After last night’s agreement between Justin Turner and the Dodgers, Jackie Bradley Jr. stands out as the top remaining free agent position player. The longtime Red Sox center fielder has earned a reputation as one of the game’s top defensive outfielders and is coming off a strong 2020 season at the plate.
It was reported earlier this month Bradley was seeking a long-term deal, potentially even targeting a five-year pact. That’s a rather lofty goal; entering the offseason, the MLBTR staff projected a two-year, $16MM contract for Bradley.
While a five-year deal would register as a major surprise, Bradley has drawn a decent share of reported interest this winter. The Mets, Giants, Red Sox, Astros, Cubs, Phillies and Blue Jays have all been tied to Bradley at various stages of the offseason. Toronto can safely be ruled out, having signed George Springer since engaging with Bradley very early on. The Phillies still have room for a center field upgrade, but it seems unlikely Philadelphia would be willing to make a run at Bradley after spending to re-sign J.T. Realmuto and Didi Gregorius. The Cubs, meanwhile, have since signed Joc Pederson and Jake Marisnick to join Ian Happ and Jason Heyward in the outfield.
That leaves the Mets, Giants, Astros and Red Sox as the likeliest landing spots on paper. We’ll turn things over to the MLBTR readership to predict Bradley’s destination and contract length.
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If he takes a 1yr deal, probably the Astros or Redsox. If he takes a multi year deal, probably the Mets or Giants imo. It’s leaning towards the latter based off of his asking price.
I almost agree. If he takes a one-year deal it will ONLY be the Red Sox. He’s familiar and he can duplicate a good year without having unfamiliar surroundings and try FA again next offseason. Any team that offers him three years he will take it.. maybe the Astros.
You can’t know anything about the Giants if you think they would sign him for more than 1-2 years.
I chose Stros and 4 yrs but a lower AAV like 5 mil
The Astros have a newly signed prospect from Cuba that may be ready late this year or next. They are not signing Bradley to a 4-year contract.
Didnt know that thx for info
Pedro Leon.
I still think the best match long term if not Boston is Baltimore – he’s raked there his whole career and they lack long term CF prospects, but have a mountain of great prospects on the way and plenty of money to spend. They won’t be contenders until Adley comes, but that’s soon. JBJ is a better fit on the Orioles than any other team other than Boston. 4/40 or 5/50 seems about right for both sides.
I can’t see the Orioles spending $10M a year on anyone. They’re fine with Hays or Mullins until they become legit contenders.
No way anyone gives him $10 million aav for 4/5 years. If he gets a long term deal like that, he’s only going to get $5/6 million per year. The Orioles could be a decent fit, as they don’t have a center fielder, but I don’t think they want to spend money right now.
Austin Hays is a ball player. Just wait.
Agree but he has a major flaw. He can’t stay healthy. Nolan Reimold Anyone?
And you’re still wrong.
I think the entire Red Sox team raked at Camden Yards. I wouldn’t put too much stock in stats at Camden for Jackie.
Stros and Red Sox arent spending much more
I don’t think the Giants are either.
I agree Balk but dang, we could still really use one starter that’s a tad bit better than a 4-5 slot guy.
So one year with the Red Sox 7 million. Done. Try again next offseason. Hopefully he hits 260 and plays great center field.
The Pirates sign him
Shoulda traded him
Isn’t it obvious to you that by now not many teams want him? They can have him for just a salary and don’t have to give up players for him right now why would anybody trade for him? Also, which contending teams needed a center fielder of average bat skill last year. And consider him maybe even a ninth-inning defensive replacement?
All of those are reasons why it made no sense to keep him.
Not keeping him and trading him is not the same thing. One is letting him go and the other requires another team that wants him. Right? Or am I missing something?
@Gary see @JoeBrady’s comment. There were teams that could have used him. There were teams that were interested.
Gary1 hour ago
which contending teams needed a center fielder of average bat skill last year.
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There is a real good possibility that, and they acquired JBJ:
1-Cleveland finished 1st, or,
2-SF makes the playoffs, or,
3-Philly makes the playoffs.
And, just out of curiosity, why did Colorado trade for Pillar? I have no problem with folks not appreciating JBJ, But he was a beast last year. He had an .814 OPS last year. Cleveland had a .568 in CF. Philly had a .637.
Like I said, it’s fine not to like him, but stats are stats, and JBJ is light years ahead of the guys Cleveland and Philly trotted out there last year.
