kgarrett12486 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 2 minutes ago, holt_bruce81 said: Donaldson at 3B and Edman in the OF? I'd love Donaldson at 3B and he'd be an ideal replacement for Ozuna's production from the cleanup spot. Sadly, it won't happen. The Carp extension kills it... Also, I'm not 100% sold on Tommy Edman being what his numbers showed. Remember, he played 92 games. Essentially 1/2 season. Need to see more of a sample size before I rely on him as a main cog guy... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holt_bruce81 Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 I think we need to take a hard look at Castellanos this offseason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOSteelers56 Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 10 hours ago, holt_bruce81 said: I think we need to take a hard look at Castellanos this offseason. To play RF? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgarrett12486 Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 2 hours ago, MOSteelers56 said: To play RF? To play LF and replace Ozuna I'm assuming... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holt_bruce81 Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 16 minutes ago, kgarrett12486 said: To play LF and replace Ozuna I'm assuming... Yeah probably not, just looking for ways to replace Ozuna's production in the lineup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOSteelers56 Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 31 minutes ago, holt_bruce81 said: Yeah probably not, just looking for ways to replace Ozuna's production in the lineup. He's such a bad defender. I guess if Bader stays he could probably cover him a little. His bat is enticing for sure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgarrett12486 Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 1 hour ago, MOSteelers56 said: He's such a bad defender. I guess if Bader stays he could probably cover him a little. His bat is enticing for sure. Not like we had a great defender out in LF anyway... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOSteelers56 Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 1 hour ago, kgarrett12486 said: Not like we had a great defender out in LF anyway... And we haven't in quite some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOSteelers56 Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 What’s everyone’s take on Edman’s role next season? Does he have the skill to give Dejong a breather at SS? It really seems like Pauly wore down last season. He played a ton. With a capable backup maybe they could keep him fresher. Also, we definitely have a log jam of players(mostly because of the stupid contracts of Fowler and Carp). I’d hate to do it but I think Wong could get shipped out. He’s one of my favorites, and has been his whole career. But we could probably get a really solid haul for him, Edman/Carpenter*pukes* can play 2nd. Maybe if we traded Wong we could also attach Fowler to the trade and still accidentally get a good player or two out of it. Meh, it’s probably all for not, no way is Dex waiving that NTC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgarrett12486 Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 5 hours ago, MOSteelers56 said: What’s everyone’s take on Edman’s role next season? Does he have the skill to give Dejong a breather at SS? It really seems like Pauly wore down last season. He played a ton. With a capable backup maybe they could keep him fresher. Edman is my super utility guy next year. As I said in my previous post on him, he's got a small sample size (92 games) and while he was pretty good, I need to see him continue that before I pencil him in as a full time starter and a significant offensive piece. .. It's really gonna depend on what happens with the roster we have though... Ideally to me, Edman is a guy that plays a couple times a week at various spots (3B, 2B, SS and RF). He's more than capable of playing SS in a spot starts, but not a guy you want to rely on there if DeJong went down with injury... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOSteelers56 Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 5 minutes ago, kgarrett12486 said: Edman is my super utility guy next year. As I said in my previous post on him, he's got a small sample size (92 games) and while he was pretty good, I need to see him continue that before I pencil him in as a full time starter and a significant offensive piece. .. It's really gonna depend on what happens with the roster we have though... Ideally to me, Edman is a guy that plays a couple times a week at various spots (3B, 2B, SS and RF). He's more than capable of playing SS in a spot starts, but not a guy you want to rely on there if DeJong went down with injury... I'd be ok with that for Edman. Carpenter definitely needs more days off if he's expected to be a starter next season. His shoulder is bad. I really hope he figures out his issues at the plate. He could still be a really valuable player, but he has to hit better than he did last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOSteelers56 Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 (edited) Also, I think we should absolutely look to get rid of Bader. I know the argument is that this is the lowest his value has been but if we trot him out there next season and he craps the bed at the plate again, it can definitely get worse. I'd try to move him now while he still has value period. Edited October 19, 2019 by MOSteelers56 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWood21 Posted October 19, 2019 Author Share Posted October 19, 2019 45 minutes ago, MOSteelers56 said: Also, I think we should absolutely look to get rid of Bader. I know the argument is that this is the lowest his value has been but if we trot him out there next season and he craps the bed at the plate again, it can definitely get worse. I'd try to move him now while he still has value period. He was nearly a 2 WAR player despite hitting with a 81 wRC+. Oh, and he's dirt cheap. There's virtually zero reason to move him. At the very least, he's a good 5th OFer to have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOSteelers56 Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 On 10/19/2019 at 3:39 PM, CWood21 said: He was nearly a 2 WAR player despite hitting with a 81 wRC+. Oh, and he's dirt cheap. There's virtually zero reason to move him. At the very least, he's a good 5th OFer to have. I think he can be traded in a package to get some real talent on the team. I don't want Bader as the 5th OF. We have an entire AAA team full of 5th OFs. We can maybe get someone good for him. I'm tired of holding onto all of our average talents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StLunatic88 Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 14 hours ago, MOSteelers56 said: I think he can be traded in a package to get some real talent on the team. I don't want Bader as the 5th OF. We have an entire AAA team full of 5th OFs. We can maybe get someone good for him. I'm tired of holding onto all of our average talents. In the same post you just said that Bader is only a 5th OF (like all of our other OF prospects) but for some reason some other team would give up some "real talent" for him (even if its part of a package) its very unlikely that both of those things are true We cant move Fowler because of his contract, we have to find somewhere for Carp to play because of his contract, and we are already pushing the limits of our payroll as it is....... We've all seen this play before, and its likely to end with the FO/Ownership looking at this year, saying "Look how great we did! even with an under preforming offense!" and we will just roll basically the same squad back out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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