Earlier this month, the Pirates were reported to have interest in trading for Astros third baseman Isaac Paredes. That no longer seems to be on the table now that Pittsburgh has agreed to a one-year, $12MM contract with DH Marcell Ozuna. Indeed, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette confirmed that those trade talks have “since gone quiet.” However, Mackey also added a notable tidbit about those talks: The two sides discussed catcher Joey Bart as part of the package the Pirates would send to the Astros in exchange for the two-time All-Star Paredes. Mackey went on to speculate that it wouldn’t be surprising to see Bart come up in future trade talks as well.
After years of struggling to live up to his top-prospect billing in San Francisco, Bart blossomed into a productive part-time player with Pittsburgh. Over the past two seasons, he owns a .745 OPS and a 110 wRC+ in 173 games. His defensive metrics have been poor but passable, considering his above-average offense. All in all, he has produced 1.3 FanGraphs WAR in back-to-back campaigns; his 2.6 total fWAR puts him among the game’s top 25 catchers since 2024.
As valuable as Bart has been for the Pirates the last two years, they can afford to part with him. General manager Ben Cherington told reporters (including Mackey) that he believes former top prospects Henry Davis and Endy Rodríguez are capable of handling a “primary” catcher’s workload. He expressed the same faith in rookie Rafael Flores Jr. While Cherington went on to say that he will “hold onto that depth” for as long as he can, eventually, he’ll have to make a decision. The Pirates can’t carry four catchers on their Opening Day roster. The club certainly could decide to stick with Bart, the most proven choice, and option two of Davis, Rodríguez, and Flores to the minors. Yet, trading Bart also seems to be on the table.
The Astros still make sense as a suitor. After losing Victor Caratini in free agency to the Twins, Houston only has two catchers on its 40-man roster: starter Yainer Diaz and projected backup César Salazar. Non-roster invitee Carlos Pérez is the only other backstop in camp with big league experience. Salazar is entering his age-30 season with a .586 OPS, 0.3 fWAR, and 36 MLB games to his name. Pérez hasn’t played in the majors since 2023. And while Diaz ranked seventh among catchers in defensive innings last year, he still only started 111 games. There’s no question he could use a more proven backup.
The Rays are another potential suitor to consider; they were reportedly hoping to trade for a catcher back in January after missing out on free agent J.T. Realmuto. The Red Sox are another team that was, at least at one point, looking to improve behind the dish. Bart is set to make $2.53MM in his second year of arbitration eligibility. He will remain under team control through 2027.
Astros probably don’t put a lot of value on the backup catcher role due to Diaz starting 140 games a year.
Care about it enough to talk with Pirates to the point of discussing players.
There you have it, Dream. The rumor that the Bucs were talking about trading Bart
Better late than never I suppose but really so late who cares. Mlbtr knows we will click on any pirates article $$$$$$
He doesn’t start 140 behind the plate.
Bart is considerably better than your run-of-the-mill backup.
So they were supposedly serious about Valdez who ended up getting over 30mil but now can’t afford 12mil plus Paredes? Especially if sending out salary??
To me they turned to Ozuna once they realized the asking was to high. No reason the salary should be prohibitive
Supposedly is it. Did anyone other than Rosenthal confirm? If so what was the dollar amount? Years? Or even willing to do?
Either way spending to get someone who would start world series game 2 vs a slightly above average 3b when you already have a gold glove level 3b for league minimum isn’t the same thing.
Astros also want Barco allegedly who wouldn’t be someone you should be willing to trade for Paredes.
Reading is hard
If you think so you should try reading, which is much harder.
Late to party mlbtr. Someone reported this in comments days ago and apparently it was reported by reporter well before that.
I know, it’s not like there’s anything that’s happened in the past week in the MLB that should have gotten in the way of them prioritizing (checks notes…) the Pirates maybe talking to one team about a backup catcher
Talked about a all star 3b and a top 100 prospect. I’m sure much lesser things got posted. Ain’t complaining just saying.
