UWHabs
Well-known member
Whit hitting leadoff is just preparing for the new rule where you can steal 1B.
Otherwise, I know we say this every year, but this off-season should be a good time to make a push. The team loses nobody but Stripling as a FA, and while obviously all the young guys will need raises, nobody else really jumps in salary, and a couple guys like Kikuchi and Springer even drop in salary (although I guess for CBT purpose they still average their deals). You even gain back a lot of salary after the season with Ryu, Chapman, and Teo as pending FA, although obviously you to spend something to replace them.
But yeah, the team needs to make more deals like the Chapman deal. Grab someone who fills a solid role at a relatively cheap price. Or they should have been all in on deals like the Braves sniping Iglesias. Give me an underrated useful player while only giving up depth prospects please anyday.
Otherwise, I know we say this every year, but this off-season should be a good time to make a push. The team loses nobody but Stripling as a FA, and while obviously all the young guys will need raises, nobody else really jumps in salary, and a couple guys like Kikuchi and Springer even drop in salary (although I guess for CBT purpose they still average their deals). You even gain back a lot of salary after the season with Ryu, Chapman, and Teo as pending FA, although obviously you to spend something to replace them.
But yeah, the team needs to make more deals like the Chapman deal. Grab someone who fills a solid role at a relatively cheap price. Or they should have been all in on deals like the Braves sniping Iglesias. Give me an underrated useful player while only giving up depth prospects please anyday.
