Pratt signs extension for 8/$50M

[adambr2]

17 minutes ago, ghostdrew said:

Dude nowhere on this site does it say that I have to say anything about why I disagree with any comments. But if your triggered maybe you should just ignore it .Have a wonderful night .

“You’re”.

[adambr2]

3 hours ago, CheezWizHed said:

Why do we have an issue when someone "dislikes" our comments?  Is it no longer ok to disagree with someone?  This is a forum and debate (including the simple "dislike") is completely encouraged. 

Do some people annoy us more than others?  Yes.  

Do I have to respond to everyone? No.

Do I have an innate need to be fully and unconditionally loved?  Go buy a Labrador and ignore the annoying, anonymous people on the internet. 

It’s not about comments being liked or dislike. I absolutely encourage anyone to disagree with me. I think it’s more productive to the forum when actual debate takes place about it and not just a one off two, but I absolutely understand everyone has a right to their own opinions. 

If you noticed this posters’ posting habits, I think you’d know that the point that @TURBOwas making had nothing to do with his opinion being liked or disliked. And I know you know that there certainly was a time in the brewerfan.net days when repeatedly downvoting posts of certain posters not because of actual real-life disagreement, but just for the purpose of being repeatedly obnoxious, without any dialogue, would have been considered trolling behavior and would not have been tolerated in the long-term.

Apparently times have changed indeed, and us longtime posters will just have to adjust.

[CheezWizHed]

Ok, like it or not, let's just move back to Pratt's discussion.

[adambr2]

Not sure if this was discussed earlier - does his contract toll as scheduled regardless of when he’s brought up, whether it be this year or 2028 or anytime between then?

[Jopal78]

9 hours ago, adambr2 said:

Not sure if this was discussed earlier - does his contract toll as scheduled regardless of when he’s brought up, whether it be this year or 2028 or anytime between then?

He’s has a guaranteed contract, of course it’s not tolled. 

[endaround]

11 hours ago, adambr2 said:

Not sure if this was discussed earlier - does his contract toll as scheduled regardless of when he’s brought up, whether it be this year or 2028 or anytime between then?

The contract is set. The only question is if Pratt is guaranteed free agency at the end of it even if he doesn't have enough service time.

[titanrick]

I always thought if Pratt put on some more muscle, his frame would work better at 3B than SS.  But I understand they're enamored with his defense at SS.  I don't understand the anxiety over Made.  If he is as good as Pratt defensively at SS, then one of them moves to 3B or 2B (if Turang is gone by then).  These seem like really good "problems" to have.

[Jopal78]

38 minutes ago, endaround said:

The contract is set. The only question is if Pratt is guaranteed free agency at the end of it even if he doesn't have enough service time.

From a practical standpoint, that probably doesn’t matter either. 

Pratt will be out of minor league options by opening day 2029. He then would have five full seasons of service time (‘29-‘33) before the club options.  
 

With Pratt already in AAA the chances of him accruing less than a year service time between  now and opening day 2029 is slim to zero. Further, if Pratt actually did tool away mostly in the minor leagues until 2029, it probably means the club options have no chance of being exercised anyway

[nate82]

2 hours ago, titanrick said:

I always thought if Pratt put on some more muscle, his frame would work better at 3B than SS.  But I understand they're enamored with his defense at SS.  I don't understand the anxiety over Made.  If he is as good as Pratt defensively at SS, then one of them moves to 3B or 2B (if Turang is gone by then).  These seem like really good "problems" to have.

I agree with the more muscle to his frame and he would be a better 3B.

I have only seen Made in spring training and he didn’t look all that good defensively at SS.  He kind of reminds me of Oneil Cruz defensively.  I think Made would be a better 2B or CF defensively.  

[Playing Catch]

25 minutes ago, nate82 said:

I have only seen Made in spring training and he didn’t look all that good defensively at SS.  He kind of reminds me of Oneil Cruz defensively.  I think Made would be a better 2B or CF defensively.

I'm not arguing, because I don't have any authority on the topic, but I really liked his defense in the 2 or 3 games of his I watched. I thought his range looked good, both laterally, and in/out. I really liked his hands and arm-actions from various angles. I thought he looked like a future average, or better shortstop, defensively. I'm considering that he's not only 19 as a hitter, but as a fielder, too, of course.

I also think, due to Oneil Cruz's recent foibles in the outfield, that any comparisons to him defensively, will come with a negative connotation attached regardless of their similar prospect-y profiles.

It doesn't help us out as evaluators, either, when our direct, real-world comparisons defensively, are with Ortiz, Turang, and the thread's namesake, Pratt.