If an MLB trade rumor of a backup catcher and a low payroll team isn’t important enough than they should put an asterisk on their name. MLBTR*
Rafael Flores can hit. He might have the best hitting tool of the three young Pittsburgh catchers.
Not saying much
I hope it’s not a 1-1 trade. I would love to have Bart though, just not 1-1 for Paredes. If other pieces are coming, I’d do it. (Depends on the pieces, but you get the idea). If it’s not Paredes, I would be willing to part with say maybe Zach Dezenzo (Pirates need to add pieces as well). I think the only way that Bart recieves multiple players are Astro prospects.
What would Pirate fans want for Bart?
Anyone
Not Derek Bell
Bart has value. Hits LHP really well. Cheap because of lack of playing time. I would part with Bart. Would also include 11 to 40 range prospects if need be and probably need to be especially if other teams want Paredes still. And to make Houston look to fans they got more than just Bart. Just value wise I think prospect would need to go back or a reliever or something.
Way I took it Astros wanted Barco. No way would I do that and apparently Cherington agrees and trade is dead. Obviously Astros can lower their standards and trade talks could resume.
Pirates cannot trade Bart unless Paredes is involved.No Balco.
Do you want to rely on Endy Rodriguez as your backup catcher?
Jonah Heim has been signed already.No hitter and catching has gone downhill but decent as a reserve.
Endy had one good year in AAA but cannot stay healthy enough to catch.Can’t hit enough to play first base.Needs to play one full year in AAA to prove himself and last the whole year.Will have to be a utility man.
Flores has hitting potential but even working as hard as Henry will not become a good catcher.
If Astros want Bart they can trade Paredes and Pirates will give them a couple of young lower level pitchers.
Bart can also be worked at first base in Spring Training to see if he is passable there in case of injury to Horowitz or O’Hearn.
If both Horowitz ohearn are hurt doesn’t matter who plays 1b season likely over. But Triolo Lowe Flores Endy can play 1b.
Endy is fine as backup. Flores as well. If not someone will be dfa before season or need traded.
@AI GM It wouldn’t hurt to bring up Valdez. He is going to possibly start in Indy and if injury happens to Ohearn and Horwitz, he wouldn’t be a bad guy to call up. His strikeouts are concerning, but he is one of the hardest hitting prospects in the system. I know he spent time in high A ball and AA last year, but I can see him in AAA after a few weeks in AA this season. He had like 50+ games with 140+ ABs in AA last season. The only thing rising red flags right now is those strikeouts. I love to see him leave the grass to get reps at 1B to start the season.
@PiratesFan1981
In my mind it could hurt depending on time. If he is so good he can replace those guys he is good enough to be a top 100 and win ROY so for final month of season sure. Or anytime if in playoff contention. Otherwise save his service time. But sure fine with him. 1b 2b I have zero worries about. Multiple Multiple Multiple guys can play there.
Im curious why such a high value on paredes.
He’s a solid, but not spectacular player.
His all-star nods both have asterisks as the league managed rep of a team and backing into a *backup* slot on the team, not starting, due so someone else’s withdrawal.
Its not like he made two AS nods by overwhelming talent and big numbers.
He’s a 2war player with some versatility on a 9+-13+m contract for two more seasons. Its not overwhelming surplus value
He replaced J-Ram. Dude that guys good. I would rather keep Paredes though. Sure other Stro fans would too.
Paredes is an unnecessary luxury at $10 mil. He’s going to be moved but teams who need a 3b are rapidly decreasing.
Feels like third basemen are at a premium lately. If you can play 3rd and hit a little, you’re in demand.
Paredes can hit more than a little. Otherwise, I would agree with you.
I just don’t see the Astros so happy to dump salary that they were entertaining the idea of Bart and a prospect. If indeed they were aiming for a pitcher on the cusp of being in the Pirates rotation not named Harrington, I’m glad the deal went nowhere
They not. Just doing the work to see if they can get a team to overpay maybe.
