Harold's Leg Lift Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Washington is going nowhere and heading towards a firesale. Eaton would fill a massive hole in RF and the top of the lineup. He has two option years remaining at $9.5M and 10.5M and is healthy and playing well. I think they should bring him back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Lol what no 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegner Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Fullmer and Fry for Eaton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 I don't hate this. Hahn will get killed going up against Rizzo again though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Though I do wonder if acquiring salary would be enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron883 Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Elijah Tatis for Adam Eaton 2 7 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Dunning for Eaton. I'd do that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTruth05 Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Would rather try and pluck someone like Scherzer from them to lead the rotation for the next couple of years. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Like if we took back anibal sanchez...that should cut some prospect cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 On 5/8/2019 at 2:37 PM, TheTruth05 said: Would rather try and pluck someone like Scherzer from them to lead the rotation for the next couple of years. Expand Scherzer turns 35 July 27th , right before the trade deadline. If the Nats are out of it then I see Scherzer going to a contender. I doubt they wait another year since that would risk an old arm deteriorating even more or injury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moan4Yoan Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 He’s 30 and he’s constantly injured. He is also owed $8.5 million this year with $9.5 and $10.5 million dollar team options in 2020 and 2021. No thanks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mqr Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 On 5/8/2019 at 2:37 PM, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said: Dunning for Eaton. I'd do that. Expand In a heartbeat, but I'm not sure Eaton has lost that much value. Also, I'm weary about bringing a guy back that seemed to cause all kinds of issues. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 On 5/8/2019 at 2:42 PM, Harper2Sox said: He’s 30 and he’s constantly injured. He is also owed $8.5 million this year with $9.5 and $10.5 million dollar team options in 2020 and 2021. No thanks. Expand You wrote those dollar amounts as if they are bad when in fact they are very good. 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moan4Yoan Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 (edited) On 5/8/2019 at 2:44 PM, bmags said: You wrote those dollar amounts as if they are bad when in fact they are very good. Expand They are fine for a player that doesn’t get injured for the majority of entire seasons. For Adam Eaton it’s like burning money just like with Rodon and Nate Jones. Edited May 8, 2019 by Harper2Sox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mqr Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 (edited) On 5/8/2019 at 2:46 PM, Harper2Sox said: They are fine for a player that doesn’t get injured for the majority of entire seasons. For Adam Eaton it’s like burning money just like with Rodon and Nate Jones. Expand He's been injured twice, comparing him to pitchers with bad elbows is silly Edited May 8, 2019 by mqr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTruth05 Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 On 5/8/2019 at 2:42 PM, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said: Scherzer turns 35 July 27th , right before the trade deadline. If the Nats are out of it then I see Scherzer going to a contender. I doubt they wait another year since that would risk an old arm deteriorating even more or injury. Expand His price is kinda tricky for the reasons you named but the Sox have the ammo to beat a few contenders if they really want him for the next two years. He's been pretty reliable, healthwise, throughout his career though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 On 5/8/2019 at 2:46 PM, Harper2Sox said: They are fine for a player that doesn’t get injured for the majority of entire seasons. For Adam Eaton it’s like burning money just like with Rodon and Nate Jones. Expand Uh, yeah the nate jones and rodon roster spots are not the points of the roster I'd take issue with. Adam Eaton was 2 WAR for 95 games, for 10 million. Still pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 On 5/8/2019 at 2:43 PM, mqr said: In a heartbeat, but I'm not sure Eaton has lost that much value. Also, I'm weary about bringing a guy back that seemed to cause all kinds of issues. Expand Hey Dunning could still be a decent starter and has all the control years left. I doubt Rizzo would do it because it would be a reminder that they gave up Giolito and Lopez and are now taking back 1/3 of what they gave up and an injured 1/3 at that. I just made that trade up spur of the moment but I haven't convinced myself that's a good trade for the Sox . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 These are the types of deals that are very hard to grasp what the value would be. If we could leverage our depleted salary to dampen the return then its attractive. At full price, not attractive. But the nats also have a core of young players, they could realistically shed a lot of salary and re-tool. Players like Ryan Zimmerman aren't longterm issues, but he saves them 18 million this year. Eaton would save 20 million off books. They have Soto/Robles/Taylor. Kieboom to replace Rendon. So if we are a part of just shedding to allow younger prospects to form a new core, give them flexibility to assign money to bullpen, they are probably better than they are now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Hibbard Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 I would rather just bring Robert up ASAP 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold's Leg Lift Posted May 8, 2019 Author Share Posted May 8, 2019 On 5/8/2019 at 2:58 PM, bmags said: These are the types of deals that are very hard to grasp what the value would be. If we could leverage our depleted salary to dampen the return then its attractive. At full price, not attractive. But the nats also have a core of young players, they could realistically shed a lot of salary and re-tool. Players like Ryan Zimmerman aren't longterm issues, but he saves them 18 million this year. Eaton would save 20 million off books. They have Soto/Robles/Taylor. Kieboom to replace Rendon. So if we are a part of just shedding to allow younger prospects to form a new core, give them flexibility to assign money to bullpen, they are probably better than they are now. Expand The Sox could trade from their surplus of OF. Anyone of Gonzalez, Basabe or Rutherford would be more than fine. Throw in Fulmer or Hansen as a sweetener. Done and done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox59 Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Interesting idea. I would guess Washington's price would not be cheap. On 5/8/2019 at 3:02 PM, Harold's Leg Lift said: The Sox could trade from their surplus of OF. Anyone of Gonzalez, Basabe or Rutherford would be more than fine. Throw in Fulmer or Hansen as a sweetener. Done and done. Expand Rutherford and Fulmer, I would do the deal for sure. I'd probably do Gonzalez and Fulmer too. Other combos I would likely pass. Also - my guess is the Sox aren't super interested in Eaton based on the Drakegate, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mqr Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 On 5/8/2019 at 3:00 PM, Greg Hibbard said: I would rather just bring Robert up ASAP Expand You need 3 outfielders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 On 5/8/2019 at 2:58 PM, bmags said: These are the types of deals that are very hard to grasp what the value would be. If we could leverage our depleted salary to dampen the return then its attractive. At full price, not attractive. But the nats also have a core of young players, they could realistically shed a lot of salary and re-tool. Players like Ryan Zimmerman aren't longterm issues, but he saves them 18 million this year. Eaton would save 20 million off books. They have Soto/Robles/Taylor. Kieboom to replace Rendon. So if we are a part of just shedding to allow younger prospects to form a new core, give them flexibility to assign money to bullpen, they are probably better than they are now. Expand They could also deal Strasburg . Under control til 2023 at about $25M/year, Deal or wait for another injury to screw it up. That would be a lot of salary off the books SO how do the Nats play it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 On 5/8/2019 at 3:05 PM, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said: They could also deal Strasburg . Under control til 2023 at about $25M/year, Deal or wait for another injury to screw it up. That would be a lot of salary off the books SO how do the Nats play it ? Expand Yeah the whole rotation is a tough question, as it is the main driver of their salary commitments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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