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I can't imagine the returns on a trade would be very good at this point unless there are multiple years of control left for the players involved.

His FB velo is down almost 2 mph and is relying too much on his curveball (60%) and right now that curveball is a pitch that is either hittable or far enough out of the zone for an easy take.

Chris Ownings had a better defensive year and he was a negative fWAR guy. Gallo's slugging had a much bigger impact on his fWAR than his defense.

A forced Marcus Wilson diet would get persecuted by the Hague.

Players in 2019 with a k rate above 38% and 100 PA's: Broxton, Jake Rogers, Chris Owings, Chris Davis, Nick Williams and Gallo. Gallo is the only one who had a positive fWAR (and only because he slugged about 600).

From SoxProspects: The Red Sox acquired Marcus Wilson from the Arizona Diamondbacks in return for Blake Swihart and international bonus pool money in April. Though he was drafted in 2014, Wilson is only 23 years old and was just added to the 40-man roster this offseason, putting him on the brink of the major leagues. After he was acquired, Wilson really struggled in Portland, hitting .161/.307/.226 in 75 plate appearances, but he recovered after being moved down to Salem, hitting .342/.413/.603 with 8 home runs in 167 plate appearances. His return to Portland went much better, as he hit .250/.325/.486 with 7 home runs in 163 plate appearances. The biggest concern with Wilson is his hit tool. Even in his successful return to Double-A, he struck out at a 30.1 percent clip. Wilson will show above-average raw power, plus speed, and the tools to develop an average-to-slightly better defensive profile, but if he cannot make more contact it is tough to project him as more than a fringe major league bench player. If he's striking out 30% of the time in AA and not hitting for monsterous power like Chavis or Dalbec, he'd be ugly in MLB. For example, Chavis had a 25% k rate in AA in 2018 and 27% in AAA in 2019. When promoted to BOS, he had a 33% k rate last year and is now sporting a scorching 45% k rate this year. If Wilson got some run this year, he'd most likely have a k rate around 40%. Without extreme power to back it up, that's a nightmare.

Also, nobody wants to watch Marcus Wilson play at Fenway for even a short season. He only had a 727 OPS in Portland last year.

I think Benintendi's struggles are just heightened due to the quirky nature of this season. He's falling behind early, but won't have 150 more games to make it up. It's going to get in his head and he'll continue to struggle.

My guess is that it doesn't.

It makes no sense to keep talking about his opt outs. There is no way he's opting out because he'd get less on the FA market.

Roenicke should have had Barnes throw the "get an out" pitch.

@JonHeyman Marlins tests were all negative again today

I think the issue of resetting goes away in the next CBA.

Eovaldi's injury history is what scares me off on him.

1. I don't believe Henry was a driving factor in signing Betts. I think he wanted to get under the cap more than anything else. 2. I wouldn't give Devers a 10 year extension. I think you could safely do a 7 year extension sooner than later and keep him around for his prime. However, if Bloom can get a good return for Devers, he might as well (unless he believes he's going to compete in 2021 or 2022.

I think that's a big reason we are getting the expanded playoffs. In a short quirky season, a quick losing streak or injury could hurt the Dodgers or Yankees dramatically. If you can just make sure to get them into the playoffs, you are more likely to have them at the top when the season ends.

Especially the Dodgers. If he starts messing with the big market teams "f*** around and find out."

I think the core is: Vaz, Bogey, Devers, Beni, Verdugo, ERod, Sale.

JBJ would have no takers because his salary is too high. Maybe the Sox eat a lot of it? It's more likely that they move Pillar. For Benintendi, you'd be selling low so it makes more sense to hold onto him. JD could possibly be traded, but it's a hard sell when you don't know what the NL will do about the DH long term. I don't think he opts out at any point. Barnes/Workman/Hembree/any other relief arm should be available. The only reliever I would not deal is DHern and maybe a young guy like Taylor. Moreland isn't going anywhere and I bet he re-signs here next year for another 1 year deal. I don't think anyone is untouchable (Xander, Raffy, whoever), but I don't believe there's a trade out there right now that would make it worthwhile to move them in season (considering that you can only trade for other teams' player pool guys). Peraza could probably be moved cheaply if he continues to hit. I can't think of many starting catchers that are moved during the season, so I don't think Vaz is going anywhere. They almost have to keep Martin Perez just to eat innings.

That would be Manfred.

Don't worry, robot umps will take care of this sooner than later. Then everyone will find something else to bitch about.

Have you ever looked at his spray chart before? https://www.fangraphs.com/players/rafael-devers/17350/spray-charts?position=3B&type=battedball&pid2=17350&ss1=2017&se1=2020&ss2=2020&se2=2020&cht1=hangtime&cht2=battedball&vs1=ALL&vs2=ALL

Honestly, if the season doesn't get to 8/31, Manfred is probably getting fired unless he can reset the Sox luxury tax issues. If MLB plays a month of games and then Henry has to go through another offseason to reset the luxury tax, he'll have Manfred's head on a platter.

Manfred is going to try to keep this s*** going as long as possible. NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said he's confident his sport can get through the regular season and postseason without being stopped by the coronavirus, though not every club might play all 60 games and winning percentage could be used to determine playoff teams. During an interview Saturday, Manfred said Major League Baseball knows which player introduced COVID-19 into the clubhouse of the Marlins Marlins. Miami and Philadelphia both postponed games for an entire week. "I think that if everybody does what they are supposed to do, we can continue to play, have a credible season and get through the postseason," Manfred said. "It is what the public health experts have been saying from the beginning about this, that there is no one big magic fix," Manfred said. "The protocols are a series of little things that people need to do. We've had some problems. In order to be better, it's another series of little things. I think it's peer pressure. I think it's players taking personal responsibility. I think it's the union helping us like Tony Clark helped us yesterday. And I think it's us managing more aggressively," he said. Still, he does expect more issues. "I don't think it's realistic to think that we're not going to have any more positive tests," Manfred said. "We're going to be fluid. We think it's manageable."

Nope. Just money.