I agree. If he did want Arenado he could have them take one of Greene or MM back to cut the salary down and with all the money coming off the books next year we could easily fit him in. And again, the better the prospects the more money they’ll have to eat on the deal.
I’m not that high on Greene anyway, but he does hold value. I think he could be replaced decently easy.
I don’t think we get Bryant at all. Too much surplus value to make up. Arenado would be the play. We have a 3rd base prospect ready to play in Riley, and a outfielder that can cover ground in that big park and plenty of pitching.
If Arenado keeps it up and weakens their position...I could see AA make a play.
Can you imagine if we added Ozuna and Arenado while still retaining Waters, Pache and Anderson for the future. That would be impressive in the present AND the future.
Markakis to the bench
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Career low Babip on career high hard hit%.
Career high walk %.
No real red flags in the peripherals.
I'm very happy. If anything I'd have preferred something like 3/45 over the 1 year deal.
If wanted, we could fit in someone else big. Ender/Greene/Duvall is about what Ozuna makes now. Even Melancon too.
Pache/Acuna/Ozuna
That’s a fun outfield.
FYI - Ozuna’s closest Statcast comp... Freddie
Basically a perfect outcome for us.