Problem is they have a dh and full infield. But if someone gets hurt that problem goes away. Go back to the Altuve in outfield if need be maybe until a spot opens up.
Zach Dezenzo for starters,loved what saw few seasons ago in Arizona Fall League also incl Zach Cole for Bart
Zach Dezenzo and Zach Cole for Joey Bart? Hell not.
Fine then Dezenzo for Bart ,we need 3B you needBack up catcher
Dezenzo has very bad third base. He’s best suited for the corners. And I would not trade 5 years of Dezenzo for 2 years of Bart.
It isn’t nice to gossip.
“His defensive metrics have been poor but passable….”
Yes, that’s what I want out of a catcher. lol
Poor but passable…that got me to.
2025 .891 ops .306 average
2024 .996 ops .333 average
Pretty sure thats what they are after not so much the catching.
Just thought I’d correct you, Mr. Magoo…
2025 .696 ops .249 average
2024 .799 ops .265 average
No need to. I got those numbers right off of baseball reference. If they are wrong go correct them. I highly highly doubt they are wrong.
AI- Luis is correct.
I thought that they seemed high.
Luis is looking at different stats than I am. That’s for sure. Luis I can understand but you Mendoza as a long time mlbtr member has been to the ai gm school of gm ing. This should be child’s play for you. I’m disappointed in you.
The numbers are against LH pitching.
“I thought that they seemed high.”
Hmm you would think I would have remembered Bart contending for MVP. Glad Luis was able to do some research to confirm that he didn’t. I was right. Those numbers did seem high.
I’ll take that as an apology.
Cs get degrees was my motto too
Pirates: “How about Joey Bart?”
Astros: “That would get you like 20% of the way there. And what else?”
This seems to be the problem with the Astros moving Paredes: they want to shed salary, and replace Paredes production, and they want that person to bat left handed. Those three things are far too specific which is why you didn’t get Duran for him which was your best bet. But he wasnt cheap enough.
Bart and Mangum would be a very good return but not for Astros fans I don’t think.
If Dana Brown is stalled, I don’t care. I want to keep Paredes. He is very specific though.
You’re proposing a backup catcher and fourth outfielder for an all star. I get that the money and the years of control help, but the Bucs would be getting by far the best player in that deal, with very minimal chance of that changing. By trade value, that may not be a terrible trade, but by optics no GM or fan is going to want that.
I prefer Sanchez over Mangum.
No I understand that. The point is the narrowness of the desired return is the problem which is why I said that Duran was the best trade you’d get but it didn’t fit all three criteria. You want an all star left handed OF that is cheaper than $9m a year. How many of those exist? You can have two of those three but not all three.
All star in Houston Tampa. Not a all star in many other parks. And was all star. Only what he will do going forward matters. Bart is well over 20 percent of the value and I imagine the Pirates realize and are willing to include more. Hopefully not Mangum though as he is more valuable than Paredes being minimum wage for a long time.
For a team whose catcher has played 100+ games in each of the last two years? And won’t get in the lineup on that team as DH?
20% might be an exaggeration, but it’s not more than half, given that he doesn’t fit all that well for Houston outside of the cheap contract. 60 games of adequate bat and not terrible defense doesn’t have much value.
Yordan Alvarez
I know–thats why it wouldn’t be a Bart for Paredes trade. It’d likely be Bart, Mangum, and a prospect like Stafura. That meets two of your needs and gives additional value with a prospect.
Fans get most frustrated when they just look at the player and the headliner return.
Let me also say that Pirates fans were just as guilty when Bednar was traded. They thought his return should have been Corbin Carrol sized it seemed. I think the return has been pretty solid.
Bednar looks like a solid return. Corbin Caroll is an MVP candidate when healthy. You need Bednar+++++++++++++++++++ to get Carroll. (That many plus signs was intentional)
Bart hits like a all star to mvp so that’s a bit more than adequate.
