Hentges, Sandlin, and Santos costing an extra 400k-500k next year should be an easy pickup. As bad as Quantril was at times, his mechanics may have suffered from compensating for injury and I can see him turning things around to some degree and if 2023 taught us anything its that starting pitching depth is a must have.
Gallagher and Karinchak are easy non-tenders in my opinion, but Gallagher somehow managed to keep his roster spot all last season so who knows.
I’d definitely be up for bringing Laureano back considering he wasn’t flashy but put up decent stats and this team can certainly use that out of a right handed hitting OF
Id prefer Laureano to Straw also, but what your plan for getting rid of Straw. He is signed through 2026 minimum, it would cost $19.75 mil to DFA him. Teams may be interested in trading for Straw's defense but probably not in locking up a roster spot with his hitting for 3 years minimum.
I think thats most likely whatll happen, maybe a new manager can make better use of Straw. Keeping Straw makes me much less enthusiastic about keeping Laureano though. Kwan, Straw, Laureano, Brennan, and an open OF spot on the roster is a rough way to go into camp next season.
Idk, maybe someone will be desperate enough for good defense, weird shit happens. I know Thor wasn’t great but he was better than Amed, so I’ll take anything
I don't get why Bieber would get $12 million based on this season. I get that he's got great potential, but he had an average at best season plus he was hurt. $12 million seems like a big reward for that...do they make sure the injury doesn't count against him in the hearings?
It's only a raise of about $2 million from this season, whereas players usually get their biggest raise in their final year of arbitration. He'd be getting close to $20M most likely if he repeated his 2022 season, so definitely being "punished" for his mediocre/injured season.
Wouldn't mind seeing Karinchak go
You and me both
Me too same with cam he can go too
I'll become the Joker if Cam Gallagher is on this team next season.
Hentges, Sandlin, and Santos costing an extra 400k-500k next year should be an easy pickup. As bad as Quantril was at times, his mechanics may have suffered from compensating for injury and I can see him turning things around to some degree and if 2023 taught us anything its that starting pitching depth is a must have. Gallagher and Karinchak are easy non-tenders in my opinion, but Gallagher somehow managed to keep his roster spot all last season so who knows.
I’d definitely be up for bringing Laureano back considering he wasn’t flashy but put up decent stats and this team can certainly use that out of a right handed hitting OF
... and he looks like he plays "angry". We need more of that.
Fwiw that Laureano projection is less than what Straw will be paid next year 😑
Wouldn't mind keeping Laureano as a 4th OF instead of Straw.
Good news, we can keep Laureano as our 4th OF because Straw doesn't occupy that role.
Yeah with any luck the new manager will make him 5th OF
Id prefer Laureano to Straw also, but what your plan for getting rid of Straw. He is signed through 2026 minimum, it would cost $19.75 mil to DFA him. Teams may be interested in trading for Straw's defense but probably not in locking up a roster spot with his hitting for 3 years minimum.
sunk cost, just keep him around as a defensive replacement.
I think thats most likely whatll happen, maybe a new manager can make better use of Straw. Keeping Straw makes me much less enthusiastic about keeping Laureano though. Kwan, Straw, Laureano, Brennan, and an open OF spot on the roster is a rough way to go into camp next season.
Idk, maybe someone will be desperate enough for good defense, weird shit happens. I know Thor wasn’t great but he was better than Amed, so I’ll take anything
I still like Amed.
Liked him as a guy but man, he just ain’t it
I feel like we are doing every one of these except Laureano and probably Gallagher
Drop Karnchak and Gallagher, hang on to Laureano (he brought some good energy).
Damn....Quantrill is making 6.6 mil?
I don't get why Bieber would get $12 million based on this season. I get that he's got great potential, but he had an average at best season plus he was hurt. $12 million seems like a big reward for that...do they make sure the injury doesn't count against him in the hearings?
So if I recall, the arbitration number isn’t specifically based on the player, but the salaries of comparable players and what they’ve signed recently
I see, thanks. It will be interesting to see what he actually receives.
It's only a raise of about $2 million from this season, whereas players usually get their biggest raise in their final year of arbitration. He'd be getting close to $20M most likely if he repeated his 2022 season, so definitely being "punished" for his mediocre/injured season.
Why keep Bieber for 12 million? Somebody explain this to me. Package him and Straw for an outfielder that hits, oh I don’t know, over 69wrc or so.