With the indpending changes from the CBA wouldnt it make sense to sign Castellanos if we aren't hurt by his defense in 3 years?
With the indpending changes from the CBA wouldnt it make sense to sign Castellanos if we aren't hurt by his defense in 3 years?
I don't trade him but Pache fits the bill perfectly, which makes sense that the Rockies are said to love ATL's prospect core.
Waters probably doesn't play CF ever but he would be of interest, I'd guess.
If we signed Frazier then we would have to no doubt get a big hitting COF. I still think one of JD or Bryant will be at 3b for Atlanta next year.
Interesting thing about Castellanos is that his OF defense improved from horrid in 2018 to merely below average in 2019. He is only 27, and his 2019 sprint speed was above MLB average at 27.9 ft/s...right in line with Riley's.
Much like Riley surprised with his OF competency, maybe Castellanos can make it work out there too. Perhaps he wouldn't be the disaster we fear in LF over the next 3-4 years.
jpx7 (01-02-2020)
I hear Jose Bautista wants to play in 2020....can't he play 3b?
Get off my lawn!
clvclv (01-02-2020), jpx7 (01-02-2020), UNCBlue012 (01-02-2020)
Would love to hear that AA had worked out a Robert/Jimenez-like deal with Pache - not sure how the numbers would have to look since Pache doesn't exactly have their offensive upside (yet), but having inexpensive cost-certainty with three potential All-Stars would be huge for a team in this market. We'd no longer have to worry about gaming his clock, putting Ender in play immediately. If Colorado would eat $50-$70 million worth of Arenado's deal, go ahead and give them Riley, Wright, and Waters. With the Melancon/Hamels/Greene/Markakis/Flowers money coming off the books next winter, you could add Pederson to platoon with Duvall or Camargo with Shewmake taking over as the utility guy. He could then work on a reasonable extension with Freeman and have the entire core under control for pretty much the entirety of Acuna's deal.
Has there EVER been a statement and question a certain someone should absolutely never have made and asked publicly more than...
Kinda pathetic to see yourself as a message board knight in shining armor. How impotent does someone have to be in real life to resort to playing hero on a message board?
PawPawMaxwell (01-02-2020)
Castellanos is pretty young, i'd go 4 years with him if we miss on JD.
DOB confirmed the Braves have gone four years to JD.
jpx7 (01-02-2020)
I'm very much against the idea of sticking with Camargo and Riley, and they're a better choice than Longo. He is done, done, done. Trade for him, you're gong to get $20 million in value in four years, for some portion of the $60 million he's owed. Or you can get the exact same production from Camargo and Riley for a mil a year.