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He’s a bit more pull happy than MLB average. I wonder what the shift rules do for him?

True. The other we need to keep in mind is perhaps the Tigers were interested in certain players however the interest wasn’t reciprocal. It’s certainly not the case with every free agent, but we don’t have access to those details.

He could have been the RHH OF.

That’s a contract that I would have liked for the Tigers.

Is Conforto's health or LHH bat a real problem? Neither are ideal, but if he's healthy, he's a better option than whomever else is slated for LF. I know some folks want to see Carpenter or Baddoo in LF, but a healthy Conforto is a better player than either. We'll see what Conforto actually signs for. 2/$17M seems cheap for him, but I don't know how the injury factors into it.

I think that's a good deal for Conforto if he returns healthy. But the question becomes his lefty bat and the numerous lefty bats already in the OF. But I guess they could deal away from the excess LHH OFs to try to address a weakness.

Interesting. Are you answering for MCS now?

Agree. I think I'd add Bassitt to the wish list, although I understand concern about his age and maybe the fact that he's only been around/above 150 IP in 3 seasons.

The silent response is deafening, isn't it?

Sorry, but this post cannot be taken seriously without some capitalization or cursing or mocking or ellipses.

And somehow get them to take Soto in the deal? Merry Christmas to me.

It was mentioned on MLB radio this morning that the Mets' tax bill at the end of 2023 (assuming no other moves which, ok) would be ~ $111M.

Relegation is a poor concept from the standpoint that the arrangement of teams and possible resulting of current season playoff berths are based on previous season(s) results. Applying it to baseball would be completely asinine.

It is kind of crazy how it appears to all go so quickly like that. So, there is the timeline that is public, but there is also the timeline of communications that isn't public. Those details and exactly who spoke to whom among all parties would make for a fine story.

As was mentioned above, this is where Harris might take some risk (in the form of excess Met salary) along with some prospects. McCann would be one piece that the Tigers have a roster opening for. Looking over the rest of the Met 40, they seem to be heavy in pitchers. But one other interesting salary that might be of interest is RHH OF/1B Mark Canha ($11.5M in 2023 with a $11.5M team option or $2M buyout for 2024). Moving Canha could be helpful to both clubs.

To me it depends upon what comes along with him.

Detroit Pistons vs Philadelphia 76ers

The Boyd signing doesn't really seem like much of anything. He's been injured. Sure, he had his fling out west in 2022, but most of that was rehab & return to the mound. Its almost kind of like he didn't leave. Lorenzen has been the only big shiny new toy. In fairness to Malloy, there does seem to be some promise, but I think most folks are looking for major league ready toys under the offseason holiday shrub. The waiver wire claims, meh, that's just stocking stuffer junk. Its the scratch off lottery tickets that your mother-in-law insists on getting for you even though you'd just rather have the $10 that was used to purchase them. They'll eventually sign nominal free agents like Drury and/or Myers in January. In February there might be a random name free agent that signs a minor league deal & spring training invite with an in/out clause for the end of camp. That'll be the extent of it.

They're playing the long game with Cabrera's conditioning?

Can't believe it hasn't been retired for Higginson.

Utah Jazz vs Detroit Pistons

Loser of Seth can still go after Dawel.

Soto.

It’s true, a payroll isn’t a limited resource. His 2022 isn’t worth $7M. But I think that given his history and the team wide offensive slump in 2022, there’s reason to believe he can bounce back. Heck, $7M is less than they gave to each of Boyd and Lorenzen. Are either of them any more solid risks than Candelario in 2023?

Soto’s lack of control goes beyond slider issues last season. His history in the minors and majors is a 5 BB/9. He’s just a wild pitcher.