2025-2026 offseason thread

[Tapate50]

We will have some AA and AAA guys pop in there too

 

[Hudson2]

Bryce Elder is out of options also so he will probably start out in the bullpen. If we don't get another SP it'll be Sale, SS, SS, Lopez, and Waldrep with Holmes, Elder, Ritchie, and Wentz as depth. The depth is a lot better than last year but I feel like we need one more SP.

 

[Carp]

I doubt Elder ends the year on this team. I could even see him getting traded towards the end of ST if he doesn't show out.

 

[seanyates]

I agree. Elder's usefulness to the team has run out.

 

[Hudson2]

Like Cheff said yesterday, if the season started today we've only added a BP arm. A bottom 4 of Harris, Albies, Yaz, and Dubon is pretty rough for a team wanting to compete for a WS. Harris and Albies I think will rebound some but the other 2 aren't full time guys on a WS hopeful team. If they end up as depth pieces then that's perfectly fine but SS has to be upgraded and another SP is needed or this has been another fail by AA.

 

[50PoundHead]

I do not thibk Lodise has any bearing at all in this offseason. There is no reason for the front office to make any plans based on him becoming a MLB player.

I was thinking in terms of years on a contract. You don't load up on college middle-infielders in a draft and then totally ignore what you did.

 

[Hudson2]

I was thinking in terms of years on a contract. You don't load up on college middle-infielders in a draft and then totally ignore what you did.

At least we'll have until June to evaluate the guys we drafted to see how they've progressed