Originally Posted by Jewish Rabbi:
Look, Mo isn’t great, but let’s not judge a trade where we got a Top 50 prospect based off a 2 month hot streak by Arozarena.
He hit at every level in the minors, hit in a limited sample in the bigs last year, and has beaten the fucking piss out of the ball for the last two months. Meanwhile, Mo has paid Dexter Fowler about $54 million for 3 WAR over 4 years, whereas Arozarena has produced 1 WAR over 99 big league ABs. [Reply]
Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins:
He hit at every level in the minors, hit in a limited sample in the bigs last year, and has beaten the fucking piss out of the ball for the last two months. Meanwhile, Mo has paid Dexter Fowler about $54 million for 3 WAR over 4 years, whereas Arozarena has produced 1 WAR over 99 big league ABs.
I understand that, however the trade was for Liberatore, not Fowler. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Jewish Rabbi:
I understand that, however the trade was for Liberatore, not Fowler.
Even if Liberatore turns out to be the real deal, there is still a serious issue with player evaluations in the front office.
So far, the two outfielders we traded away are prospering on other clubs. The ones we kept are under performing. Or if this is who they are, don't help the team win championships. [Reply]
The Cardinals notified Kolten Wong, a Gold Glove-winning keystone of their infield, they would not pick up the $12.5 million option on his contract for 2021 and that he would immediately become a free agent.
The motivation behind the move was to “create instant flexibility,” president of baseball operations John Mozeliak said, as they retool the team’s roster and reduce payroll. Mozeliak called Wong personally Wednesday to notify him of the decision, explaining that the shortened season with its nonexistent ticket revenue forced the team to make some uncharacteristic cuts. Mozeliak said he and Wong agreed to keep “the door open” for a reunion depending on how the free-agent marketplace and hot stove season evolves in the coming months. [Reply]
