| Name | Age | Level | P1 | P2 | Availability | Years | AFV | Salary | Surplus | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Liberatore | 26 | Majors | LRP | SP | Low | 4 | 26.5 | 14 | 12.5 | 10 | 12.5 | 15 |
| Quinn Mathews | 0 | Minors | SP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11.2 | 14 | 16.8 | ||
| Rainiel Rodriguez | 19 | Minors | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.2 | 30.5 | 38.2 | 45.8 | ||
| Brandon Clarke | 23 | Minors | SP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.6 | 12.5 | 15.6 | 18.7 |
Total Value:
80.3
| Name | Age | Level | P1 | P2 | Availability | Years | AFV | Salary | Surplus | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Kurtz | 23 | Majors | 1B | 5 | 108.9 | 53.2 | 55.7 | 44.6 | 55.7 | 66.9 |
Total Value:
55.7
Down vote for the A's. I'm all for them adding another SP but their goal is .500 or better in 2026 and there's a bit of a drop off in production from Kurtz to Liberatore. The rest of the return isn't ready to pay off any time soon.
On a different note... with St. Louis shop a Catcher? Is Ivan Herrera expected back behind the plate?
We do have a lot of catching depth, that we will need to trade from, but IV isn't the one that's gonna get sent. Plus, he's a minus defender that they will need to find another position for. He's injury prone behind the plate.That's why I put Raniel in there for the A's. He's 18 and destroyed A+ already. He'll be in AA this season at some point, so he'll be a fast riser and young.
I'm more interested in Pages or Crooks, TBH. I just thought I'd heard something about Herrera putting the tools of ignorance back on. Raniel is a good prospect but Forst is shopping for more immediate returns.
I see your point, only thing I would suggest is Matthews will be ready this year, so you're hypothetically getting 2 young SPs immediately. You're also taking a bet on Libby's metrics, seeing him getting better this year than his first year as a SP.
The problem with Matthews (besides his command/control last year) is that he's competing for mound time with Jump, Arnold, Nett, etc. and it's arguable he's now on a tier below those arms. Liberatore's metrics don't scream "I can make you feel good about replacing Nick Kurtz". There's also the problem of having to replace Kurtz in the line-up and the A's don't have that bat in their organization.