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Are the Royals really a team who would bite on a rental? Maybe I guess, but I think they'll get outbid by the real money power in the league.....
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Good article. In a perfect world for this small market team trading Williams at this point makes real sense IF they can get real plus return. Which I think they can. There are a couple 3rd baseman owned by other teams that are ready with real upside talent but are blocked with their current big team. Making that swap would really be perfect world kind of stuff...even if we had to throw in another prospect to make it happen.
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It would nice to be able to move Hoskins but with that contract not likely. Black's lack of power doesn't fit great with 1B but if the bat is humming it would get him in the lineup. I think we're at the point with Yeli he may find much more time as DH and if not him I don't think Black has earned the designation at least for now. I think Black is still at the point where he needs to earn and prove his status bat wise. He's not a 3rd baseman. He is a prime candidate to be moved in a trade, part of a package likely.
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I would say start him at Appleton and then quickly move him to AA when he's ripping it at High A. He's so young I'd make him earn his advancements while getting good instruction. By the end of the year he could be Triple A.
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I think it likely Williams is traded before the start of the season. That trade will bring a coupe or a few prospects, and one will be a top prospect who is likely ready or very near ready of MLB. That just may be a guy who will take 3rd. Just more speculation.
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If both Black and Boeve can not pull defensive weight at 3rd it complicates things. Milwaukee can't spend big on a FA, that's clear. Could Black play 2nd? If not, it may be easier to find a 2nd baseman than a 3rd with Turang moving to SS. Boeve's bat looks ready, may have to start with him if we can't find that other outside option. Does Hoskins have trade value after he claims his option? Not necessarily to bring someone who helps at an IF position of need but just to move the money? That could loosen up IF options....
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Absolutely not. Payroll if anything is going down. I wish we had gotten enough for Adames to trade him before this year and we certainly can NOT sign him now. No small market team can. The system is rigged completely in favor of the big market teams. If we can get enough in return Williams with his one more year of control needs to go too. Small market teams must always be looking to improve their team every way they can because they CAN'T do what the big market teams can do.
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I hate to see payroll suffer further but it's a business first, a game second. Charge a few bucks more a ticket and the owner should swallow hard and try to keep payroll from dipping even if it means accepting a tighter margin. But he likely won't. A small market team has to make prudent and timely moves and for the most part our front office starting with Stearns has done a great job and we continue to. Williams with one more year of control is indeed a prime trade candidate if we can get the right return.
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I like him or the Brewers if we can get him for decent numbers but in reality I think this team is better off spending some extra money by tying up present players (like Contreras) where possible long term and/or spend FA money on an arm or two. Turang could easily slide to SS but he is so gold glove at 2nd we must leave him there, and easy to do with Ortiz available to move to his natural position. 3B is a need. Black could likely fill the void for a while, and I'm not so sure Boeve couldn't at some point take over there.
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Agreed. They had in the past already talked to him about a contract. It is time for him to move on after we make the qualifying offer. Anyone know what round pick we get for him?
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He gone. MLB's tainted alignment favoring big city teams heavily is the end all. Completely unfair for a large percentile of teams. Imagine if the league had a real cap and set up like the NFL has. My understanding is if the team makes a qualifying offer we'll get a draft pick. Where exactly that pick will land I don't know...end of the 1st or end of the 2nd?
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I think you pretty much nailed it in detail. His limitations at bat are real. His limitations in the field loom even larger. I don't know what Hoskins can do to get his average up but he in the least should work on improving his on base percentage. What I really can't understand is when you put both Hoskins and Bauers in the lineup Murph is often playing Hoskins at 1st base and DH'ing Bauers. Makes absolutely zero sense. I'd switch that every single time and pinch hit Bauers for Hoskins a whole lot more when Bauers isn't in the starting lineup. Why play the weaker of the two defensively ?
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These reports on the minor leagues are invaluable ! Great job!
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Great article. We ended up directly and indirectly once the dust settled with William Contreras, Gasser, and Payamps for Hader. The timing was terrible but the end result was absolutely super.
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All of Black, Mitchell and Frelick do indeed have a great opportunity here and they all 3 really need to pick it up. Problem is all 3 have not shown much for power in their careers and that's not likely to change although I still have hope for Mitch. They need to continue to work on consistency and getting that on base percentage up because for right now there's not much for true power. That's where we really miss Yeli...
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Any word on exactly what type of back surgery we're talking about? Shaving a bone spur i one thing, fusing or removing bone another
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If at all 6 is too many innings to be mandated....
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They really didn't need to make both of those deadline trades for starting pitching. Especially so where we gave up a perfectly good pitcher who could start OR pitch out of the pen AND a developing young hitter with team control for a rental.
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Can Bitonti stick at 3rd long term or is he destined for 1B or corner outfield only?
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Excellent report. I just saw Cooper play in Appleton on Friday with Hunt pitching.
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I don't get it at all. Montas and Junis are both rentals, but I actually prefer Junis. We throw away a young developing hitter with tons of time left on his clock. Just don't get it.
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I saw that, didn't realize you'd be updating contracts from there. Thanks!
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I was more confident in last years high school picks, we shall see. Is there going to be a Signing Tracker posted on this site?
