2025 Roster/Trade Ideas

[Lloyd330]

Give him a 4/92 contract extension and move the money around so its  25/20/20/20/15

gets a $17 mil bump for next year, but then team friendly ( and very moveable if needed ) the rest of the way

The $17 Mil comes from declining Hoskins option

[jay87shot]

On 4/9/2025 at 10:59 AM, Lloyd330 said:

Give him a 4/92 contract extension and move the money around so its  25/20/20/20/15

gets a $17 mil bump for next year, but then team friendly ( and very moveable if needed ) the rest of the way

The $17 Mil comes from declining Hoskins option

I do really like the idea of giving him a raise next season to extend him and make the contract more doable. However I still think that if you are the player and believe in yourself you wait. I am all onboard if he would be willing to take a contract like this. 

[Scooterfletcher]

If we get healthy in our rotation, I like the idea of dealing Peralta mid season actually in let’s say a Mayo deal.   Hoskins looks bad and Mayo could help as much or more stepping in at 1B if Hoskins struggles remain.   Henderson and Miz looks good so far too.   I’d be open to risking a slight move backward potentially in the right Peralta deal.   Still should be good enough to grab a wildcard id wager.

[sveumrules]

22 minutes ago, Scooterfletcher said:

I like the idea of dealing Peralta mid season actually in let’s say a Mayo deal.  

Mayo hit 098/196/098 (-6 wRC+) with a 47.8 K% in 46 MLB PAs last year.

He followed that up by hitting 190/239/262 (29 wRC+) in 46 spring training PAs.

His first 54 PAs at AAA this year are 196/278/326 (68 wRC+).

Small samples all around, but dude is pretty much living on name value alone until he starts hitting again. 

FanGraphs just dropped their Orioles list today, here's what they had to say...

"Mayo had a five-year track record of mashing dating back to high school before elevated strikeouts began to creep into his profile once he was promoted to Double-A. Since arriving in Bowie and then Norfolk, his K% has hovered around 25%, while Mayo’s underlying contact rate has slowly dipped into a problematic range, from 75% to 73% to 70%, as he’s progressed up the minor league ladder the last three years. Mayo’s funky, pull-heavy swing generates enormous pull-side power and loft, and he’s on time to destroy fastballs (his splits against plus velocity are great) even though he’s a massive, long-levered 6-foot-4 guy. His tendency to pull off toward the third base side has left him very vulnerable to sliders on the outer half, and as Mayo has faced more sentient pitching at the upper levels, this has been more consistently exploited.

In spite of this, Mayo crushed Triple-A (.287/.364/.562) at age 22, including after he returned from a month-long IL stint due to a fractured rib. He looked positively lost during his 17-game, late-season big league call-up to Baltimore, during which he K’d in nearly half of his plate appearances, and a measure of that has continued in the early going of 2025, both during spring training and at the start of the International League schedule. Mayo is starting to have a more polarized power-over-hit offensive profile, where his projected output looks more like Chris Carter and Luke Voit. Even as he has struggled, his contact rate (70%) has still been a shade better than those guys, and Mayo’s strength and extreme pull approach should allow him to get to enough of his immense power to profile as a 2-WAR type of first baseman. But Mayo’s swing is really funky looking. It has worked for him his entire career, but there have been scouts that whole time who were skeptical it would work in the big leagues, and what’s happening with Mayo right now is what it would look like if they’re right.

Mayo’s size makes it hard for him to move around at third base, and he has been speculatively projected to right field here at FanGraphs since before he was drafted because that’s the position that best takes advantage of his plus, max-effort arm strength. The Orioles have shown no inclination to try Mayo out there and began to deploy him at first base semi-frequently starting in 2023; he played about 20 games there each of the last two seasons, and has played first and third fairly evenly at the start of 2025. If Mayo can successfully play a more valuable position than first base, it will take pressure off the need for him to resolve his issues on offense."

[nate82]

I am not sold on Mayo at all and I have been skeptical of him for awhile now.  Still I don’t see the Orioles trading him unless you are willing to pay a ridiculous price to get him.  You have to convince the Orioles to trade him so it will take a lot.  Also I don’t see Mayo as a 3B he is a 1B or corner OF.  

I don’t see the point of trading for a 1B and losing prospect capital.  That is one position I just don’t value as something you should be giving up trading capital for.

[jay87shot]

Any chance we would be interested in Jose Miranda, the Twins sent him down so my guess is that his price wouldn't be high. He is kind of like Baty in the fact that he has had a bad start to the year. However last year he was decent, at the plate last year and he hasn't realized any power however. Defensively he isn't great at 3rd but better at 1st. For like Peguero, I would be ok with that move.

[nate82]

1 hour ago, jay87shot said:

For like Peguero, I would be ok with that move.

I am not sure the Twins would be ok with that. I think you need someone with more control than Peguero probably someone closer to Abner Uribe in terms of team control.

As for Baty I don’t believe Stearns will trade him until around the deadline and probably for a reliever or a #4 or #5 starter.  Right now if you want Baty you will have to overpay for him.  

[Playing Catch]

4 hours ago, nate82 said:

I am not sure the Twins would be ok with that.

@Brock Beauchamp needs to add some kind of shared forum from all the team sites where we can debate this sort of thing with actual Twins fans.

[wallus]

I see Brandon Drury in AAA for the White Sox. Can we trade a PTNL or some cash and give him a shot at 3rd? I can't take much more of Dunn trying to walk most plate appearances. 

[Lloyd330]

22 hours ago, nate82 said:

I am not sure the Twins would be ok with that. I think you need someone with more control than Peguero probably someone closer to Abner Uribe in terms of team control.

