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Brad K · 07-21-2023, 02:41 PM

Thank yinz for the suggestions!

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October 15 1967

I offered arb eligible IF Bob Johnson 2.0 stars $68k/1 year. He has a $70k arb estimate. He came back at $83k. He really can play only first and second. Hit .329 in 67 on 70 ABs but his contact rating is 10.

Shopped him around and got offered C Tim McCarver 4.0 stars who is arb eligible with a $253k estimate. I can see why StL wants to trade McCarver. They have 11 arb eligible players currently making $556k with arb estimates of $959k. If the estimates are on the money that leaves them only $200k in the extension budget.

OK, so some readers are thinking this is a trade I should decline to do because I'm robbing St Louis. Am I? St Louis is dumping next year's payroll which they can't afford. Their issue is not the talent of the player.

It's clear McCarver is leaving St L for somewhere else so I made somewhere else Pittsburgh.

Bob Johnson, Tim McCarver

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Brad K Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2016 Location: St Petersburg Florida USA Posts: 6,455 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	Thank yinz for the suggestions! ------------------------ October 15 1967 I offered arb eligible IF Bob Johnson 2.0 stars $68k/1 year. He has a $70k arb estimate. He came back at $83k. He really can play only first and second. Hit .329 in 67 on 70 ABs but his contact rating is 10. Shopped him around and got offered C Tim McCarver 4.0 stars who is arb eligible with a $253k estimate. I can see why StL wants to trade McCarver. They have 11 arb eligible players currently making $556k with arb estimates of $959k. If the estimates are on the money that leaves them only $200k in the extension budget. OK, so some readers are thinking this is a trade I should decline to do because I'm robbing St Louis. Am I? St Louis is dumping next year's payroll which they can't afford. Their issue is not the talent of the player. It's clear McCarver is leaving St L for somewhere else so I made somewhere else Pittsburgh. Bob Johnson, Tim McCarver Attached Images __________________ Pirates Play Moneyball 1951 to 2008 46,000 views and counting!... Wow, up to 47,000, thank you. Wow, I hadn't checked for weeks. Oct 9 2024 its 79,561. THIS must be a great idea. My consistent detractors didn't show up en masse to argue against it. They didn't show up HERE either.