Arenado being 3 yrs older than Bryce and manny make it a much bigger risk signing him , if he reaches free agency, imo.
The Sox payroll is in the clear of any long term contracts. They have a payroll of 19 million for the 2020 season. It was the perfect time to sign a 26 yr old superstar. They will never say it but it was obvious that management completely fucked up the deal. You spend the entire offseason talking about a guy every time you get in front of a microphone and then act surprised when he signs for what everyone expected him to sign for when feee agency opened.
Hey now, they did sign big fish Ervin Santana! He has historically done well against the Sox, so that is what management looks for when signing players. Well, that and how inexpensive they are.
I would not be surprised if they did nothing more. I think they were too heavily-weighted going after one guy. In the meantime, the Twins have improved right underneath the Sox’ noses. Awful off season thus far.
Well first off, Arenado is less than two years older than either Harper or Machado, so I'm not sure where the 3 year difference came from. Secondly, since he would be entering free agency in his age 29 season (whereas the Harpchados are entering their age 27 seasons, respectively) , it's why I suggested he would unlikely receive anything beyond an 8 year guaranteed contract, if that. Altho you can never tell when it comes to big money teams and their spending habits.
Arenado had much more favorable splits in CO last year, which is understandable considering the elevated offensive numbers produced in that park compared to others around the league. I think should Anthony Rendon make FA and not be extended by the Nationals, he'd be a great addition and would come slightly cheaper than Arenado. Rendon was good at home last year and great on the road. Underrated top player.
Definitely, and he will likely now be my personal offseason target wish for 2020. But just like Arenado, I don't expect the Sox, assuming they go after him, to offer anything beyond 8 years tops, preferably 6 or 7. And yes, he should come considerably cheaper, unless of course he posts some monster numbers for the Nats this year. Just have to wait and see.
I'm assuming Nats lock Rendon up with money that had been earmarked for a Harper reunion, which doesn't appear to be happening now. That being said, my guess is neither Arenado nor Rendon hit the open market.
A couple of years ago, I probably wouldn't have bothered with speculation on acquiring a FA 3b because I was fairly high on Burger as a future 3b hopeful for the Good Guys. But two achilles injuries later, that hope has all but vanished. In fact, it's diminished to the point that 3b is #1 on my positional wish list for our top pick in the upcoming draft, assuming there is a 3b out there worthy of the #3 overall spot. Obviously the Sox should be shooting for the BPA, so if there is no 3b worthy of third pick, then it's a moot point.
Rockies just locked up Arenado with a $260MM extension. He gone.
Holy shit, just read it. No wonder he said screw it with waiting to test the market. $32.5M per year extension for the next 8 years. There is no way in H-E-Double Hockey Sticks that the Sox would have come remotely close to offering that, even if he had waited it out. The Yankees might have, probably would have, but not our big spending ballclub.
probably ... but, a trade is not out of the question.
Not sure I can attribute his early success to any one specific thing, but for whatever reasons, Moncada seems to look more comfortable at the plate. Maybe his swing is a bit more compact or his bat speed has increased a touch - not sure, but he sure does look more confident when swinging the bat. There's the old cliche that the game has slowed down for him, which actually may be applicable in his case.
