Blue Jays Discussion: Spring Training is over. The season begins today

[Discoverer]

I think on a per rate basis he’s right there in the top 5, and that’d only make him one of the highest paid catchers because it’s a young and inexpensive gen of catchers right now with multiple locked up through their arb years. It’s not much different from Martin’s salary.

Contreras got 5/87, so something like that, but it also wouldn’t surprise me if he got up to Perez’s salary on the open market.

Edit: if he did play as many games as Contreras since 2021 while maintaining his average form, he’d be a full win higher than him.

Again, health does play a part, but if he’s healthy the rest of the year I think he gets a pretty good pay day. And you’re right I might be completely out to lunch in terms of evaluations because there aren’t a lot of comps out there. I’d love it if he settles in at like a 3/50 or 4/60 deal + club or mutual options.

On a per PA basis, he's every bit as good as Will Smith, who just signed for 10/140. He won't get close to that because of the injuries (he's only played half as much over the last few years), but he's up there with the best catchers in the league.

 

[Bjindaho]

Monday morning again:

Def

P - Berrios and Kikuchi are tied for 4th overall (and 1st in the AL in DRS) with 2

C - Kirk 2nd overall and 1st in the AL in Def (Jano is 23rd overall). Kirk is 3rd in DRS (because Vazquez has tied Raleigh at 7 with Kirk at 6)

1B - Vlad is down in 33rd, though it looks better when you filter to a higher min innings. He's been middle of the pack at best so far.

2B - Biggio is 18th, with IKF 24.

SS - Bo is up to 26th overall and is comfortable mid-pack among starters. DRS doesn't like him.

3B - IKF is 13th in Def and has 1 DRS

LF - Varsho leads Def and is 2nd in DRS (to Verdugo) ****Note: Varsho currently ONLY qualifies in CF

CF - Kiermaier is 4th and Varsho is 6th in Def. They are T-12 and T-6 in DRS.

RF - Springer is roughly mid-pack.

 

[trellaine201]

Let’s trade a lot of these guys BUT get rid of management first. Let someone new build.

 

[Dr.Funk]

 

[Bjindaho]

 

[Dr.Funk]