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  1. mvp 78
    It was a whole year of not signing ANY international prospects. That's really bad.
  2. mvp 78
    I understand, but did they really "mortgage the future"? Seems like they just signed some bad contracts and ownership freaked out?
  3. mvp 78
    I'm unsure who you are referencing for 2023 so I won't speculate. Mayer will be good. Yorke had a terrible 2022 and still has a lot to prove. Maybe his bat doesn't end up being good enough to drag the rest of his skill set to BOS? Lugo is a 2b/3b who showed zero power until last season. Most likely is just and up and down utility guy and not a regular. If Koss gets extended run in BOS, things have gone horribly wrong. He's not a very good player. Hamilton is fast, but doesn't really do anything else very well. He's ok defensively but has a weird swing for a speedy guy. Binelas was just horrible last season. I couldn't project him making it past AAA at this point. His bat just hasn't handled advanced pitching at all. Ward is most likely getting selected in the Rule 5 draft.
  4. mvp 78
    Was Story injured at the start of the season? I don't remember. His OPS was below 600 in April.
  5. mvp 78
    I was more worried about notin's turn of phrase than the Joelyfication of the bullpen.
  6. mvp 78
    @DSzymborski A sneak peak at the FanGraphs depth chart for the first ZiPS team of 2023, the Boston #RedSox. Full projections up Monday. https://twitter.com/DSzymborski/status/1596615062898475009
  7. mvp 78
    Bloom did mess things up for the Sox with the international signings due to his indiscretions.
  8. mvp 78
    Horrible. Not on a Monday morning please.
  9. mvp 78
    I'm fine with doing a full auditing of his moves. Weird to put Valdez in there IMO.
  10. mvp 78
    People saw him as having closer upside. He got 11 saves with the Sox in 2021.
  11. mvp 78
    Sox would have been 6M closer to getting under the lux cap at the trade deadline.
  12. mvp 78
    Yes. Suzuki was a much more consistent hitter and didn't go into extended slumps. Better k% and bb%. Story was great in May, but underperformed the rest of the year. For 2022, Suzuki was the better offensive player. What will Story's career look like post-Coors? We only have 2022 to judge so far.
  13. mvp 78
    I hate when the Sox mortgage their future like this: Red Sox receive: Curt Schilling Red Sox trade: Casey Fossum Brandon Lyon Jorge De La Rosa Mike Goss
  14. mvp 78
    What names were traded that "mortgaged the future" though under Henry? Rizzo?
  15. mvp 78
    If they signed Suzuki, they'd have two holes to fill: 2B and SS. Instead, they have two holes to fill: RF and SS. Story: 6/140, 2 years older, better defense Suzuki: 5/85, 2 years younger, better offense
  16. mvp 78
    Well, you named 5 guys, but he brought in about 30. I wouldn't say he has a strong record of building a pen considering their year to year results out there. If Valdez is one of the bright spots, it says a lot about the job he's done. Yuck!
  17. mvp 78
    Then I guess it was smart to be good in a season when the stadium could only be half full.
  18. mvp 78
    Right now, there are no other bidders for Devers. Sox just need to get it done before the stupid money comes into play.
  19. mvp 78
    Oh no. I'm not saying his contract was a slam dunk by any means. It was better than a lot of the other deals signed though.
  20. mvp 78
    Yankees continually have a pretty good system and they don't typically have early draft picks.
  21. mvp 78
    And it's kind of a wonder that Bloom did not bring in some new blood. The recent track record of the Sox org's talent evaluation isn't great!
  22. mvp 78
    Rafaela signed for 10k. Bello signed for 28k. I highly doubt he knew either guy before the ink on the contract was signed.
  23. mvp 78
    The guy BOS was linked to was: https://www.milb.com/player/jordan-lawlar-691783
  24. mvp 78
    I think he's built up the lower part of the farm and provided depth (see all the starting pitchers that made appearances last year instead of retreads like Brad Peacock that we've seen in recent years). Has it been some amazing, unbelievable job? Not really. He's just stockpiling guys. The fruits of this labor won't be seen for another few years unfortunately. He'll need to keep the important club competitive in that time or lose his job.
  25. mvp 78
    He was fine as a 7th/8th inning guy. He's just not a closer anymore.
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