Joe actually I LOVE him but it’s everyone else that doesn’t LOL. I’m one of those Red Sox fans that would put Jackie out center field every year for the next five !!
That may not not mesh with what I’m saying in this thread but that’s because I don’t see other teams valuing his skill in Centerfield, humbleness, great teammate, and respectfully polite interview. I love the guy.
The Sox are just a little less than $6 million under the luxury tax limit. Jackie Bradley Jr is not the person for whom you pay a luxury tax penalty.
Pay a lower salary the first year, and then increase in years 2 and 3. He’s worth a three year, $24-27 million deal.
that’s not how the luxury tax works.
CBT is average yearly value. Doesn’t care about front load vs backload.
A 3m/7m/11m split on a 3 yr deal counts as 7m CBT in yr 1, not 3m.
I said one year. Boras does these experiments once a year it seems like totally screwing over one of his clients. He’ll hold out and settle for one year. Boras will cry about how he couldn’t find one single team to overpay his client. Might throw the word collusion. Stomp his feet. The usual boras stuff.
Mystery Team!!!
Other….. Orioles on a Pillow Contract LOL
Don’t rule out KC if he falls to a 1 or 2 year contract. Dayton Moore loves CF defense and I’m sure Merrifield is pushing for him to sign his old college buddy.
A 4/40 deal. Giants.
3/24 is the best he can hope for now. Might even have to settle for 2/16 with a 3rd year option with a $2M buyout.
Nooo….3 for 18 million is all I would spend if Giants get involved
Yeah, I don’t see the Giants getting him, let alone committing that much
2/3 yrs at 14-27mil if they do
You can’t know anything about the Giants if you think they would sign him for more than 1-2 years.
Maybe a 3/27 with an achievable 4th year that could take it to 4/36. I voted Astros, but the Giants really do need a strong defender out there, something they haven’t been able to figure out for a while.
You can’t know anything about the Giants if you think they would sign him for more than 1-2 years.
You can’t know anything about the Giants if you think they would sign him for more than 1-2 years.
Simple Simon, tell us how you really feel! LOL!
Also, I said that Boston should QO him months ago. I was only half-serious. But if his asking price is really 4-5 years, he probably would have declined the QO. So looks like I was right…
Want a cookie?
Yes. I would like that very much so…
Haha
He never would have declined. The QO would have been worth more than he was predicted for 2 years. Hed have taken it in a heartbeat because hes not worth remotely that much per year.
Look at what he’s asking for. That’s at least 2.5x the total value of the QO.
He would have accepted the $18M for one year, no question. As much as I love what he’s done for Boston, he’s not worth that amount of money. Boston made the right choice not extending a QO to him.
Just because he is asking for 2.5x the QO doesn’t mean he’s going to get it.
@mlb1225 has nothing to do with whether or not he would get it. He is overplaying his hand. If he thinks he is worth $40m+ I could easily he sign turning down 1/$18m. He might end up getting burned by doing that, sure. But I can still see him doing it.
@Dorothy_Mantooth would he have? He is holding out for $40m+ now.
He has to know he’s not getting that and if he believes he will, Boras filled his head with nonsense. He’s worth no more than KK or maybe even Kevin Pillar. Tampa cannot move KK’s $12M contract; there’s no way a team is signing a below average hitter to a 4 year deal at age 31 at that price point. If they do, it’s going to be for a very small AAV. 4/24ish. No way he gets $10M/yr for 4+ years.
I’m sure you weren’t in the room with Boras and JBJ. Definitely sure JBJ is worth more than Pillar on the basis that JBJ can somewhat handle RHP. If you are a Red Sox fan you’d know that.
Oh yeah, you really don’t watch the games based on your Japan crack and not knowing who throws what. If you are attempting to make jokes you fall short.
JBJ is not getting $10/year. No kidding. It’s called aiming high and hoping to settle. If Bradley signs by Wednesday you will have been incorrect (again) with your assumption that Boras overplayed his hand. Maybe Boras was pumping up the client hoping a team would raise their offers to a level they can accept. This concept escapes you.
I already prefaced that it’s possible that he is bluffing but if he is seriously holding out for $40m+ there’s no way he takes 1/$18m
as he does with all his clients. But, some of them like JBJ aren’t worth it and THEY take the hit. Not to mention many teams won’t deal with Borass at all.
