Neil walker accepts QO from Mets

[Richard]

 

[Stradling]

Hey I got one right on our free agent prediction thread.  I'd like to point out how great I am. 

[Oz27]

Walker and Hellickson accepting really isn't ideal for teams who want to improve via the free agent market. I thought Walker would be valuable enough to overcome that but I guess he thought he would be better placed in a year.

[Angel Oracle]

Don't want to trade a plum 2nd round pick for someone with potential back issues.

2B options are getting smaller and smaller.   I hope Johnson, Fletcher, or Daniel eventually work out.

[Stradling]

4 minutes ago, Oz27 said:

Walker and Hellickson accepting really isn't ideal for teams who want to improve via the free agent market. I thought Walker would be valuable enough to overcome that but I guess he thought he would be better placed in a year.

I think it's about his back injury. 

[Oz27]

Just now, Stradling said:

I think it's about his back injury. 

Yeah probably. If he's healthy and good for a year and hits the market without the punishment of losing a pick then he will do well next year.

He isn't a full time solution but I hope we sign Steve Pearce. He can play a bit of second, third and corner outfield, as well as 1B or DH if Cron or Pujols get injured. He should be available pretty cheaply too.

[Stradling]

Also, how ridiculous is it that guys like Walker and Hellickson are making $17 million a season.  I know the cost of a win and all of that, but seriously, how bout some common fucking sense.  

[Oz27]

Disagree on Walker. He is criminally underrated.

[Chuck]

When ever I think of back surgery I always look at David Wright's descent from greatness to sub-par, spending most days on the DL since.

[totdprods]

I'm not suggesting it or thinking it's realistic, just sort of curious in a hypothetical sense - could the Mets turn around and trade Walker? Are there any limitations? Also aware that the QO is probably changing so this is moot but wondered if a team could turn around and trade player for a prospect equivalent to a draft pick with the acquiring team absorbing the QO. 

Couldn't remember if there was a limitation. 

[Jobu]

18 minutes ago, Stradling said:

I think it's about his back injury. 

Doctor says he needs a backeotomy. 

[Chuck]

Sean Rodriguez reunion? 

[nando714]

8 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

Sean Rodriguez reunion? 

I also like his versatility 

[Tank]

16 minutes ago, Jobu said:

Doctor says he needs a backeotomy. 

what a silly answer, jobu.

 

it's called a "backectomy," you peasant.

[Angelsjunky]

Kind of a bummer because he was the player who could have improved the Angels the most, if he performed like he did in 2016. But there's the back issue.

Sean-Rod is the obvious candidate. I'm also not opposed to Cowart being given a shot, but there really is no one to replace him--Pennington? Petit?--if he does a Brandon Wood.

[Richard]

@Jeff Fletcher's take

 

 

Solarte is a name I haven't seen brought up.

 

[VariousCrap]

I wonder if it would cost less in a trade for Solarte or Dietrich than it would Hernandez?  If so, how much less?

[totdprods]

Also wonder if maybe the price of trading for any of those was too high for the Angels' taste at the time since Walker was still a possibility, but with him being off the market its now a price they wind up considering.

[disarcina]

players accepting Qualifying Offers tells me they may know something about this year's F/A market...

something tells me post 2017 season F/A market will be better for players.

[Ohtaniland]

[Second Base]

I'd beware of Sean Rodriguez. This was by far his best offensive season, one that is unlikely to replicated.  I'd love to see the Angels pull off a trade for Solarte. 

[totdprods]

2 minutes ago, Scotty@AW said:

I'd beware of Sean Rodriguez. This was by far his best offensive season, one that is unlikely to replicated.  I'd love to see the Angels pull off a trade for Solarte. 

I've wanted him for a couple years, going back to before the Freese trade I think. Has a Yankee connection too.

[DMVol]

1 hour ago, VariousCrap said:

I wonder if it would cost less in a trade for Solarte or Dietrich than it would Hernandez?  If so, how much less?

Solarte wouldn't come cheap...pretty solid numbers the last two years, good player...

[totdprods]

21 minutes ago, DMVol said:

Solarte wouldn't come cheap...pretty solid numbers the last two years, good player...

Given that there is no one really good available in free agency, pretty much anyone worth getting isn't come cheap. And I may be more optimistic than some, but 2B is such a black hole that addressing it with a solid improvement gives us a complete enough roster that I feel we be a strong, competitive team next season.

Obviously we will need some luck in the rotation and another pen arm or two, but I feel more comfortable with the odds of those panning out than I do Cowart, Pennington, or Petit holding down second successfully.

[Homebrewer]

Who is there to trade for someone like Solarte? Trade talk is great...but you need to have someone to give.