Red Sox 2025 Season Review/Offseason Preview Thread

[drewski6]

3 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

I think signing extensions is a lot different than luring prospective FA's. What are the prominent offensive FAs that SEA has brought in since moving ballparks 25 years ago? 

Ichiro (does he really count?)

Adrian Beltre

Nelson Cruz

Cano

Richie Sexson

Anyone else? 

 

Can we count Big Sexsie twice?

[harmony]

46 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

I think signing extensions is a lot different than luring prospective FA's. What are the prominent offensive FAs that SEA has brought in since moving ballparks 25 years ago? 

Ichiro (does he really count?)

Adrian Beltre

Nelson Cruz

Cano

Richie Sexson

Anyone else? 

 

Seattle fans still complain about the Mariners signing Chone Figgins to a four-year contract coming off his 7.7 bWAR season in 2009.

[moonslav59]

1 hour ago, drewski6 said:

Can we count Big Sexsie twice?

You guys are forgetting the second biggest signing behind Garver:

Juan Nicasio for $17M/2 back in 2018.

How about the days of Chone Figgins at $36M/4 back in '10? He's their 5th biggest non pitching FA signing, ever!

 

[mvp 78]

2 hours ago, harmony said:

Seattle fans still complain about the Mariners signing Chone Figgins to a four-year contract coming off his 7.7 bWAR season in 2009.

29 DRS at 3B? His previous high was 5. wRC+ was under 120. 

That WAR was massively inflated TBH. He was never an outstanding defensive player and then became the third best defender in MLB? 

[Dirtywater433]

Kazuma Okamoto will be posted. He plays apparently gold glove first base and has a huge pull rate in Japan. Right around 50 percent. I think the Sox will be heavy in on him. 

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

10 hours ago, Dirtywater433 said:

Kazuma Okamoto will be posted. He plays apparently gold glove first base and has a huge pull rate in Japan. Right around 50 percent. I think the Sox will be heavy in on him. 

Gold Glove first baseman with right-handed pull power and 11% K-rate -- now, is that really the kind of player that fits in with this Red Sox roster?

This quote intrigues: "profile that mirrors the disciplined style Boston's hitting department has been preaching throughout the organization." 

(musing: writer either works for the Sox or isn't a Sox fan, since the org obviously needs less preaching and more teaching)

link: https://heavy.com/sports/mlb/boston-red-sox/good-news-on-kazuma-okamoto/

 

 

[mvp 78]

13 hours ago, Dirtywater433 said:

Kazuma Okamoto will be posted. He plays apparently gold glove first base and has a huge pull rate in Japan. Right around 50 percent. I think the Sox will be heavy in on him. 

He won two NPB awards for his defense at 3b and one for 1b. If the Sox target an NPB guy, they should go for him because of his approach at the plate and ability to field a position. 

[mvp 78]

2 hours ago, 5GoldGlovesOF,75 said:

Gold Glove first baseman with right-handed pull power and 11% K-rate -- now, is that really the kind of player that fits in with this Red Sox roster?

This quote intrigues: "profile that mirrors the disciplined style Boston's hitting department has been preaching throughout the organization." 

(musing: writer either works for the Sox or isn't a Sox fan, since the org obviously needs less preaching and more teaching)

link: https://heavy.com/sports/mlb/boston-red-sox/good-news-on-kazuma-okamoto/

 

 

Nah, the Sox's current approach is to take the Murakami who will k like Rob Deer and play even worse defense. 

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Just now, mvp 78 said:

Nah, the Sox's current approach is to take the Murakami who will k like Rob Deer and play even worse defense. 

Deer in the tailights

[drewski6]

1 hour ago, mvp 78 said:

He won two NPB awards for his defense at 3b and one for 1b. If the Sox target an NPB guy, they should go for him because of his approach at the plate and ability to field a position. 

Sounds like a dodger to me.

[mvp 78]

1 minute ago, drewski6 said:

Sounds like a dodger to me.

😩

[mvp 78]

JH has the money. Can't leave it on the table now that they are getting to the playoffs. 

Right? Maybe? 

[drewski6]

1 minute ago, mvp 78 said:

JH has the money. Can't leave it on the table now that they are getting to the playoffs. 

Right? Maybe? 

I think that no amount of money JH could offer could compete with the opportunities that arise from being associated with ohtani.