I never said JBJ wouldn’t get burned if he declined the QO. I am glad to discuss with you the argument I made, but not the argument you came up with in your own head.
MLB-R predicted he’d get $16M/2. So if $16M/2 is the projection, why wouldn’t he take $19M/1?
MLBTR’s contract predictions are not legally binding. That’s why.
No way he would’ve turned down a QO, and reason why Boston didn’t offer. It brings back memories of HOU offering a QO to Colby Rasmus, which he accepted.
Not sure I agree that he absolutely wouldn’t have turned down the QO
Way to overplay your client’s hand, Scott Boras. JBJ could have easily signed by now had they backed off the 4-5 year commitment. Now that most of his suitors are gone, he’ll be lucky to get a 2 year deal with a 3rd year option. Spring Training starts this Thursday! All teams called your bluff; now it’s time to do right by your client and get him the best deal left on the table.
At least four teams are rumored to be competing with each other for Jackie Bradley Jr.’s services.
Scott Boras and Bradley have not overplayed any hand.
Lemme guess. According to Bob Nightengale and Scott Boras?
And Jon Heyman.
Such is the life of the second tier Boras clients. He usually delivers for the top tier guys but there’s usually one second tier guy every offseason who gets screwed over by him and his tactics. Looks like this year’s “winner” is JBJ.
hit the nail on the head there
Scott Boras turns away players who are clamoring for his services because of his track record in relation to other agents. Not every client strikes gold but the odds are in the players’ favor.
The same thing can be said of any agent. The fact Boras has so many clients means it will inevitably happen to some of them as well.
More likely, JBJ told Boras that he really wants a 3-year deal and a 4-year deal is the dream. (Hence Boras floats a “more than 4 years” wish.) Boras tells him that even a 3-year deal is quite unlikely. JBJ says, go for it anyway, since the Sox have told me that they want be back for 1 year with an option. (They had to reached a mutual-interest agreement last year, or else the Sox would have traded him like every other impending FA. Oh, and Bloom has said from the beginning that they want him back.)
Returning to your team for a year at a reasonable price and testing the market again next year — that’s not a FA fail. The whole strategy is perfectly radical.
Neither Boras not JBJ is an idiot. Waiting this long means they have a fallback plan. And Bloom has always said they retain an interest, and has also made it clear that they have no mandate to stay under the tax limit (and going over a bit actually doesn’t cost them much at all).
Phils
Unlike everyone else that sees him as a great player, and im someone that watches EVERY red sox game, he is nothing more than an average hitter an yes, a very above average defender, but getting 2 home runs a month is not what you want from your outfielder, he will get at most a 2 year deal with a NL team, it will NOT BE THE RED SOX, they have had 4 months to sign him, think about it, if they wanted him back, he would be re signed, i also dont seen an elite team signing him, think of teams like the Reds, Rockies or Giants, a team not looking to be a complete disaster and getting an INSTANT upgrade in your outfield, just get used to a 210 average for a good 5 weeks every season, just like boston did. I really wish i knew why people see this guy as the next Willie Mays, you need to stop over valuing him, hes just not that good, get over it.
I have noticed a lot of fans overrating defense. Not sure why.
Centerfielders that can go get it ARE a dime a dozen. That’s all JBJ is. Thats not undervaluing defense, that’s just the truth of the matter.
Right there with you, Amanda. I too watch every Sox game, including that disastrous 2020 season. The one thing I will say is that what Jackie gets hot for that 3-4 week stretch every season, he can carry the team, but the other 5 months at the plate are a boarder line awful.
His defense is great (per statcast), so I see no issue over-rating that particular aspect.
His offense is all over the place (also per statcast). One game he could be hitting like David Peralta and then Juan Lagares the next.
Personally I think the Astros would be a good fit, 2 years.
Jackie Bradley JR has never gotten hot for 3-4 weeks at a time in his career. The most is 10 days maybe twice a year. You are totally overrating this man’s offensive prowess.
@pkcasimir: you’re either a bandwagon fan, or, not a red sox fan at all.
One of Bradley’s more memorable streaks came early in the 2016 season from April into May. His stats over 29 games?
