He is signed for 2 more years for a total of $10.5mill and has an option for a $10.5mill 3rd season. That's a good deal for a 4 fWAR player...Originally Posted by moonslav59
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He is signed for 2 more years for a total of $10.5mill and has an option for a $10.5mill 3rd season. That's a good deal for a 4 fWAR player...
A Kansas City fan might find Bobby Dalbec, Jeter Downs and Jarren Duran overvalued.
Or not.
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I would start with Arroyo, who has a chance of filling the position on a long term basis or at least we get time to look at Jeter Downs. I say that because we have much greater needs in the pitching department and that is where the budget should be focused. Our second greatest need will be in the outfield. Besides center field questions, I have made no secret of my concern with Beni. We may need to replace two outfielder on a long term basis and it would be good to get one of those as a right hander power hitter.
But the neutral BTV trade simulator says it is an equal deal....
I think the missing option here is Rougned Odor, whose contract Texas might entice the Sox to take and was also connected to Bloom/Sox in trade talks as recently as August...
Wonder what a Lance Lynn & Odor trade might have looked like.
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
His contract is good for his production.
Which is why he is considered a valuable trade chip. KC really does need to move him...
Merrifield can hit, run, play the infield and outfield -- the kind of multi-purpose guy Bloom covets -- except that Whit is a proven MLB starting position player and top of the order man... something Chavis, Munoz and Arauz are not (yet), and Peraza and Lin were not (in Boston).
But the real reason to trade with KC is to pry pitching out of their young stable. The Sox position prospects may appeal to a (nother) rebuilding team.
Horrible
Why take on Odor's contract just to get one season of Lynn?
I like Merrifield as a fit for the Sox and a lot of other teams. But as he is an underpaid player who provdes value, taking on his contract is not exactly the best method to get KC to throw in one of the promising younger arms. Now if you want to take Danny Duffy off their hands, maybe you can get them to something decent that would normally cost more..
Odor's contract isn't that bad, but if he can only play 2b, his lack of versatility in the field doesn't make it worth the risk. I'm not sure a one year deal for any trade makes sense to this year's team. They aren't quite contenders.
The idea would be to get a valuable player added to the deal to offset the negative value of Odor, and if Odor wins the 2nd base job, we get a slight gain there, too.
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
Lance Lynn for one year doesn't help the Sox if they are on the outside looking in.
But you'd have to give up value for one year of Lynn, that's the issue.
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