Author Topic: Hot Stove ‘22  (Read 5797 times)

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Re: Hot Stove ‘22
« Reply #30 on: July 27, 2022, 10:25:28 am »
Well, Jansen has 20 HRs in less than 300 PAs in '21-22.  He's at least league-average defensively at a premium position.  Happ is probably below average at a non-premium defensive position.  You don't know what Jansen is going to do as a regular starter, but that's a gamble you'd have to be willing to take.  He was a highly-regarded prospect who may be just entering his prime.

I don't see any reason to assume Jansen will decline by age 30.  He certainly has light mileage.  And who knows, maybe by 2025 the Cubs will actually be competitive.  And there's certainly a chance Jansen will be better than a league-average catcher, with his bat.

So trading 1 1/2 years of Happ for maybe 1 of Jansen that matters?