| Name | Age | Level | P1 | P2 | Availability | Years | AFV | Salary | Surplus | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Kurtz | 23 | Majors | 1B | 5 | 108.2 | 53.2 | 54.9 | 44 | 54.9 | 65.9 |
Total Value:
54.9
| Name | Age | Level | P1 | P2 | Availability | Years | AFV | Salary | Surplus | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Vientos | 26 | Majors | 3B | DH | Medium | 4 | 48.2 | 27.7 | 20.5 | 16.4 | 20.5 | 24.6 |
| Brett Baty | 26 | Majors | 3B | 2B | Medium | 4 | 46.5 | 25 | 21.5 | 17.2 | 21.5 | 25.8 |
| Kodai Senga | 33 | Majors | SP | 2 | 28.3 | 28 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | ||
| Colin Houck | 21 | Minors | SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.1 | ||
| Cash | 10 |
Total Value:
54.9
Baty to 3B has merit... I don't think Vientos as the replacement 1B is as good a fit. For a bat-first player, his bat went way backwards in 2025. If the A's think Leo De Vries can stick on the left side (and there's no reason to believe they don't) then his ETA really impacts the need for Baty. I think there's a good chance LDV is up before June but even if you think he only makes it up for a cup o' coffee in September then what do you do with Baty in '27? 99.97% certain Senga's limited NTC includes Sacramento but if it didn't, the A's wouldn't necessarily need or want cash to cover his part of his salary. The biggest reason this gets a down vote for the A's is the 12.6 BTV tied up in Houck and Cash.
Thinking about this a bit more... assuming the Mets are desperate to keep McLean off the table... Baty and Tong/Sproat (A's choice but I listed the arms in my preference) make a more enticing base package for the A's at a similar cost to your proposal. Balance it with prospects. The A's have stated time and again that acquiring starting pitching is their top priority and I don't see any way they part with a core bat like Kurtz without getting a significant arm as part of the return.