"not worthy of its own thread" offseason thread

[Big Amoco Sign]

Curious to those of you that would know this type of thing. How much would a one year offer to Moose be for if they extended one?

I don't like it. Don't need two Gyorkos. I think you could get Frazier for less money if you wanted bench insurance. But Gyorko was always supposed to be that anyways. Looks like Donaldson or pour money into a pitcher and roll with Gyorko.

[Popeye_Card]

Curious to those of you that would know this type of thing. How much would a one year offer to Moose be for if they extended one?

I'm really not sure. I could see borderline guys like Moustakas seeking a higher AAV for a one-year deal right now, because they don't want to be competing with the better class of FA's next winter for a longer term deal.

I think on a one-year, you're looking at $15+MM at the least. If you went 2-3 years, maybe you could get the AAV down to $14MM or less.

[MrCrowesGarden]

Curious to those of you that would know this type of thing. How much would a one year offer to Moose be for if they extended one?

I'm really not sure. I could see borderline guys like Moustakas seeking a higher AAV for a one-year deal right now, because they don't want to be competing with the better class of FA's next winter for a longer term deal.

I think on a one-year, you're looking at $15+MM at the least. If you went 2-3 years, maybe you could get the AAV down to $14MM or less.

I think it’s a little more than that. Carlos Santana got 3/60... it might be a little less than that, but I think that’s close.

[Famous Mortimer]

ok

[Popeye_Card]

Curious to those of you that would know this type of thing. How much would a one year offer to Moose be for if they extended one?

I'm really not sure. I could see borderline guys like Moustakas seeking a higher AAV for a one-year deal right now, because they don't want to be competing with the better class of FA's next winter for a longer term deal.

I think on a one-year, you're looking at $15+MM at the least. If you went 2-3 years, maybe you could get the AAV down to $14MM or less.

I think it’s a little more than that. Carlos Santana got 3/60... it might be a little less than that, but I think that’s close.

Santana also has a better track record than Moose, and the mere fact that he's already signed indicates that at least one team valued him at that 3/60 level. The longer the remaining FA's stay out there, the more likely it is they are not going to see that same value.

I may be a little light, but I don't think Moose will sniff $20MM AAV. There just aren't that many teams that view him as an upgrade over their current 3B situation. Especially when Frazier is also still out there, and a pretty similar player.

This recent fangraphs article doesn't really come to any amazing conclusions, but suggests that Moose may settle in the Bruce/Cozart zone around 3/40. That seems a bit low to me, but could be right with the limited market.

[Diddy]

Curious to those of you that would know this type of thing. How much would a one year offer to Moose be for if they extended one?

I don't like it. Don't need two Gyorkos. I think you could get Frazier for less money if you wanted bench insurance. But Gyorko was always supposed to be that anyways. Looks like Donaldson or pour money into a pitcher and roll with Gyorko.

I’ve never been much of a fan of them signing him but if it gets to the point that they can give him 15 mil for one year I’d be fine with it.

[Jocephus]

According to Jon Morosi of MLB Network, "Eric Hosmer's camp has continued pushing for" a contract of more than seven years.
Hosmer has a couple of seven-year offers on the table -- one from the Padres reportedly worth around $140 million and one from the Royals that is said to be worth $147 million -- but the 28-year-old free agent and his representatives are hoping a club will ultimately reach a little higher. Morosi notes that the Royals' capacity to pay Hosmer increased somewhat with Monday's trade of Brandon Moss. Hosmer posted a career-best .318/.385/.498 batting line with 25 home runs and 94 RBI over 162 games for Kansas City in 2017.
Source: Jon Morosi on Twitter
Jan 31 - 3:59 PM

[Popeye_Card]

8 [expletive] years for Eric [expletive] Hosmer? Get the [expletive] out of here. Count your blessings that the Padres and Royals are stupid enough to do 7.

[Famous Mortimer]

8 [expletive] years for Eric [expletive] Hosmer? Get the [expletive] out of here. Count your blessings that the Padres and Royals are stupid enough to do 7.

Player in "wanting to maximise payment for employment" shocker

[Socnorb11]

7 years at $140 mil for Hosmer?

Yeah, teams are colluding to keep these guys from getting paid.