option if there's one to be had. I'd prefer an 7-man pen and 5-man bench, but that probably won't be how the team is shaped.
There is a lot to digest here:
1st. Brash. You pulled him from set-up duty and kept your 2024 rotation.
2nd. Yimi. When he is healthy he is a stud. But I would rather get a lefty stud to match Brash, Santos, Munoz, etc. ( A. Chapman)
3. I don't hate Bliss as an option. The power/speed combo is impressive and he even held his own in MLB 102 OPS+.That said, I would rather not have to count as starters:
2B. Bliss (Unproven rookie)
3B Polanco (Bounce back)
DH Garver (Bounce-back), JT 40
SS JP bounce back
4. Tender everybody including Rojas, Urias, Speier, Trent, etc,etc,etc Why are you paying dudes that likely won't make the team out of Spring Training. Urias, alone will cost in the neighborhood of 6M. Rojas 4M, Trent 2M, FFS.
Is this a troll?