[mvp 78]

1 minute ago, drewski6 said:

I think that no amount of money JH could offer could compete with the opportunities that arise from being associated with ohtani.

It's next to impossible to factor in those things on here. 

[drewski6]

1 minute ago, mvp 78 said:

It's next to impossible to factor in those things on here. 

Agreed. Also if we are competing with dodgers for the Japanese 1b/3b, max muncy is doing us a solid right now. Not like they have a DH spot to move mucy and/or freeman

[notin]

1 hour ago, mvp 78 said:

Nah, the Sox's current approach is to take the Murakami who will k like Rob Deer and play even worse defense. 

And he will make many say “maybe Yoshida really wasn’t so bad…”

[harmony]

20 hours ago, moonslav59 said:

You guys are forgetting the second biggest signing behind Garver:

Juan Nicasio for $17M/2 back in 2018.

How about the days of Chone Figgins at $36M/4 back in '10? He's their 5th biggest non pitching FA signing, ever!

 

This thread's discussion of Seattle's free agent signing has been limited to hitters.

The Mariners signed left-hander Robbie Ray to a five-year, $115 million contract in November 2021. The M's signed lefty Yusei Kikuchi to a three-year, $43 million contract in January 2019.

[notin]

11 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

JH has the money. Can't leave it on the table now that they are getting to the playoffs. 

Right? Maybe? 

More likely he spends on a bigger table that can hold more money…

[mvp 78]

2 minutes ago, notin said:

And he will make many say “maybe Yoshida really wasn’t so bad…”

And Murakami is also LHB. Get me the RHB and you can still keep Masa at DH for now.

[mvp 78]

2 minutes ago, notin said:

More likely he spends on a bigger table that can hold more money…

He's definitely got big table money. I'm still using the table that came with my first house. 

[notin]

6 minutes ago, harmony said:

This thread's discussion of Seattle's free agent signing has been limited to hitters.

The Mariners signed left-hander Robbie Ray to a five-year, $115 million contract in November 2021. The M's signed lefty Yusei Kikuchi to a three-year, $43 million contract in January 2019.

Like Kenji Johjima?

[notin]

3 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

And Murakami is also LHB. Get me the RHB and you can still keep Masa at DH for now.

Most likely that RHH will be Bregman.  Hes definitely the pre-race front runner…

[mvp 78]

9 minutes ago, harmony said:

This thread's discussion of Seattle's free agent signing has been limited to hitters.

The Mariners signed left-hander Robbie Ray to a five-year, $115 million contract in November 2021. The M's signed lefty Yusei Kikuchi to a three-year, $43 million contract in January 2019.

I believe it's enticing for pitchers to go to SEA. Is it for hitters? 

[mvp 78]

2 minutes ago, notin said:

Most likely that RHH will be Bregman.  Hes definitely the pre-race front runner…

Yeah, but where's the upgrade the offense needs? 

[notin]

15 minutes ago, drewski6 said:

Agreed. Also if we are competing with dodgers for the Japanese 1b/3b, max muncy is doing us a solid right now. Not like they have a DH spot to move mucy and/or freeman

The Dodgers could simply not exercise their team option on Muncy for 2026.

Although at $10mill, I would think they exercise it…

[drewski6]

3 minutes ago, notin said:

The Dodgers could simply not exercise their team option on Muncy for 2026.

Although at $10mill, I would think they exercise it…

Hes hitting the ball well this postseason for them

[notin]

9 minutes ago, drewski6 said:

Hes hitting the ball well this postseason for them

He’s worth $10mill even if he wasn’t.

Its an option they do have, but I would agree that it will be surprising if they don’t exercise it…

[harmony]

26 minutes ago, notin said:

Like Kenji Johjima?

I started to write about Kenji Johjima but decided to ignore signings in the pre-Dipoto era.

[Dirtywater433]

2 hours ago, mvp 78 said:

Yeah, but where's the upgrade the offense needs? 

They should get both Okamoto and Bregman if they want to improve the infield defense like they say they want to.

[moonslav59]

The betting odds favor a guy named Tristan Casas as our 2026 1Bman with Romy/KC as depth.

The odds favor Yoshida/Romy at DH for 2026.

The odds favor Mayer at 3B or 2B for 2026.

The slot that is wide open is the one Mayer does not play: 2B or 3B.