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Sure I hope we win, we're not hitting. But when talking about a specific move on the roster I think I'd tend to use the word they to refer to the front office.

I wouldn't be totally shocked if Soto ends up around Jeter in WAR. He's a tick faster than Santander and if the Yankees don't sign him and he ends up in a larger RF, he's going to be exposed out there. He likely will anyway playing half of his games on the road even if he stays in NY. They will have some tough decisions with Stanton, Judge, and Soto, the latter two possibly being negative players on defense as they get older and only 1 DH spot.

The biggest tell for me was "we didn't need an immediate roster spot".

Yeah, he was definitely given bad intel, maybe they thought he was a dead pull guy or something.

If Santander's knee feels good he's probably the better RF defensively.

No bias there. None. I think that he managed to not be surrounded by any scandals and was generally well-liked by everyone helped.

They had the added advantage with Cano as well because at the start of last year, I don't think anyone thought the team was going to blast off into the stratosphere like they did, and giving him a chance that he took advantage of by being awesome early on helped a ton. If Cano was an 7 ERA guy after April in 2023, he's likely off the team, he performed like an all-star instead.

Great post and I agree. There is no doubt the guy is a great hitter but his overall game is going to keep him from the conversation of top 50 players. Like I brought up in the other thread, Jeter was worth 71.3 bWAR and if he could play defense he'd have probably been closer to the top 30 than he is top 100.

The Rockies made him mortal. He has a 1.95 ERA now.

It was fun when everyone was talking about how the O's lead the league in HRs. I much prefer the style of play in last night's game, just hitting balls into the gap, productive outs, and not waiting for a HR.

I found it hilarious that Grifol put the blame on the hitters for not adjusting to Bradish but gave Bradish very little credit for the way he pitched in his postgame.

Poor A's fans got catfished. I wish we warned them.

He got his first real shot in MLB last year. He's hit everywhere he's played so it's not that surprising that a catcher in his first full season at the MLB level took a year to hit some. He was the 16 overall prospect in 2020. He's not void of talent.

Don't blow their cover or we won't get nice things.

You aren't new here. Someone cried outrage that Soto wasn't on the list and things take their course from there. I would prefer Gunnar to Soto based on the reasons you stated above.

Both he and Miller are at 1.1 bWAR, it would be great if Cowser can play well enough to win ROY for the pick.

We lost another great one!

Mountcastle dropped a bomb on him, he sucks.

He should have one of his best-hitting seasons playing 81 games in Yankee Stadium, at least power-wise.

Really goes to show you how poor a defensive player he was.

His arm value over 7 years is -12. It's +1 this year and was +2 last year. I was going off of the last two years. If you think an arm value for a career that is -12 is a good arm, then we probably don't have much to discuss. His fielding run value for his career is -27, his baserunning run value over 7 years is -6, the only positive year being his call up in 2018 at +1. If you think those numbers are average, that's fine, I don't. I wouldn't assume he's going to end up in Yankee stadium for his career, there are other teams with lots of money and interest. Edit: Colton Cowser is in the 99th percentile in arm strength, do you consider him to have a good arm or a strong arm? They are not equal things.

I'm not disputing his value as a hitter. I'm disputing his all-around game and how it will affect his standings in WAR at the end of his career. His baserunning and defense will probably keep him from the conversation as one of the greatest players of all time. Imagine where Jeter would fall if he could play defense.

32nd percentile in sprint speed in 2022, in 2023 and '24 he's been in the 37th percentile. He's in the 52nd percentile in arm strength and was -16 OAA in 2022, -9 in 2023, and 2019, 2021, and 2024 are the only years he's posted a positive OAA he's at +1 this year. His throws are accurate but he does not have a good arm and his sprint speed of 26.8 ranks him as the 279th fastest guy in MLB. If you think the defense and speed are going to improve as he gets older, then sure, I'm being hyperbolic.

He's in the bottom 8% or lower in xSLG, xWOBA, xWOBACON, BB%, and xERA. I have no issue that they brought him in with an 11-run lead, but it was silly he couldn't throw a strike. His fastball must not fool many people because they didn't even flinch at the close ones.

He's sub .800 OPS right now also. He's trending in the wrong direction. When he was blistering hot against the Sox in April I said I'd be happy with a .750, I'm holding that position.