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[Damon @Damon98_]

Since Opening Day 2024, Ketel Marte is slashing:

.274/.353/.500 with a .377 xwOBA and 13.5 fWAR.

His 133 wRC+ is tied with Junior Caminero for the 11th best mark in the sport, ahead of Freddie Freeman and Fernando Tatis Jr (132).

[Lewis @LewisFoster_21]

Just now finding out Ketel Marte is married to Vladimir Guerrero Jr's cousin.

[Lewis @LewisFoster_21]

@mrbabywhitesilk No, just the money.

[Lewis @LewisFoster_21]

I think the Jays just run it back with another big bodied back end starter (a la Cody Ponce) and sign Clay Holmes.

[Lewis @LewisFoster_21]

@mrbabywhitesilk I think Skubal is just out on us

[Lewis @LewisFoster_21]

He stays healthy (only lost time this year because he got hit by a 111 MPH comebacker), the pitch mix is really good, and the sinker and changeup just don't get hit.

[Lewis @LewisFoster_21]

Do note that Ketel has his 10-5 rights, so all we can hope for is that he'd prefer to be here if a trade lined up.

[Lewis @LewisFoster_21]

I’m all aboard the #Ketet2TOR train

[Just Baseball @JustBB_Media]

Ketel Marte being traded to the Toronto Blue Jays makes a lot of sense

[Lewis @LewisFoster_21]

@Damon98_ Agreed, I think the pieces lineup well on this one.

[Lewis @LewisFoster_21]

@IanBloss Jays should definitely see if there is a deal to be made here; Preller will be open to anything.

[Lewis @LewisFoster_21]

That kills the dream. Good chance he and his agent don't see a major AAV bump to try being a starter. I mean, if Tanner Scott got an $18M AAV for 4 years at 30 years old, Morejon would seemingly be looking for at least a $22M AAV.

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[Just Baseball @JustBB_Media]

Adrian Morejon is drawing interest as a starter but prefers to remain as a reliever, per @TheAthleticMLB.

Morejon is entering his age-28 season and has started just 1 of his 285 games since 2022.

[Lewis @LewisFoster_21]

@IanBloss Could see them getting creative with salary dumps, Eovaldi comes to mind, but you're right, Skubal + King is just playing the 'hopefully we just make the playoffs' game.

[Lewis @LewisFoster_21]

@IanBloss Wow, just gave that rotation a look, they gotta get to work lmao

[Lewis @LewisFoster_21]

@IanBloss Yeah, and if the Padres are ready to spend to have him back, it just feels like that will be inevitable.

[Lewis @LewisFoster_21]

@IanBloss Yeah, the contract is probably going to break the record for relievers, so for him, there's really no need to literally double his workload for maybe a 15-20% bump in total money.

[Lewis @LewisFoster_21]

How much further above a $22M AAV would teams go to make him start (something he hasn't done consistently at any point as a major leaguer)?

Maybe someone goes crazy to get him to start, but it just feels more likely a team will go crazy just to let him be a reliever.

[Lewis @LewisFoster_21]

@IanBloss And a part of me is like, let's see what we get from Barger in RF full-time with Seager/Ketel on the infield instead of Suzuki + the lower-tier 2nd base options.

[Lewis @LewisFoster_21]

The three best available bats this offseason (assuming some 10-5 trade vetoes are waived). Who do you want for the Jays? Account for their acquisition cost as well.

[Lewis @LewisFoster_21]

@IanBloss It's a good point, but we also don't have any pending OF free agents until 2031 (besides Santander), which gives us a lot of time.

[Lewis @LewisFoster_21]

@IanBloss Yeah, that's where I'm at as well. The fit is obviously seamless for Suzuki, but I don't think people recognise that our middle infield might be in greater need of an upgrade.