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Astros
| Name | Age | Level | P1 | P2 | Availability | Years | AFV | Salary | Surplus | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Paredes | 26 | Majors | 3B | Low | 3 | 61.5 | 32.8 | 28.8 | 23 | 28.8 | 34.5 | |
| Luis Robert | 27 | Majors | CF | High | 3 | 68.2 | 55 | 13.2 | 10.5 | 13.2 | 15.8 | |
| Caleb Kilian | 27 | Majors | LRP | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Value:
42
Cubs
| Name | Age | Level | P1 | P2 | Availability | Years | AFV | Salary | Surplus | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Tucker | 28 | Majors | OF | Medium | 1 | 47.2 | 15.8 | 31.4 | 25.1 | 31.4 | 37.7 |
Total Value:
31.4
White Sox
| Name | Age | Level | P1 | P2 | Availability | Years | AFV | Salary | Surplus | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Canario | 24 | Majors | OF | 5 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.2 | ||
| Ed Howard | 22 | Minors | SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 | ||
| James Triantos | 21 | Minors | 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.7 | 11 | 13.7 | 16.5 |
Total Value:
17.3
Comments
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This gives MLB players with controlled salaries to Houston, allowing them to move on from Bregman. It also gives them an arm that needs a change of scenery. The White Sox get a few prospects for Robert. I'm sure people want more in prospects but if he repeats '24 vs '23 his contract becomes a problem. This is why Robert's value is what it is. And the Cubs get their new RF. They can move Bellinger in a separate deal, and hang onto Suzuki. Suzuki doesn't want to DH full time but he will, plus he can still get in the field to spell Happ or Tucker.
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What do the Cubs do after next year when Tucker signs elsewhere as a free agent?
Assuming the Cubs can't, or won't, sign him, you still have Suzuki and you also have Caissie, Alcantara, and Ballesteros to play RF or DH.