Thought Question of the Day - Pete Crow Armstrong Versus Jackson Chourio

[TwinsBrewersWorldSeries]

Which player has more long term value?   

Both players are completing their third season.  Chourio is 2 years younger (22) than PCA (24)

Both players are signed long-term for similar deals.  Chourio through 2033 (7 years - $132 million), PCA through 2032 (6 years- $115 million) - (assumes both JC option years are picked up by the team)

Both have similar offensive career stats through 3 seasons 

Chourio - .786 OPS (OPS +116)
PCA - Career .784 OPS (OPS+118 )

Jackson has been more consistent over the first 3 years, PCA is putting up the best season (.919 OPS and OPS+ 154)

WAR favors PCA on the basis of defense

While Jackson hasn't "broken out" yet to the extent that PCA has in 2026, he's only 22 and has achieved several key benchmarks that only a handful of players in MLB history have.   I would imagine that Brewers fans have almost a universal dislike for PCA (maybe primarily because of who he plays for?)

If you were a GM and could inherit the player of your choice (and their contract), which player would you choose?

 

 

[RWeeksFan23]

Crow-Armstrong by far.

He's the best player on the planet right now, excluding unicorn Ohtani.

[torts]

Which player has not done this 

[TURBO]

1 minute ago, torts said:

Which player has not done this 

Again, I'd put up with a couple of those per season if we had a player, ANY player who hits like PCA hits...

[MrTPlush]

PCA > Chourio. Though I do think PCA is probably a riskier long term option. 

PCA is one of the few dozen players that Made could be traded for.

 

[Jopal78]

PCA and it’s not close right now. PCA is already an MVP candidate at 24. Chourio at 22 is a good but not yet great player. 

Right now PCA putting up a 7.0 WAR while still making 900K ($10M in ‘27) . Chourio is putting up a 1.9 WAR while already making 7.2M ($8.2M in ‘27). Who knows what the future holds but for the short run the Cubs are getting better production/value for their money.