I dunno.... if I was the agent for Gerrit Cole, Zach Wheeler, or anybody 'good' that signed a lengthy deal 3-5 years ago, I'd be looking at the current salaries now and wondering whether their contracts have been outpaced/aged by the current ramp-up in spending... and suggesting that maybe a structure with opt-outs would have been the way to go. Or hell, look at what Julio Rodriguez is getting paid compared to Kyle Tucker.... and yet Rodriguez is locked into a 12 year deal that is great for the team (even if he ages poorly). There are guys that haven't even made the majors yet that may make more AAV than Rodriguez does.
Not sure anybody feels good or bad for the off-spring of former major leaguers... this is all they've known since they were infants, and in this day and age where youth baseball is a year-round marathon, starting around age 8-ish, I think there will be a slew of "arrested development" cases (from a personal life standpoint) that will manifest itself in fluctuating performance on the field. Pitchers are hopefully different... presuming they weren't pitching from age 8 on, and their skillset is so unique and finite, they're in it till they can't physically spot it anymore.
Gotcha, thanks. I think there was a 0% chance of us resigning Tucker to a long term deal (after the Soto deal), and the front office knew that (and they were right). I don't put the odds at us resigning Bryan Abreu at 0 at all. In fact, he's in line to be the successor of Josh Hader. Sure, it would cost a lot more for the extension, but he would be the stud closer you pay $14M-$20M per year for. I agree with you that he shouldn't be an untouchable, I think I just value his importance to this team much higher. Trade him, but only if we LOVE the deal.
Wilyer Abreu and Connelly Early may be enough to get Paredes. Abreu is another issue, I would consider Tolle and a lower level pitching prospect for him. The Astros do not need to make any of these trades. If Baltimore wants anything to get done they need to begin acting like it.
Yup - the Mets wanted to move Senga first for a centerfielder and then make a play for a high end starter…. I guess the Mets got sick of waiting on Boston/Houston and got another CFer and are targeting a high end starter.
If anything this might make a Senga trade more likely, especially with them getting T Meyers in the deal also I also think they could still be interested in Jake although I don’t want him traded Yes they got Robert, but he has a huge history of injury and their OF depth isn’t great
Yep, the Mets could still technically use Meyers. Right now their starting OF consists of Robert (pretty bad the last 2 seasons and probabiy better in a corner), Benge (started last season in A ball), and Soto, with Baty available in a bench role and scrubs like Tyrone Taylor and Jared Young next in line. It looks like they’re about to trade Jett Williams for Peralta so their depth will take a hit there too. Meyers for Senga still makes some sense for both sides. If Houston could somehow get Senga and Baty for Meyers and maybe a RP or pitching prospect, I’d like that deal, especially if there was also a Paredes trade in the works.
How in the F was this team expected to compete when they can't even get rid of any one of 4 players (Sanchez, Walker, Paredes or Meyers)? Seriously, does nobody want them for more than a bag of peanuts? I understand we want a piece back, but surely some other team would covet one of those guys.
Toronto still has money. Oh I’m not saying it isn’t possible- I am saying the Mets got sick of waiting and are going about their business.
Christian Walker is making $20 million both this season and next. The Astros would either have to eat a lot of his contract or take on bad salary to move him. They also wouldn’t get much in return, and Walker had an .OPS above .800 in July and August, and a .754 OPS in September. Isaac Paredes is a good, cost-controlled hitter that works counts and fits Daikin Park. They want the right value that also makes the MLB team better this season. He’s also the club’s second-best hitter. Jake Meyers is a really good defensive center fielder (albeit with a weak arm) who had a solid offensive season last year (.727 OPS and was better before his oblique injury). Zach Cole was a revelation after his call up, but he also had 20 strikeouts in 52 plate appearances. That strike out rate is not sustainable as a big-league hitter. Having him earn a roster spot and show he can play a good defensive center field in Spring Training is not a bad thing, Jesus Sanchez was terrible as an Astro, but the Astros are starving for left-handed bats with his pop, especially in the outfield. They aren’t simply moving him to clear $6.8 million in salary. They want a decent return. None of the four are dead weight that the Astros would love to salary dump (unlike Lance McCullers Jr.) They aren’t going to give them up for poor returns.
If the Astros make no more trades this off-season, they’re going to need to expose Parades to 2B and LF regularly. For those fans that think he could be a full-time 1B, he’s started 40 games at 1B in his career and has 53 starts at 2B. It is likely his defense 2B is no worse than Altuve’s, even though it is only a small sample size. As for LF, if the Astros were willing to expose Altuve to LF, I don’t think it’s a stretch to envision Paredes out there. Ultimately, The key to getting Paradies every day playing time is to rotate Altuve, Alvarez, and Paredes through DH and LF. The 3 of them could each easily get 150 starts this way. Altuve: 100 2B, 30 LF, 20 DH Alvarez 60 LF, 90 DH Paredes 50 2B, 10 3B, 40 DH, 10 1B, 40 LF
