Brock Beauchamp

Hahahah, yes it is. Huge influx of users. We've been toying with the idea of expanding over there for months, just kinda randomly decided to go ahead and do it as an experiment.

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I thought this would be an interesting conversation piece for over here. Would the Twins Trade Pablo López? Examining a Potential Blockbuster with the Boston Red Sox - Twins - Twins Daily TWINSDAILY.COM The Twins need to shake up the core of the roster this winter. Would the club trade their ace for one of baseball’s best prospects, in a blockbuster deal?

Oh for sure. Lots of people hate on BTV all the time, I think it has a purpose if used correctly.

The Brewers are one of those teams that BTV can be thrown out the window with, at least on the pitching side of things. They're going to target a guy they like and who the Brewers like are often NOT what you expect. They're crazy-good at developing pitching and it's hard to predict what they find attractive.

Because people seem to be transitioning away from X/Twitter, at least in some capacity, I was asked to expand the default embed options for other social media sites. The following sites will now embed natively on the site just as Twitter has since forever. 1. Instagram 2. Facebook 3. TikTok 4. BlueSky 5. Threads 6. Twitter/X

Roki Sasaki has nudged Juan Soto out of the limelight, at least for a day. The young Japanese phenom announced he will come to Major League Baseball in 2025. Sasaki, unlike last year's import Yoshinobu Yamamoto, will post under the minor league rules due to his age and experience in NPB. Remember when Shohei Ohtani came to America to play and all teams were in on him? Same thing here. There will be no $300 million contracts in play as with Yamamoto, meaning most teams should be courting the young right-hander this offseason. Sasaki has been simply phenomenal in Japan. He pitched all of the 2024 season as a 22-year-old and only turned 23 this week. In parts of three seasons in NPB, he has a 2.10 ERA and 505 strikeouts in only 394 innings pitched. View full rumor

Yeah, I think trades are more likely. But hey, going full-on Padres would be pretty fun this offseason (even if it’s maybe a bad idea).

I don’t think the value is bad in the proposal, my quibble is with the players involved. I don’t think the Twins would want to go that route. Lopez is an incredible clubhouse guy on top of being a very good pitcher, it’s going to take a lot to pry him away.

It would take a lot more than Abreu to get Lopez from the Twins. I doubt Minnesota is interested in a lefty bat, honestly.

Yeah, the budget is just a loose guideline because the actual CBT number becomes almost impossible to calculate ahead of time. So we decided to basically ignore it to avoid unnecessary complication.

I accidentally missed Pivetta while importing. I have added him at the expense of Whitlock. I've also added slots so users can add dead money if they need to take on money in trade somehow.

I have the Sox budget set at $200m so when I'm a few percentage points over, it's still well under the CBT. Good point about Pivetta, let me look into that.

Originally I was going to wheel and deal but after looking over the Red Sox commitments for 2025, I realized I should just "money" my way through the offseason. Instead of trading for Crochet, sign Snell. I don't even like Snell much, particularly from a fan perspective. Watching him pitch is like watching someone slowly pull out your fingernails with pliers. But he's really good. The easier choice in the rotation is Max Fried. No-brainer there, IMO. The one trade I did execute was one year of Devin Williams to close out games. He gives security at the end of a bullpen that badly needs it. Given that he has only one year of control remaining, it should be relatively easy to acquire him without dipping into the big four. On the position player side, I kept it simple. Sign Teoscar Hernandez for 3-4 years. He gives the right-handed thump this lineup needs without shuffling too many pieces around. If there is a way to move on from Yoshida without eating 100% of his contract, I absolutely do that. C: Connor Wong ($0.80M) 1B: Tristan Casas ($0.80M) 2B: Vaughn Grissom ($0.80M) 3B: Rafael Devers ($27.07M) SS: Trevor Story ($22.50M) LF: Jarren Duran ($4.90M) CF: Ceddanne Rafaela ($1.25M) RF: Wilyer Abreu ($0.80M) DH: Teoscar Hernandez ($20.00M) 4th OF: Rob Refsnyder ($2.25M) Utility: David Hamilton ($0.80M) Utility: Masataka Yoshida ($18.6M) Backup C: Kyle Teal ($0.80M) SP1: Tanner Houck ($4.50M) SP2: Kutter Crawford ($3.50M) SP3: Brayan Bello ($2.66M) SP4: Max Fried ($26M) SP5: Blake Snell ($32M) RP: Liam Hendricks ($6.00M) RP: Zack Kelly ($0.80M) RP: Josh Winckowski ($0.80M) RP: Greg Weissert ($0.80M) RP: Lucas Giolito ($19M) RP: Luis Guerrero ($0.80M) RP: Justin Slaten ($0.80M) RP: Devin Williams ($8.5M) Payroll is 3.63% over budget

@Bellhorn04 and @Hugh2 use the payroll tool, you dorks! https://talksox.com/payroll-blueprint

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Welcome to the “You’re The General Manager!” tool for the 2024-2025 offseason! This is a fun feature we release every offseason, allowing users to play the role of front office executive and build their dream roster for the 2025 season. https://talksox.com/payroll-blueprint The tool is pretty straightforward, though it works better on desktop so keep that in mind (but this kind of work is hard to do on a phone anyway so best to wait until you’re in front of a computer). In the left two columns, you have the 26-man roster. Fill these out as you see fit and each salary you add for a player will change the Total number on the right. The Budget is set to $200m but that’s just a guideline, there is no penalty for going over or reward for staying under. Below the 26-man roster you will see the top 50 free agents listed with expected 2025 salary courtesty of MLB Trade Rumors to use as a guideline for building out your roster. On the right, you will see a title so you can add a custom note for your moves (eg. Sign Juan Soto!) and after you save, your blueprint will save and publish in this forum with the title “YourUsername’s Offseason Blueprint: Sign Juan Soto!” Below the title, type out your reasoning for your moves, comment on any trades you’ve devised, and set the tone for your roster thread. If you want to complete this in stages over time, there is a Save As Draft button so you can come back to it later. When you’re finished and ready to publish, click Share Blueprint To Forums and you’re done! By the way, you can create as many blueprints as you like over an offseason; this isn’t a one-and-done feature. If you want to re-think your roster in mid-December, come back and try again!

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MLB Trade Rumors released their top 35 trade candidates for the 2024-2025 offseason. The only Red Sox player to make the list is outfielder Wilyer Abreu. There is consternation from both within and without the organization that the Red Sox need to become less left-handed in 2025. While they have several options to accomplish this goal (Abreu, Triston Casas, and Jarren Duran), Abreu is probably the easiest choice of the three: Casas is a work in progress, Duran is wildly valuable in the here and now, and Abreu sits in the middle. He carries significant value today after a strong rookie campaign (114 OPS+), has lengthy team control at the minimum salary, and can be flipped to fill a need in 2025 without causing catastrophic damage to the Red Sox lineup. View full rumor

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We toy with the idea constantly but boy, each additional prospect past the top ten becomes an exponential headache. Perhaps I can try to create a blended list that requires less work, something to think about during the offseason.