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    Brock Holt Signs with Brewers

    And the Red Sox still need a second baseman
    Brewers To Sign Brock Holt

    By Jeff Todd | February 17, 2020 at 7:57pm CDT
    The Brewers have agreed to a deal with infielder Brock Holt, per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic (via Twitter). If the physical checks out, Holt will be a late addition to a Milwaukee roster that has already seen multiple infield acquisitions.
    Holt was one of the top remaining free agents. The 31-year-old may not leap off the page in many regards but he has been quite a useful player. At his best, Holt has turn in roughly league-average offensive work while contributing with the glove at multiple positions.
    It’s hardly surprising that the Brewers wish to provide a Swiss Army knife to skipper Craig Counsell. It’s just that he already has a few in his knapsack. The club had already picked up defensive vagabonds Luis Urias, Eric Sogard, Jedd Gyorko, Ryon Healy, Ronny Rodriguez, and Mark Mathias this winter, in addition to adding non-roster players Jace Peterson and Andres Blanco.
    Among the players added, Holt probably comes with the most functions. In particular, he’s capable of lining up anywhere in the field that doesn’t involve extra protective gear or a climb atop a hill. Holt has played at least 200 MLB innings at six positions and 75 2/3 at one other (shortstop) — and he has mostly done so with solid-to-good grades from metrics.
    He has always reached base at a solid rate, producing a career .340 OBP by carrying solid walk rates and strong batting averages. Holt has trended up in the past two seasons at the plate, turning in a collective .286/.366/.407 batting line in 662 plate appearances — a bit above the league-average overall output.
    Those nice efforts with the bat came on the heels of a tough 2017 season in which Holt struggled with symptoms of a concussion, vertigo, and anxiety. It’s obviously great to see him rebound since, though Holt has not returned with quite the same athleticism. Once a highly graded and rather swift baserunner, Holt now rates in the bottom third or so leaguewide in terms of sprint speed.

    While Holt doesn’t carry drastic career platoon splits, he has been a bit better — especially in the power department — when facing opposite-handed pitching during his career. The left-handed hitter seems likely to supplement the right-handed-hitting Keston Hiura at second base, spend some time in the corner outfield, and perhaps line up occasionally at third base. Fellow left-handed-hitting utilityman Eric Sogard is also primarily a second baseman by trade, but has more experience on the left side of the infield than does Holt and could see most of his action there.
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    Quote Originally Posted by a700hitter View Post
    And the Red Sox still need a second baseman
    Well, we do have six half 2Bmen...

    Peraza (paid $2.9M)
    Chavis
    Lin
    Arauz
    Chatham
    Marco
    (maybe Dalbec?)
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    I’ll miss Brock. I’ll never forget his cycle against the Yankees in the playoffs

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    what did he get?
    also - thanks brockstar. you were a great utility guy and a fun presence in our clubhouse. wishing you and yours the best in life yet to come....
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    I'm sad he's gone. He always gave it his all, and seemed like a great clubhouse guy, too.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Slasher9 View Post
    what did he get?
    also - thanks brockstar. you were a great utility guy and a fun presence in our clubhouse. wishing you and yours the best in life yet to come....
    It hasn't been reported what he is signing for.
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    But we signed LuCroy!
    The King of TalkSox has Spoken.

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    Chaim, you are in the big leagues now. Drawing 10,000 fans a game is not going to cut it, and people don’t buy tickets to Fenway to talk about the Farm

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    "Relief pitchers are a crapshoot." No, the truth is "Crapshoot pitchers are relievers."

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    1 year deal with a club option.

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    Quote Originally Posted by a700hitter View Post
    But we signed LuCroy!
    Doubtful Holt would take a MiLB deal.

    Peraza is Holt's replacement...

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    Quote Originally Posted by notin View Post
    Doubtful Holt would take a MiLB deal.

    Peraza is Holt's replacement...
    It would be good to have a lefty platoon swiss army knife option since we really don't have a full time starting second baseman.
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    @Ken_Rosenthal
    Brock Holt contract with #Brewers, per source: One year, $3.25M. Guarantee includes $750K buyout if team does not exercise $5M club option for 2021. Also: $250K each for 400, 425 and 450 plate appearances.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mvp 78 View Post
    @Ken_Rosenthal
    Brock Holt contract with #Brewers, per source: One year, $3.25M. Guarantee includes $750K buyout if team does not exercise $5M club option for 2021. Also: $250K each for 400, 425 and 450 plate appearances.
    Looks like a better deal than the Peraza one.
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    Quote Originally Posted by moonslav59 View Post
    Looks like a better deal than the Peraza one.
    At the end of 2020, Peraza's deal could be almost 2M cheaper considering PA's and buyout.
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    Peraza is 6 years younger. Holt is at the age where many people on here projected Mookie to decline.

    ZIPS prefers Peraza's glove at 2b and Holt's bat.

    Steamer prefers Peraza's glove and bat.

    Maybe now that there is an additional bench slot available, a jack of all trades master of none like Brock Holt is less valuable in this system?
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    Quote Originally Posted by moonslav59 View Post
    Well, we do have six half 2Bmen...

    Peraza (paid $2.9M)
    Chavis
    Lin
    Arauz
    Chatham
    Marco
    (maybe Dalbec?)
    Besides me postulating, is there any actual traction to Dalbec at 2b?

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