Offseason Hot Stove 2024-25 Thread

We could do a lot worse than Ward. We could do a lot better too.

Average EV firmly inside the 90th percentile is pretty nice. It's actually higher than Soler's. I am not really sure what direction the Angels are going in though. They trade for Soler and sign Kikuchi, then trade away Ward?
 
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He’s a rightly but he’s still a good player. And he won’t cost much. Should leave plenty of money for whatever.
 
Taylor Ward is a declining asset. He is on the back side of his prime and is a K machine. He would be an improvement over Kelenic, but not a needle mover imo.
 
bravesfanMatt said:
Taylor Ward is a declining asset. He is on the back side of his prime and is a K machine. He would be an improvement over Kelenic, but not a needle mover imo.
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Maybe, but he's wasted away with the Angels and still has great advanced stats. I would be a very happy camper he were to become a Brave.
 
bravesfanMatt said:
Taylor Ward is a declining asset. He is on the back side of his prime and is a K machine. He would be an improvement over Kelenic, but not a needle mover imo.
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22% K rate combined over his last 4 years. Not really that crazy. In fact almost all of his rate stats have remained steady over the last 3-4 years.

He is past the typical prime age for sure, but it is not a factual statement (at least as of today) to say that he is past his prime. 2024 was the 2nd best season in his career and the 2nd time in 3 years he has reached at least 2 bWAR. In 2023, he was on a 2.8 bWAR pace before injury ended his season.

So he currently seems to be directly in his prime. Although he could easily start his decline in 2025.
 
Carp said:
22% K rate combined over his last 4 years. Not really that crazy. In fact almost all of his rate stats have remained steady over the last 3-4 years.

He is past the typical prime age for sure, but it is not a factual statement (at least as of today) to say that he is past his prime. 2024 was the 2nd best season in his career and the 2nd time in 3 years he has reached at least 2 bWAR. In 2023, he was on a 2.8 bWAR pace before injury ended his season.

So he currently seems to be directly in his prime. Although he could easily start his decline in 2025.
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He was at 25% last year and even worse when you look at his splits. He would be a good platoon bat, but a bit expensive for a short sided one imo.. He also has a super slow bat speed so I would assume as he creeps past the 30 year old mark, it would only get worse...

No thanks personally.
 
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