Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins:
How did the Brewers get William Contreras for nothing?
I think it's ridiculous, too.
It's amazing the value that Esteury Ruiz is fetching after his breakout season. He first was the key piece in the Josh Hader deal and then he basically gets flipped by himself for William Contreras.
I think he's a intriguing player with the new 2023 rules (85 steals in the minors last year), but he's a total Judy, too.
I should note that Rich Hill came in at 68.3 mph on 16 balls in play in 2021. So, there's a feather in Ruiz's cap.
Originally Posted by Jewish Rabbi:
Man, are pitchers really fetching 27m AAV now?
For 10+ years to avoid the luxury tax. I'd bet money that MLB is going to step in on these long term contracts.
During the Pujols era until a couple of years ago, we were on the top 10 spenders, usually 8/9 but not so bad. Now, we fell out of the top ten to 13th spot in 2022. But, a lot of that money was spent poorly.
Fan Graphs has them at $164 million. Up from the $163 million from last year. [Reply]
The Padres and Matt Carpenter have agreed to a deal for 2023 with a player option for the 2024 season, per a source. Carpenter will play something of a utility role in San Diego -- some 1B, LF, RF, DH and potentially backup 2B and 3B as well.