Idk man, Hoyer seems to think there's no such thing as a bad 1 year deal. No matter how terrible the player is. Never seen a pobo/gm with such an aversion for long term deals as him, seems like those last few years of the Theo reign where Ricketts refused to sign off on any additional dollars spent on payroll really scared him.
I love Morel but id def do that Soto trade. There's a reason why he's a trade piece multiple teams are inquiring on, with him settling at second base will negate a lot of that negative defensive value he's had so far in the big leagues. And many years of control to go along with it, if they give up Morel id expect only one of the the AAA fodder pieces be included in the trade like Mervis or Vazquez.
Don't think they'd get much more by waiting to trade him. I want him gone too just to have more resources to sign Yamasaki, seems like it's gonna be a huge bidding for him between the giants, cubs, Yankees and Mets.
If stroman opts in, you almost have to let him go. With his injury history it's also a risky to allocate all that money for him.
But given hoyers affinity for handing out big dollar contracts above market value for less years on a contract, I think he's likely to exercise it. I'd rather that money go to Yamamoto
The Whole PCA trade shook their entire organization, they refused to move any of their prospects for the 2022 deadline when they were firmly in it because of how bad they were robbed by Hoyer. That might add a wrinkle to any trade because they just seem salty about it.
Seems like Hoyer is really enamored with Alonso. Would much rather have Soto, bet it's mostly a contract thing. Alonso will probably make half of what Soto will eventually sign for.
I think this team can be playoff caliber, Hoyer needs to man the horsefeathers up and hand out some big contracts. Soto remains the crown jewel, if the Padres are serious about shedding salary the Cubs should be right there to pounce. Also fire David Ross.
I'm OK with that, he's had a great year but he has his flaws and will be paid big time. Soto is the guy to get but I doubt Hoyer will want to give up prospects and then sign him to 400 mil.