2023 Free Agents

[moonslav59]

If it happens fine, but reports of being in on Duvall have been out there for a few weeks now, and nothing’s happened along with being in on a number of IF. I’ll believe it when it happens. I keep hearing all the Duran talk too just like last year like he’s in their plans, and I don’t believe he is just like last year, and just like last year I don’t think he is used unless a very last option.

 

But since Bloom is a buffoon, maybe he wants Duran to play.

[Jasonbay44]

Yankees do. They’re loaded with middle infield and have a vacancy in LF…

 

I wouldn’t bet on the Sox and Yankees making a trade that has almost any significance

[notin]

I wouldn’t bet on the Sox and Yankees making a trade that has almost any significance

 

I wouldn’t bet on any two teams making a trade, but the Sox and Yankees do make a fairly decent amount of trades with each other…

[Jasonbay44]

I wouldn’t bet on any two teams making a trade, but the Sox and Yankees do make a fairly decent amount of trades with each other…

 

They've made two trades since 1997.

[moonslav59]

They've made two trades since 1997.

 

There might be other teams with just 2.

[notin]

They've made two trades since 1997.

 

 

So… they’re due!!

[moonslav59]

So… they’re due!!

 

Overdue!

 

I don't want Torres, though.

[a700hitter]

I wouldn’t bet on the Sox and Yankees making a trade that has almost any significance

Agreed. The Yankees will not make that trade.

[notin]

Sox sign Duvall…

[Bellhorn04]

Tortoise keeps moving!

[mvp 78]

Sox sign Duvall…

 

1 year/7M

 

Seems fine?

 

I still would rather Kiké in CF.

[notin]

1 year/7M

 

Seems fine?

 

I still would rather Kiké in CF.

 

 

I think the choices were down to Duran and Duvall. Kike to the INF looks like the aftermath of Story’s surgery…

[notin]

So now is it Kike at SS and Arroyo/Valdez at 2b? Or is another MI coming?

[Hugh2]

So now is it Kike at SS and Arroyo/Valdez at 2b? Or is another MI coming?

 

I'm wondering if they can still sign someone like Andrus now, and play Kike at 2nd. A trade could still be in the works too. I just have a really hard time seeing Arroyo/Valdez at 2nd. Arroyo could be good there but for how long? You could easily see David Hamilton SS (if there's no other moves to this roster) starting games in 2023....I'm not sure how I feel about that.

[notin]

I'm wondering if they can still sign someone like Andrus now, and play Kike at 2nd. A trade could still be in the works too. I just have a really hard time seeing Arroyo/Valdez at 2nd. Arroyo could be good there but for how long? You could easily see David Hamilton SS (if there's no other moves to this roster) starting games in 2023....I'm not sure how I feel about that.

 

I don’t see Hamilton ever starting.

 

So now once they sign Duvall, who goes?

 

I’ve been saying Ort for so long now it’s probably time to realize his job security is just far too deep…

[mvp 78]

I think the choices were down to Duran and Duvall. Kike to the INF looks like the aftermath of Story’s surgery…

 

I'd rather Kiké in CF, Andrus at SS than Duvall in CF and Kiké at SS. Steamer and FanGraphs projections seem to agree with that as well. My guess is Andrus is just holding out for a multi-year deal?

[mvp 78]

I don’t see Hamilton ever starting.

 

So now once they sign Duvall, who goes?

 

I’ve been saying Ort for so long now it’s probably time to realize his job security is just far too deep…

 

Hamilton will play most of the season at WOO. Probably won't make BOS unless he really starts to hit or if the injuries pile up.

[moonslav59]

I just hope when it's all said and done, Kike is in CF. To me, that is most important when deciding who to add.

 

Right now, that would mean Duvall would be in RF, and I think That's a big plus over Dugo, especially on D. I doubt this happens, though.

 

Kike will likely play SS or 2B, depending on our next addition.

 

In terms of who goes to make room for Duvall and then the middle IF'er we are sure to add, I'm still holding out hope we can make some sort of 2 for 1 deal, perhaps involving Dugo and or Dalbec.

