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Yes we can..
No we can't... Mountcastle can't play off of 1B...
Yes we can..
Yes we can.. against LHP's.. all day.. every day..No we can't... Mountcastle can't play off of 1B...
Yes we can.. against LHP's.. all day.. every day..
The Guardians have NO ONE that can hit at a .900 OPS rate against LHP's..
I think you're pretty close to spot on here CATS. Now, had they not signed Santana then Mountcastle would have been a good option IMO. I made mention of dealing with the O's awhile back, but I was more interested in Mayo than Mountcastle. I think I made mention that they would probably prefer to deal Mountcastle over Mayo to my dismay.Mountcastle is a 1B/DH only.
In his career, he has played 41 games in LF....and it didn't go well.. We have a LF. Mountcastle has never played RF.
For those that think he would fit this team, a few questions...
1) With Santana getting paid $12 mil, how many games does Mountcastle get at 1B vs lefties?
2) With Noel needing at bats, possibly JRod, and Fry returning by July, how many games does Mountcastle get at DH vs lefties? Don't forget that JRam is gonna get 30-35 starts at DH. (The org would be remiss if Manzardo didn't get at least a look against lefties.)
If the FO was truly interested in a part time corner platoon bat, they could do it for a lot less than $6+ mil plus Messick plus another SP prospect.
Mark Canha's best offer is an NRI with the Mets. He doesn't require two SP prospects, nor $6+ mil....and he at least stand in RF. He isnt as good as Mountcastle, but the difference isn't close to meeting the cost.
What the FO would be interested in is a contract they could afford to eat, once Fry returns.
I don't visit the sight much anymore when they started charging for certain services. It does spark some interesting conversations though and it's nice to get other teams fans' perspective when it comes to trade talk. That's the most enjoyable part of that sight IMO.A few thoughts...
1) Many of us are still talking about next year. Weve been talking about 'next year' since when? 2022? That kind of next year never comes.
2) If you read BTVs own analyses of the bigger trades made this off season, you will find that they admit many of them did not match their models...and many of the ones that they claim did were labeled as big overpays, or big underpays.
An example...
Gavin Lux 13.6 for
Mike Sirota 1.9
Comp A. 4.1
13.6 for 6 fits their model...lol.
In the words of Harry Doyle....just a little bit outside.
I looked at fifteen of the trades.
By their own admission, they missed on five. Another five they admitted were major under or over pays...which means they weren't accurate.
Four were considered minor misses, one of which was the Jays taking Straw (-9.3) and a PTBNL/cash for $3.75 mil and two million in bonus space (2.0). In no way was that close to an even trade.
One trade...ONE...was on the money, according to BTV.
Anybody who is paying for BTV is being bamboozled.
Small sample at the ML level, but Big Christmas had an OPS of .968 against LHP. He's also a much better 1B than RFer if that's worth any consideration.Yes we can.. against LHP's.. all day.. every day..
The Guardians have NO ONE that can hit at a .900 OPS rate against LHP's..
Small sample at the ML level, but Big Christmas had an OPS of .968 against LHP. He's also a much better 1B than RFer if that's worth any consideration.
If it weren't for the Santana signing then he would make sense, but they actually signed Santana so......I can't merit trading for a 1B like Mountcastle and run him as a platoon when we have Noel, Arias and Brito with experience at 1B on the roster already with Santana and Manzardo... (I wouldn't be surprised to see Schneeman get some 1B reps too).
If it weren't for the Santana signing then he would make sense, but they actually signed Santana so......
I don't look for Schneeman to be in Cleveland long if at all.
Arias will either be the SS, RFer or utility.
Unless Brito hits like a 1B he's a difficult match until LF is available IMO. I like the hitter he is, but the rest of his game isn't very good.
Hell no. Moncada comes across as the polar opposite of the culture we want here.Anyone want to see about Yoan Moncada in camp? Especially if we can wait til after Fry can be put on the 60 day IL or do we wanna stay with on house for 2B?
Nope!Just to stir up some trouble cause I am bored...
MIF Basabe from the Rays, OF Zach DeLoach of the White Soxs and OF Cade Marlowe of Seattle just all got DFA'D... Should we have any interest?