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You’re correct if no money is deferred. However, if Bregman is open to some of his money being deferred and Crane is fine with it, the Astros can...
They could also trade Caratini and Dubon, or attach a prospect or two with Rafael Montero to a rebuilding team like the White Sox, Marlins or Rockies.
Boras does well for elite players, but it comes at the expense of his middle class clients, like Bregman and Alonso.
I don’t think Crane and Brown will let Pressly’s decision affect their renewed pursuit of Bregman. While moving Pressly is the preferred option,...
Pressly definitely showed signs of decline in the second half of 2023. I was at the game when Cedric Mullins hit the game-winning homer in the...
Agreed. Unless Bregman rediscovers his 2019 MVP-caliber form this year, he’s not going to get a better long-term offer heading into his age-32...
Also, this is what Bruce Levine who covers the Cubs had to say today on X: [MEDIA] To summarize, the Cubs want a 1-3 year deal with Bregman with...
Does Dana Brown think he’s fooling anyone with his media responses? You wouldn’t be talking to Bregman and Boras again if you didn’t think there...
Crane pulled a Daryl Morey with the Hader signing. Yes, on paper, it made sense. However, you have to factor the human element/ego in, too....
Garcia is very concerning because he should be ready after 20 months since surgery. McCullers needs to just retire. Anything the Astros get from...
I’m aware salaries are prorated for CBT calculations. If a player spends four months with your team, you take the daily amount he earns and...
I don’t disagree that the Crane would like to duck the CBT this season, but he has all season to do so, and if he identified Ryan Pressly as the...
Fair enough. I was wrong that they are still under the CBT for the time being. That said, they have until the end of the season to get under it,...
The Astros would have been far more aggressive in getting a Pressly trade done earlier in free agency if their only goal was moving him to get...
In MLB, players with 10 years of service and five consecutive years with the same team gets 10 and 5 rights. 10 and 5 rights allow the player the...
The Cubs would be foolish not to guarantee it to him. They had to know it would be a condition of him waiving his no trade clause.
Still. They wouldn’t likely be moving one of their three best relievers this late in free agency unless they had plans for that money, especially...
The Astros are under the CBT right now with Pressly’s 14M on the books. They would not be trading him for salary relief and weakening their...
With all the good free agent outfielders now signed, the Astros wouldn’t be moving Pressly to the Cubs or Tigers for salary relief if they didn’t...
Should you really be shocked, though? The Tigers still have Javier Baez’s terrible contract on their books and Tarik Skubal needs an extension in...
