Emerson and the roster

[bpj]

He'd only be a free agent at 27 if they bring him up this year or next year.

Stuff his ass in the minors for a couple more years and use someone else the next couple years.

He's not going to be a game changer for us in 2026 or 2027 anyways. So don't start his clock, AND don't hand him $90M, then keep him just as long anyways.

There's zero need to bring up Colt Emerson. So, don't.

Instead, "Here's 90 million bucks!"

[D-train]

Oh good, a day against tough lefties in AAA, then he's good to go.

Hey, they should have tried that with Canzone so they didnt need to sign Refsnyder.

Maybe Raley could go for a day against a tough AAA lefty.

I think they're really onto something here.

Perhaps Ref will be assigned to be his tutor vs. LHPs. lol

[D-train]

I don't understand why DiPoto has to say anything here. I mean, there's absolutely no reason to give this level of granularity on the development plan for a prospect.

The fucker just can't stop talking....

[D-train]

The deal is back loaded, doesn't begin to kick in until 2028. It's not affecting this seasons budget or next. It's tying up the arbitration years and the an additional three seasons of his FA

I don’t care it is dumb business. Pretending he is a sure thing is beyond fucking stupid. JK was ranked 1st or 2nd in the outfield rankings along with Julio. Colt is ranked 7th in SS. OF has L,R, and CFbut they group them all together. JK had 1 1/2 way decent year. Smoak, Ackley, Hultzen, Big unit #2, we have had too many can’t miss prospects miss to be anything but against this move.

JK kicking ass in Charlotte!

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[bpj]

The deal is back loaded, doesn't begin to kick in until 2028. It's not affecting this seasons budget or next. It's tying up the arbitration years and the an additional three seasons of his FA

I don’t care it is dumb business. Pretending he is a sure thing is beyond fucking stupid. JK was ranked 1st or 2nd in the outfield rankings along with Julio. Colt is ranked 7th in SS. OF has L,R, and CFbut they group them all together. JK had 1 1/2 way decent year. Smoak, Ackley, Hultzen, Big unit #2, we have had too many can’t miss prospects miss to be anything but against this move.

JK kicking ass in Charlotte!

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May I suggest.. time?

Lol. I'm even getting tired of that joke.

I hope we hear what the extension offer he turned down was someday.

[D-train]

I don’t care it is dumb business. Pretending he is a sure thing is beyond fucking stupid. JK was ranked 1st or 2nd in the outfield rankings along with Julio. Colt is ranked 7th in SS. OF has L,R, and CFbut they group them all together. JK had 1 1/2 way decent year. Smoak, Ackley, Hultzen, Big unit #2, we have had too many can’t miss prospects miss to be anything but against this move.

JK kicking ass in Charlotte!

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May I suggest.. time?

Lol. I'm even getting tired of that joke.

I hope we hear what the extension offer he turned down was someday.

I have gone with this one for way too many times but I think it is one of my greatest works of art.

Evan White takes his wife out to Applebee's in about a year and a half. Kelenic is their waiter.

At the end of the meal White says. Hey great service, here is $50 for that but the second tip I have for you is you should have taken the extension offer. lol

[bpj]

JK kicking ass in Charlotte!

Screenshot 2026-04-02 111146.png

May I suggest.. time?

Lol. I'm even getting tired of that joke.

I hope we hear what the extension offer he turned down was someday.

I have gone with this one for way too many times but I think it is one of my greatest works of art.

Evan White takes his wife out to Applebee's in about a year and a half. Kelenic is their wait.

At the end of the meal White says. Hey great service, here is $50 for that but the second tip I have for you is you should have taken the extension offer. lol

Brutal. I feel for him a little because he obviously wanted to succeed. Just came across as a whiny brat. I think he would have gotten destroyed by this ABS system. He complained about a lot of calls that were strikes. Was one of the most annoying things about him to me.

[D-train]

He has to be bugging his balls of. Zero hits in AAA after 4 games for the worst org in the AL. Probably just needs more time....

[Donn Beach]

Pirates are supposedly on the verge of signing Griffin to a long term deal

The two sides have been talking since early in spring training, sources told ESPN, and the Pirates' proposals are closer in range to the eight-year, $111 million deal that Corbin Carroll signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks in the spring of 2023. Griffin's side, however, has been angling for something closer to Roman Anthony's eight-year, $130 million deal that was forged with the Boston Red Sox in August, sources said

[Donn Beach]

Passan on Emersons extension

“I think Colt Emerson’s a better bet, because if you look at what his skills are, there’s a lot less variance in those than a guy like Jarred Kelenic, for example,” Passan said. “Like, let’s look at Colt Emerson’s numbers in the minor leagues. And listen, I understand minor league numbers do not always translate to the big leagues, but I’m looking especially this past season, when at 19 years old he went from High-A essentially up to Triple-A.

Bat to ball really matters, and swing decisions really matter. … The numbers, to me, that stand out the most – it’s not the batting average. It’s not even the on-base percentage, which is really good. It’s not the slug, it’s not the defensive positions he plays, it’s not the home runs, the RBIs, the stolen bases, any of that. It’s the walks and the strikeouts. In 600 plate appearances, he struck out 105 times, which would make him in the top 20th percentile if he can carry that over in the big leagues right now. And he walked 71 times, which would probably be the top 10 percentile.

If you can lock in a franchise shortstop who makes good swing decisions, has good bat-to-ball skills, has some power, you do that eight days a week,” he added. “And I understand the price was hefty, but there’s so much money to be made in terms of marginal value on this contract that the Mariners’ front office, they’re smart people and they get the math.

“And the math in this case was good enough for them to lay out essentially $100 million for a guy who’s never had a single day of big league service.