Probably a bad atmosphere in CWS land with all the losing so maybe a better Mariners clubhouse he'd ditch the laziness and get into a mind frame of wanting post season play. Come here and make a positive mark on the franchise.
I will say Woo is off that potential trade list unless the FO is trading for a top 5 bat with at least 4 or more years left
I was thinking the same thing today. Obviously the league will catch up to him, so is it smart to deal him while his value is way over the top? I'm not saying no if they want to talk.
What we saw last year was the flashes of potential to fast forwarding to today he's putting it together. Agreed on not hanging up on everyone but if Woo is part of a package, it better be a top 5 bat. Anything less would be disaster and he turns into say the next Randy Johnson type player.
I don’t think a top tier bat is going to be available though unless Jerry picks up the phone and shops Woo around. It seems Robert and Alonso are going to be the most talented guys being shopped. The one good thing with including Woo for either of those guys is I’d bet White Sox would eat some of Robert’s contract and I’d guess the Mets would basically pay all of Alonso’s contract like how they did for Scherzer and Verlander last year.
He'll need to add another type off speed pitch but I think there's a small chance to be on Randy's level. Randy was no doubt elite but have to remember he had control issues before he became great. Woo gives us half of that, he'll be a solid starter for years.
Maybe with Roberts but I'm still suspect with his injury history. Not sure giving up Woo excites me on that front. Alonso if the Mets pay half or all his salary, than more prospects will have to be involved. I'd rather take the contract and give up less prospects.
Solid? Maybe. Randy? Would have to disagree and that isn't a knock on him but Randy was amazing for years. I don't see Woo as an All-Star for years to come and I don't see H.O.F player at all. I think he is on a nice run but hasn't faced teams multiple times yet where they can figure him out then he would have to adjust. That is the real test.
