2020-2021 Offseason Thread

[notin]

Oh, I'd much prefer we sign Colome and Pillar.

 

That's one of the simplest solutions. And both players have ties to Bloom...

[notin]

SLG is given plenty of due, thanks to OPS.

 

Not really. In OPS, it's sort of viewed as OBP's annoying little brother...

[Bellhorn04]

Not really. In OPS, it's sort of viewed as OBP's annoying little brother...

 

Only by serious stat nerds though.

[Bellhorn04]

That's one of the simplest solutions. And both players have ties to Bloom...

 

Also, you can use both for puns about strength and support.

[TylerD]

Oilers and Senators have a combined 4 wins...... when the hell is baseball season!!!

[moonslav59]

I'm not saying this is the best idea, but Mitch Moreland can play LF and he hits righties very well.

 

Could he be signed as insurance for Dalbec/Chavis at 1B but also as a LF platoon, assuming Beni is traded or playing CF or RF vs RHPs while Renfroe sits?

[notin]

Only by serious stat nerds though.

 

..who are a growing population..

[notin]

Also, you can use both for puns about strength and support.

 

If that is important, we probably best avoid Joe Panik...

[notin]

I'm not saying this is the best idea, but Mitch Moreland can play LF and he hits righties very well.

 

Could he be signed as insurance for Dalbec/Chavis at 1B but also as a LF platoon, assuming Beni is traded or playing CF or RF vs RHPs while Renfroe sits?

 

Absolutely correct. It is not the best solution...

[moonslav59]

It looks like Joc Pederson got $7M/1 with $500K in incentives.

 

I don't think this affects the value GMs are placing on Beni.

 

Also, Matt Moore to PHI for $3M + incentives.

[mvp 78]

@ChrisCotillo

Red Sox announce front office moves.

 

* Ben Crockett promoted to senior VP, baseball operations

* Brian Abraham promoted to director of player development

[mvp 78]

@jcmccaffrey

Billy McMillon returns as Triple-A manager

Corey Wimberly is now managing Double-A, had previously managed High-A

Iggy Suarez returns to manage High-A (which is now in Greenville)

Luke Montz is now managing Single-A Salem, previously had managed Short-Season Lowell

[Nick]

I'm not saying this is the best idea, but Mitch Moreland can play LF and he hits righties very well.

 

Could he be signed as insurance for Dalbec/Chavis at 1B but also as a LF platoon, assuming Beni is traded or playing CF or RF vs RHPs while Renfroe sits?

 

Mitch would have a pulled hamstring first time he THOUGHT about getting a good jump....as President would say, C'mon, Bloom.

[moonslav59]

Mitch would have a pulled hamstring first time he THOUGHT about getting a good jump....as President would say, C'mon, Bloom.

 

That, of course, is the biggest concern, especially at his age.

 

Plus, he's a fine defensive 1Bman, so there should be better ideas.

[mvp 78]

Red Sox INTERESTED in Workman reunion.

[moonslav59]

Red Sox INTERESTED in Workman reunion.

 

Good news.

 

At worst, this is a sign they know the pen needs more help.

[a700hitter]

Red Sox INTERESTED in Workman reunion.

2019 was a career year for Workman. I wouldn’t pay much for him.

[moonslav59]

2019 was a career year for Workman. I wouldn’t pay much for him.

 

He won't get too much, and he was pretty good before 2019.

[moonslav59]

Arenado + $50M to the Cards.

[moonslav59]

Eddie Rosario $8M/1 to the Guardians.

[notin]

Now the Angels are asking about Vazquez.

 

The Angels have virtually no pitching between MLB and low A ball. For me, it’s CF Brandon Marsh or the Sox keep Vazquez...

[oldtimer]

So when does the 40 man roster have to be adjusted for the new acquisitions?

[jacksonianmarch]

Now the Angels are asking about Vazquez.

 

The Angels have virtually no pitching between MLB and low A ball. For me, it’s CF Brandon Marsh or the Sox keep Vazquez...

 

That’s probably on the table with Trout, Upton and Adell locked in. Or maybe it’s a deal for one of their established pitchers? Or it’s just kicking of tires

[notin]

That’s probably on the table with Trout, Upton and Adell locked in. Or maybe it’s a deal for one of their established pitchers? Or it’s just kicking of tires

 

Probably just kicking tires.

 

But for Marsh, it is worth thinking about. Unless Bloom signs Odorizzi. Then you keep Vazquez.

 

I can’t see the Angels trading an established pitcher. They have very little depth and a strong recent history with injuries...

[harmony]

Probably just kicking tires.

 

But for Marsh, it is worth thinking about. Unless Bloom signs Odorizzi. Then you keep Vazquez.

 

I can’t see the Angels trading an established pitcher. They have very little depth and a strong recent history with injuries...

FWIW Baseball Trade Values assigns a surplus value of $21 million to Christian Vazquez and $37.5 million to Brandon Marsh.

[notin]

FWIW Baseball Trade Values assigns a surplus value of $21 million to Christian Vazquez and $37.5 million to Brandon Marsh.

 

I am aware. But hey, if they want Vazquez, that would be my price. No idea what Bloom would ask for, but the Angels are very deep with outfielders with Trout, Adell, and Jordyn Adams, along with placeholders Justin Upton and Jared Walsh. Marsh absolutely could be trade bait for them. And it’s not like they can afford to deal pitching. Like the Sox, they have too many injury-plagued pitchers already.

 

But I suspect no deal ever happens...

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

I am aware. But hey, if they want Vazquez, that would be my price. No idea what Bloom would ask for, but the Angels are very deep with outfielders with Trout, Adell, and Jordyn Adams, along with placeholders Justin Upton and Jared Walsh. Marsh absolutely could be trade bait for them. And it’s not like they can afford to deal pitching. Like the Sox, they have too many injury-plagued pitchers already.

 

But I suspect no deal ever happens...

 

But I bet there is interest...

[notin]

But I bet there is interest...

 

Multiple websites are reporting interest.

 

But also saying in the past the price for Vazquez has been very high. Even I raised it per the BTV guidelines. So unless the Angels overpay, why bother making a deal just yet?

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Schwarber, Joc Pederson, Rosario... all signed one-year contracts for around $7-10M each. The only full-time outfielder the Red Sox inked is Renfroe for $3M (they also had interest in shedding Benintendi's $6M).

 

Before this putting-it-offseason, who would've thought JBJ would get more total money and more years than any of them?

[harmony]

Multiple websites are reporting interest.

But also saying in the past the price for Vazquez has been very high. Even I raised it per the BTV guidelines. So unless the Angels overpay, why bother making a deal just yet?

Most of those "multiple websites" were merely the echo chamber repeating a rumor first shared by Ken Rosenthal:

 

https://theathletic.com/2305777/2021/01/06/rosenthal-francisco-lindor-yu-darvish-blake-snell/