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He hasn't had a season above 1 fWAR since leaving KCR. I don't think Fenway necessarily suits him. Can he be a 1 fWAR guy in a platoon role? At a minimum salary, that's good.

No. That wasn't a low risk high reward signing. Just because a guy has a big season out of nowhere doesn't make it a low risk high reward signing. If things went well for Perez, most people assumed a 2 fWAR season. Nobody assumed a potential 4 fWAR season. At most, he was moderate risk moderate reward (risk being injury, wasted rotation spot due to ineffectiveness, contract above minimum etc.). For example, if Judge signs a monster deal some where, it's going to be high risk high reward. If things go well, he'll hit close to 2022, but not necessarily match it. If Franchy Cordero is DFA'd and claimed by the Marlins, the definition of him doing well would be everyday OFer. That would be low risk low reward. If he outperformed that level and has a near All Star season it doesn't make it a low risk high reward move. More often than not, these low risk low reward moves don't move the needle because the moves don't generate high returns, which is why they are all lumped together as low risk low reward. You can't just resort them after the fact.

Bogaerts.

Yeah, that's why we're here...

@mlbtraderumors Rangers Considering Qualifying Offer For Martin Perez

Swanson is only a year younger than Bogaerts. Unfortunately, part of his prime was wasted in 2020.

That's what I think anyway.

The ATL version?

Barnes is going to be good in 2023. Brasier will be gone. Taylor will be gone as well.

Devers is an adequate replacement for Papi. The Manny replacement would be signing Judge for ridiculous money.

Yeah, that would have been quite the qualification. Paxton has the opportunity to really be a big time pitcher if he stays healthy, which is the High Reward. Gray is just fine...

If Bloom said "Whitlock is our closer going forward" everyone would be fine with it.

Losers.

dh, c, 1b... Ss

It's not really a road map to future success, but it worked before!

Like Kimbrel in Boston and LA?

I'm not counting on a WS championship, but I'm not saying it's impossible.

Eric Hosmer - Low Risk, Low Reward He can go on the Panda Sandoval in the North End diet and it won't impact the 2023 Sox. They can just DFA him at anytime.

The Swanson $$$ seems really low.

No. Capable of closing vs capable of being a closer

Worked in 2013. In 2007, they didn't go out and sign a closer.

That's basically what we've all come up with, just with different names filled in.

No.

@mlbtraderumors Eric Hosmer Won't Exercise Opt-Out Clause Wow. Big surprise here.

I agree about both Houck and Whitlock. Whitlock is a better fit for the rotation and Houck for the pen. However, they just need to be given a role and stuck their for a whole season for the good of their careers.