SoCalTiger

After Tork and Greene Kreidler, Santana, Dingler, Segura, Breiske and Jobe seem to have the best "press", early stats, and look good on the limited film. I am hoping Al passed on Mayer because the organization feels Santana is just as good.

Does analytical also apply to drafting ? Maybe that's why the Dodgers always have a deep farm system despite drafting low every year. If that is the case, I do not know , maybe we will choose better and have deeper farm ?

Which is why they will end up batting second and third. Or third and fourth with Baez 5th

Seems that it's actually a little over 88 feet between first and second and second and third and this move, if implemented, plus larger bases will reduce it another 1.5 feet. The minor leagues are doing both this year. Logic is to increase stolen base attempts and first to third action.

Hill, Reyes and Cameron all have options that won't be a deciding factor. Since H.Castro can play the outfield and Haas also maybe Hinch is leaning towards keeping W. Castro and Garneau when the rosters get to 26 ? I mean if Badoo plays everyday the starting nine all seem to be 150 game/year players apart from Catching and Miggy.

And who was the poster that said he would make the team ? Looks like I was "just a little outside" on that one!

Willie Castro lives as an indictment of Reyes, Hill, H Castro and Cameron's evaluation by AJ Hinch who is desperate to find a bench player with some offensive skills. Or at lest the "potential" of some.

"Senior Smoke" could pitch every day of the week and twice on Sunday and still be very effective. A managers dream. Very underrated on the 1984 championship team setting up for Willie Hernandez. He pitched 137 innings out of the pen that year. 137 !

No. He and Kreidler are going to Toledo but will continue to train with the team.

I'm sure Casimir and Casfh have a better sense than I but its always fun to guess. Yes Alexander should be the 5th starter out of the gate and I was totally unaware of the 40 man restrictions/needs adding jack Lopez. He probably is insurance at Toledo but fits the utility needs.

Don't sleep on Jack Lopez beating out both. I think he will make the team. Also Garneau at least for the first month/28. I think Hinch already knows who's going north at least for the position players. My guess : Miggy, Tork, Scoop, Baez, Candy, Badoo, Greene, Grossman, Barnhardt, Haas, Garneau, Lopez, Reyes, H.Castro and 14 pitchers- Mize, Rodriguez, Skubal , Pineada, Manning, Soto , Cisnero , Fullmer , Chafin, Alexander, Lange, Jimenez, Diaz , and Vest. Maybe a stand in for Pineada if he is not ready.

last look for some of these players ?

Kreidler will be the everyday second baseman by the end of the year. Sorry to repeat.

By June 1 Grossman Green Tork Baez Candy Schoop Miggy Barnhardt Badoo

Skubal looks good and Torkelson hit was nice to see.

In hindsight I think Boras didn't offer the "one year " contract to any of the "big market" teams on purpose to keep them viable for 2023. He works all the angles and when he found himself out of time and options for 2022 Boras made sure not to poison the well for next year. You have to tip your cap to him.

Boras will get his agent paid but you might have to play in Minnesota and Colorado. Nice places but not exactly solid contenders year in and year out. I just can't believe Houston didn't resign Correa for that or many others on the edge of contending. Maybe Correa is "blacklisted' of sort ? Give the Twins credit for getting the Yankees to take Donaldson so they can sign Correa instead of the Yankees just signing Correa.

Makes sense..Thanks

Why didn’t Correa just re up with Houston or a true contender ?

So are we better with Pineda than Boyd ? They both signed for the same contract.

Rich people don’t lose money willing. Sam Walton drove an old Ford truck forever for goodness sake. Making money to them is “Scoreboard”.

Are the showcasing Willie Castro at SS today ?

I think Kreidler is a keeper. I would hesitate before trading him. He very well could be our starting second baseman by year end/2023. Eventually paired with Santana after Baez leaves after 2023. We should just get the best possible free agent at this point as Montas will bring a haul at this point and Oakland, as someone noted, is a savvy trader.

It was a simple calculation. He was looking at 7 mil or so before the injury so 5 mil is prorated. I think the tigers should have done that and pieced it together until June in the 5th spot. Maybe Al will do better.

Or package in trade for a starter ?