Oso planning to go pro
I'm happy to see some positive Sox talk on here, I know Sox fans are the minority here and in Chicago, so I for one enjoy talking about some good Sox news for once
There hasn't been this much positive Sox talk since they "won" the 2015 off-season by signing Melky Cabrera.
Brewers trading Trent Grisham to Padres, return unknown right now.So much for moving Braun to 1B so this increases the likelihood of Travis Shaw playing more, which I'm not crazy about.
Luis Uriah’s. So if he’s ready to contribute at the MLB level maybe Shaw won’t play. And who knows if Moose is back.
Credit for Stearns knowing he can't roll out the exactly same lineup next year, and rolling the dice on a high ceiling prospect with lots of control. And a decent back of the rotation prospect in the lefty Lauer. Fair value given up, imo. Davies should do well in SD.
Credit for Stearns knowing he can't roll out the exactly same lineup next year, and rolling the dice on a high ceiling prospect with lots of control. And a decent back of the rotation prospect in the lefty Lauer. Fair value given up, imo. Davies should do well in SD. Betting that Arcia is non tendered. No idea about Shaw, but if I had to guess they're going to gamble on him one more year. Would still bet on Moose eventually being back and Shaw spending time at 1B.
I bet they tender Arcia and give him one more shot to fight it out with Urias for the starting SS job. If Arcia prevails Urias can play 3rd and Shaw can hit the road if he doesn't bounce back. I still think Arcia has trade value even if they give up on him.
The Padres tried Urias at shortstop last year when Tatis got hurt. It went very poorly. You don't want him at short.
We'll see. I expect Urias to be the starter at SS on opening day. Obviously, he won't be the defender that Arcia was, but his offense will be light years ahead. I think his pop will surprise people, maybe a 15-18 HR for a guy who was .400 OBP in the minors.
FWIW, MLBTR said "Indications are that the club will utilize Urias at shortstop." I have no idea what those indications are, just wanted to note it. I had assumed that going offense-for-defense at short was more palatable with Hiura taking over 2B, but then I looked at Moose and Hiura's defensive numbers at 2nd - it seems crazy to me but Moose actually graded out ahead of Hiura in their limited samples. Then again, #defensenomatta, so maybe two below average defenders up the middle is just a price Stearns is willing to pay. Moose and Shaw would provide + defense at the corners, so maybe that's a consideration too if they're both next year.
Moustakas to the Reds. (Cincinnati, not Russia).
Brewers infield is in a world of trouble. Don't really have a catcher, don't have a first baseman, Travis Shaw has to play every day, and you're relying on a rookie to play shortstop and also be one of your better hitters? Yikes.
Rumors are the Mets are interested in Hader in return for infielders.
4 years is too many for Moose, IMHO.
White Sox sign McCann for 1 year/$5.4 million.Nice deal for the Sox, but it'll be interesting to see if this means they want to try Zack Collins at 1B/DH.
It will be interesting to see what happens.So you fill the infield with trade assets from the Mets (or other team) and then you spend money on one or two starters, two or three bullpen arms, and a catcher?There are a lot of holes to fill for the Brewers, and they should have some money to spend given they didn't resign Moose or Grandal, let Thames walk (though hopefully they're on the phone with him like yesterday), and traded Chase.And I don't even think the Brewers should've given the money and years to Moose or Grandal that the Reds/Sox did. But it leaves some big holes in the lineup.