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Here's the FA list:

Yunel Escobar (35, .736 career OPS)

Ryan Flaherty (31, .641)

Todd Frazier (32, .778)

Mike Moustakas (29, .730)

Trevor Plouffe (32, .711)

Danny Valencia (33, .744)

Moustakas' .730 OPS is misleading; he's had an .829 OPS over the last 3 seasons.  He, Escobar and Frazier are the only three names on this list who are really viable as starters.

I think I might be tempted to go with Escobar on a short deal, to buy time to figure out if Mountcastle will stick as a 3B.

 

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18 minutes ago, DirtyBird said:

Who cares. Our rotation is going to be crap. Our pen is past its prime. We are going to trot Trumo and Davis out there for 150+ games each. Might as well play a 3B who is not ready.

I can't begin to say how terrible an idea I think this is.    You seem to think the team won't be very competitive.   If so, why would we want to waste a year of Mountcastle's service time watching him struggle on a lousy team?    I'd rather have him in 2024, when he's in his prime and hopefully the team is back to being competitive.   

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Assuming we don't get a 3rd baseman back, If I had to guess - Frazier for a 2/25 deal plus 2 mil buyout for year 3.  He's a Trumbo type hitter, so he's Trumbo if Trumbo could play 3rd base.  And the O's seem to go for those types.  Hopefully they don't give him more than 2 years.         

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3 hours ago, Frobby said:

Here's the FA list:

Yunel Escobar (35, .736 career OPS)

Ryan Flaherty (31, .641)

Todd Frazier (32, .778)

Mike Moustakas (29, .730)

Trevor Plouffe (32, .711)

Danny Valencia (33, .744)

Moustakas' .730 OPS is misleading; he's had an .829 OPS over the last 3 seasons.  He, Escobar and Frazier are the only three names on this list who are really viable as starters.

I think I might be tempted to go with Escobar on a short deal, to buy time to figure out if Mountcastle will stick as a 3B.

 

I agree with that.

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2 minutes ago, birdwatcher55 said:

He's gone. I've felt this way two years ago. Nothing has changed for me. It's just a question now what we can get for him this offseason.

Yes, just because it makes sense doesn't mean it is going to happen with this organization.   Unfortunately,  there will be strong pressures (i.e. Duquette, Buck (deals ending after 2018),  and the age of Angelos) to just keep him for one more try at winning in 2018 and to heck with what happens in 2019.  

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