ivanvamp said:I'm not saying I don't like Tulo, because I do. And for a SS his bat is terrific. But here are his career road numbers:
.275/.349/.470/.820, 1 hr every 22.9 ab
I mean, that's pretty solid, and he's a player I'd love to have. But if I had to choose between him and Stanton, I'd take Stanton. Mostly because the Sox have several quality in-house options to fill SS, but really not much at all to fill the OF.
Tulowitzki's Coors success should translate to Fenway pretty well. I think he'd be a monster here.
http://www.fangraphs.com/spraycharts.aspx?playerid=3531&position=SS&type=battedball
Adrian's Dome said:
Plus, both will likely cost similar prospect packages, and Stanton is a lot younger. Tulo's great, but doesn't make a lot of sense for us with our infield flexibility.
Stanton is essentially a perfect fit.
Stanton might be a better fit in a vacuum, but I don't think the cost will be the same. You point out the first reason in the age difference. Tulo is also already costing a ton of money, so if the other team is taking on that salary, it should depress the acquisition cost. Tulo won't be cheap, but I don't think he'll cost as much as Stanton. I could see an argument against the cost based on the amount of left side of the infield prospects the Sox currently have, but chances are a good portion of those players would be included in the deal, which would ease the logjam a bit.
I'd gladly send Marrero and Cecchini out in a package for Tulo (along with more of course... those two aren't getting it done by a long shot). It might be a better use of resources than trading for Stanton, depending on the difference in cost.