BedellBrave (05-20-2018), jpx7 (05-20-2018)
jpx7 (05-20-2018)
Our luck would be that beltre caters after we get him and then retires.
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You could convince me of moose even though I'd rather just go defense with upside offense.
It is a good topic for investigation. Probability of a sharp drop in performance for player in the second half of his age 39 season (Beltre) verus odds for a similar drop in performance for a player in the second half of his age 29 season (Moose). It is the kind of question that I suspect the FO has or will soon crunch the numbers on.
This kind of information is very useful. Once you've done the analysis you can use the results every year at the trading deadline.
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jpx7 (05-20-2018)
I also wonder how much weight to give Beltre’s HoF skilkset, age-eroded as it is, and decade of very consistent numbers, versus Moustakas’ substantially less-than skillset, boosted by relative youth as it is, and history of inconsistency.
My hunch is the much bigger concern with Beltre is substantial dl time, not precipitous collapse of performance—though the former is enough to push me towards slightly favouring the Moustakas/Camargo platoon, costs being relatively equal.
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"I am a victim, I will tell you. I am a victim."
"I am your retribution."
There are plusses and minusses for Beltre relative to Moose. It is a close call and might turn on the asking prices of their respective teams.
"I am a victim, I will tell you. I am a victim."
"I am your retribution."
I'd rather go after Donaldson at the deadline if he's healthy.
Ideally, Camargo would be the everyday guy and we go for a high leverage BP arm, or a SP depending whats out there.
But until that happens, you consider going for Moose or Beltre.