Twins & Athletics
Submitted by: Weitz41
Twins
| Name | Age | Level | P1 | P2 | Availability | Years | AFV | Salary | Surplus | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Susac | 25 | Minors | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.1 | ||
| Mason Barnett | 25 | Majors | SP | 6 | 19.5 | 12.6 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 8.3 | ||
| Tommy White | 23 | Minors | 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.4 | 6.7 | 8.4 | 10.1 |
Total Value:
17.9
Athletics
| Name | Age | Level | P1 | P2 | Availability | Years | AFV | Salary | Surplus | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Ober | 30 | Majors | SP | Medium | 2 | 28.4 | 8 | 20.4 | 16.3 | 20.4 | 24.5 |
Total Value:
20.4
Comments
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Down vote for the A's. I think Ober would not like pitching in Sacramento. He's coming off a 1.2 fWAR season, projected for 1.7 next year. In comparison: Severino (2.5/1.9), Springs (1.7/1.9), Lopez (1.2/1.6), Morales (0.5/1.0). Ober would be coming in as the projected #4 SP and I don't think the A's would trade so much prospect value for a #4 SP.
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Fair enough, I see a BU catcher that needs to be added to the 40 man or exposed to the R5 draft, a starter that walked way to many guys last year and may need to go to the BP and a down the road 3B. Don't get me wrong, they all fit the Twins needs in 2026 and beyond.
I think Susac is a Bust but the A's have already moved MacIver, leaving Susac as next up behind Langeliers and an already-paid-for Wynns. I'd been hoping they'd go out and get a better C2 option but those hopes appear dashed. Tommy White looks destined for 1B/DH defensively. I think a SP like Brady Singer (2.9/2.3 at 10.7 BTV) makes more sense for what the A's need and can afford in terms of prospects.
Agreed on most of it. Susac is likely a bust, but he's still an average defensive catcher. Twins got 0 for a few years in catching prospects that stand out for O or D. Yeah, White may end up there. (1B) twins have to few and the A's have too many of those. Singer has 1 more year of control. Ober 2 years. Just my OP...A's are close. Need a 1 or a 2 SP. Ober isn't that but raise the floor type. LV is what 1-2 seasons away? May as well hit the ground running.
Singer raises the floor and offers a bit more ceiling. I think there are other "raise the floor" types with more years of control than Ober, if the A's want to go that route and pay a comparable price. I see him as the high-end of the floor raising SP and I think he'd struggle pitching his Home games in Sacramento. I see '26 as an establishing year (not contention) and my hope is that the arms they have in AAA begin to establish themselves as the successors to the veterans currently penciled in to the rotation.