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George Damian
What will Napoli’s status be at the end of this year? I keep thinking he would be an excellent fit for the Twins. Assuming Thome is going to retire and Morneau & Mauer are both known to miss some time that would seem to give plenty of at bats for him. Also, the fact he is a Right-handed bat would be a welcome addition to the bench (and team in general).
MLB_in_the_Know
No mention of McCann in an article dedicated to catchers who should get extensions? Fail.
paul_oneills_lovechild
I was thinking the same thing. McCann is amazingly still one of the most underrated players in MLB…baffles the mind…the guy is solid!
$1519287
Thanks, but McCann already has an extension.
– BNS
MLB_in_the_Know
He only has 1 more season after this one guaranteed and 1 club option season after that…he should get an extension soon.
notsureifsrs
including this season, that’s three years of team control left. the braves are not as foolish as the rockies brewers and twins; they’ll wait
TapDancingTeddy
He is very underrated. You don’t hear his name anywhere as much as you’d expect for such a good player.
Even so McCann doesn’t have a lot of cheap front-end years to buy up against later years that may be below market value. The Braves could extend him now, but catchers break down earlier than other players.
Overall I don’t think it’s a bad idea to wait until McCann’s 2013 option year. That year Atlanta has a $12MM option on him and they can wait to see if McCann is still going strong or starting to break down before rolling the option into an extension at market rates.
TapDancingTeddy
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East Coast Bias
First time for arbitration? Why does it feel like Soto has been around forever…
tacko
Probably because he fell off the map the season after his ROY campaign. I never realized he put up such stellar numbers last year until just now.
jayrig5
Yeah, he was fantastic. And the season after that ROY year was just 2009…so he’s been great two out of three full seasons.
Steve B
What? No mention of Jeff Mathis in this article? He’s premium!