mvp 78
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People really forget what he did in '13 and '14 in the minors. '13 Low A 76 G, 895 OPS '13 High A 51 G, 965 OPS '14 AA 54 G, 994 OPS '14 AAA 45 G, 920 OPS Rafaela is NOT doing that. He's OLDER than Mookie was. He's now had 116 G at AA. He's currently hitting 716 for POR.
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He started off HOT! 590 OPS since 4/18 though. Battling through a wrist injury. We've seen that Xander before.
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Did I say Casas AND Rafaela for Lopez? I don't know if it would have taken that much as your previous post stated.
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It's because you should turn your radio down. Liverpool isn't nearly as profitable as WEEI would like you to believe. They say that because it leads to a narrative that Henry cares more about Liverpool than the Sox. Ask Liverpool fans how they feel about Henry. They really despise the guy!
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It wouldn't have been one for one, it would have been Rafaela PLUS others for Lopez or someone else. If you're going to trade an elite prospect, it needs to be for a top of the rotation guy. Lopez seems to at least be a #2.
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And they picked up his option years through 2024!
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If Liverpool was so profitable, why was Henry thinking of selling a portion of it recently?
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That was the prevailing theory. Marlins were looking to deal. Bloom was willing to risk the prospects taking a step backwards and his FA's going nowhere. I haven't been happy with any of his offseasons. His one successful year is largely due to his predecessor and the team getting hot in September.
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There are some good posts on here. You just have to wade through the garbage to find them.
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Send him down to Salem to get his confidence back!
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They signed Kluber around the same time Eovaldi was signed. Wacha was 2.5 months later. Huge difference.
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How could they get out from under that???
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Then why did they offer him a contract in the first place last offseason?
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I would have spent the money in a different manner for sure. I also would have looked into trading for an arm.
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It some point, Wacha was sitting out there in early March and it was a value signing to go after him and pick him up. Sox just didn't want to do it. 28 other teams didn't want to do it either. I don't think he's a great pitcher, but the contract isn't horrible for what he is.
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And those 3 are on the 40 man. Why Murphy is on there I have no clue. He's an easy DFA to me. I don't know what is going on with Walter. Lingering problems from last year's injury? Mata gets injured once a year and has no more options. He's headed to the pen sometime soon IMO. Drohan has pitched a little better in his last two starts, but he needs the rest of this year and probably the start of next year too in AAA. After that, there's not much else. The only legitimate prospect not mentioned that is having a good year is Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz in Low A. He's 3-4 years away. Bloom has drafted a lot of marginal under slot college guys. They may push through AA and look good, but they'll probably hit their ceilings long before they reach BOS. It's kinda bleak!
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If Bloom is unwilling to dip into the trade market, the starting rotation is going to suck for a while. FA's are 50/50 at best. Sox aren't known for developing starters and there aren't a lot of high end guys in the minors right now. It's a hitter heavy farm.
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Eovaldi was younger and had that massive 2021 season. That's the upside. The downside was the length of the deal and the injury risk. He's pitching lights out for now.
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Patience is highly predictive of being a good poster as well.
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Unless you believe the Bruins fan berated him into signing Raffy into the long term deal...
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They want to "compete" year in and year out. They are having considerable trouble figuring out how to run it back when changing out the roster every year.
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Get to eat Bloom's cake and have it too!
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Hamilton can't play SS. He'd have the worst arm in MLB at SS. I don't know why they haven't played Reyes more. He looked fine whenever I saw him in there.
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I was comparing him to other patient hitters that came off the top of my head. Is he Boggs or Betts? Of course not. Is his approach patient in the manner of Boggs or Betts? Yes.
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His zone is more of an amoeba. Will Clark stated that he had a really rough game with Angel once, but kept it to himself. He saw him at the bar later and bought him a round of drinks, but didn't hang out or anything else. For the rest of his career, his k zone was considerably smaller.