@SandlotBenchWarmer maybe on Twitter or something with the most casual of casual fans but didn’t see any on here say Corbin.
If only those pesky RHP didn’t exist!
No I was being facetious. But people did legitimately think a return for Bednar would be an impact player who would be slotting in as a 2-3 WAR player late last season or at the latest the start of this season. Or at the very least a top 100 prospect. Flores might be that I don’t know but they wanted a proven bat, not understanding that the only teams buying at the deadline are typically teams that also want to compete and keep all of their impact bats for their playoff run. The inflated expectations were so far from reality and not understanding of the nature of supply and demand. Only teams that needed a closer would go after Bednar and that limited it to two or three teams and their offerings for our needs were very narrow.
Hopefully the Astros know not to start him vs RHP unless needed to. He still had a .730 and .629 ops vs RHP so not like he is garbage against them.
I agree Mangum is more valuable to the pirates currently. I wouldn’t mind Paredes but like in other comments I’ve made about the Mets guys, I wouldn’t want to give up much. I seen conflicted reports about Paredes contract but I guess he’s has 2 years of control left. Even still I wouldn’t give up mangum. He seems like a good contact speed defense guy, perfect 4th outfielder and can start on days. Bart I’ve really grown to like in his short time in burgh. I think Paredes is out for the bucs but not for what his salary is necessarily but the cost to get him plus his salary just doesn’t make since. Especially when Triolo is the more valuable player at the position he’d play. It’s gonna be an interesting few weeks to see if anymore comes from them.
@SandlotBenchWarmer
Agree. Even on here. They mute people more knowledgeable than them and don’t read the articles. Other places even worse. Yeah not many contending teams have spare mlb starting players available at deadline.
Pirates could have got a better prospect. Not inside information or speculation. Cherington said so to media. Other teams got top 100 for lesser similar slightly better relievers I believe. Cherington went prospects instead of prospect. IMO Perez is the better prospect and just outside my top 100. If he keeps it up he will be on it early this season.
Agree. Ive not bought Rosentahls argument that we are out on Paredes because of cost. It is all because our fit with the Astros will make the player/prospect cost too much for a player that is good yeah but not the best of fits for our needs. Don’t get me wrong, I’d still like him and I think Bart, Mangum, and Stafura would be worth it even as much as I really really like Mangum. I don’t want to lose him but I think Paredes has more upside for us right now.
So many of people are right handed. Few are left handed (I am left handed).
@BurghRat412 I hope they think Mangum will be at least as good as last year if not trading Burrows was a awful trade. Unless they teach that reliever some control. One of those guys has to succeed.
Yeah I think both our teams are betting on the players in the trade. We sent two highly touted prospects for Burrows who may be a back of rotation starter or frontline starter. Ya’ll are hoping Mangum will be good and Lowe will cook up this year.
I can live with Bart Stafura and even another top 30 prospect. Even 2 more. Mangum is deal breaker for me. He’s a starting outfielder. Ohearn will be there a good bit until a injury happens. But Mangum will start plenty and come in to pinch run close out games. And it’s lil late to replace him. If they didn’t have KG Triolo I’d do it and throw Tauchman or whoever out there. They aren’t that desperate though. KG can start season or come up in June. Triolo almost as good as Paredes at 3b. Better if he hits a bit more.
I would take Bart, Stafura, and 2 more top 30 prospects.
Add Jack Suwinski with Bart for Parades and a throw in. Good deal for both reams.
Jack isn’t a good deal for anyone unless they can get him hitting. And maybe they can. Jack still shows some sign of life.
I dunno about a throw in. I figure they will want a prospect that shows up on ranking list. Half I wouldn’t care about. Half would be painful. I expect it to be painful as they usually are. Only gm who thinks that highly of Yorke is Cherington.
Why are so many concerned about whether a backup C can play 1B or DH? The main focus of any backup C is whether they can actually CATCH! There’s not enough starting C that can hit.
