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No, fans weren't happy with McCourt for a while before the sale. Aside from trading for Manny, that ownership hadn't done much except collect past their prime players like Nomar, Luis Gonzales, Jeff Kent, Maddux, Lofton and sign guys from Japan/Taiwan. They let Adrian Beltre go. JD Drew opted out and bolted for Boston. McCourt had to raise ticket prices and concessions every year to afford the team. He went through a VERY public and costly divorce that lasted a year and a half during which MLB appointed a representative to oversee day to day operations of the ballclub after MLB found out that McCourt received a loan from Fox to cover payroll. The Dodgers filed for Chapter 11. 9 months later, McCourt sold to the group that included Magic Johnson.

Manny Ramirez? These "big salary commitments" are a more recent thing and there haven't been very many teams sold recently. Did Lindor's contract come before the new ownership or after?

@redsoxstats Another couple of new numbers showed up today, so far 7 Yoshida 12 Wong 16 Duran 22 Whitlock 25 Winckowski 55 Martin 57 Rodriguez Have no fear, all of you old farts can reuse your Trot Nixon jerseys again.

They still have wiggle room for more moves. They still have holes to fill. The offseason isn't over.

No. The Dodgers are in 7th place and projected to be right at the luxury tax cap and only about 20M ahead of the Sox. Teams 5-15 are within 20M of each other in terms of projected salary and tax implications for the most part once ARB raises are factored in. And if you look at luxury tax left over: https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/tax/

They dealt Mookie after avoiding arbitration. The sunglasses are hiding my tears.

It's that kind of well thought out prose you learn in journalism school at UMass Amherst.

After the second or third reply, every thread falls off topic.

@PeteAbe #RedSox confirm a @JeffPassan report that Rafael Devers avoided arbitration with a one-year deal. The $17.5M deal is a hike from $11.2 last season and a bit higher than projections. That they got this done would suggest further talks on a long-term extension are possible.

Matthew Lugo was placed on Caguas' inactive list on Friday, Dec. 23. In 39 games for the Criollos, the 21-year-old infielder batted .275/.360/.450 with three doubles, six home runs, 19 RBIs, 20 runs scored, two stolen bases, 11 walks, and 34 strikeouts over 140 plate appearances. In four games with Cartagena last week, Ronaldo Hernandez went 3 for 17 (.176) with two home runs and five RBIs. The 25-year-old slugger is now slashing .274/.387/.548 on the season with 11 doubles, one triple, eight homers, 34 runs driven in, 31 runs scored, 17 walks, and 25 strikeouts. From behind the plate, he has thrown out five of 15 possible base stealers.

No. Barnes is going to have a redemption year in 2023. He's going to be good. He won't be pitching the 8th/9th, but he'll be reliable.

Winckowski just stopped being able to strike anyone out the second he got to MLB. He also massively struggled the second time through the order, whereas Crawford only kind of struggled. I'm not sure Winckowski gets many more chances to start. Seabold will be 27 this month. I don't know what is even left there.

Ok, well YOU brought up Seabold. I agree that the Betts trade stunk. I agree that Beni trade hasn't worked out (and they traded him at his lowest value). Bloom's dumbest trade was the Renfroe trade though. I can't say that I trust him to do a Devers trade.

Kiké is better than Verdugo. Yoshida remains to be seen. Casas will be good this year and lots of people will be wanting to get him a long term extension done. The question marks are 2B, RF, C and SP. Henry deserves whatever boos he got in public. Their lack of planning over the past 3-4 years is now biting them in the ass.

Who will be better this year: Seabold, Workman or Hembree? Since 2020: Seabold -0.3 fWAR Workman -0.7 fWAR Hembree -1.2 fWAR

I don't think Winckowski is more than a 5th starter or reliever. I believe that I've heard his "stuff plays up" in a relief role. I think he's fine for what he is. I'd rather him on the roster than BRASIER.

AAA: 4.8 BB/9 over 2 seasons MLB: 4.8 BB/9 over 2 seasons Let's see what FanGraphs scouting report from last June had to say. The oft-injured Cabrera began the season with a biceps injury that prevented him from pitching at an affiliate until late April and it wasn’t long before he hit the IL again with elbow tendinitis, which he had just begun to rehab back from immediately prior to list publication. This is the sixth (!) consecutive season Cabrera has had injury issues that brought about at least one IL stint and his second consecutive year with a biceps issue that delayed the start of his season. His command and control, both of which were firmly in the average bucket as a younger minor leaguer, regressed mightily during his brief 2021 time in the majors, which may have been a result of him being amped up or simply trying to get too cute around the edges to avoid his fastball getting hit. Cabrera has an All-Star starter’s stuff, and Reds starter Luis Castillo presents pretty good mechanical precedent for someone like Cabrera succeeding, but there are obviously questions about his ability to hold up over the course of an entire season, as between injuries and conservative workloads, 100.1 is the most innings he’s thrown in a season, and that was all the way back in 2018. He ended up throwing a whopping 110.1 last season.

fWAR 19-22: Ramirez 19.4 Arenado 18.6 Bregman 16.9 Devers 16.5 Machado 16.5 Chapman 15.1 Riley 10.4 (12th)

Fine. My original statement was "Arroyo doesn't have much trade value. If anything, he's DFA'able." He can still be the Red Sox starting 2B and have no trade value. I see him as being DFA'able. He has a career 0.8 fWAR since 2017. If the Sox trade for or sign a SS/2B, Arroyo becomes the clear backup. At that point, it takes one young guy to make a jump (Valdez/Hamilton/Lugo) and Arroyo is gone. Per BTV, Arroyo has less trade value than Nick Decker and Tyler Dearden and those guys are low minors bench guys at this point.

He shouldn't be this team's starting 2B. His first season in MLB was 2017. His career high in PA's is 300 mostly due to his ongoing injury issues. He is not a guy you can pencil in as a starter. You can barely rely on him as a backup. His utility at other positions (SS, 3B, OF) is not good. For a lite hitting 2B (career high of 6 HR last season), his 4% bb rate doesn't cut it.

Tell me more about the hitter friendly Texas League and compare it to how he fared when he moved up North?

I don't see it. He sold a portion of Liverpool because of the riskiness of ownership in that league (regulation).

Cabrera 2022: 4.59 FIP 4.14 bb/9 207 BABIP 0.3 fWAR I'm not trading Rafaela for that guy.

OAA in RF in 22 in 500 innings: -2

Arroyo doesn't have much trade value. If anything, he's DFA'able.