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jakegreenberg24
Hechavarria would be a huge piece to get extended. Each year the kid takes huge strides towards the All-Star level.
amishthunderak
How long can you be in MLB and make “huge strides” and not be an all star?
Brixton
Because he was completely awful in 2012-2013.
IjustloveBaseball
Hechavarria was solid in 2015. He’s proven to be a capable everyday short-stop but to get a deal even close to Andrus’ would be beyond foolish. Yeah he is the better defender of the two, but he doesn’t steal bases or get on base as much as Andrus. Besides, the extension Elvis signed already looks like a mistake.
Brixton
Who the heck is gonna give Adeiny Hechavarria 100M+.
I know the market is crazy now, but comeeee onnn.
Andrus had 3 straight 4+ WAR seasons. Hech had a career high 2.1 last year.
Ry.the.Stunner
Yeah, that’s plain ridiculous. Hechavarria has never had an OPS above .700. At least Elvis Andrus had speed on his side. Adeiny doesn’t even have that, having a career high of 11 SB in 2013.
frankiet91175 2
No one but it’s good to dream.
IjustloveBaseball
Why sign Gordon to an extension at the height of his value? Don’t get me wrong, he is an outstanding player. The guy has loads of speed, played solid defense in 2015, and is a capable hitter. However, Gordon almost surely won’t hit .330+ again, has very little power, and he doesn’t draw a lot of walks. I expect him to go back to his 2014 numbers which are good numbers, but it would be a big mistake if the Marlins were to pay him for what he did in what was likely a career year.
ew032
That’s exactly what the new Dodgers brass thought when they dealt him to the Fish. What did they get, one decent year of Howie Kendrick (so far). I’d roll the dice on Gordon.
ballhawk
Love the quote by Rizzo (“…because sometimes the negotiating process also tells you a lot about the people that you’re negotiating with.”) mostly because Bud Black could (and should) have said the exact same thing.
RalphKramdem
Does Mike Rizzo actually think we’re going to believe his story??? Franchise in turmoil. They offered Bud Black one year which has s how much longer Rizzo has.
A'sfaninUK
While one can certainly make cases for Stanton & Fernandez, Dee Gordon is a top 50 player in baseball, not 10. What a joke of an evaluation.
Brixton
Oh course hes going to talk up his own guys. Thats just how it works. No one that has a job with an actual MLB team thinks Gordon is a top 10 player.
Kershaw, Grienke, Goldy, Miggy, Trout, Harper, Machado, Arenado, Arrieta, Price, Stanton, Fernandez, J.Upton and Rizzo are all significantly better than Gordon. (Those are just some guys off the top of my head)
ew032
Agree. Gordon is no way a top 10 player.
Ray Ray
I don’t even think a case could be made for Fernandez. The guy has talent, but he has only pitched in 19 games over two seasons. The most important ability for any player is always availability. If you’re not playing, then it doesn’t matter how much talent you have. I wouldn’t even have him as a top 10 PITCHER let alone a top 10 player.
addiejossghost
Rizzo is so full of it. This explanation is nothing more than spin, the Potomac Two-step. He has continually mishandled the managerial situation and has continually done so since Riggleman quit, regardless of one’s opinion of the latter’s response.
That coupled with the Strasberg shut-down (’12), the redundancy of the Soriano-Papelbon acquisitions, the Werth contract (another $42M for a 37- and 38-year-old OF already trending south), why didn’t Rizzo fired too.
Whoa! Now it makes sense, why Black got stiffed, the $42M going out the door the next two years.
ew032
The Nats are lost. Rudderless ship. After their FAs bail, look for 3rd in the East. I agree that they had promise and talent that was mismanaged by Rizzo.