Red Sox/MLB 2021 Hot Stove III - Jackie Bradley Jr. Signs w/ Brewers

[KrejciMVP]

isnt it a little strange the best minor league development team in the league traded him for perceived peanuts?

Hopefully they gave us the next Mike Piazza

 

[LSCII]

isnt it a little strange the best minor league development team in the league traded him for perceived peanuts?

I'd also say that at the age of 21 it's even more concerning that he's never advanced above Single A.

 

[Smitty93]

I'd also say that at the age of 21 it's even more concerning that he's never advanced above Single A.

23, but ages are going to be all out of whack because of COVID. He probably would have been a 22 year old at AA last year if there had been minor league baseball, which would have been age appropriate.

 

[CDJ]

Historically the Rays do not seem to prioritize offense from the catcher position- they value intangibles and defense over everything. Ronaldo Hernandez is definitely not the kind of catcher they seem to value.

I personally find value in a guy that can hit .240 with pop from that position if the glove is below average. Hopefully he can become that. You can’t have a butcher back there but it seems like he has a good arm- he just needs a lot of refinement with his technique

 

[N o o d l e s]

isnt it a little strange the best minor league development team in the league traded him for perceived peanuts?

He’s the third best catching prospect in the system and may need a 40 man spot upcoming which TB needs. He could have been considered expendable to them. Also, they’re weirdos and probably think they can turn Springs into a legit weapon.

 

[N o o d l e s]

I'd also say that at the age of 21 it's even more concerning that he's never advanced above Single A.

Catchers usually don’t get rushed through the minors though. They’re typically slow to develop/make their debut

 

[CDJ]

He’s the third best catching prospect in the system and may need a 40 man spot upcoming which TB needs. He could have been considered expendable to them. Also, they’re weirdos and probably think they can turn Springs into a legit weapon.

there is a lot of statcast and metric stuff that like Springs, it’s not surprising they like him

I’ve got zero concerns about his age advancement, he’s where he would be. Would’ve been in AA last year

 

[Gator Mike]

isnt it a little strange the best minor league development team in the league traded him for perceived peanuts?

Yes, but he cost so little that even if he never plays a day in the majors, it doesn't really hurt that much.

Low risk, potentially high reward trade.

 

[N o o d l e s]

 

[McGarnagle]

This is a truly sad day: Tim Tebow has retired from baseball

 

[N o o d l e s]

Tatis just signed a 14 year deal with SD. Mi why isn’t even crazy. Something like $24/yr

 

[Chevalier du Clavier]

Tatis just signed a 14 year deal with SD. Mi why isn’t even crazy. Something like $24/yr

Didn’t think I would ever see a long-term deal like this again.

 

[CDJ]

If there was anybody you give that deal to it’s him

14 years for anybody is insane though (except for JC Jackson)

 

[Chevalier du Clavier]

If there was anybody you give that deal to it’s him

14 years for anybody is insane though (except for JC Jackson)

It’s always good when a team can keep a budding superstar.

 

[KrejciMVP]

If there was anybody you give that deal to it’s him

14 years for anybody is insane though (except for JC Jackson)

Not the Sox but a few other teams that are in that market for a player like Tatis, will pay that price

 

[Chevalier du Clavier]

 

[BostonBob]

It’s always good when a team can keep a budding superstar.

 

[chizzler]

Lowballing Jon Lester who embraced Boston and signing David Price who hated playing in Boston was a far worse example of FSG's poor judgment.

Biggest blunder they ever did.

 

[chizzler]

Didn’t think I would ever see a long-term deal like this again.

These type of contracts are so stupid for both entities. What’s the motivation now?

 

[Gator Mike]

Not the Sox but a few other teams that are in that market for a player like Tatis, will pay that price

For what it's worth, I literally heard Chaim Bloom say the other day that he wasn't opposed to giving out long-term, big money deals under the right circumstances.

But he also said that if you study those deals, the vast majority of the value to the team comes in the front half, and that the organization needs to be in a place to take advantage of that. Reading between the lines when it comes to Mookie, if the Red Sox thought they weren't in a place where they could be competitive for the next three or four years, and if they also thought the Mookie likely had maybe five prime seasons left, then it wouldn't have made sense to give him the kind of long-term contract he ultimately received.

 

[UNB Bruins Fan]

These type of contracts are so stupid for both entities. What’s the motivation now?

I don’t think there is anything stupid about guaranteeing yourself 340M at 22 years old...

 

[CharaBadSenyshynGawd]

I don’t think there is anything stupid about guaranteeing yourself 340M at 22 years old...

If he has smart people behind him that could end up looking more like 600m with good investments.

if not, that’s still generational wealth

 

[Gator Mike]

This is good news...

 

[N o o d l e s]

Good day for Oakland. Just signed Moreland and Rosenthal

 

[CDJ]

Biggest blunder they ever did.

Dave O’Brien for Orsillo is the one that truly hurt me