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GoRav114
He’s not the kind of guy a team targets but I wouldn’t be super dissapointed as an Os fan if they signed him to a one year deal for 4 million and put him in the 8th hole and let him do his thing. No need to play the field. Not even on the level of Trumbo and Cruz but cheap on a one year contract with regular at bats in OPACY could be worth the sign. The Os don’t want to pay that to Pedro Alvarez and he is trying hard to find a job elsewhere.
beauvandertulip
Why would the O’s sign carter? If they need a right handed DH they have Mancini. They aren’t about to add a worse version of him for more money
dazedatnoon
This move could make sense for the White Sox as well. One of Davidson, Garcia, or Coats is likely to be DH, unless the Sox make a signing. It wouldn’t cost much and chicks love dingers….
kehoet83
I never actually heard that from a chick.
AddisonStreet
A cheap source of power who will probably produce more than Eric Thames.
stryk3istrukuout
Agreed! People are ignorant
baseballdeez
Produce what more than Thames? HR? Yeah, probably. But Thames is a better all-around hitter, will get on base much more, will play a much better 1b, runs the bases much better, can play both corner OF spots so more versatile and he’s 5M/yr so around what Carter will land. So other than all those things that matter, yeah, Carter will produce more
davidcoonce74
You have a quite high opinion of what Thames will do. Last time he played in the majors he was quite bad. Worse than Carter.
BarrelMan
Feel free to question Thames but to suggest the Brewers should have paid Carter $8 mil for one year on a rebuilding club is also questionable.
Dock_Elvis
Sounds like they paid Thames about 16m though for how long?
SODO MOJO
Ah, chicks dig the long ball. One my favorite commercials as a kid. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, check it out.
chesteraarthur
There are so many of these type of players available this year. Kinda weird
jkim319
Agree … advanced metrics are neutering their value (25 – 30 HR guys who drive in 75-80 runs and strikeout a ton are not held in high regard) What doesn’t make sense about Carter is the 41hr/94rbi. I think Carter is a slight exception. If he could get his OBP to .345 (ie hit .235 vs .222) it would make a world of difference
woodhead1986
well his BA is always gonna be awful, and unless he can grind out 20 more walks a year, his offensive value is just meh. also he can’t passably play the field so yeah modern metrics hate him, he’s a man playing in the wrong era.
jayceincase
Could be a really rich man in Japan or Korea!
chesteraarthur
Modern valuation does indeed dislike these players. So it’s interesting to see so many of them hitting the open market in the same year as the front offices seem to be inline with each other on how these players are valued.
I’m not sure if this is just coincidence, or them all getting to free agency is a result of teams not valuing them and thus not extending contracts to them or not trying to work out extensions with them.
Dock_Elvis
I was having this same thought. Collusion of information prying loose less desirable talent? Collusion isn’t the right word…not implying teams actively working together….but they are coming to the same data and economic conclusions. But in the end…these players do have real world value of some kind…A team that has a place for them…say no real DH/1B incumbent..will put a price on them. It’ll be interesting to see what the price for this talent is…or if these players turn into a string of one year vets.
jigokusabre0
Miami should leap on this guy. They need a RH 1B and were sorely lacking in power last year.
ducksnort69
What’s the difference between the value of Carter vs Alvarez? Seems like Pedro is being valued more; Boras? I have not looked at the numbers, but wondering if those two are of similar value.
petrie000
Alvarez isn’t limited to the DH
Carter’s a terrible, terrible fielder even at 1b
GoRav114
U have not watched Pedro play D if u think he is capable of anything other than a platoon dh
Matt B
Alvarez is awful in the field as well, even at 1B. I doubt any team would be excited to have him play anywhere other than DH (25 errors in 99 games at 3B in 2014, 23 errors in 124 games at 1B in 2015, 4 errors in 9 chances at 3B in 2016).
ducksnort69
Looked them up. Carter 114 OPS 41 bombs in 549 ABs. Alvarez 115 OPS 22 bombs in 337 ABs. Thinking their contract would be very similar.
ducksnort69
OPS plus. App omitted the plus sign.
Dock_Elvis
Im not sure I like Alvarez exposed to 500 AB…he’s a platoon guy.
terry g
For a team that lacks power Carter for about $4Mil isn’t a bad idea even if you have a young unproven player that you want to see first. Could be awhile for him to sign though with people wanting to see if the price drops on Trumbo, Bastista, and Napoli.
beyou02215
A’s, Rays and Jays make some sense.
Asfan27
Bring him back to the A’s they could use some pop
astros_fan_84
I like Chris Carter. I hope he finds a job.
mike030
Plus boras has said that Alvarez is open to the outfield. I don’t miss him with the pirates for a minute
Paul Miller
Alvarez in the outfield? Boras is high…
Monkey’s Uncle
The only time Alvarez should be in the outfield is to shag flies during batting practice. He was a complete and utter disaster as a first baseman, yet I could see him doing worse in the outfield.
GarryHarris
Although Chris Carter is a larger version of Khris Davis. Still, I see him as a DH in Oakland.