It was more than a few months. Try a year and a few months. After that, the Astros called up everybody within the expected time frame of them being “ready”. They also tried to coerce him to sign an extension in order to get promoted sooner… that didn’t set well.
It wasn't a year and a few months, they kept him in the minors a few months longer than they should have. They certainly still screwed him on the extra year but there's no need to exaggerate like they cost him multiple years. He did not deserve to be called up at the beginning of the 2013 season.
Wonder what the trade cost of Tyler O’Neil would be. Struggles with injuries obviously, but good glove caliber in LF and will make around 6 million this year. They have flat out said they are looking to move him
I'm not saying he would be guaranteed to be a wasted acquisition, he is still a MLB quality outfielder, but he is another guy who is much much better vs LH pitching than RH pitching. There are better fits.
At the $$ cost Crane is willing to pay Who are the LH bats that have better upside? I agree a LH bat would be better, but in our price range I’m not sure we will find the ideal fit Who all do you have in mind?
In retrospect, I am glad he went elsewhere. 2021 - .907 OPS (78 games) 2022 - .814 OPS 2023 - .732 OPS 2024 ? 2025 ?? 2026 ??? He is making $22M. Signed through 2026. https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/george-springer-14174/ https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/stats/_/id/32078/george-springer Can he even play CF these days? If I was Toronto I would want out of that deal.
You are only looking at it from the Astros perspective. They held him up in 2014 by at least 14 days costing him a year's worth of "promotion" (to keep the analogy) at free agent prices. He could have been called up a few months in 2013 and lost a few months of "promotion" at MLB salary over minor league salary. I think it is fair to say the Astros cost Springer a year and a few months of "promotion" while it only cost the Astros a few months of his services (though he was in the minors [i.e. technically they still had his services and misused them to cheat him out of money] so he worked just as hard if not harder and got his pay docked for a year and a few months). Edit: I get every team was doing. It still doesn't mean that a player shouldn't get mad. Though, as a whole I don't get mad at teams for doing it as the player's union signs the CBA every 5 years knowing this will happen (i.e., if you sign a CBA that doesn't allow for a mechanism to prevent teams from doing something, you are basically accepting it. I am happy that the union at least tried to provide an incentive to call up players opening day, but expect teams will still operate in their own self interest usually).
OK, someone bring me up to speed on this subject. Is minor league playing time manipulation something that happens a lot? With most players? By most teams? Or not?
So basically you are saying Springer should have been called up at the end of 2012 despite never even having hit in AA, because that's where a year a few months earlier gets you. He certainly did crush it in Lancaster, we all know how hard it was to hit there. George Springer 'should" have been playing MLB baseball around midseason 2013 give or take that's not even a full season, much less a full season plus.
Mid 2013 is when he would have been called up…. But had the team been in a different position contending wise, he likely could have been called up early 2013 given his age and trajectory. He was offered the “blackmail/extortion” extension offer early to mid 2013. (Memory fading… unbelievable that was already 10 years ago). He has to wait a full more year to hit FA based on this decision, so yes… he was delayed by a year and a few months.
I have few wishes. Ryan O'Hearn looks to be expendable in Baltimore and he is estimated to make $3.3M in arbitration. Will be a FA next year though. I bet Urquidy or France could get him and maybe even a prospect. Played 70g @1B, 6 @LF and 23 @RF last year. 118 wRC+=119 vs RHP, 108 vs LHP Of course Nolan Jones of the Rockies would be my absolute dream acquisition. Plays all 4 corner positions (though 3B may be emergency only) and may have the best arm in baseball. 135 wRC+ = 137 vs RHP, 128 vLHP 121 wRC+ in Colorado, 148 everywhere else. And has 5 years of control. Man would he be expensive though lol
Free agent pitcher Erick Fedde is expected to sign a 2 year deal with a mystery team. Expected to be at least $5mil a year. What are the odds that it's the Astros? Need relief pitchers and relatively cheap. His MLB career has been bad but pitched well last year in Korea. Also anyone mention this already? Astros are apparently 1 of the teams interested in Domingo German. But he has alot of red flags(got suspended for using sticky stuff last year, been suspended for domestic violence, was shutdown last year for alcohol, and refused a minor league assignment last year as well). He pitched a perfect game last year and could potentially be solid if he figured things out. But the guy who was reporting it said Espada was getting hired by the White Sox last year so yeah.....
Exactly and letting go of Springer was the correct thing to do. If fans want to continue this run they shouldn't get to attached to any players. Luhnow made the right call on Springer and hopefully Brown has the same views on retaining players as Luhnow had. Sign a reasonable deal or we're going to move on from you when the time is right.