As for Baty I don’t believe Stearns will trade him until around the deadline and probably for a reliever or a #4 or #5 starter.  Right now if you want Baty you will have to overpay for him.  

Miranda is have a pretty bad start of the season, Then got demoted and then got hurt shopping at Target.  Peguero for him is a very fair

 

 

[Oxy]

The As have Rooker, Soderstrom and Kurtz.  They need everything except a DH.  We have a lot of a lot....except a power DH.

What would it take to get one of these guys?

Are the Brewers on the A's no-trade list after the Ruiz/Contreras deal?

[nate82]

1 hour ago, Lloyd330 said:

Miranda is have a pretty bad start of the season, Then got demoted and then got hurt shopping at Target.  Peguero for him is a very fair

 

 

They would be selling at the lowest point.  I think they would rather just wait than sell for a reliever at this point in the season.

 

1 hour ago, Oxy said:

The As have Rooker, Soderstrom and Kurtz.  They need everything except a DH.  We have a lot of a lot....except a power DH.

I thought the A’s would trade Rooker last year but they didn’t.  I would love to have him on the Brewers.  Probably would take a lot to get him from the A’s.  Not sure on the other two.

[TURBO]

I think it would take a TON to get any of the three. 

Kurtz is on the verge and is a total stud! 

Rooker is only going to get better and have you seen Soderstrom's numbers so far this season?

No way they let those cost controlled players go without a king's ransom in return.

[tmwiese55]

Any new 3B ideas out there?  I know its only been two weeks, but yea so far its pretty much been worst case scenario. And not sure on what the advance stats say, but eye test their D has also been lacking.  With the Cubs finally looking legit I'd rather not wait for the deadline, hopefully they're turning over as many stones as possible already. 

[brewmann04]

I agree we not running away with this division need to be pro active 

[Lloyd330]

Alec Bohm is still the Target - He is having a piss poor start to the season, but has the talant and proved last year, he can be good....Plus his comments about Philly is still there. No clue what the Phillies would be looking for, but don't think he will be cheap

 

[sveumrules]

Best target for 3B might be Ramon Urias.

BAL has Henderson, Holliday and Westburg for their three IF spots so Urias is kind of a luxury utility option for them at the moment.

Currently hitting 324/395/351 (127 wRC+) with an 11.6 BB% | 14.1 K% to start the year.

Over 1,508 career PAs he’s at 263/330/406 (109 wRC+) with a 7.6 BB% | 22.7 K% and +13 DRS (-7 FRV though) in 2,280 innings at 3B.

[wallus]

I'm sure we'll give Durbin a few weeks to see how he does.

Not that I'm advocating for it but at what point is Sal at 3rd going to come back into play? Once Perkins is back, we have lots of quality OF again.

[brewmann04]

Can Dunn play third is his arm strong enough give him a few weeks there but continue to explore outside 

[TURBO]

12 hours ago, Lloyd330 said:

Alec Bohm is still the Target - He is having a piss poor start to the season, but has the talant and proved last year, he can be good....Plus his comments about Philly is still there. No clue what the Phillies would be looking for, but don't think he will be cheap

 

He had a horrendous second half last year, and has been even worse so far this year.

[duewizard]

13 hours ago, sveumrules said:

Best target for 3B might be Ramon Urias.

BAL has Henderson, Holliday and Westburg for their three IF spots so Urias is kind of a luxury utility option for them at the moment.

Currently hitting 324/395/351 (127 wRC+) with an 11.6 BB% | 14.1 K% to start the year.

Over 1,508 career PAs he’s at 263/330/406 (109 wRC+) with a 7.6 BB% | 22.7 K% and +13 DRS (-7 FRV though) in 2,280 innings at 3B.

Love him as an option. Still 2 years of control. Not sure what the price would be. Henderson? CRod?

 

3 hours ago, wallus said:

I'm sure we'll give Durbin a few weeks to see how he does.

Not that I'm advocating for it but at what point is Sal at 3rd going to come back into play? Once Perkins is back, we have lots of quality OF again.

Not sure you move a Gold Glover off from his position

[sveumrules]

53 minutes ago, duewizard said:

Love him as an option. Still 2 years of control. Not sure what the price would be. Henderson? CRod?

Henderson would be a little rich for my blood but I’d do CRod.

[young guns]

11 hours ago, wallus said:

I'm sure we'll give Durbin a few weeks to see how he does.

Not that I'm advocating for it but at what point is Sal at 3rd going to come back into play? Once Perkins is back, we have lots of quality OF again.

I could see Sal being plan C (or would it be D depending on if dunn/Capra are a single or separate plans) once Perkins is back if Durbin isn't cutting it either.  Yes he's a gold glove winner, but its not like the defensive quality would go down.

[wallus]

2 hours ago, young guns said:

I could see Sal being plan C (or would it be D depending on if dunn/Capra are a single or separate plans) once Perkins is back if Durbin isn't cutting it either.  Yes he's a gold glove winner, but its not like the defensive quality would go down.

Yeah, Perkins is probably a better outfielder than Sal which is saying something.

[jay87shot]

We have a roster crunch coming with Myers and Woody getting close along side Yoho needing a spot.

Trade Payamps for a ptbnl, maybe something like if he makes over 20 appearances it is player a (lotto style prospect) if under it is player b (non prospect).

I like Ramon Urias a lot as a trade option. I would try and do like Tyler Alexander and Oliver Dunn/Elvis Peguero The CarRod package would be more interesting to the O's but I am still counting on him for next year. Alexander gives them quality innings and Dunn/Peguero gives them some youth/control value. It would open up roster space for some of our guys as well.

Edmunds Sosa would be a better option than Bohm at this point. He probably has a similar value to Urias but the Phillies would be less likely to trade him.