Shepard Wong Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 43 minutes ago, iladelphxx said: Jayson Stark was on 97.5 and said that he's hearing that Bryant doesn't want to play in Philly and that Schwarber is probably the more likely option So much for my wishful thinking on Bryant then… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 4 hours ago, iladelphxx said: Jayson Stark was on 97.5 and said that he's hearing that Bryant doesn't want to play in Philly and that Schwarber is probably the more likely option I’m pretty sure the same thing was said with Harper before we went and signed him. There was a rumor he just didn’t want to come to Philly and that’s why he was going to go to SF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CouchKing Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Hear me now. Believe me later. Now is the time to compete for free agents. It's put up or shut up time. Spend the money to build a winner. We didn't have enough hitting last year. Now, they've added the DH. The deficit just got bigger. We need to pay money because the talent evaluation for drafts was deficient and minor leagues are not producing. Get these deals done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Shepard Wong Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 22 minutes ago, iladelphxx said: I don’t understand this at all, especially considering the very team friendly deals they got for Acuna, Ozuna, and Albies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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iladelphxx Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 I think I read somewhere that Schwarber was one of the most shift-affected hitters over the past few years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdsFanBill Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Great bat. Dunno what the comparison in LF from 85 year old Cutch to Schwarber is defensively, but I'll take it. Some serious Righty Lefty pop with a Schwarber/Hoskins/Harper/Realmuto lineup. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green_Guinness Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 14 minutes ago, BirdsFanBill said: Great bat. Dunno what the comparison in LF from 85 year old Cutch to Schwarber is defensively, but I'll take it. Some serious Righty Lefty pop with a Schwarber/Hoskins/Harper/Realmuto lineup. Think in the batting order it should go: 3-Harper cleanup-Realmuto 5-Schwarber 6-Hoskins L/R/L/R and all with power to go out of the yard. Realmuto should hit for higher average than Schwarber or Hoskins so he'd be more consistent to have backing up Harper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV Guy Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Who will be the Jerry Martin to Schwarber's Greg Luzinski in LF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shepard Wong Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 44 minutes ago, TV Guy said: Who will be the Jerry Martin to Schwarber's Greg Luzinski in LF? Are you referring to a defensive substitute for Schwarber or a coke source? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CouchKing Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Happy to see we landed Schwarber. Probably more per year than I recall had been predicted earlier in the offseason. I know I'm greedy, but can we afford more? Where are we versus the Luxury Tax Threshold? Bryant or Castellanos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shepard Wong Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Any chance they can make a move for someone that would be a legit lead off hitter? No idea who that would be but this lineup needs someone in that spot. I don't know if I could stand watching Herrera batting there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV Guy Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 51 minutes ago, Shepard Wong said: Are you referring to a defensive substitute for Schwarber or a coke source? Well played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CouchKing Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Seiya Suzuki to sign with Cubs. $85Mil with $14+Mil posting fee to Carp. 5yrs AAV $17Mil Good for the Cubs. Good for Suzuki. I'm glad they showed him the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazehound Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 1 hour ago, Shepard Wong said: Any chance they can make a move for someone that would be a legit lead off hitter? No idea who that would be but this lineup needs someone in that spot. I don't know if I could stand watching Herrera batting there. Evidently they have $10m to spend before hitting the luxury tax. In that case, my guess is no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iladelphxx Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 19.75 AAV I wonder what the 2022 number is and how it's structured. Not terrible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iladelphxx Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 I guess this is assuming Schwarber's 2022 number is around $19 million. They need a Brad Miller LH bat, who they just lost to Texas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikas83 Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 58 minutes ago, iladelphxx said: I guess this is assuming Schwarber's 2022 number is around $19 million. They need a Brad Miller LH bat, who they just lost to Texas Baseball uses the AAV for luxury tax purposes, not what is paid in each year, in order to reduce gamesmanship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CouchKing Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 We need to go over the Luxury Tax Threshold. Didi is going into his last year at $15Mil. Segura is at $14Mil with a $1Mil buyout after this year. So, we would get some relief potentially in one year, if we can replace them. You can see everywhere that the Phillies lack of minor league production is killing our payroll. 8 out of 10 top paid players on Phillies are free agent signings. 2 of top 10 paid players on Phillies are drafted: Nola, Hoskins We still have question marks at 3rd and DH. We need Bohm to turn things around and Stott to make the grade by end of this year. I approve going over the Luxury Tax Threshold if we are signing Bryant or Castellanos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Not to bash the Phillies, but i feel like out of Bryant, castellanos and schwarber that schwarber is the most likely to be a bust out of those 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iladelphxx Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 1 hour ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said: Not to bash the Phillies, but i feel like out of Bryant, castellanos and schwarber that schwarber is the most likely to be a bust out of those 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CouchKing Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Kris Bryant to Colorado Rockies 7 yrs $182Mil $26Mil / yr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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