Well, let's hypothetical this.
Let's say Johnson gets $6 million in arbitration
Let's say Calero would get $2 million.
If Johnson were to accept, the only ramification is having to trade Cantu and playing Sanchez/Boner at 3B versus Cantu/Sanchez at the corners.
If Calero accepts, you have to get rid of both Nunez and Lindstrom instead of just one, your pen is Calero, Sanchez, Meyer, Badenhop, Vanden Hurk, Jones, and Wood/Leroux/Penn/Tucker/etc...,
If you're totally confident they are both healthy, I don't see a big deal as we can relatively interchange them with Cantu/RP. If they have injury concerns (or more injury concerns than Cantu/Other RP), it's just a disappointing loss of picks 30-45ish.
So if they accept....
L Coghlan 2B/LF
R Maybin CF
L Johnson 1B
R Hanley SS
L Baker C
R Ross LF/RF
then it's some sort of whoever is playing of
R G. Sanchez 3B
R Carroll LF/RF
S Boner 2B/3B
X Some veteran 3B instead of veteran 1B/LF I have been musing all offseason
SP - same
BP - Calero, Sanchez, Meyer, Badenhop, Vanden Hurk, Jones(Tank), Leroux/Wood/Penn
If NJ accepts, and Calero doesn't, just sub in Nunez or Lindstrom above for Calero.
If they both don't accept it's the standard
R Maybin CF
L Coghlan 2B/LF
R Hanley SS
R Cantu 3B
L Baker C
R Ross LF/RF
then it's some sort of whoever is playing of
R G. Sanchez 1B
R Carroll LF/RF
S Boner 2B
L Some veteran 1B/LF
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Is there really a difference with any of this, EXCEPT
(1) Fears of Nick Johnson and Kiko Calero health, compared to Cantu and Nunez/Lindstrom
(2) Gaby playing a lot of 3B instead of a lot of 1B
Those are the only two concerns I have.
I hope this post cleared up the "money" argument. It's Health and Gaby playing 3B issues that dominate if we should offer arbitration to the two of them. If you're cool with both of those, then I guess get pissed we're not offering and not potentially getting the picks.
Let's say Johnson gets $6 million in arbitration
Let's say Calero would get $2 million.
If Johnson were to accept, the only ramification is having to trade Cantu and playing Sanchez/Boner at 3B versus Cantu/Sanchez at the corners.
If Calero accepts, you have to get rid of both Nunez and Lindstrom instead of just one, your pen is Calero, Sanchez, Meyer, Badenhop, Vanden Hurk, Jones, and Wood/Leroux/Penn/Tucker/etc...,
If you're totally confident they are both healthy, I don't see a big deal as we can relatively interchange them with Cantu/RP. If they have injury concerns (or more injury concerns than Cantu/Other RP), it's just a disappointing loss of picks 30-45ish.
So if they accept....
L Coghlan 2B/LF
R Maybin CF
L Johnson 1B
R Hanley SS
L Baker C
R Ross LF/RF
then it's some sort of whoever is playing of
R G. Sanchez 3B
R Carroll LF/RF
S Boner 2B/3B
X Some veteran 3B instead of veteran 1B/LF I have been musing all offseason
SP - same
BP - Calero, Sanchez, Meyer, Badenhop, Vanden Hurk, Jones(Tank), Leroux/Wood/Penn
If NJ accepts, and Calero doesn't, just sub in Nunez or Lindstrom above for Calero.
If they both don't accept it's the standard
R Maybin CF
L Coghlan 2B/LF
R Hanley SS
R Cantu 3B
L Baker C
R Ross LF/RF
then it's some sort of whoever is playing of
R G. Sanchez 1B
R Carroll LF/RF
S Boner 2B
L Some veteran 1B/LF
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Is there really a difference with any of this, EXCEPT
(1) Fears of Nick Johnson and Kiko Calero health, compared to Cantu and Nunez/Lindstrom
(2) Gaby playing a lot of 3B instead of a lot of 1B
Those are the only two concerns I have.
I hope this post cleared up the "money" argument. It's Health and Gaby playing 3B issues that dominate if we should offer arbitration to the two of them. If you're cool with both of those, then I guess get pissed we're not offering and not potentially getting the picks.
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