JotCast | 2022 Top 50 Free Agents Chat - 11/8/2021

2022 Top 50 Free Agents Chat - 11/8/2021

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2:11

With projections for Kris Bryant sort of averaging out to the $160/6 range, do you see the giants having the tolerance to bring him back or will boras and the looming lock out scare them off?

Ben Clemens

2:11

To be clear, I don't think anyone in the Bryant tier is signing before the CBA is resolved

But I don't think that the size will scare them off if the AAV is reasonable. He's not too old, and that's not too much money, particularly with Posey retiring and changing their salary situation a bit

Dave

2:11

Ok, my question is how are you doing? This seems like a lot of work.

Ben Clemens

2:11

Haha I'm good!

2:12

It really is a lot of work, and I'll be drained tomorrow (two podcasts to record on the topic, and then I'll be done done)

But doing a list like this on my own is really cool

I had a great time coming up with it, and hoooooopefully I'm not just wildly wrong somewhere

I might be too high on Jonathan Villar, for exmaple, but at #48 I'm not too torn up about that

171

2:13

Think the O's would sign Cutch for a veteran presence and use him as a DH, or maybe Yan Gomes for a good defensive catcher to mentor Adley as he establishes himself in the bigs?

Ben Clemens

2:13

I think Gomes will do better than the O's are willing to pay

Cutch would make sense, more at my price point than the crowd-sourced one, which I think is too high

He's a nice bat who shouldn't really play in your outfield all that much, but I think he'd be a nice clubhouse add for a team that has done a lot of losing

cool

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Everyone loves Cutch

Joseph

2:13

what do you think is the highest caliber of player that could sign prior to December 1st, assuming that CBA negotiations aren't settled by then?

Ben Clemens

2:13

A QO type taking a one-year deal in that range

2:14

So let's say Thor?

LOVE GALLO

2:14

If a salary floor would be implemented, would that additional spending for teams below atm most likely come from trades or FA?

Ben Clemens

2:14

Well, the current proposal is for a soft floor

So in fact, I think teams wouldn't spend up to it anyway

But if it were to come from one or the other, trades

Maybe the Rays would do it in FA, but a lot of the teams spending no money aren't even trying to win

2:15

So it's more efficient to soak up bad contracts and get something back than pay some player who might contribute with their bat or arm

When they don't actually need that contribution in 2022

carlo

2:15

is brad miller in the top 75

Ben Clemens

2:15

I guess so. The back end of that is a lot of guys who will be on one-year incentive-laden deals, and I'd surely take a shot on him at that level

If he's more 2020 Miller than 2021, neat!

Dan

2:15

How many wins would the Orioles or Nationals be projected to win is management said he is a blank check. Go sign what ever 9 free agents youd like?

Ben Clemens

2:16

Nine??

Wow, that's a lot

Okay, so I'd take the Nats, and sign: Correa (SS), Seager (3B), Semien (2B), Marte (CF), and like five great pitchers

I think they'd easily be projected to win the NLE

Alex Wei

2:16

What do you think the Dodgers will do to shore up their starting rotation depth? Do you think they'll re-sign Kershaw, Scherzer, both, or neither?

Ben Clemens

2:17

My best guess is that they resign Kershaw but not Scherzer

This is based on gut feel, not inside info at all

Nate

2:17

How realistic is the prospect of a 1 year deal for Baez? Did he play his way back into the multi-year deal conversation during his time in New York?

Ben Clemens

2:17

I think he did. I also agree with Brendan's idea that maybe he'd take a big-money but short contract, but I think plenty of teams will offer him something in the $20 million range for at least 4 or 5 yeras

171

2:18

Rebuilding teams if salary floor is implemented: "Hey... Preller, MY GUY! Lets talk about Hosmer..."

Ben Clemens

2:18

Exactly

Nate

2:18

Think you could see the Astros potentially splurging on anyone if Correa and/or Verlander wind up leaving?

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