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That’d be good for the Sox in offloading price
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Joc was .505 vs lefties last year. He’s a career .572OPSer vs lefties. He’s worse than a pitcher or your backup glove first MIFer vs lefties
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Maybe we got some clarity in the Bumgarner situation. He said that he definitely left money on the table. He wanted to be in Arizona. Once he heard they were heavily interested, he blocked out all other suitors. He even deferred a significant portion of his first two season’s salary to help the DBacks add. So maybe the market isn’t suppressed for second tier starters, maybe MadBum suppressed it all by himself
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Pederson is not the guy you want. He’s so entirely overexposed vs lefties that he’s strictly a platoon player. I don’t care how good of a platoon player he is, he’s still a platoon guy and someone you need to sub out in big spots vs lefty relievers
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They’re not taking Price and Betts. No way in hell are they taking on nearly $60 mil in lux tax money for one year of Betts and for a broken down former ace. Not a prayer. Now Seager is an intriguing player. He’s projected to make $7 mil in arbitration and has an extra year of control on Betts. He also is far harder to replace. The Sox could easily find an OFer who can OPS .750 and play representative D in RF for next to nothing. Try to get that at 2b, and you’re paying through the nose. That’d be one heck of a 3b-ss-2b combo
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Dodgers apparently willing to send Seager over, but not Lux
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It’s difficult when your budget for offseason improvements is in the negative. You’re at the whim of the market. The problem for Bloom is that the guys he wants to offload are overpaid and won’t help in a rebuild. The guys he wants to keep aren’t going to get him under. He needs to be patient right now, but that patience is likely to leave holes into the season. I doubt Price gets moved in 2019. Heck, I doubt he gets moved before pitchers and catchers report. Teams get desperate when guys show up and all of a sudden, someone big has an injury. Happens every single year
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Gotta be Bill Mueller. He’s a money ball dream and was essentially a nothing signing that Theo lauded as a big move and he was right in spades. Then he had the biggest hit in Red Sox history to turn the tide in 04. I hated this guy, so he is the obvious answer -
His current budget for acquisitions is in the negative, so he isn’t gonna do much more than shop the clearance section
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Miguel Andujar for Kyle Schwarber trade speculation
jacksonianmarch replied to Carpin's topic in Other Baseball
I don’t do that at all. With our salary issues, adding someone older who makes a lot of money, even if he’s worth that money, doesn’t help us in the long run. We got to the ALCS because of our depth. Dealing that depth off prior to when we need to is a recipe for failure. Listen, Voit was every bit as good as Rizzo prior to injuring his oblique in July. I’d like to see what Voit can do when he’s healthy -
Get those duckboats ready
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I understand his point in that the guys who got big money were all big fastball guys. Cole, Stras and Wheeler were all 95+ mph average velo guys. But the similarities end there. I do wonder if the industry is devaluing lower velocity players because they feel that they don't have as much room to move downward and still be effective. I look at it the other way and the guys throwing slower with success have already adjusted to the command and movement game, which is hard for pitchers to do
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Yanks signed Adam Warren. Normally, this would actually be news since he has been solid as a Yankee and every time he leaves NY, he sucks. But he had TJS in September and is gonna miss all of 2020. I do wonder if the Yankees baked in an option for 2021
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Exactly. He broke his throwing arm then had an oblique strain trying to come back from the stretch run. He is also 34 and was posting his lowest velo of his career after those first five games. To be fair, though, he didn't have the dog days of summer where a lot of pitchers gain velo as the arm breaks in and the weather is nice
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Cole shut us down and our offense was far superior to pretty much everyone’s. Listen, Cole is going to be deployed like an ace, but he’s still just a cog in the wheel and will be used every five days. It’s not like the Yanks are gonna look at the schedule and hand pick his starts. He’s going to face Baltimore when his turn comes up. He’ll face Toronto. He’ll face the Sox. He’ll face TB. Outside of that, who knows which teams will miss him by sheer chance and which ones won’t.
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Price is a string bean. Cole is built sturdier and throws harder. Either way, we won’t know until 2020 concludes, but I’m sure as hell gonna enjoy the ride
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I forgot about Keuchel. Once Ryu and Keuchel sign, then the Sox can get a market value on Price
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A Realistic View at 2020: Part I
jacksonianmarch replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Bumgarner is David Price plus plus. He’s younger, more durable, and coming off a better season. But they’re similar in their approach. They’re both lefties who top out around 91-92 who get by on location and movement. Bumgarner’s cost is going to set Price’s market. If the market values MadBum at $18 mil AAV, then Price’s would be well below that. Same goes for JA Happ on the Yanks side. -
A Realistic View at 2020: Part I
jacksonianmarch replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
With Bumgarner going to Arizona at such a low price, I doubt the Sox can offload David Price without eating half that deal or taking back a contract that’s even more unpalatable -
Saying something that you want to happen doesn't make it so. Cole is going to be pretty dominant. Deal with it
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Lol, you're entirely delusional.
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And one he would lose. Listen, if Happ goes to Milwaukee (most recent articles suggest them as the likely team) and he does his previous standard 3.5-4ERA performance, then the BrewCrew will be happy to let that option vest and have him for another season. If he comes out the game as the near 5ERA pitcher he was last year, they'll move him to the pen mid season and the option won't vest. Very simple
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That's because you want him to be. Cole is going to go as far as his health carries him. If he is healthy, he will dominate. His presence will also take the weight off the shoulders of Severino and Paxton. I expect big things from those two this year
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Bloom has CLEARLY been given a directive to cut payroll. If he wasn't given that directive, then why the heck do you sign Perez and Peraza when other more effective players were there at a higher price. In doing so, none of the big names are coming to Boston. My bet is you see Workman closing games again with Barnes and Hembree ahead of him. DHern will probably be a starter in ST, but transition to the pen thereafter. Bloom is known for picking diamonds off the clearance rack. You'll probably see a guy like Rondon or Strop find their way to Boston on a 1 yr deal.
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Red Sox select SS Jonathan Arauz in Rule V draft
jacksonianmarch replied to jacksonianmarch's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
For players drafted who are 20 or older, you get one less year of control and the player is available via Rule V one year sooner as well. The problem that baseball will need to rectify when comparing themselves to other leagues is the development time needed for every player.
