Two years $33 million with an opt out after the first year. We needed a good first baseman who can hit and we got a switch hitter out of this. I just hope he is a good, veteran leader. This clubhouse could be hurt by infusion of any got mine first guys. I just sensed that Abreu was a better teammate and a better clubhouse presence but let's hope that's because there wasn't much leading that could go on with the Pirates in a rebuild.
As mentioned elsewhere, the base salary is at a level that making a qualifying offer on him after the first year would be doable if he choses the opt-out clause, unless his contract forbids us from doing that.
I like the move. Bell is a significant improvement over Owen Miller but I am waiting for the other shoe to drop here in the form of another signing or a trade or a DFA to clear more roster space.
Still would like to see Murphy here for continuity at catcher but Vasquez for 2 years wouldn't kill Bo Naylor's development so, either way it could work.
I don't want to eat these words later but it doesn't look like the Guardians are willing to pay the Athletics exorbitant price so either that price will have to come down or we are going a different direction (Jansen or Vazquez.
Tomorrow I hope we get a little more clarity on our catcher position and, although I don't hold out a lot of hope, maybe we even get through the Rule 5 tomorrow unscathed. Except for Battenfield, I do believe was, during the season and afterwards, protected all the guys we should have protected this year.
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