Cherington was smart in getting Mangum because with those outfielders they better have someone who can play CF well.
He is practically untouchable with how he fits into the scheme.
That’s another thing I keep saying. It’s not like they have spare MLB players on the roster. Trade Cruz? Who plays CF then? Trade Triolo? Who backs up SS? Trade Mangum? Who backs up Cruz or replaces him in 2-1 games? Trade Reynolds? Who plays corner OF?
Any trade value almost has to come from prospects if you want to improve this year’s team.
I wouldnt trade Cruz, Triolo, or Reynolds but Mangum would be fairly easily replaced by Password Garcia. I am frustrated we don’t have a spot carved out for him on the 26 man right now.
If Mangum or Reynolds or Cruz or oh ohearn gets hurt you have password to call up. If he is already here who do you call up. Hope Jack clears waivers I guess. Password may not be good. Strikes out a lot. I like the trade but I don’t have him as a sure thing.
Password needs to prove himself in AAA and my guess is that he is fine with that.
Now if he tears the cover off the ball in ST it may be a different story.
I am rooting for Jack that the third time is the charm.
Do it
I don’t care if it’s Paredes, Baty, or Vientos, there is no excuse not to get a deal done and actually try to win in what may be your last year with Skenes.
Yeah it’s pathetic. “Sorry, we added a $12M contract at a completely different (non)position. We no longer need to add”
How about the give the ss job to KG and play Triolo at 3b. I’ll take that over any 3b available.
I like how the 5 years of control for the 30 year old no power fourth OF are important, but the extra year of control for the consensus best prospect in the league is something of little concern.
No related the slightest unless you are trading KG for Paredes.
Why last year with Skenes? I get they don’t want to pay his last arb year but before his first arb year? No.
They’re intimating ‘27 may be a strike year. Imagine that. Billionaires and millionaires haggling for more
The $20 hot dog can’t be far off
But a strike year doesn’t use a year of service time.
That is something to be negotiated if no season is played. Teams won’t want to lose a year of control, and players won’t want to wait an extra year to FA.
I’m assuming they either don’t know how arbitration works or are projecting a lost 2027 season because of the lockout.
New CBA could change everything, but under the current system Arb 1 should be less than they’re paying for Keller. Arb 2 could get dicey for them if he keeps this up, especially given that two years of control to a big budget team could get quite a haul. Arb 3 is likely a pipe dream unless there’s a massive change in rev sharing.
Even with a lost season, Skenes doesn’t get a year of service. If they don’t play, they dont gain a year.
A lot of $ at stake to not have a season. For both sides. I don’t believe owners want a cap that bad. There’s already a cap. It’s just not called that and it has a huge gap. It’s about revenue sharing and team value. They can get a stronger cap and like now it won’t be called a cap. Will be more useful but not close enough for most non large market fans.
Just my personal thoughts. If I was making $ I wouldn’t want to take a year or two of not making $. I’d just extend current agreement if I had to. Fans didn’t like when baseball games were lost. Today there is a heck of a lot more things to do. You want to risk them finding a new hobby? I wouldn’t.
@AI GM
What if my team was not making a ton of money (or any), was not a regular playoff participant, and had just lost my broadcast deal??
What if the players won’t accept just kicking the can down the road?
What if my team was not making a ton of money (or any)
Open the books up.
What if the players won’t accept just kicking the can down the road?
Sounds better than a hard cap. But they can not play baseball and age without making $.
Anything can happen. Just seems like every other labor dispute. A lot of talk but there’s so much $ it’s not worth risking. They will talk a big game. In the end some small changes and some of them completely meaningless even worse hurtful to themselves.
Whatever happens won’t matter to me. Just so much entertainment. Will find something else to do. Be interesting to see how much damage a lost season would do.
Biggest most interesting negotiation will be the owners deciding what they want to do. Different size markets with different goals. That’s the big stuff. Once they get on the same page business will get done.
Correct, Pirates can and will pay Skenes for arb 1 and arb 2 years. But can’t afford arb 3
at potentially $30+M.
