jpx7 (11-17-2023)
I see India seems available. Has he ever played SS?
jpx7 (11-17-2023)
He just seems like an athletic dynamic player who can hit and play defense. I am sure AA knows the answer well enough to be either in or out.
jpx7 (11-17-2023)
Looking more into Adames shows a 2023 wOBA of .311 vs an xwOBA of .341. For reference, that xwOBA places him ahead of only Rosario (.320) and Arcia (.309) from the 2023 Braves, and right near Albies (.342). So xwOBA says he actually hit like Albies while playing an excellent SS.
I would be willing to bet good money that Adames hits and fields better than Arcia in 2024, barring injury. What is that upgrade worth? Probably not a ton, so I certainly wouldn't give up someone like AJSS or Grissom for Adames. It just seems like AA was willing to clear out the SS depth for a reason, and the only obvious reason is Adames.
jpx7 (11-17-2023)
jpx7 (11-17-2023)
jpx7 (11-18-2023)
jpx7 (11-18-2023)
Just kind of tough to see a fit for India. We have an all-star at second base, where India has played in the majors, an all-star at third base, where India played in college, and it doesn't seem like a great idea to try and have him play short full time. We could move him to left, which I'm sure is a transition India could handle relatively easily, but that seems like a pretty complicated and expensive way to try and fill left field.
AA is going to be stuck giving Rosario 2/18 in January and my nose will start to bleed.
AA is up to something. Just what, I don’t know
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We are going to absolutely load up at the Rule 5 draft.
Arcia had bizarre LHP/RHP splits this year, with an OPS >1.000 against LHP and <.675 v. RHP. I have much more faith that he repeats the RHP number than the LHP number.
cajunrevenge (11-20-2023)