He might not have been the best fit in the outfield being profiled as a left fielder where we could use a right fielder, but we did need an outfielder and he is a perfect fit at the top of the order.
What I want to know is. Do the Sox have a plan or hope Verdugo can handle right again? Or are they willing to just put up with subpar defense there for a year?
Looking at his numbers, seems like this guy is a good signing. We'll see how this work it out though.
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Originally Posted by a700hitter
Maybe they trade Dugo or he can DH/4th OF'er.
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
I wouldn't trade Alex. He is a keeper.
Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz & Boston Red Sox
Could be the leadoff hitter this team has been lacking.
Old school is good school.
Depends on who for.
Would you trade Verdugo for Urquidy?
It's natural to want to compare him to Suzuki, and in some ways it makes sense, but they are two different players.
Lot's of potential, here. He's only 29. (Turns 30 in July)
He might turn out better than Nimmo. No lost comp pick.
It's hard to have an opinion on this move. It's bold. 5 years is not too long. $18M AAV is not too large.
My first impression is a good one.
Low Ks
High BBs
High and consistent BA
.321 '18
.323 '19
.351 '20
.339 '21
.336 '22
The power is not great, but he did have 29 HRs one year and 75 XBHs another year.
Gotta take someone's word on his defense.
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
I think we'd all do that in a heartbeat.
Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1
The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.
His OPS the last few years looks pretty healthy to me.
Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1
The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.
I probably would. I've always liked Urquidy, but he's not really an answer for our need for a top of rotation SP'er.
BTV accepted this one:
Rafaela, Dugo, Dalbec, Walter & Lugo
for
Lopez, Berti, A Garcia (salary dump) and Cooper
We get a solid SP'er, DH/ RF'er, a Kike-type player in Berti who can also lead-off and a swap of change of environments of Bobby D for Cooper.
They get salary relief, a nice promising SP'er and OF'er and a solid LF'er. Lugo and Dalbec have some promise.
It all depends on how much they want to cut salary. If you take A Garcia away, we'd probably have to give Mayer not Rafaela.
When you say it's gonna happen now
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It would have been better if this guy was a RF. Dugy can play out there, but not as good as a LF.
Damn straight, and to me OBP is more valuable than SLG, so even nicer than it looks.
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This is a good move actually. The one thing that is missing in major league baseball is contact, and this guy has it in spades. It’s not a tremendously cost prohibitive move, but the upside is there. Sox aren’t really expected to be very good this year, so if he becomes a flop, it doesn’t really change much. If he turns into a foundational piece for the team, they got him on the cheap and they can build around him
Yoshida had an OBP over .400 in 6 straight seasons.
He's walked more than K'd in 4 straight seasons and came close to walking twice as much as K'ing, this season (15.7 BB rate to 8.1 K rate.)
Gotta like his approach.
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Yoshida is an excellent signing. Now we need the Japanese starting pitcher. A left handed reliever and a short stop.
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