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By Mark Polishuk | December 29, 2024 at 8:12pm CDT

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  1. User 3594734386

    11 months ago

    7:09; Austin Hays can hit when healthy. Can be had for well under 10 mil. Definitely within small market Royals budget. The rub? Year in and out struggles staying on the field due to a plethora of nagging injury and illness.

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    • Goku the Knowledgable One

      11 months ago

      He’d be a huge fix for a lot of teams OF need.

      I’d assume there’s a pretty wide market for him right now

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  2. User 3871552496

    11 months ago

    Still waiting for a Padres move of significance, and not a salary dump.

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    • aussiegiants53

      11 months ago

      What could they do though? Don’t they want to cut payroll?

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      • User 3871552496

        11 months ago

        Absolutely ownership wants a firesale.

        With that being the emphasis, Preller has to literally work around the current ownership group.

        Hope for a Hoffman for Sheffield type trade despite receiving zero support from Padres ownership.

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        • Brew88

          11 months ago

          If ownership wanted a fire sale, we would have seen it already. U koo koo

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        • Gwynning

          11 months ago

          Calm. TF. Down… towin. Unbearable. The roster is nearly full, we ALL knew this would be a quiet offseason.

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        • User 3871552496

          11 months ago

          Akin to a “punt” year if the roster is:

          Sullivan at catcher
          Ornellas at LF

          Trading Cease leaves rotation of:

          King
          Darvish
          Waldron
          Vasquez
          Minor league call up or rule 5 starter

          That is a fourth place team.

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        • User 3871552496

          11 months ago

          Couple that with shipping out Arraez, last years batting champ, who was a major component of the second half surge.

          The team, without Profar, Arraez and Higashioka looks a lot differently offensively last year.

          Replacing:

          Profar > Ornellas

          Hiigashioka > Sullivan

          Arraez > minor leaguer from trade

          Cease > Waldron

          Etc.

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        • Gwynning

          11 months ago

          You’re projecting, tow. A lot.

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    • tom brunanskys black sock

      11 months ago

      Have you any other hobbies?

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      • Samuel

        11 months ago

        One Trick Pony.

        The entitlement thing has gotten tiring.

        Not even positing on articles related to the Padres. Every Single Day.

        Mute.

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    • letsholdemandgohome

      11 months ago

      It’s like Padres ownership are saying, we were all in last year but not this year.

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  3. Thunderiot

    11 months ago

    Do the Mets, need Pete Alonso more ? Or does Pete Alonso need the mets more ?

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    • Sean The Trucker

      11 months ago

      Pete needs the Mets more. Why? Because he isn’t getting what he asked for… From anyone.

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  4. billysbballz

    11 months ago

    If Milwaukee isn’t a serious contender will they consider dealing Sal Frelick for prospects rather then wait?

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    • Ezpkns34

      11 months ago

      If I were running them, I’d be open to calls on Frelick regardless of how serious I thought I was at contending, but maybe I’m not as high on him as others

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    • Chicken In Philly?

      11 months ago

      Has he built enough value to procure prospects yet? I say no.

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  5. hoof hearted

    11 months ago

    The question about Corbin burnes and inferring his path to the H of F? I thiught was funny-Kinda ahead of the curve, like way to early to discussing that.

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  6. Ben K

    11 months ago

    Mets or Giants? Where does the Polar Bear end up?

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    • Samuel

      11 months ago

      Surprise…..

      He goes back home to Florida.

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    • Pete'sView

      11 months ago

      Mets. Makes no sense for the Giants to sign Pete. Bryce Eldridge is on his way. No reason to block him, especially at the cost Alonso wants. (unless it’s a one or two year deal with an opt out after year one.)

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      • claude raymond

        11 months ago

        Pete, Posey refused Burnes who wanted an opt out after 2. Clearly, he’s looking for players that will stay. And that’s what will kill an alonso deal. I feel the best hitter of the 3 top FA (Alonso, Santander and Bregman) is easily bregman AND he’s the best fielder. He just won a GG but it was at 3RD BASE!! I keep seeing he could play 2nd but I haven’t seen anything saying he’d take playing 2nd. I he was OK with 2nd base then CLEARLY they should get him. For many years, no opt outs. It’s the vets available that you’ll probably see get signed. Profar (3years and if I remember right Pete you’re not a fan of that). Turner or Rizzo. I’m not a fan of them. Scherzer one yesr to mentor. Trades maybe. Castillo
        Alcantara. BUT no opt outs. “It is written” said Yul Brenner.

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  7. hockeyjohn

    11 months ago

    Mark P, Cleveland has Travis Bazanna, the 2024 overall #1 pick in the wings for 2B. They also have prospect Juan Brito coming off 21 home runs and 40 doubles at Triple A Columbus last season. I think both are inspiring to me.

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  8. letitbelowenstein

    11 months ago

    Stott, with 89, 100 and 93 K’s the past three seasons is a good contact hitter? This generation is certainly easy to please.

    And Bobby Grich does not belong in the HOF. The Hall of Quite Good, yes. There are at least 20 other players far more deserving than Grich.

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  9. cubs2016

    11 months ago

    Mark is a joke. Answers about the same teams week after week. Not one Cubs related one this week. Last week there was 1. Garbage

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    • cpdpoet

      11 months ago

      Bring back the downvote.

      You are forever entitled to your opinion.
      Mark answers the q’s he gets and has admitted it is hard to scroll back when there are a lot of q’s coming in. While I have to assume your Q’s “may” be of the top 1% type, he may be answering a q faaaar below yours in content and thoughtfulness.
      And unfortunately it just gets buried. Truly a loss…

      Just chalk it up to bad luck goodsir and maybe one less cup of coffee?

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  10. TroyVan

    11 months ago

    Bregman to Detroit…. Would be a big waste of future money. Yes, it would be nice to have him at 3B, but there are other options in the organization. We all know what a Bregman deal is going to look like by year 4. I think they should be patient, or look for a trading partner. The Tigers are loaded with chips. To me, it makes more sense to fill the 3B vacancy via trade than through lengthy and expensive free agent deals. I’d rather have future flexibility because that marginal difference between Bregman and options we have in house is not worth $100-$150 million.

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