 

My current DFA list:

 

1. Ort

2. Brasier (not going to happen)

3. Taylor, but only if the docs say he will not return to previous form

4. It would be Duran, if we weren't so short in depth in the OF.

5. Mills? Wink?

 

It wasn't that long ago the players listed 3rd, 4th and 5th were not considered "keepers" to any extent. Now, I kinda like Taylor, Wink and Mills.

[Old Red]

What position Kike plays in 2023 is not going to make, or break the 2023 Red Sox. Kike would rather play the IF anyways, and there are bigger problems really than where Kike plays. Oh no who’s going to go off that precious 40 man to make room for Duvall.

[moonslav59]

What position Kike plays in 2023 is not going to make, or break the 2023 Red Sox. Kike would rather play the IF anyways, and there are bigger problems really than where Kike plays. Oh no who’s going to go off that precious 40 man to make room for Duvall.

 

No one move or issue usually makes or breaks a season, but when a choice is still to be made, it's fair to talk about which move would better position the team for a run at the playoffs or a miracle in some fans' eyes.

 

To me, the team is much better with Kike in CF, Duval in RF and 2 added middle IF'er. After this Duvall signing, I seriously doubt it happens, but I do think the team would be better. That's the type of thing I like to discuss.

 

You can keep talking about rising ticket prices, how little the 40th man matters and whatever floats your boat, but many times, the culmination of many of the small moves is what ends up making or breaking a team's chances.

 

Take last year, for example, some posters were irate over Bloom not having added depth at 1B, RF and the pen. Well, those type of moves are, many times, the 38th, 39th and 40th men on the roster added late in the winter.

[notin]

No one move or issue usually makes or breaks a season, but when a choice is still to be made, it's fair to talk about which move would better position the team for a run at the playoffs or a miracle in some fans' eyes.

 

To me, the team is much better with Kike in CF, Duval in RF and 2 added middle IF'er. After this Duvall signing, I seriously doubt it happens, but I do think the team would be better. That's the type of thing I like to discuss.

 

You can keep talking about rising ticket prices, how little the 40th man matters and whatever floats your boat, but many times, the culmination of many of the small moves is what ends up making or breaking a team's chances.

 

Take last year, for example, some posters were irate over Bloom not having added depth at 1B, RF and the pen. Well, those type of moves are, many times, the 38th, 39th and 40th men on the roster added late in the winter.

 

I think we’ve reached a point where if Duvall does go to RF, Duran will play CF. And Kike and TBD start at middle infield.

 

If any OF gets traded, Verdugo is simply much more tradable.

 

Although I do like the idea of dealing Duran to the Cubs for 2b Nick Madrigal…

[moonslav59]

I think we’ve reached a point where if Duvall does go to RF, Duran will play CF. And Kike and TBD start at middle infield.

 

If any OF gets traded, Verdugo is simply much more tradable.

 

Although I do like the idea of dealing Duran to the Cubs for 2b Nick Madrigal…

 

Trade Duran for Madrigal and Dugo for Mateo.

 

CF: Kike

RF: Duvall

SS: Mateo

2B: Madrigal

[Old Red]

No one move or issue usually makes or breaks a season, but when a choice is still to be made, it's fair to talk about which move would better position the team for a run at the playoffs or a miracle in some fans' eyes.

 

To me, the team is much better with Kike in CF, Duval in RF and 2 added middle IF'er. After this Duvall signing, I seriously doubt it happens, but I do think the team would be better. That's the type of thing I like to discuss.

 

You can keep talking about rising ticket prices, how little the 40th man matters and whatever floats your boat, but many times, the culmination of many of the small moves is what ends up making or breaking a team's chances.

 

Take last year, for example, some posters were irate over Bloom not having added depth at 1B, RF and the pen. Well, those type of moves are, many times, the 38th, 39th and 40th men on the roster added late in the winter.

 

Funny, but I thought Bloom, and Cora knew more about which move would better position the Red Sox to make a run at the playoffs, so if Kike plays in the IF that must be it, and that’s where Kike would rather play anyways.

