If we're going to consider Swanson, we should also consider Correa, who is in his second year as the premiere SS on the FA market.
He has the best performance indicators on both sides of the ball, he's the youngest, and he doesn't have a qualifying offer attached. He also seems very bright and is interested in the analytics underlying the game, which may help translate what Bloom and the Sox are trying to do to the clubhouse. But he also has a history of missing games and unless you think he's taking another short term deal, the length is going to take him up to (and probably beyond) his playing career.
Of course it seems like the Sox under Bloom are just not going to eat any of this money on the back end, so this is probably a theoretical exercise (especially given recent comments by Bloom about lateral moves in the SS market), but if the Sox can't extend Devers, Correa on a long term deal would then be able to slide over to 3B if Mayer proves to be a better option.
The poll is just total dollars, tricks to bring down the AAV are irrelevant.
He has the best performance indicators on both sides of the ball, he's the youngest, and he doesn't have a qualifying offer attached. He also seems very bright and is interested in the analytics underlying the game, which may help translate what Bloom and the Sox are trying to do to the clubhouse. But he also has a history of missing games and unless you think he's taking another short term deal, the length is going to take him up to (and probably beyond) his playing career.
Of course it seems like the Sox under Bloom are just not going to eat any of this money on the back end, so this is probably a theoretical exercise (especially given recent comments by Bloom about lateral moves in the SS market), but if the Sox can't extend Devers, Correa on a long term deal would then be able to slide over to 3B if Mayer proves to be a better option.
The poll is just total dollars, tricks to bring down the AAV are irrelevant.