AA has the money to sign JD if he wanted, it’s the years that he wants to stay away from.
jpx7 (12-11-2019)
Freshmaker (12-10-2019)
Ozuna has pretty decent numbers, nothing elite but good. Dont think his defense is great, only thing is, when has AA signed someone the media leaked about with the Braves?
AA can spin it all he wants but no way does he intend to start the season with Camargo or Riley at 3b.
BedellBrave (12-10-2019), jpx7 (12-11-2019)
jpx7 (12-11-2019)
I'm gonna make a rosterbation list.
Acuna
Albies
Freeman
Bryant
Ozuna
Sexy.
Would Ozuna take a 3 year deal?
Donaldson would be the better fit in the short-term, sure. Thing is, letting Donaldson walk gets you the pick you gave up to sign Smith, meaning you added Smith and Ozuna for roughly the same AAV Donaldson may cost and it only cost you a 4th round pick.
While they're right about not handing the 3B job to Riley yet, it's still far too early to give up on him as a potential long-term answer unless you're getting one. You're also much more likely to get the type of elite inexpensive 3B answer or Ace if you were including Waters in the package instead of (or with) Riley.
You have to think Chapman is about as off-limits as anyone out there, but Beane's proven he's as big a riverboat gambler as there is - would he consider a Riley/Waters/Wright package for him? I'd doubt it as well, but that's the type of offer that AA could put together that most other teams couldn't match if he had Ozuna in the fold.
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?
I think the money to Hamels was the most surprising thing so far.
I feel like they could have gotten 2 vets for about the same money or less.
jpx7 (12-11-2019)
Fun thought. If you signed Ozuna for 3 years then 1 of Waters/Pache becomes expendable for a young core piece. If we signed Ozuna for 3 years what about using Waters, Riley, and Wright in a deal for Chapman? That would set us up as WS contenders for several years while keeping Pache and Anderson in tact.
Carlos Correa cannot stay healthy... no thanks... only one year he's ever played more than 110 games