Depending on upgrades made elsewhere on the team I might prefer Hedges to Realmuto.
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I've thought about Hedges as well if they plan on Mejia sticking at catcher. Love the pitch framing and defense.... worried by the bat.
If he could just stay healthy, AA could probably get Hedges as part of a deal for Myers since they want out from under that contract so badly. Just don't think he'll ever be healthy enough to be worth 2/3 of what he gets paid after 2019 though.
FWIW, adding the two of them leaves you around $35 million for bench and pen upgrades this year though, so AA could add Gonzalez and Britton and still have money available if he actually did go after an Ace. With Julio, O'Day, and Vizcaino coming off the books following this season, that money would more than cover Myers salary when it goes up next year.
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One angle we haven't really looked at is "Where are they going to hit Acuna going forward?".
Say Snit moves him down to hit behind Freddie and goes back to the pesky speed guys at the top in front of them. Might a big deal for Schwarber then make sense even with his defense? A Freeman/Acuna/Schwarber middle of the lineup would measure up to the heart of anyone's order, and you'd have whatever Catcher you signed and Camargo to follow them.
If you could put up with Schwarber's defense in LF, you'd have the money to sign Grandal, a really good bench piece, and whatever Closer he wants. You'd suddenly have an AL-type offense, especially if you kept Duvall as the bench OF and added Gonzalez' bat as your super-sub.
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Jaw (11-16-2018)
Not a big enough track record for me to make a determination on hedges. He improved from last year which was his only full season. Plus only being 25 you could see some improvement as his prime years roll in. I think he is a less risky investment. But also agree I would prefer Ramos/ JT/ or YG.
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Jaw (11-16-2018)
"Well, you’ll learn soon enough that this was a massive red wave landslide." - thethe on the 2020 election that trump lost bigly
“I can’t fix my life, but I can fix the world.” - sturg
The Padres can keep Renfroe and his .296 career OBP. In fact, they can keep all their crappy players.
The Braves need to aim higher...much higher.
Hmm. Someone is not a Ron Burgundy fan.
Coppy