Is Jones endorsing an OF of Parra, Jones, Alvarez?

[El Gordo]

Splits are not the issue. Being left-handed is.

So if you had a good hitter like say Manny, who has good splits v RHP you wouldn't want him because he is not LH?

[weams]

I don't want to "acquire" good hitter with good splits for "this" team. I want to have some batters who stand on that side of the plate.

[El Gordo]

I don't want to "acquire" good hitter with good splits for "this" team. I want to have some batters who stand on that side of the plate.

You realize this is nonsense?

[weams]

I want players who stand on the left to face the majority of pitchers who stand on the right. At least a few. I don't care if they have to bunt for hits. I want a couple of them.

[OsEatAlEast]

They can't. He was traded in season.

Ok then, my answer is yes. I agree with backwardsk I don't think he gets anywhere near 16 mil per. Defense is the new obp when it comes to the moneyball theory.

[El Gordo]

I want players who stand on the left to face the majority of pitchers who stand on the right. At least a few. I don't care if they have to bunt for hits. I want a couple of them.

What difference does it make what side of the plate they stand on? Isn't it how well they hit RHP? There are plenty of RH hitters who hit RHP as well or better than they do left. You would have none of these?

[SteveO]

I like Alvarez, I don't think he's an everyday player but there's a spot for him on the bench. Parra can come back and I wouldn't be upset about it, but I think there's something to be said for being affordable and I'm not sure Parra would be.

I'm all about re-signing Davis but if we decided to sign an outfielder, Parra, and bring Mancini up, sign Manny long term and scour for a starter, it might be money better spent.

This is kinda where I am on Alvarez. I think he could be useful off the bench but depending on him for more than that would be a mistake.

At the right price I would have interest in Parra, I think though he much closer to the player his career numbers suggest than the player his numbers last year prior to the trade here might suggest.

[weams]

The Orioles would appear to have a hard time hanging on to Chris Davis given their usual budget, but Peter Angelos has stated his interest in keeping the slugger and even with a potential ~$200MM asking price, re-signing him hasn’t been ruled out, Heyman writes. In the most recent edition of Tim Dierkes’ 2016 MLB Free Agent Power Rankings, Davis is ranked No. 4 ahead of several notable names, including fellow slugger Yoenis Cespedes. Tim projects that Davis will be vying for a seven-year deal with a mid-$20MM AAV.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/10/heyman-cespedes-mets-mattingly-dodgers.html