3B Mario Barerra https://statspl.us/brewster/reports/new ... 22967.html has been a mainstay in New Orleans for the last 7 seasons. The 28 year old is a 2 time all star - and has hit 168 HRs and over 1,000 hits in those 7 seasons. he has been solid with a .278/.368/.492 slash line and averaging a little over 3 WAR a season.
Rumor has it he wants a 6 year deal worth about 75M. Probably a reasonable ask for someone with his production level. But not one that New Orleans can afford after giving a big salary to Jim Armstrong https://statspl.us/brewster/reports/new ... 16666.html a few months ago.
Waiting in the wings, and easing the blow of potentially losing Barerra is 3B Mal Fountain https://statspl.us/brewster/reports/new ... 43791.html . On paper he looks every bit as good. Fountain hit .254 with 21 HRs and a 3.1 WAR in AAA this season.
The only thing that might have GM Jim Roberts thinking is that his 3.0 WAR is just a hair away from a first round comp pick. Could they bring him back on a one year deal trying to hit gold in 2044 - and providing a backstop in case rookie Mal Fountain doensnt pan out? Its probably unlikely given how much they are paying Justin "The Anchor" Jackson https://statspl.us/brewster/reports/new ... 36472.html next year - but you never know.
Crawdad Chronicles 43.02 Barerra unlikely to be back
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Re: Crawdad Chronicles 43.02 Barerra unlikely to be back
Fountain is going to be a good one when his eye comes in.
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Re: Crawdad Chronicles 43.02 Barerra unlikely to be back
i tried to get him to learn 2B this year...but failed.
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Re: Crawdad Chronicles 43.02 Barerra unlikely to be back
I'd say he needs another point of range before he's going to be able to handle 2B, but it's worth a shot.
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