Anthony Santander 2024

[DrinkinWithFermi]

SLAMtander walks it off with HR #42 and, boy, did we ever need that.

I'm really gonna miss him when he walks this winter, but he has definitely earned his big money free agent deal and I hope he gets every last penny he can from whoever wins the impending bidding war for his services.

[Flash- bd]

Is it just me or did they sound the HR / walk-off siren before the ball actually went out? 

[Sports Guy]

12 minutes ago, Flash- bd said:

Is it just me or did they sound the HR / walk-off siren before the ball actually went out? 

It definitely did 

[Sports Guy]

1 hour ago, DrinkinWithFermi said:

SLAMtander walks it off with HR #42 and, boy, did we ever need that.

I'm really gonna miss him when he walks this winter, but he has definitely earned his big money free agent deal and I hope he gets every last penny he can from whoever wins the impending bidding war for his services.

….as long as it’s not us 

[DrinkinWithFermi]

5 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

….as long as it’s not us 

I was sort taking that as a fait accompli. Signing expensive long-term free agent deals for one dimensional sluggers heading into their 30s definitely does not seem like Elias's style, especially when an extra high draft pick (and accompanying extra bonus pool money) is the reward for not doing so.

[zweem]

58 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

….as long as it’s not us 

Right! Holiday will match or beat his production next year-- so will Kjerstad.

[Big Mac]

3 minutes ago, zweem said:

Right! Holiday will match or beat his production next year-- so will Kjerstad.

If it was feasible to only sign him for next year I think most people here would be all over it. 

[Aristotelian]

Just now, Big Mac said:

If it was feasible to only sign him for next year I think most people here would be all over it. 

QO would be the most likely scenario for that 

[DrinkinWithFermi]

31 minutes ago, Aristotelian said:

QO would be the most likely scenario for that 

It's an easy "no" on his end at this point.

He should easily be able to get 3 years at roughly the same value as the QO, maybe even 4.

[Frobby]

2 minutes ago, DrinkinWithFermi said:

It's an easy "no" on his end at this point.

He should easily be able to get 3 years at roughly the same value as the QO, maybe even 4.

Great situation for both him and the team. 

[DrinkinWithFermi]

40 minutes ago, zweem said:

Right! Holiday will match or beat his production next year-- so will Kjerstad.

It's also pretty unlikely that Santander will be able to match his 2024 production next year.

132 OPS+ in 2024, 109 for the rest of his career. 

3 minutes ago, Frobby said:

Great situation for both him and the team. 

In the sense that he can take the best offer out there with a clear conscience and we can recoup a pick without having to worry about him accepting?

[Aristotelian]

39 minutes ago, DrinkinWithFermi said:

It's an easy "no" on his end at this point.

He should easily be able to get 3 years at roughly the same value as the QO, maybe even 4.

I agree it's unlikely but not completely far fetched. I don't think he is a lock to get more than $20M in AAV, so he could decide to take it and then hit FA if he has a good or even better year. His talent level is in a similar range as the players who have accepted: Joc Pederson, Jose Abreu, Wieters etc.