This looks like an actually good deal. Kinda sad to see Ortiz go but you have to trade when you can.
Max Muncy never had impressive power numbers in MiLB past A+ ball. His first full MLB season came at 27 as well.
I’m not equating the two but people writing off the deal based on debut age and MiLB power numbers should realize that’s not some amazing predictor of his career
He could be good but I would have thought and hoped that Ortiz would fetch something better.
I don’t think Ortiz was viewed as favorably by the majors as he was here. He had a good ERA last year, but his FIP was over league average and his underlying numbers weren’t great. BR had him at 3 WAR last year, but FG only had him at 1, so there’s definitely a discrepancy in evaluating him. His projections for next year have him taking a big step back, so I see this as a good “buy low/sell high” trade, but only time will tell.
Just feels like continual failure of asset management from Cherington. Don’t hate the player, just feels like we’re again on a losing side of value in a trade and we really don’t have the farm system to make up for it. I know this will get downvoted but I think last trade deadline killed any hope I had left for Cherington doing something in his tenure
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This looks like an actually good deal. Kinda sad to see Ortiz go but you have to trade when you can.
Max Muncy never had impressive power numbers in MiLB past A+ ball. His first full MLB season came at 27 as well.
I’m not equating the two but people writing off the deal based on debut age and MiLB power numbers should realize that’s not some amazing predictor of his career
He could be good but I would have thought and hoped that Ortiz would fetch something better.
I don’t think Ortiz was viewed as favorably by the majors as he was here. He had a good ERA last year, but his FIP was over league average and his underlying numbers weren’t great. BR had him at 3 WAR last year, but FG only had him at 1, so there’s definitely a discrepancy in evaluating him. His projections for next year have him taking a big step back, so I see this as a good “buy low/sell high” trade, but only time will tell.
Just feels like continual failure of asset management from Cherington. Don’t hate the player, just feels like we’re again on a losing side of value in a trade and we really don’t have the farm system to make up for it. I know this will get downvoted but I think last trade deadline killed any hope I had left for Cherington doing something in his tenure
I think the Bucs overpaid