Possible extension with Robert

[poppysox]

42 minutes ago, BackDoorBreach said:

I know every team does it and I hope they manipulate the shit out of his time if he doesn't get an extension.

With the Bryant stuff I'm just wondering if teams are more weary of it now.

I know the arguments... but I just don't like players like Bryant who take this attitude of wanting to test the market. Lot's of players take fair offers to play for their teams and fans they have matured with.  

[SonofaRoache]

48 minutes ago, BackDoorBreach said:

I know every team does it and I hope they manipulate the shit out of his time if he doesn't get an extension.

With the Bryant stuff I'm just wondering if teams are more weary of it now.

If teams start switching up now in regards to time manipulation, they would look guilty. They may as well just ride it out and be prepared to change it in a few years. The good news is we would have gotten all of our manipulation out of the way. Let the new rebuilders suffer the consequences. 

[SonofaRoache]

2 hours ago, caulfield12 said:

Sure, but every team in baseball does it.  He still has to work on K rate, swinging at off speed pitches out of zone and improving walk rate.  He went through three levels last year.   It’s not like they had him parked at AA or AAA for for a full season delaying his major league debut.   Just the fact a player went through three teams on one minor league season of 140ish games invalidates any possible argument.

And Leury arguably was better than replacement level.  It wouldn’t be shocking for a Robert to have an OPS in the mid to low 700s at all.

7 games in AAA won't change any of that. Just like Bryant fielding 3 balls didn't improve his defense. 

[Jose Abreu]

4 hours ago, Timmy U said:

Nah, see Padres, San Diego.  Of course, they didn’t pay $26 mil for Tatis Jr.  We paid them to take him off our hands.

They certainly bucked the trend in their handling of Tatis, but I personally think they’re going to regret letting him play those handful of games in April come 2024 when he hits free agency a full year earlier than he would’ve under normal circumstances

[caulfield12]

8 hours ago, Jose Abreu said:

They certainly bucked the trend in their handling of Tatis, but I personally think they’re going to regret letting him play those handful of games in April come 2024 when he hits free agency a full year earlier than he would’ve under normal circumstances

And Paddack as well.

[SoCalChiSox]

2 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

And Paddack as well.

Preller was under pressure to have a good season since he convinced ownership to spend 300m on Machado so he had to go into short term win mode. 

[caulfield12]

Which is the exact same reason they’re trying to block the a Dodgers from getting Lindor...using their minor league riches.  Then, Tatis would shift to 2B or CF, depending on whether they want him or Profar at second.

CF would be safer, relatively...and would give him a chance to use his arm more than second.   But it might also cause him to lose focus, not being as involved in everything as he was last year at SS.

Machado, Lindor and Tatis from left to right would be crazy, though.

Just don’t think the Padres are willing to part with Gore.  That’s the sticking point.  Not even for two full years of Lindor.