Bret German

[Bret German @bretgerman33]

@b_miklasz May as well add the Josiah starting in CF for Springfield with that J group.

[Bret German @bretgerman33]

@MichaelSalfino That was a parody account.

[Bret German @bretgerman33]

@MLBaseball_Live “The Mets’ offer would have come with a $55MM average annual value. Tucker’s agreement with L.A. will be calculated a little north of $57MM annually after adjusting the net present value to account for $30MM in deferrals.”

57M >55M. And you said it was “no where close”.

[Bret German @bretgerman33]

@MLBaseball_Live “It’s a very similar structure to the four-year, $240MM deal which Tucker accepted from the Dodgers. The opt-out provisions were identical. New York offered a higher signing bonus and the absence of deferred money, while the Dodgers went the extra $20MM on overall guarantee.”

[Bret German @bretgerman33]

@MLBaseball_Live ‘The Mets’ offer would have come with a $55MM average annual value. Tucker’s agreement with L.A. will be calculated a little north of $57MM annually after adjusting the net present value to account for $30MM in deferrals.’

[Bret German @bretgerman33]

@MLBaseball_Live We waited and now my assumption is confirmed.✅✅✅✅

[Ken Rosenthal @Ken_Rosenthal]

Net present value of Tucker’s deal will be $57M per season, beating Juan Soto’s previous record by more than $6M, sources tell The Athletic. Deferrals total $30M - $10M in each of last three seasons. First with deferred amount: @JonHeyman

[Bret German @bretgerman33]

@MLBaseball_Live Gotcha. Guess we need to see the Dodgers deferrals.

[Bret German @bretgerman33]

@joshjaco98 If they had traded him, would’ve been awful thin on depth. It’s remarkable they’ve went half a season without a starting pitcher injury.

Maybe makes more sense if they traded and used some of that money to sign one of those aforementioned starters as well.

[Bret German @bretgerman33]

@joshjaco98 If we could all see regression, isn’t it safe to assume MLB front offices could as well?

Seems like it would just be easier to sign all the available pitchers in his tier then trade assets: Quintana, Lorenzen, Heaney, etc.

[Bret German @bretgerman33]

@JonPgh I’ve always felt fine how it is as guys who’ve had the best seasons, if not starting, will be in playing the late innings and get a shot to decide the game.

[Bret German @bretgerman33]

@jacobinfante24 Drafting a bit for 2025 as well, as Olinemen regularly get banged up. Good chance a pick at 10 ends up playing a lot of snaps.

[Bret German @bretgerman33]

@joshjaco98 As you have the forum, go back over the last 10 years & check data for the Cardinals or any team that doesn’t use 6 plus starters for a significant amount of starts. Would be a great post.

While I agree with your frustration, if healthy I suspect both will get plenty of run.

[Bret German @bretgerman33]

@stlfanbc7 Although Matz’s range of 3 to 5 innings this April probably isn’t going to make it that significant of difference overall and feels all too familiar.

[Bret German @bretgerman33]

@stlfanbc7 How does SP innings and QS compare to last April? Feels like last April it was a real 5 and dive rotation if they even got through 5 innings.

[Bret German @bretgerman33]

@MichaelSalfino I’m not questioning you, more curious if they qualify in this scenario. It’s rare for certain.

[Bret German @bretgerman33]

@trdonoghue1 Thanks

[Bret German @bretgerman33]

@bschaeffer12 @kyler416 Where can I lay eyes on this “angry bird” or is it the one where the Bird is holding the ball behind his back?