https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/alex-bregman-608324?stats=statcast-r-hitting-mlb
Thoughts? Is it worth it for the Tigers to sign a slightly above average hitter long-term?
https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/alex-bregman-608324?stats=statcast-r-hitting-mlb
Thoughts? Is it worth it for the Tigers to sign a slightly above average hitter long-term?
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I think some people are just wanting to sign a player just to sign a player. If it’s longer than 4 years it’ll blow up in our faces
You could have said something similar following the 2021 season, but then look at 2022 and 2023.
People always imagine results stay constant year over year, and that’s not necessarily the case. Matt Chapman is just about one year older, and his 2023 (which would be like Bregmans’s 2024) was 42nd percentile run value. Then his 2024 was 83rd percentile.
That said, in any contract you’re hoping to get maybe three above-average years, then you hope the later years aren’t unplayably bad.
He slowly been in the decline so I’m not sure I’d be willing to sign him for more than four years
His walk numbers are the most concerning thing for me if he’s 75% of what he’s been outside of last year he’ll be solid for his whole contract but moving a guy out of a hitter friendly park with aging physical tools is never a good idea, I wish they would’ve been more aggressive trying get burger out of Miami
While I have concerns about Bregman and fall off. I also understand he’s a much better player in terms of defense and offense than what we have right now. I’m mixed about signing him but he’s def an upgrade and helps the team get better. The tigers need to start making moves to improve if they are serious about contending in a real way.