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Offline Slateman

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Re: 2021 NL East
« Reply #25: April 01, 2021, 02:16:07 PM »
Lindor generates a lot more of his value from defense than the great SS generation of A-Rod, Jeter, Garciaparra, and Tejada.  He needs to stick at SS until he's 34 or so and play well to make this an OK deal.  As for Turner, the Nats weren't signing him this year, so the real market will be more set by the group of contracts that Seager, Story, etc... sign rather than this one alone. Also, let's see what the next collective bargaining agreement does.  To me, this looks like Cohen not being risk averse.
Lindor is already better than Tejada. Jeter's career wRC+ is 119, while Lindor is 117.

Lindor has had 30+ home run seasons in 3 out of the last 4 seasons. Not sure why anyone is trying to play him off as some sort of slap hitting, defensive first shortstop. He's not.