Eric Hosmer?

[Sports Guy]

I’m sure if we signed him, people would justify it and be all excited about it.

[Yardball85]

The ongoing question I have.... why can't we just get better players?

[DrinkinWithFermi]

He'd certainly fit right in with our other offseason moves in that his best days are behind him and he doesn't make us meaningfully better.

I expect that he will be running down the orange carpet on opening day at OPACY.

[Roll Tide]

16 hours ago, jrobb21613 said:

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/12/red-sox-designate-eric-hosmer-for-assignment.html

any interest?? 

If you can get him after waivers for the minimum and then trade Mountcastle.

[Frobby]

1 hour ago, Sports Guy said:

I’m sure if we signed him, people would justify it and be all excited about it.

Honestly, is anybody “all excited” by the Gibson or Frazier moves?   There’s a difference between being excited about these moves and not thinking they’re the worst moves ever made in the history of MLB.

[sevastras]

If he cleared waivers, get him for the minimum, didn’t take a 40 man roster spot and would dress up as a bottle of mustard for a condiments race and sat in the dunk tank in the kids section when he wasn’t the mustard bottle, then I would sign him. 

[Jammer7]

No way. Like others, the 2014 playoff series left an indelible impression on me in a bad way. I never liked his swing anyway. He is absolutely terrible now in every facet of the game. 

[DrinkinWithFermi]

52 minutes ago, Roll Tide said:

If you can get him after waivers for the minimum and then trade Mountcastle.

Why do you want the Orioles to get worse?

[DrinkinWithFermi]

31 minutes ago, Frobby said:

Honestly, is anybody “all excited” by the Gibson or Frazier moves?   There’s a difference between being excited about these moves and not thinking they’re the worst moves ever made in the history of MLB.

I have seen at least a few people gushing about the Gibson signing.

[Roll Tide]

2 minutes ago, DrinkinWithFermi said:

Why do you want the Orioles to get worse?

It seems we are still trying to lose, No?

[DrinkinWithFermi]

1 minute ago, Roll Tide said:

It seems we are still trying to lose, No?

I don't think competing in 2023 is a priority for the organization but I don't think we're actively tanking anymore either, and swapping Mountcastle out for Hosmer would be a tanking type of move.

[oriole]

You know, I thought Hosmer had a good defensive reputation but after looking at some of the Advanced Fielding stats on Fangraphs, it looks like even Mountcastle is better. 
 

If he’s not better defensively and he’s not better offensively and the only thing he brings to the table is that he hits from the left then that’s not really someone that I feel like is an actual asset in any way. I hope this doesn’t happen 

[Roll Tide]

2 hours ago, DrinkinWithFermi said:

I don't think competing in 2023 is a priority for the organization but I don't think we're actively tanking anymore either, and swapping Mountcastle out for Hosmer would be a tanking type of move.

Really? 1.1 WAR vs 1.3,  .334 OBP vs .305, .716 OPS vs .729. It seems their pretty similar. Hosmer gets on base more and Mountcastle has a bit more power. 

[Jammer7]

42 minutes ago, Roll Tide said:

Really? 1.1 WAR vs 1.3,  .334 OBP vs .305, .716 OPS vs .729. It seems their pretty similar. Hosmer gets on base more and Mountcastle has a bit more power. 

Hosmer is not well-liked around the league as a teammate. He is a ground ball hitter, not exactly what the front office would want. In 2022, LD% was 18, GB% was 57 and FB% was 25, according to FanGraphs. The EV is down several MPH. The once strong defense is pretty bad. He looks really apathetic out there and he has been very resistant to any swing change designed to lift the ball more. He was also .6 fWar last year. 

If Elias signs him, it would be the single most questionable move that he has made to date for me. I cannot defend it. 
 

https://www.fangraphs.com/players/eric-hosmer/3516/stats?position=1B

Edited December 17, 2022 by Jammer7

[Roll Tide]

49 minutes ago, Jammer7 said:

Hosmer is not well-liked around the league as a teammate. He is a ground ball hitter, not exactly what the front office would want. In 2022, LD% was 18, GB% was 57 and FB% was 25, according to FanGraphs. The EV is down several MPH. The once strong defense is pretty bad. He looks really apathetic out there and he has been very resistant to any swing change designed to lift the ball more. He was also .6 fWar last year. 

If Elias signs him, it would be the single most questionable move that he has made to date for me. I cannot defend it. 
 

https://www.fangraphs.com/players/eric-hosmer/3516/stats?position=1B

Can you defend Frazier?