Didn’t ticket prices get raised this year? I believe they did courtesy of JH, and no a good GM would have gone out, and gotten a reliable 1B, and CF last year, and not just watched the circus continue for 2 months, which Bloom did, and not relied on 39, and 40 of the 40 man.

[Hugh2]

I don’t see Hamilton ever starting.

 

So now once they sign Duvall, who goes?

 

I’ve been saying Ort for so long now it’s probably time to realize his job security is just far too deep…

 

I don't see Hamilton ever starting either, which is why I see another move coming. Arroyo/Valdez should be your guys to step up if Kike/Signing goes down.

[Old Red]

Trade Duran for Madrigal and Dugo for Mateo.

 

CF: Kike

RF: Duvall

SS: Mateo

2B: Madrigal

 

Wow! All this Dugy trade talk, which I don’t believe will happen, and Duran still getting way to much ink then he should for someone who is not that good, or highly unlikely teams are lining up for him in a trade.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

If Kike does go to the infield, he's talking like it will be at shortstop. He has said all winter (if Xander was leaving) that he wants to play shortstop full time.

 

In a recent interview about recruiting Turner, Kike said an entire season at short, where he played all his life growing up (like most who go pro) has been a goal since he made the majors. He also said he was excited to pair with Story at second base, before the latest surgery news, but that he hopes it will now be later in the second half of the year.

 

This might be why the Sox reported interest in Josh Harrison or Profar to play second makes more sense than a multi-year deal that Andrus must be looking for. It is also telling there have been no rumors of a possible Iglesias reunion...

[moonslav59]

Wow! All this Dugy trade talk, which I don’t believe will happen, and Duran still getting way to much ink then he should for someone who is not that good, or highly unlikely teams are lining up for him in a trade.

 

I don't think Dugo will be traded either, but not because teams don't want him.

 

BTW, suggesting a trade for Mateo is not saying Dugo is great. BTV has Mateo as worth about half of Dugo, and I don't see team lining up for him, either.

 

I just want an everyday SS who can field well. If it keeps Kike in CF, IMO, we'll be a better team. That's why I bring it up, even if the odds are very low it happens.

[moonslav59]

If Kike does go to the infield, he's talking like it will be at shortstop. He has said all winter (if Xander was leaving) that he wants to play shortstop full time.

 

In a recent interview about recruiting Turner, Kike said an entire season at short, where he played all his life growing up (like most who go pro) has been a goal since he made the majors. He also said he was excited to pair with Story at second base, before the latest surgery news, but that he hopes it will now be later in the second half of the year.

 

This might be why the Sox reported interest in Josh Harrison or Profar to play second makes more sense than a multi-year deal that Andrus must be looking for. It is also telling there have been no rumors of a possible Iglesias reunion...

 

If you're good at SS, like Kike appears to be, who wouldn't want to play there?

 

It would also greatly improve his payday, next winter, if he has a solid year at SS.

[moonslav59]

Funny, but I thought Bloom, and Cora knew more about which move would better position the Red Sox to make a run at the playoffs...

 

I could say something about the color brown and a facial feature.

[mvp 78]

No one move or issue usually makes or breaks a season, but when a choice is still to be made, it's fair to talk about which move would better position the team for a run at the playoffs or a miracle in some fans' eyes.

 

To me, the team is much better with Kike in CF, Duval in RF and 2 added middle IF'er. After this Duvall signing, I seriously doubt it happens, but I do think the team would be better. That's the type of thing I like to discuss.

 

You can keep talking about rising ticket prices, how little the 40th man matters and whatever floats your boat, but many times, the culmination of many of the small moves is what ends up making or breaking a team's chances.

 

Take last year, for example, some posters were irate over Bloom not having added depth at 1B, RF and the pen. Well, those type of moves are, many times, the 38th, 39th and 40th men on the roster added late in the winter.

 

IMO, the 38th, 39th and 40th men on the roster are WOO guys, not the backup 1B or RFer.