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Rangers13
- What would Padres want for Campusano?
Steve Adams
- I assume Campusano can be had for little to no return at this point. He's a non-tender candidate. He demolished AAA pitching all season while the Padres trotted out Elias Diaz and Martin Maldonado ... then traded for another light-hitting, glove-first catcher at the deadline (Freddy Fermin)
- If they had any faith he could catch in the majors, he'd have gotten another look this summer
Dana Brown
- what type of return could the Astros get if they pick up half of Christian Walker's salary, and what type of return for Jake Meyers if he is available?
Steve Adams
- Picking up half of Walker's contract still means he'd cost $20MM over two years, which is more than I think he'd get in free agency right now. I don't think they can move him if they're only eating half the deal (and, if they did find a taker at that price point, there'd be zero return)Meyers is cheap with a solid to good glove in CF, an average-ish bat and above-average baserunning contributions. He's two years from free agency. I don't think he's going to command a massive haul, but I think they could flip him for a back-end option in the rotation that's more or less ready right now.
Blue Jays
- Aside from Bo, who do you think are the main blue jays targets this offseason (trade or free-agent)?
Steve Adams
- I fully expect the Blue Jays to be in on basically every prominent free agent, including Kyle Tucker. They can accommodate him on the payroll. They don't have a set option in right field. (Barger can play 3B.) They just came two outs away from a World Series and have a bunch of extra revenue as a result.They also have multiple rotation vacancies -- and they were gifted a playoff-caliber starter when Shane Bieber exercised a player option that was somewhere around 10% of his market value (net $12MM for him). Still can't believe that.
They're flush with cash, vibes are good, fan support through the roof. Free agents will want to go there after the WS appearance. No one's off the table.
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What will be the state of the Angels.After the Skaggs trial? Does MLB make Arte sell the team. If they are found liable?
Lets hope MLB does.. but as the Halo Bros talked about last week, as long as the team is making money, he’ll probably stay put. The only comparison is to what happened to McCourt with Dodgers and that was clearly financially motivated because he couldn’t afford to pay the players’ salaries.
I doubt that has any impact at all. Every team has drug users, and every drug dealer has a dealer. If accept having drug addicts on the team, it makes more sense to have a drug dealer in the organization.
I am going to start asking if there is any reason we can suggest to make the Lerners sell the Nationals. Ted Lerner cared enough to help them to the championship. Now they are run by an incompetent family committee.
Preller told another interviewer, recently, that the Padres may roll with
Fermin and Campusano as the #1, #2 Catchers in 2026.
Preller stated that Campusano had some injuries in ’24.
Mike Shilt may have been on of the guys who favored the two lite hitting catchers and Fermin over Campusano.
I doubt that the Padres just “give away” a highly rated former #1 draft pick catcher for a few cases of beer, buffalowings and garlic fries.
In 2023 Campusano, playing part time, hit .319 with 7 home runs, 30 RBIs with an .847 OPS . There is talent there and offensive production to unlock when he is healthy that the Padres would be wise to tap into.
They could also try him @ 1B/DH/OF.
They can work on his Defense and/or rotate him to less demanding positions if necessary.