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But not as much as I dislike Jason Bay hitting in the middle of the order as our big offseason pickup. I too expect a Nick signing to happen now that other opportunities have dried up.
Since he's arguably the 2nd best hitter available on the FA market, it's hard to argue against it being an upgrade. Especially over Smoak or Thames getting 400 more ABs this year at last year's production levels.
What sucks about losing a first round pick in this new draft salary cap format is that it precludes you from signing a cheaper first rounder than your "estimated" cost and using that savings throughout the rest of your draft to sign guys to overslot deals. The biggest savings you can get are by signing that first rounder cheaply, and without it you damage the rest of your draft as well - it's not just the loss of the first rounder himself.
Can't make it up these days by overpaying in later rounds, so it's a very significant penalty to sign Swish, especially when the one thing your front office is notable for is its drafting ability.
We have plenty of talent depth right now - I'm not worried about a sudden need to replenish. Just saying that Nick had better come through for the duration of his deal. We can't afford to have him Sexson it 2 years in.
Fingers crossed. Come bring the thunder, Nick. Maybe we'll trade for LoMo too and let one of em play first base, get two of the same kind of hitter to power us for a bit, and help Montero/Seager/Ackley/Saunders pick up their games. What's life without a little risk, right?
~G