Here are the stats from his impressive 29-game streak:
106 at-bats
44 hits
9 doubles
3 triples
8 home runs
30 runs batted in
14 walks
1 hit by pitch
20 strikeouts
19 runs
1 stolen base
.415 batting average
.488 OBP
.783 SLG
1.271 OPS
Haven’t seen anyone saying he’s anything more than Willie Mays Hayes, let alone any comparisons to the actual Willie Mays
He’s almost as good as Mays. Of course, Willie turns 90 in 81 days.
Good one Penguin Willie. I want bradley on the giants. Good transition cf’er to the Giants future. D is tough to find for cf in oracle. And that hitting staff worked miracles last year so I’m thinking jbj will be improved offensively
claude raymond. What do you think are the keys to the Giants competing for a playoff spot this year?
1. Several players had resurgent years in 2020. Belt, Crawford, Solano, Flores, gausman, smyly, Dickerson, ruf, etc. This needs to repeat.
2. Posey was healthy and looking like old self in March. If that continues its like adding a free agent.
3. The bullpen is stronger than last year. The bullpen was best league the last 5 weeks. So can it be better?
4. Defense was horrible first month. Then solid. mostly because Belt and Longoria were hurt early. That’s why jbj would would be a tremendous add. IMO, great defense is top of my list for team greatness. Orioles of late 60s, then the reds, then Cardinals of 80s. Loved watching that D. Giants of late 80s early 90s. Great D is huge.
5. Last season starters, except gausman and late season smyly, was very bad. They need one more vet starter. Walker is on top of my wish list.
Clearly, 3rd place in division is expected. They need to be better than number 2 teams in other divisions. Huge task but not impossible.
What cey you cey hey?
The key to the Giants competing for a playoff spot this year is a midair collision involving the Dodgers and Padres team planes.
Good one
I don’t see people rating him as a great player. They view him as a plus-defensive CFer who has hitting issues. His value though is in being a good defensive CFer, which is something teams need. It’s not a deep position at the moment.
You can’t know anything about the Giants if you think they would sign him for more than 1-2 years.
Idk but Ik tommy hunter and mike Montgomery signed with the Mets.
To the Mets for 2 years+third option year.
Mets would be good to use the extra lefty hitter Dom Smith for a solid starter and then sign JBJ but they won’t. Smith seems like someone who can be a solid 1B in the field with decent hitting but I don’t think his bar will ever be worth the lack of range in left. Pete seems to be a great presence in the clubhouse and in 19 really shows clutch hitting so I’d never trade that guy. That being said guys like Alonso turn into guys like Chris Davis if they’re unwilling to be coached.
I think that the Mets are waiting on MLB making a final decision on the NL DH. If the DH is approved for the NL the Mets can have a platoon at 1B, move Nimmo to
LF and sign JBL.
metsgolf, Here’s a fantasy Mets dilemma. The Reds are willing to trade Luis Castillo to the Mets. The holdup is that they insist either Alonso or Smith be included in the package. Which guy should the Mets keep?
Smith – much better defensively and an emerging bat.
I would keep smith. Better glove at first and “can” play left field in a pinch. Alonso as much as a fan favorite did well in a year with the ball being juiced and with them deadening the ball more i am scared mets end up in another lucas duda / ike davis situation where he did really well rookie year with the bat and just drops off a cliff. Smith could be the same in the end but i have more faith in smith.
I still believe the Universal DH will show up before Opening Day. The Mets are likely banking on that, as I also think the Braves are too.
I agree with you guys. Smith has more versatility both defensively and at the plate. The ball jumps off his bat and he’s just tougher to pitch to. He’s not an all-or-nothing guy at all. Excellent hitting fundamentals. A deadened ball won’t be as much of a problem for him because he hits a ton of doubles.
Phillies for one year three million. No options. He takes it at the end of spring training
There’s always Japan if things don’t materialize here for him.
Would think most Japan teams don’t wait to the last minute to fill their limited spots for non nationals.
Phillies don’t likely have the space for that unless VV is dealt
Kingery or JBJ? Move payroll? You get him that cheap and pass? Phillies are no better than 4th now. JBJ closes the gap and makes pitching better. 3 million is about 5 Philadelphia teachers.
You’d need to move Segura.
Why would he sign for 3 for 1 year if he could get at least 10 or more for 1 year with lots if other teams. The #1 holdup is the years.
Lets just hope they dont sign him just to keep the fans happy, god i was so tired of hearing how much benintendi was over rated, he was literally the most forgettable player they ever had, you didnt even notice when he wasnt playing, i mean i give Kansas credit, but after a few weeks they will be like ‘ we signed this guy’?