Bart for a box of 2026 Topps Series 1.
Heres to hoping Henry Davis figure it out. Cheers
Cherington is probably going to trade Bart for Shay Whitcomb and a few spare parts.
I would take Bart for Whitcomb, 12 truck tire wheels, and an FCL prospect.
Mark it down. FG called Whitcomb a “guy who could become another Addison Barger” and Cherington does all his analytics on Fangraphs.
I think the Astros would still deal Whitcomb. He’s an AAAA player.
“another Addison Barger” LOL
Offer Harrington, Bart & another piece for Paredes ! I would hold onto Barco
CF Cruz
1B. Horwitz
RF. Reynolds
DH. Ozuna
2B. Lowe
3B. Paredes
LF. O’ Hearn
C. Flores
SS Triolo(Griffin)
That’s a pretty stacked lineup
If that’s the trade framework, gimme Johnson or Stafura. But that only happens if Jesus Sanchez tears up in spring training. So wish!
I’m getting my popcorn ready for Dream’s reply to this one. Thanks
As you wish. But you are going to be disappointed. Stafura is all glove not bat so if they can’t get the bat developed let another team try. Wouldn’t trade TJ just for Paredes but the Astros could include a reliever or prospect or something to balance it out. Might even trade Barco if they can balance it out. But since they want Barco they probably don’t have the piece to balance it.
You’re not getting Johnson,and probably not Stafura,unless you give a lower level good prospect in return.
The Pirates will give you someone in the 10-15 range.
You will say no Paredes and it will end there.
Johnson for Paredes is totally lopsided.
Probably not. There’s more power in Stafura so just depends if Pirates think they can get it out of him. 4 tool player is still great to have.
Problem is Pirates only have like 10 prospects that are no doubt a team would want. Awesome for them but not for trading for above average good not great players. Even more so in the mlb ready tier. Got some interesting arms that will arrive in 2028! Some lotto tickets.
I think this trade is dead unless Houston lowers their standards. Allegedly they asked for Barco. Barco is too valuable and needed. If they ask for Harrington he is needed as well but not as valuable. Can’t blame Houston if they don’t like Harrington though.
Pirates top 10 prospects are so valuable. Why they were just named #1 farm system. The 11 through 20 is a bit weak but not that weak again they are #1. But there isn’t much mlb ready there and the one’s they do have aren’t high ceiling guys.
Now Boston was the perfect trade partner for Houston. They had both mlb outfielders and pitching. Talks must not have went well and I can see why so Boston went to Milwaukee.
Astros can have Bart and 2 top 30. One can even be the 12th 13th best.
But hey. We ain’t talking about the greatest gm here. He could do something he shouldn’t. If you take Bubba out there is like 10 guys I want to keep. Looking at mlb they have Flores Harrington there and they aren’t in mine. Go ahead and trade them.
Yorke at #12 Let me tell you how I feel about that. For Paredes I would trade you 12 nick yorke. If you say no I will make it 120. Pretty much willing to give you 1.2 trillion nick yorkes. Would do it for 1 Stafura or TJ as well. Would do it for basically for any top 30 that isn’t nick yorke. Nothing interesting about this guy for me.
You can’t even count to 1.2 trillion.
They would not have room on their roster for 1.2 trillion players.
If you would have said 1.2 million I would have believed you.
Yorke needs a chance.How do you know that he is not Quinn Priester #2 and has a great season.
Don’t trade TJ for Paredes even up.
Too much difference in control.
TJ will be another Paredes soon enough.
Which way?
Nick York’s would have to be on a strict innings limit, so I don’t think he’s the next Priester.
The reason they are a top farm is because of Griffin and Chandler. You guys also have Seth and Edward. Barco too.
