Braves: 4 more moves to complete a great offseason
Mike Moustakas
I know a lot of you wanted to see Josh Donaldson here, so don’t be disappointed.
The longer the offseason goes, and the more teams that are linked to Donaldson, the more I feel like he won’t be coming back to Atlanta.
And I’m OK with that.
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Mike Moustakas is likely going to cost less than half of what Donaldson is going to get this offseason, and Moose has been a very productive player.
MLB Trade Rumors predicts that the 31-year-old Moustakas will get a two-year deal for $20 million this offseason.
Sign me up.
FanGraphs had Moustakas as a 2.8 WAR player in 2019 and 2.4 in 2018. His best season came in 2015 with the Kansas City Royals when he accumulated a 3.8 WAR.
And I get it, Donaldson was a 4.9 WAR player in 2019 and has been as high as 8.7, but there’s nothing wrong with a 3 WAR player at third base.
Moustakas could be even higher with a move back to third base where he’s a very solid defender, as opposed to second base where the Milwaukee Brewers had him a lot in 2018 and 2019.
The more I think about it, the more I’m loving the money saved by going with Moustakas over Donaldson.
But it only makes sense if the Braves use the money saved to get a frontline starter…