KC didn’t sign Benintendi. They traded for him.
Andrew has put up numbers similar to Alex Gordon to start his career. Plays good defense, will hit about 40 doubles and 15 to 20 homeruns a year. That’s a solid player. Not a hall or famer, but definitely not someone you wouldn’t want. Maybe he is overrated because of how he played in the playoffs in ’18? I half played attention and remember him making some great catches that postseason.
He wont go to japan i dont think, but he also wont stay in the AL, he cant be relied on offense, so to stay in the league that lives or dies by the home run wont work for him, he cant produce, he also wont get signed to a good team ready to win now( padres mets dodgers) He’ll go to an average NL team looking for a name and a new way of thinking, Quite honestly i wouldnt be surprised if he went to Miami, no pressure and no expectations, he would probaly thrive, bring in a veteran with a bunch of kids
No kidding he’s not going to Japan. The guy who mentioned Japan just wants re-read his material thinking he’s dazzling. It was an unnecessary cheap shot. Bradley can still start in the MLB as long as there is a backup CF starting against lefties, leaving Bradley to face righties.
If Bradley had a platoon situation, only facing RHP, and got 400 AB, you’d love him.
He’s gonna sign a Billion Year contract with the church of Scientology
Korea….
A middle infielder of a contender goes down for the season the first week of spring training.. Phillies’ trade Segora to that team and pays half is contract. End result :
Bradley 4 yrs $40m to the Phillies
I think 3 years & an option for a fourth with a high buyout will win the day and the Astros/Mets seem like the logical choice but I got this weird feeling that the Royals are going to sneak away with him cause they have this 2-3 year window thing going with players under control like Mondi, Doz, Keller, Whit, Beni, Minor, Santana & they’re sitting pretty on guaranteed contracts (or lack there of) as well & easily could afford him even if they actually did resign Salvy.
Ultimately I think HOU signs him, but not for more than 2 years. I don’t see the Giants offering more than a year or two, but the odds of Bradley turning out to be Denard Span 2.0 should be enough for Zaidi to take a hard pass.
Tigers, they give him the 5 years and overpay. It is about time for the Tigers to start spending again.
Spending foolishly would cut against the grain of their rebuild. Stay firm on the two years.
I am not saying the Tigers SHOULD sign him. He is a 4A player in my mind. I wouldn’t spend a dime on him.
NoviScott, I see him that way as well, but if he was willing to take two years, he would be signed already. I don’t get why the teams listed in the article are interested. This is a completion I would be okay with losing.
Tigers have many great defensive OF already; Jones, Reyes, Hill, Cameron and eventually Riley Greene. No need for a defense only OF. Tigers need offense, and currently, Grossman is better than what’s ready. JBJ might be about equal to Grossman, but he’s not better, or cheaper.
Stymeedone: way off. Jones is above average in CF. Hill will never be back to the team. Cameron is gonna be in AA for the next 2 years and who knows on Riley Greene.
My point is that I can see Tigers making this move: sign a dumb contract with a guy that is overrated.
Won’t sign until the DH is announced for the NL – then Braves scoop him up. Allows them to keep Pache down until super two is avoided and adds a needed LH bat. JBJ-Inciarte-Acuna would be (regardless of who plays where) an outstanding OF. Plus when Pache comes up the can mix and match.
Highly unlikely – but would benefit both player and team – 2 years $18m (club option @ $7m with a $2 m buyout).
Don’t want him or his desired contract on my favorite team, considering who I like – that won’t be a problem.
Blue jays 2 years
Over-rated player with an arrogant agent and we wonder we he is last? Stephen Drew is callimg Jackie, answer the phone.
Interesting scenario. Several teams are interested in Bradley but apparently not for the number of years being floated. If he would accept a two-year deal, he could probably choose from among most of the teams listed and maybe even some others. That’s a good situation for him. Boras is probably banking on one of the teams to go beyond two years. If that doesn’t happen, this might drag on for quite a while. Bradley probably needs to accept a two-year deal. If he plays well, he will have no problem getting offers after the 2022 season. In the meantime, he can choose a team of his liking as opposed to being locked into whichever team offers the years he and Boras are seeking.
3yr/$18M with an option on a 4th year at $8M with a $2M buyout.
