Sox sign Peraza

[jacksonianmarch]

Likely to be the Holt replacement as a super utility guy. 1 year $3 mil guaranteed

[Jack Flap]

Gerrit who?

[Jasonbay44]

He kinda sucks. He’s basically Jonathan Herrera. Sweet!

[jacksonianmarch]

I am surprised he got a guaranteed major league contract, to be entirely honest. His speed dipped last year, which was his only plus tool. But Bloom has a history of taking these former top prospects and getting something out of them. Jury will be out

[jacksonianmarch]

The other thing to keep in mind here is that Peraza will be arb eligible for 2 more seasons after this one. If Bloom is right and this signing turns out good for the sox, they can keep him on arb through 2022.

[Swiharts Ghost]

Pffff freaking dumb .Scooter Gennette would be perfect this guy's no bat JBJ in infield woooooo hoooo .Bloom off to a s*** start

[jacksonianmarch]

Pffff freaking dumb .Scooter Gennette would be perfect this guy's no bat JBJ in infield woooooo hoooo .Bloom off to a s*** start

 

You are gonna hate Bloom if your goal is to win anything in the next 2 years. These are the moves he made in TB. He signed guys off the scrap heap and turned them into something. He dealt for guys who teams were ready to give up on and found a role for them. I told everyone here, Bloom's arrival at a time when the sox need to cut payroll is going to 100% make people hate him in the off-seasons then quietly love the results. Bloom is the kind of guy who could potentially shave your rebuild down to 2 yrs from the expected 3

[Jasonbay44]

I am surprised he got a guaranteed major league contract, to be entirely honest. His speed dipped last year, which was his only plus tool. But Bloom has a history of taking these former top prospects and getting something out of them. Jury will be out

 

Yeah, he’s worth a shot at. He’s still somehow only 25, I actually thought he was older. I’m not mad at the signing.

[fxkatt]

How is Paraza off the scrap heap if his lifetime MLB ave is .273??

[harmony]

How is Paraza off the scrap heap if his lifetime MLB ave is .273??

Perhaps because this year Jose Peraza posted a negative 0.6 fWAR in 141 games?

 

https://www.fangraphs.com/players/jose-peraza/13593/stats?position=2B/SS

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

You are gonna hate Bloom if your goal is to win anything in the next 2 years. These are the moves he made in TB. He signed guys off the scrap heap and turned them into something. He dealt for guys who teams were ready to give up on and found a role for them. I told everyone here, Bloom's arrival at a time when the sox need to cut payroll is going to 100% make people hate him in the off-seasons then quietly love the results. Bloom is the kind of guy who could potentially shave your rebuild down to 2 yrs from the expected 3

 

Spelled reset wrong. And it's only for one year (and maybe not for awhile after that, since the "cap" is sure to increase with the next CBA...)

[Jasonbay44]

How is Paraza off the scrap heap if his lifetime MLB ave is .273??

 

His career OBP is only .313, OPS .686, he can play multiple positions, but none of them particularly well, and has a career WAR of 0.5

[mvp 78]

He’s Brock Holt’s replacement. His fWAR doesn’t matter.

[Swiharts Ghost]

Watched alot of his 18 season highlights .The swing is very good for Fenway and his range is really good actually .I am warming to this now .He has power in that swing he and JDM talk we may have something .Bloom gets a B .

[notin]

He’s Brock Holt’s replacement. His fWAR doesn’t matter.

 

He might even be Pedroia's replacement...

[jad]

A .230 hitter? As Estragon would say: "We're saved!!!"

[a700hitter]

Bloom removed his thumb from his ass to make a couple of small market moves.

[Larry Cook]

Maybe this signing will convince Pedroia to finally retire!