Shane Bieber, Chris Bassitt, and Bo Bichette Could Be Options For the Boston Red Sox

I wanted Bieber last year.  I'd have gone $70M/4, and still would.  I have no idea why he accepted the option, unless something is wrong with his arm.

9 minutes ago, JoeBrady said:

I wanted Bieber last year.  I'd have gone $70M/4, and still would.  I have no idea why he accepted the option, unless something is wrong with his arm.

Bieber only pitch the last part of the season so he may feel that a full season with a team that just went to the WS he will be able to make more $$$$$ next off season. Sox were the one team talk to last season before resigning with Cleveland.

Bassit threw a splitter rarely last year and came from a team Gaussman was on. Hes old but Im interested. Cant be our only add tho.  But he's got some splitter familiarity and pitched alongside the best splitter in the AL (there are better ones in the NL).

If Bassit's medicals look good (his age scares me) , and hes not expensive and he's going to throw the splitter more, im very interested

The four best splittes are Ohtani, Yamamoto, Skenes, and Guassman.  Its hard to throw, but its a tippy top pitch right now.

Correction to ealier post: its skenes who throws 2 splitter variations not ohtani (ohtani may have 2 as well but he has at least one, but its skenes who def throws 2 diff splitters)

Bailey needs to hire a splitter specialist if he isnt one himself. Its become a cheat code.

34 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

He's thrown a splitter the past three years, but it has had a negative run value each year. Bad pitch! 

He has 8 pitches that he throws, but should reduce it to about 5 or 6 IMO. The splitter and slider haven't been good pitches for him the past few years. 

Then he needs a splitter coach.  Nobody is ditching a splitter right now.  If you arent working on a splitter right now, its like, what are you doing?

All of the best pitchers are throwing splitters more and more.

8 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

Sox need front end guys. Not sure there is a reason to add more back end guys if they believe Dobbins et al will be healthy to start the season. 

thats prob fair

4 hours ago, mvp 78 said:

Who cares? Bassitt is no longer one "of the best pitchers." His ceiling is third starter. If everybody throws a splitter, batters will catch up the same way they did with sweepers. 

If a guy can throw a splitter, and is throwing it 5-10% of the time, that dude has the potential to turn into Gaussman

Maybe not Bassitt tho, as hes old and lost a lot of velocity.

But I care if a dude throws a splitter.  I want it.  Skenes, Ohtani, yamamoto, Gaussman