tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post541648934219135347..comments2024-03-25T10:19:58.493-07:00Comments on the joy of sox: Bloom Makes Three Trades On Monday: Sends Christian Vázquez To Astros,Gets Tommy Phan From Reds And Reese McGuire From White Soxallanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-12448917009041230422022-08-02T12:40:34.787-07:002022-08-02T12:40:34.787-07:00Calcaterra writes that McGuire "is a formerly...Calcaterra writes that McGuire "is a formerly well-regarded prospect who hasn't hit a lick outside of a couple of cups of coffee with the Blue Jays early in his career. He is, however, regarded as a fantastic defensive catcher with excellent pitch-framing skills. He's under team control for three more years as well. If you can't ever remember seeing him play but, for some reason, his name rings a bell, maybe it's because you read about how <a href="https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/masturbation-case-blue-jays-reese-mcguire/1fzhc8imz6alc1dg9zmokn0ace?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email" rel="nofollow">he was arrested back in February 2020 for masturbating in his car while parked in a public parking lot</a>. He pleaded no contest to a disorderly conduct charge and was only fined. Guess you could say that he . . . got off."<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uW47jWLMiY" rel="nofollow">. . .</a><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sarYH0z948" rel="nofollow">. . .</a>allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-58409465272005881922022-08-02T11:48:32.124-07:002022-08-02T11:48:32.124-07:00Vazquez was the one player I hoped would not be tr...Vazquez was the one player I hoped would not be traded, but he brought the most value to the table in terms of his hitting and fielding prowess.<br /><br />Additionally, going into the off-season, his first time as a free agent, I have to imagine that he wants to be paid well. This year, he's making $7M, and he's made only $23.3M in eight MLB seasons, which is less than $3M per season. I have to believe his value is north of $10M-$12M per season at this point (maybe more, I'm not the expert here), and if the Sox want to keep Devers in the fold after 2023, they are going to have to dump salary.<br /><br />I wish him well and I hope he takes home a nice paycheck under his next contract.FenFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07093124081174881768noreply@blogger.com