I'm unclear why Correa isn't on your list. He's 1/3 of the payroll of a team going into a rebuild (even if it's just a reset) and lowering payroll. He's expensive but only in cash and has a lower tax number than a cash number due to his odd contract structure. Seems like an AA kind of get to me.
Red Sox have a lot of SS depth in the high minors and Story should be healthy in camp next year. Yoshida wasn’t great at DH and just had shoulder surgery. I wonder if we couldn’t offer Ozuna and/or Soler plus a Drake Baldwin type for one of Mayer/Campbell/Romero plus pieces.
This analysis makes it clear why we didn’t just try to sign a random hypothetical “upgrade over Arcia” last offseason or “trade for a fix” this year. (Available) shortstops better than Arcia are surprisingly few and far between.
My question would be: is Alex going to look to trade big for somebody’s AA or AAA prospect, or did the Kelenic experience reiterate how important it is to bring in proven players or grow your own from the start?
I'm unclear why Correa isn't on your list. He's 1/3 of the payroll of a team going into a rebuild (even if it's just a reset) and lowering payroll. He's expensive but only in cash and has a lower tax number than a cash number due to his odd contract structure. Seems like an AA kind of get to me.
Red Sox have a lot of SS depth in the high minors and Story should be healthy in camp next year. Yoshida wasn’t great at DH and just had shoulder surgery. I wonder if we couldn’t offer Ozuna and/or Soler plus a Drake Baldwin type for one of Mayer/Campbell/Romero plus pieces.
This analysis makes it clear why we didn’t just try to sign a random hypothetical “upgrade over Arcia” last offseason or “trade for a fix” this year. (Available) shortstops better than Arcia are surprisingly few and far between.
My question would be: is Alex going to look to trade big for somebody’s AA or AAA prospect, or did the Kelenic experience reiterate how important it is to bring in proven players or grow your own from the start?