That seems reasonable. He gets $20 million at minimum. Gotta wonder if he and Boras have already rejected similar money for fewer years. Regardless, the longer this drags out the less he will get. Your proposal is probably his best chance of getting $20 million. Boras is good but he doesn’t always win.
I don’t think it will be Boston. Frankly, I think they’ve hardly shown interest in him all offseason. I think it’s down to Houston and the Mets.
They’d have to go over the luxury tax threshold to sign him, and I don’t see the Red Sox doing that. If you’re going over, go big like the Dodgers did with Bauer. You don’t do it for Bradley, especially in a year where you’re likely not a strong contender, although I do believe the Red Sox will surprise some on the upside.
2 years at $8M per, plus an option year & buyout. I like him, but he is almost 31.
Still waiting for you to provide proof that trading JBJ would have made it uncomfortable for him to return.
You want proof of something that JBJ might be thinking about? I can’t get inside his head.
Then why did you say it?
Back to the Red Sox 3 years $22 million
Negative zero to the gazillion quintrillion that scenario happens.
I don’t think the Sox will resign him. I just don’t think it’s Bloom’s plan (not that he has one).
Giants have a huge OF and will have money to spend next year so a long term deal makes sense there.
You can’t know anything about the Giants if you think they would sign him for more than 1-2 years.
Wow, remaining free agents are pretty thin if JBJ is considered the top free agent. Crazy that people here actually think he could get 4-5 years at $10 mil AAV, that’s a horrible contract
I love optimistic fans. I would put the National League having the DH this year at about a 100 to 1, maybe even 1,000 to 1..
I don’t have any idea where he will sign. My guess would be 2/16 with a team option.
The thing about JBJ is that he’s a legitimate center fielder. And given his current defensive ability paired with his body type, he’s one that could hold the position into his mid-30s — meaning even if he nets a 4-year deal, you could rightfully expect Bradley Jr. to spend the duration of that contract in center.
I think he’s capable of getting 4-years and 32m.
I feel this will be a guilt trip signing. Phillies 2 yrs
The Royals could be a good fit too. Michael A Taylor isn’t a starter on most teams, and with the addition of JBJ could make them a good contender. Also, the Royals usually love players that have great defense with average to below average batting average/contact skills. JBJ fits this.
Taylor may not be a starter on most teams, but KC is not most teams.
I don’t know why people think Bradley is signing with the Red Sox. They are in rebuild mode. He is a perfect fit for a team like the Mets.
That’s why I don’t get the Giants as a fit either. He doesn’t make either Boston or SF a playoff team in the short term and those teams really don’t need to be locking up positional players in their 30s to long term deals, what they actually need are pitching overhauls.
Mets and Astros actually can compete so something short for either of those teams makes sense.
Boston isn’t happening.
The Only Way Boston happens is if he has to settle for a one-year deal. Makes sense for both. Won’t have to rebuild his value or keep his value at where it is in an unfamiliar situation. One year at six or seven 7 mil with the Sox would not surprise me.
I know it won’t happen but I would love for the Cardinals to sign JBJ and move on from Bader.
Giants just more or less said they were done. Zack Scott’s background is in analytics (he was my direct boss for 3 years) and the Mets keep on getting outbid by less prudent teams, so the Mets aren’t going to give him three years, and if the NL has no DH he goes from being a big upgrade for them to a very modest one. I can’t see JBJ signing with the Astros, the least popular team in MLB and especially hated by Sox fans for making Cora the scapegoat for their cheating.
The Sox could really use him on a 1-year deal with a mutual option, although that probably means not taking a flyer on Christian Arroyo at 2B, as without JBJ ,Enrique Hernandez projects to get a lot of PT in CF, probably more than at 2B.
The only other CF I can think of for comparison is Hicks, being a glove first CF who occasionally can have a nice offensive season. Is JBJ better than Hicks? I’d say yes, not even factoring in the injury history of Hicks. So is he worth more than Hicks? It would make sense. At the very least have a contract around the parameters of Hicks deal. But that contract is in the Ellsbury folder of being bad and it was also in a better economic time for MLB so how much can they really go off that?
I’d rather have Pillar for half the price and 1-2 year deal
May have already waited to long, may get only one or two years at 5 or 6 mil most teams have the players they already want
5 yrs??? I wouldn’t give him a minor league deal. My 87 ye old MIL can hit better than him. Thanks JBJ, we are done at this window.