Steve Adams
- Good afternoon. We'll get going at 3pm CT, but feel free to start asking questions ahead of time!
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Jose Feliciano
- what can I expect to pay to keep Ramon Laureanu for my new team?
Steve Adams
- Laureano's resurgence early last year first felt fluky to me, but we're up to 564 plate appearances with a .282/.344/.518 output. That's 40% better than average production, by measure of wRC+. Which is to say ... he just looks like he's pretty good again.
- At the same time, he'll turn 32 this July. He's past the age where this sort of breakout could net him a truly massive contract.
- You can look at MLBTR's Contract Tracker -- included with your subscription! -- and set it to free-agent outfielders signing multi-year deals beginning in their age-32 season. It paints a pretty decent idea of where he might land...
- Comparably aged veterans like Mitch Haniger, Jurickson Profar and Jorge Soler all signed three-year deals at right about $42MM
- Ryan O'Hearn got a similar AAV ($14.5MM) over two years.
- If Laureano can sustain this type of output for the remainder of the season, I think he could realistically command a bit better. He's a superior defender to Profar, Soler and ROH. He doesn't have anywhere close to Haniger's injury history. He'll be coming off two strong seasons as opposed to Profar's one.
- I'm skeptical he'd get a fourth year, but something in the $40-50MM range over three seasons would feel about right to me.
- Link to that report from our Contract database here:
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/contracttracker?name=&team=0&position=O...
Brewer Fan
- I am very much hoping that the Brewers sign Jesus Made to an extension next. Do you think the possible lockout will effect that decision?
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Sure, the Braves are getting some good batted ball luck from bench players like Dom and Mateo and Dubon, but an everyday regular like Harris has had terrible batted ball luck while crushing the ball. He seems to have turned a corner with his AB’s after being better the 2nd half of last year. Albies and Riley too (even if neither will return to their peak form, admittedly). Elder is a different pitcher (mechanically, how he attacks hitters, his pitch mix). He’s never going to be an ace, but there’s legitimate reason to believe he can be a quality back of the rotation starter going forward. The bullpen is light years better than it was last year.
Jose Feliciano Jr.’s and Clearlake Capital’s record in Owning and Managing Chelsea FC indicates their “MO” (method of operation” has been to not extend/sign veteran players in their 30’s.
They trade them and or let them walk as free agents.
They are primarily interested in younger players.