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  1. mvp 78
    I don't really see the "Justin Gonzales will be the RFer in 2028" on here, so I think those types of posts have kind of become passé. If anything, posters talk about guys that are very close to promotions and when they could contribute in the next year or so (Early, Tolle, etc.). I can be excited to talk about prospects and how a guy is doing in Salem, but it really doesn't mean I'm projecting them for a promotion to Boston at any point. It's two distinct parts of my fandom. Also, it was OWNERSHIP that was driving the youth movement recently and the idea of a Big Three. They put all their eggs in those guys and chose to hold off on acquiring FA's for a few years. They intentionally took a step back in '22, '23 and '24 to let that group develop at the expense of the big club. Should they have? Hell no. There's no reason to when you are bringing in that much revenue. You should be able to have prospects AND acquire FA's. But you can't blame fans for hoping that a youth movement will bring us out of the doldrums when that's all ownership allotted for us.
  2. mvp 78
    2020 barely counts as a season. What happened in 2021?
  3. mvp 78
    No.
  4. mvp 78
    He's a barely adequate 2b at the MLB level. He was an "average" ss in MiLB. Why would he all of a sudden be a better ss now?
  5. mvp 78
    Doesn't free up that much money and significantly takes away from the offense.
  6. mvp 78
    If someone wants Sandoval's contract, they can have him.
  7. mvp 78
    I don't have a problem with not signing Alonso. He's not "the perfect fit" that many people were claiming. The only issue is that they still need to fill those holes somehow. If not Alonso, who?
  8. mvp 78
    The number of any type of FA who flames out is large. I've always expected that offseason, about 50% of the upper tier contracts will be busts. If you don't add via FA, how else are you going to add? Eventually, the farm will run dry and there will be no more trade partners. Sox need to add via development, FA and trades. They need to balance all of it. Right now, they have backed away from the FA market, when they have the ability to add via that resource. They choose not to.
  9. mvp 78
    Only 6 teams since 2011 have been outside the top 10 in payroll. Not ideal considering where the Sox currently stand. If the Sox have the financial might, they should use it AND leverage their strong farm system.
  10. mvp 78
    There was some noise about a Harper trade early in the offseason, but that evaporated really quick.
  11. mvp 78
    If I thought he could be '23 Casas going forward, I wouldn't be penciling in anyone else.
  12. mvp 78
    I thought you liked top 50 hitters?
  13. mvp 78
    Do they need more relievers at that price?
  14. mvp 78
    "What's Bregman's phone number again?"
  15. mvp 78
    '04 were 24th in DRS, 29th in defensive value per FanGraphs, 25th in errors, 26th in Double Plays, 23rd in FLDG%.
  16. mvp 78
    I don't think Casas/Sandoval gets it done for Contreras. If it does, he should already be here. Who is the SP2? Seems like there isn't a willing trade partner.
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  18. mvp 78
    Similarly, according to moon's annual calculations, we still may be heading to THE cliff, coming out of A cliff or heading to ANOTHER cliff.
  19. mvp 78
    Yes.
  20. mvp 78
    Are they really going to trade for Seager? Sign Ozuna on a cheap deal to DH (higher wRC+ since '23 than Schwarber)? Contreras trade rumors? Deal a prospect plus Masa to shed salary for the above?
  21. mvp 78
    TBH, it's hard for me to figure out what they are doing lately. In? Out? Spend? Dump contracts? Nobody on HERE really knows for sure.
  22. mvp 78
    3 out of the 4 are LHB as well. Plus, they have an 18M LHB already signed to be DH. If they didn't have Masa, I'd just rotate Anthony/Abreu/Duran through DH.
  23. mvp 78
    I wasn't arguing. I was bringing up two players that could further the point. Two guys that could help the BoSox. Two guys that people on here have talked about bringing in.
  24. mvp 78
    I don't think you can play favorites with those 3 if you want to be a winner. You have to very good all around. Sox have said they want two bats and need better defense, but we don't know their path forward TBH. The only Sox WS team that punted on one of those 3 areas was the 04 Sox and defense.
  25. mvp 78
    And the Sox seems to have a very low risk tolerance for those contracts now.
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