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It'll be tough to keep him given his agent and all. But they can still keep him, AA will just have to go above his means to do it.
2025-2026 offseason thread
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Hudson2
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That tells me Boras wanted a lot more money than AA was comfortable and is gonna change to the trade market. Winn would be my 1st choice and he just won a GG. We'd save a lot of money for other needs going that direction also. If we ate all of Grays money a deal for Gray, Winn, and Donavan would solve 3 big holes for us. Not sure what a deal like that would cost with us eating Grays money but it wouldn't be cheap.
Hudson2
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AA is the hard headed type so I'm guessing he gave Boras his best offer already.
Hudson2
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He won't go the Allen route again. I'm guessing it'll be a trade since Kim wants to test the market. And Kim won't have a QO attached to him which will make him more desirable to teams.
That honestly makes sense for both sides. Pads potentially get a full season of a No. 2 starter on a 1 year deal. King gets a nice pillow contract to rebuild his value and re-enter FA next year.
cajunrevenge
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He needs to move to 2B now.
Hudson2
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Yeah I know. They didn't pick up Albies option today with Sale and Kinley which is weird
FA market is pretty slim unless we are gonna pay Bichette. WIllie Castro can technically play SS, but he is not a good defender. Trevor Story could be interestin if he opts out, but it will most certainly cost more than the 2/55 he is already guaranteed.
So back to the trade options it is.
JP Crawford probably makes the most sense. Mariners have a slew of top SS prospects. Crawford has 1 year remaining and isn't a core player. We aren't a strong fit for what they need, but if we took on Castillo's contract, maybe we find a match there?
Winn would also be nice. But I am not sure how well we match up now that Murphy had surgery. Maybe if we take on the entire Sonny Gray contract we can buy down the prospect capital?
Zach Neto is a name I have seen pop up a time or 2. I think it's unlikely they trade him though.
Carlos Correa is far from the top target, but if Houston would eat some salary, there could be a match there.
Corey Seagar's name has also come up. Tex has an elite SS prospect ready to take over. But Seagar's contract is pretty poor with 6/189 remaining. They would need to eat a lot of money here. But the prospect package should not be substantial.
Jordan Lawler doesn't really have a spot in AZ and his value might be down a small tick after a very poor (and short) cup of tea in the majors this year.
CJ Abrams is technically an option, but he is a poor defender and seems to have some character/attitude issues. I would not expect us to have interest.
Finally, Jackson Holliday might be someone that needs a change of scenery. He's been ok, but nothing special so far in the majors.
So back to the trade options it is.
JP Crawford probably makes the most sense. Mariners have a slew of top SS prospects. Crawford has 1 year remaining and isn't a core player. We aren't a strong fit for what they need, but if we took on Castillo's contract, maybe we find a match there?
Winn would also be nice. But I am not sure how well we match up now that Murphy had surgery. Maybe if we take on the entire Sonny Gray contract we can buy down the prospect capital?
Zach Neto is a name I have seen pop up a time or 2. I think it's unlikely they trade him though.
Carlos Correa is far from the top target, but if Houston would eat some salary, there could be a match there.
Corey Seagar's name has also come up. Tex has an elite SS prospect ready to take over. But Seagar's contract is pretty poor with 6/189 remaining. They would need to eat a lot of money here. But the prospect package should not be substantial.
Jordan Lawler doesn't really have a spot in AZ and his value might be down a small tick after a very poor (and short) cup of tea in the majors this year.
CJ Abrams is technically an option, but he is a poor defender and seems to have some character/attitude issues. I would not expect us to have interest.
Finally, Jackson Holliday might be someone that needs a change of scenery. He's been ok, but nothing special so far in the majors.
Hudson2
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I like Neto and would be thrilled to get him and who knows with the Angels. Seager would be my top target if they ate some money and it's been reported they need to trim money and that's the single way to do it.
Hudson2
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I'm gonna say Kim is out here. I knew if he ever hit FA he was gone bc the Braves don't play the out bidding game.
They didn’t pick up those options either, yet.
Hudson2
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I heard around lunch that Sale and Kinley were picked up
They weren’t.
After the grade F start to the off season I'm going to assume AA will once again be forced to stay under the first tax threshold of $244M. This means an opening day tax number of roughly $240M.
The number is currently sitting at $174M, meaning he has about $65M to spend. He needs at least 1 bat (SS and/or OF) and 1 legit SP. There should be enough cash to get it done.
The number is currently sitting at $174M, meaning he has about $65M to spend. He needs at least 1 bat (SS and/or OF) and 1 legit SP. There should be enough cash to get it done.
