Reds sign Candelario

[CJD]

(12-07-2023, 11:17 AM)Goalpost Wrote: No way should Marte be available.  Period.

What about Marte makes him untouchable to you?

Don't get me wrong, I really like Marte. I think he could be our 3B of the future with a solid bad, solid defense and good speed on basepaths.

But I don't think he's going to be a career .316 hitter. He had an absolutely incredible September stat line of .387/.425/.547/.972, with a BABIP of 0.384, but his career minor league stat line is .282/.367/.467/.833. So he was playing a bit over his head in his brief call up to the majors.

The league average BABIP is about .300, so he was what you would consider "very lucky" in 2023.

If they can sell high on him and get a genuine Ace pitcher, I wouldn't blame them for it, even if it would make me sad.