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  1. mvp 78
    In reference to Devers leaving and Sox fans being left outside in the rain again, notin said "well it depends on the other moves made." I followed up with the question about what replaced Mookie. If these guys are leaving, what are these other moves that are making up for the loses? As of now, I don't see the benefit of letting guys like Mookie, Xander and Raffy leave. The Sox haven't shown that they've been able to adequately replace their value through other means.
  2. mvp 78
    2020: Verdugo 2021: Renfroe 2022: JBJ 2023: ???
  3. mvp 78
    Casas is already hitting bombs in BOS. He OPS'd 768 in his first taste of MLB even though his BABIP was 208. Bleis is still far away. He needs another year to really pop on lists IMO.
  4. mvp 78
    Puerto Rican Winter League is a pitcher's league. OPS there is 594. There are a lot of AAA pitchers and up and down guys. In comparison, the OPS for the AFL was 771.
  5. mvp 78
    Lugo is also playing for Caguas. In 22 G: 754 OPS 325 OBP 4 HR 25 K 5 BB
  6. mvp 78
    Yeah, I don't remember anyone saying it'd be a tank year. People just didn't assume they'd go on the run they did.
  7. mvp 78
    I mean, Eflin literally picked the team closest to where he lives. I can't fault him for that. Even if they said "we'll give you an extra 1M" he may have passed. No reason to overpay, just find the next guy.
  8. mvp 78
    When looking at his underlying metrics, I think his future potential is closer to a 5th starter. Bottom 25% in Hard Hit and EV. Bottom 33% in K and whiff. Nearly all of his metrics are bottom 50%. His only decent rate is bb% which is still just top 39th percentile. Not great. I think he's well below average.
  9. mvp 78
    @MLBPipeline Ceddanne Rafaela picked a good night to break out. The No. 3 #RedSox prospect hit his first homer, doubled and knocked in 4 runs in @LBPRC action. In 17 G: 767 OPS 377 OBP 1 HR 14 K 8 BB While his slugging is down, because he's actually taking walks for once, he's getting on base at a higher clip than he did in A or AA this year.
  10. mvp 78
    Then you run into issues like Gilberto Jimenez.
  11. mvp 78
    Because Mayer and other prospects will be closer to being ready in 2024, the Sox should have gone all out in 2022 and 2023 and just blown out the lux tax with short term money. Reset in 2024 as the tank/bridge year.
  12. mvp 78
    Or not.
  13. mvp 78
    I think you've mentioned this before. I'm out on Walker. He's basically a 5th starter at this point. Taillon has 2 upside, but generally pitches like a 3-4. The issue with trading for Flexen is that you have to give up something to get him whereas Taillon is just money. It really just depends on what the trade is. If it was an apples v apples decision, most people would lean towards Flexen. I also believe Taillon is going to get more than $12M AAV.
  14. mvp 78
    Eflin's velo has tailed off since his big injury in 2021, but he's been good a limiting hard contact and doesn't give up a lot of bb's. He's probably a more reliable option going forward than Wacha. Maybe was just going to be a cheap replacement for Eovaldi?
  15. mvp 78
    What were the moves to replace Mookie? In 3 years, they still haven't found a steady RF replacement. What will be the long term solution at SS? Probably just wait for one of the young guys to be ready. Devers? If he goes, what will they do at 3b? Is it some combination of Lugo/Bonaci/Paulino/et al? This is next year's FA class for 3b: Third Basemen Matt Chapman (31) Rafael Devers (27) Josh Donaldson (38) – $16MM club option with an $8MM buyout* Eduardo Escobar (35) – $9MM club option with a $500K buyout Manny Machado (31) – can opt out of remaining five years, $150MM Mike Moustakas (35) – $20MM club option with a $4MM buyout* Max Muncy (33) – $10MM club option Gio Urshela (32) Joey Wendle (34)
  16. mvp 78
    The future is unwritten. They may go another 86 years without winning again. The playoffs are a crapshoot.
  17. mvp 78
    That's the big question with Xander. There's speculation about his drop in power, about moving him off SS. Who knows what he looks like in 5 years. I think his bat to ball skills and general athleticism should keep him relatively productive for a long time, but you never really know.
  18. mvp 78
    He has a high ceiling, but really doesn't have the track record to go much higher than he already is. Even being at 10 is probably pushing him a little bit.
  19. mvp 78
    It's not a good FA class as we've all gone over!
  20. mvp 78
    And if they don't get a deal done and let him go to FA too? Should we just put our hands up next offseason and say oh well?
  21. mvp 78
    The big difference was Pedro was clearly heading towards the end of his career. Betts and Xander still have several more years ahead of them. This is more Fisk/Lynn territory of watching beloved players leave and have All Star seasons elsewhere. When Clemens and Boggs left, the team was in a lot of turmoil, so it kind of made sense. Now? The Sox are supposedly a big market team, but they don't seem to act like it. Why only give big $$$ to players outside of the organization (Price/Story) and let homegrown guys leave?
  22. mvp 78
    David Peralta Tommy Pham
  23. mvp 78
    Career: Haniger 17 DRS, -0.2 UZR/150 Renfroe 22 DRS, -0.3 UZR/150 Seems like they're about the same defensive profile?
  24. mvp 78
    Sox have recent history of tanking intentionally (12, 14, 20) so who knows?
  25. mvp 78
    Cowards. Perales should have been 8th.
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