Camargo isn’t a starting 3b on a contending club and neither is Riley right now, AA knows this and will do something there. No way he spent that much on the bp to ignore 3b and the cleanup spot.
Kris Bryant to the Braves seems inevitable.
You would think logically if we made that trade we would include Riley. Also considering KB will be going to free agency in two years to maximize how much he makes. Knowing we likely wouldn’t be able to afford him, and I don’t think we’d have another viable starting option at third, who are some third basemen who would be free agents AFTER the 2021 season? Just some food for thought.
Not as far off as you might think... JD put up a 132 wRC+ in 2019 and just a year ago in 2018 Castellanos put up a 130 wRC+... granted Castellanos fell to a 121 wRC+ in 2019, I'm betting on the 28 year old to hold steady or even progress some rather than the 34 year old who is very likely to regress.
He's a career .338/.382 hitter in 2232 minor league PAs, and a career .328/.438 hitter in 1028 major league PAs. After 3260 PAs, we know what he is at this point: good enough to start at an up-the-middle position if he has the glove, a contributing bench player at a corner for a contender, or a starter at a corner for a losing ballclub. It really is a strong comp to what Longoria is now, who has devolved into a .325/.437 hitter, and no one who isn't living in the past thinks he is good enough for a contending corner.
Trade for Marte and move Acuña to clean up!
So Moose is only making 5 million a year less than JD. That’s crazy. I love JD but that 4th year was always a sticking point and Minny offered a 5th with a buyout so he could make more which probably pushed it over the edge for us.
Well, yet another big name walks away from A-town after "loving it." I remember when guys wanted to play for the Braves.