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It only looked complicated because we assumed they'd try to stay under the cap. They didn't. I think he could have platooned with Dalbec and had some DH AB's. Regardless, putting Renfroe and Schwarber on the 2022 team doesn't make them a playoff team.
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Ownership is not going to ever give a full listing of all the offers that they have put out so certain fans will never be pleased.
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He didn't offer one to Schwarber. Ownership never confirmed they made an offer to Suzuki, but reports said that they were in on him. Reports never had them in on Schwarber.
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Horrible AAV. No wonder he wouldn't take it.
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What trophy did he end up winning?
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@PeteAbe David Ortiz 2013 postseason: 18 of 51 with 5 HRs, 13 RBI, 12 runs and a 1.206 OPS over 16 games. Bryce Harper 2022 postseason: 21 of 55 with 6 HRs, 13 RBI, 12 runs and a 1.232 OPS over 14 games.
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@SPChrisHatfield Another AFL injury note: RHP Thaddeus Ward is expected to return for a start later this week/weekend. Ward left his second AFL start, on 10/10, with a strained left oblique. He'll get one or maybe two more starts (just 5 more games for Scottsdale, plus maybe playoffs).
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He's only played in 2 organizations. All young players play for a bunch of teams, especially if you start off down in the DSL.
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@alexspeier Triston Casas has missed the last two weeks of the Dominican Winter League season, but an exam in Boston suggested no reason for concern, and the team expects him to resume playing for Licey Figured I'd just put this here with the other winter league updates.
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I think moon was trying to reference Wilyer Abreu but goofed on the last name. https://www.milb.com/player/wilyer-abreu-677800
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It could be. Hard to say. If 2022 is a rare occurrence, than it isn't. We'll have to see. The body just also becomes more fragile as players age.
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He can say he's trying harder, but there's no proof.
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This is what he said: "I think both of these guys showed well," Bloom told reporters in reference to McGuire and Wong, as seen on NESN's broadcast Thursday. "Which is good for them, good for us. We didn't want to be in the position we were in, in the end, but we tried to make the most of that position in terms of giving them opportunities. Both for their growth and benefit and also for ours. "I think they definitely raise the floor of what we have. Now that said, this is one of the areas that I fully expect we're going to explore additions. It's nice to know we have at least two guys that are familiar with how we do things, that showed a lot of good things but we owe it to ourselves and everybody who cares about this team to look to get better, and catcher is certainly not going to be an exception to that." Maybe he does just get a backup? Who knows?
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I think Hamilton is a viable 3rd string catcher. He's a guy you use in a pinch or in case of injury for a week or two. It's just interesting the Bloom called out the need to pursue catching when most people were thinking of other positions.
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I can't believe that same baseball came back and hit him again in the hand in September and caused him to be out for another 20 games. Unbelievable. There are guys that do get HBP and don't miss a month and a half, but alas...
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We'll see if that happens going forward.
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Lebron: 0
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I wonder if the Sox are happy with what they saw with Wong down the stretch last season? Are they ready to have him be a primary backup in 2023? They have mentioned that they are looking to bring in another catcher. Maybe they end up finally moving Wong into a utility role?
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I get it. Now that the playoffs are expanded even further, the Sox have less of an excuse to miss them. I can give Bloom a pass for 2020, but 2022 was an embarrassment. It will be interesting to see if he treats this offseason similar to how he treated 21 and 22 or if he goes a different route. I think the future of the org looks bright as long as the prospects pan out, but there's a chance ownership doesn't have the patience to wait on them all to arrive and starts dealing them off for MLB parts. As long as they choose the right assets to deal, it can be a good strategy.
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No, I agree, but Story could also just be a guy that gets injuries and that's part of the contract. We can't assume he'll play 150 games a year going forward.
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@SoxProspects Jacob Webb earned his third save of the Arizona Fall League last night with a hitless ninth inning in the 7-6 Scottsdale Scorpions win. The 23-year-old righty has a 2.00 ERA and 10 strikeouts over nine innings. Full scouting report
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Castellanos has SUCKED in the postseason though. 56 wRC+ OPS below 600 His numbers are worse than his regular season numbers.
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The moves going into the season were a net negative. They relied on older, injury prone starters to fill out the rotation. Running out of payroll space to have a backup 1b or RHB OFer really cost them early on IMO. The team seemed lost in April, turned it around in May, but started to take on water once the injuries mounted. The in season moves were just treading water for 2022, but overall they were a net positive for the future as they add prospects that could help going forward. I'm not sold on McGuire being good going forward as he's typically been just a backup. If he's the replacement for Plawecki then that's fine. If he's the fulltime replacement for Vaz, I don't know how well it will work out.
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I think replacing Wacha/Hill/Strahm isn't too difficult especially since they are just probably bringing Hill back. They need to find a better replacement than just 2022 JD at DH. If that's just a cheaper rotation at DH and using the surplus cash to fund better pitching, then that's ok with me. It's hard to say what the plan is at SS. My preference is Bogey, but hard to say which direction they are going to go in.
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Schwarber signed for 4/79 (19.75 AAV) through age 32, 2.7 fWAR average last two seasons. Story signed for 6/140 (23.33 AAV) through age 34, 2.6 fWAR average last two season. For the Phillies, they are probably getting out from under Schwarber at the right time. If the contract was longer, it would be a big question mark. For now, 3 remaining years don't seem like a big issue to me. Story didn't adjust well to the AL. Maybe he can turn things around. If he continues to falter, his contract could look really ugly. Being stuck with a glove first 2b in a lengthy contract like that isn't ideal. Per Fangraphs' Value calculation, Kyle earned his salary last year but Story didn't.
