CrimsonCowboy
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Would have loved having him In Atlanta, but I’m actually kind of glad to see him stay with the Pirates. Will be interesting to see if and how the franchise builds around him
Official Around Baseball 2023 Thread
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PawPawMaxwell
Called Up to the Major Leagues
With that contract the Pirates can trade him for a ton of whatever they deem needed. Im sure there are many of the 27 teams not on his no trade that would welcome the opportunity.
chop2chip
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So the Pirates guaranteed his arbitration salaries (at $25m) and are buying out 5 free agent years at 5/$75m (age 31-35), which is essentially what Benintendi signed for.
This is a very reasonable contract and it’s good to see the Pirates spend some money. I suspect we will see Reynold’s name come up in trade talks in a few years.
This is a very reasonable contract and it’s good to see the Pirates spend some money. I suspect we will see Reynold’s name come up in trade talks in a few years.
zbhargrove
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Acuna still tied for the lead in NL fWAR at 1.6… but Sean Murphy is now tied for second at 1.5 fWAR!
chop2chip
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Murphy has the Highest xWOBA in baseball, so this isn’t THAT fluky.
bravesfanforlife88
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Strider is sitting at 1.3 currently just 0.1 behind Luis Castillo and Garrett Cole for MLB lead.
bravesfanforlife88
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Just for ****s and giggles I looked up fWAR leaders at C so far this season. Murphy sits up top with 1.5.....second place you ask? That would be Mr. William Contreras in Milwaukee with 1.0
His wOBA is below his x. He’s been unlucky!
chop2chip
Well-known member
I was surprised to see his exit velocity is only 87th percentile. Every time he makes contact it’s smashed.
CyYoung31
Shift Leader
That makes me sick to my stomach.
bravesnumberone
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Yep. Sure would be nice to have Contreras DH'ing.
msstate7
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I prefer Murphy catching
It's cute that you think we could have gotten Murphy while keeping Contreras.
That said Murphy and Contreras are hitting over their heads right now.
bravesnumberone
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Did I say that anywhere in the post?
bravesnumberone
Well-known member
Me too. Wasn't suggesting I wouldn't have done the deal.
chop2chip
Well-known member
With TDA out, Murphy offers us more as a catcher than Bill could. I appreciate that Bill has seemingly improved significantly, but it’s also mid April. There’s no gamble with Murphy. His track record as a catcher is unquestionable.
With that said, would love Bill as DH.
With that said, would love Bill as DH.
I think that says it right there. With Murphy TDA being out is more of an inconvenience than a major hole. With Contreras on the other hand we'd be even shakier on defense in what is currently a somewhat questionable up the middle group.
I think what gets missed in all of this is the lack of stolen bases against us you’ll see not piling up when Murphy is catching. MLB will still run on Bill.
I suspect at end of season the difference in the two will be very noticeable and probably worth a few wins -no idea if there’s a stat that calculates this sort of impact on a teams record or not ..
I suspect at end of season the difference in the two will be very noticeable and probably worth a few wins -no idea if there’s a stat that calculates this sort of impact on a teams record or not ..
bravesfanMatt
Steve Harvey'd
Bill has thrown out 4 of 7