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Gumby65
Thinking Dodgers best served by *only* (to be clear this time) going qualifying offer with Hanley. If he gets a better deal, God bless him. Wouldn’t want to let him outright walk though.
Mikenmn
His stats look like a match for Stephen Drew’s last season. Make the QO if you are willing to pay the $ for that, but I don’t see the logic of any team signing him long term. He’s talented, but can’t stay on the field, and he’s in his decline phase.
Bob Bunker
I mean maybe WAR looks similiar but Hanley has a career OPS+ of 131, has an OPS+ of 122 this year, and in 2013 had an OPS+ of 192 in 2013. Also he has a 118 OPS+ this year against RHP (146 against LHP) while Drew had a 64 OPS+ against lefties last year.
I understand defensive value but shift Hanley to 2B/LF/3B/1B/DH and you get elite offensive talent that doesn’t need to be platooned and can be your number 4 hitter with limited defensive negative value. Meanwhile Drew adds good D but was a platoon number 8 hitter.
Portland Micro-Brewers
Yeah you summed it up nicely. Drew and Hanley aren’t great comps at all.
BlueSkyLA
I can understand why Hanley doesn’t want to talk about next season. He is stuck in a rundown. If the Dodgers make him a QO, which they probably will, he will have a hard time turning it down. I can’t imagine anyone will sign him for the number of years that would make it worth giving up the draft pick. Except maybe the Yankees. Considering his situation it is just possible the Dodgers would offer him two years, but not more.
Timothy Bryce
Oh how far Tim Lincecum has fallen.
white mamba
Yankees will sign Hanley. And they will overpay.
Portland Micro-Brewers
I hope the Dodgers offer Hanley a QO and if he declines let him walk. I’ve been against the Dodgers giving him a long contract since he was traded to LA but I’m surprised at some of the predictions for his next deal, they seem too short. If he’s unable to get big bucks from an AL team then LA might be able to get him on a team friendly 2-3 year deal. I look at the Dodgers and around the league and see a lack of right handed power. I just don’t see Hanley getting less than 4 years even with the QO attached.