Bart is only usable vs left-handed pitching. Even then, he hasn’t even had 100 plate appearances vs Southpaws in each of the last 2 seasons, and that is fuled by like a .440 BABIP in a very small sample size. His defense is not “poor but passable,” It’s just poor. But hey, if he’s someone the Astros really want and are willing to to take him as part of an Isaac Paredes trade, then I’m definitley not complaining.
The article seems to indicate it would be in a trade not including Paredes. Just Bart being traded to be a backup in Houstpn, while relieving the roster congestion at C that Pitt has. I would think a #10-15 prospect would do it. If I was Houston, I would simply wait for all the C cuts that occur at the end of ST.
I would not be opposed to moving Bart for one of the Astros’ pitching prospects. The Pirates traded away Johan Oviedo and Mike Burrows. They still have a solid depth chart when it comes to pitching, but I would be okay if they used Bart to expand their depth chart.
Per fangraphs he’s been above league average as a hitter for 2 years in a row and plays just enough defense to crack 1.3 WAR. He’s projected by their systems to put up another 1-1.3 WAR this year. For a backup that’s insanely good. Now I haven’t dipped into the game logs. For all I know he’s just hot/lucky for a month or two and coasts on that all year, but even so it’s hard to find a 2nd string catcher capable of doing even that. Most of them are barely cracking 0 WAR in the best cases.
I would not count on Davis to break out. Endy and Flores both unproven with limited MLB experience. Need to hold onto Bart.
It’s kind of like thinking Suwinski will not only provide another 23 homer year but cut his strikeout rate in half
Watching Davis at bat just confounds me. He’s a catcher and yet often appears to be dumbfounded as to where the strike zone is and what a pitcher is gonna throw.
It’s odd that such a guy known as a good hitter in his college and farm days continually looks like he’s in a stupor at the plate. And why I still think that if he ends up somewhere else one day, he’ll suddenly find all the parts
I think he’s one of the rare guys that Driveline hurt more than helped. I remember hearing he completely rebuilt his swing, modeled after Bagwell. Worked great in spring training that year. Then the real games started and pitchers figured out the holes in his new swing really quickly. I think Haines was still in charge at that point and of course couldn’t help him. And he’s been lost since.
The Pirates brass did their fair share of messing with his head, too. Call him up. Put him in RF after a couple days of practice. Now pull him out of RF. DH him for a couple games. No? Ok. Bench for a few games. Didn’t catch an inning, even in blow outs. Now send him down
Spring comes. Let’s tell him it’s his job. Then sign two catchers.
Rinse. Repeat.
Typical Cherington bs.
Just trade for Loperfido. Done.
The Blue Jays may want to keep him.
I too have discussed Joey Bart.
I’m sure his ears were burning at the time.
Bart, Triolo or N Gonzalez for Paredes.
Bart and Suwinski for Paredes, gets it done
Wouldn’t part with Triolo. 2025 WAR: Triolo 2.3, Paredes 2.3. Done differently. I think there’s more hope for improved offense from Triolo than there is for improved defense from Paredes. And, obviously, the cost factor is much different. And, Triolo can play any position in the infield and play it well. Your pitching gets weaker when you take away defense.
Valuable?! The big guy hit .249 with a grand total of 4 homers and his defensive metrics were poor. If that’s considered valuable I’m going to shoehorn myself into my old baseball gear, pick up some tools of ignorance from Play It Again Sports and give it another shot.
Called the next buster posey lol. The bust joe bart
My initial thought was why does the Ozuna signing take them out of pursuing Pareda? He’s not that expensive. But maybe Triolo deserves a shot as an everyday player. His offense has shown spurts of competency when he plays. And obviously, he’s a good defender. Maybe they’re set. 🤷♂️ This team is a massive improvement over last year and the arrival of Griffin could really be the last piece.
Massive improvement yes but holes will show themselves. Valdez (Red Sox) at 3rd with Triolo at SS might work well.
The Rays missing out on Realmuto made me laugh. Funny how how one of the cheapest teams in baseball seems to float out rumors that they just missed out on Realmuto, or Ketel Marte, or Freddie Freeman.