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  1. mvp 78
    Roman didn't have any slowdowns after he was pushed to GRE. No big injury concerns. Most people thought he had the best k zone awareness and could fit into MLB better than the other two. The only problem was the Sox had Rafaela/Duran/Abreu. That didn't stop the Sox from using Campbell in the OF a bunch early on in '25 though.
  2. mvp 78
    Anthony was the most ready. Mayer had the best spring. Kristian signed the extension. They went with Kristian because he played ball with FO. 🤔
  3. mvp 78
    Well maybe in that respect sure. Diehard Duran supporters are probably still against a trade today even though evidence should be very clear that it would make sense to move either him or Abreu to make the team better. Other teams value Duran highly so the Sox would get a better return. Trade Duran!
  4. mvp 78
    Maybe? I don't really remember that because it's almost been a foregone conclusion that they've had to trade Abreu or Duran.
  5. mvp 78
    If Mayer is at 3b and they don't sign a 2b, the platoon ends up being Romy at 2b. His arm isn't good enough to play 3b. Mayer becomes the fulltime 3b with not platoon.
  6. mvp 78
    I find that hard to believe. Either he or Abreu was considered trade bait last offseason because of Anthony's proximity. It was a conversation we had for months.
  7. mvp 78
    You initially said the complaint was that the Sox waited too long to call prospects up, but revised it to say it's just sometimes people say may a certain player should be called up. It's just two completely different issues that's all. 🙃
  8. mvp 78
    This is why I'd be surprised if they went long on Alonso.
  9. mvp 78
    Might have well kept the better player (Devers) at that price point.
  10. mvp 78
    If they aren't moving Story in '26, why move him next year? If anything, you'd move him over for higher caliber Mayer.
  11. mvp 78
    SEA needs to pay a premium to attract hitters? IDK. I wouldn't have been happy if the Sox signed Naylor for that.
  12. mvp 78
    I've only checked in on Lawlar from time to time because of the Anthony connection so can't speak on the rest of the DBag stuff. From what I read, fans really don't like his defense and are generally happy about the idea of him moving to OF. In the end, seems like It makes the Mayer/Lawlar pick lean towards Mayer for now simply because of the SS defense.
  13. mvp 78
    They moved him to the corner once he got to AAA. I think he was most likely going to end up there anyway, but typically high ceiling prospects are kept in the middle as long as possible. He could play there in a pinch, but maybe not a great idea going forward. I'd rather have him there than Abreu.
  14. mvp 78
    I don't like either of those options!!!! For Breslow to say he's prioritizing defense, he can't throw Rafaela at 2b and Schwarber at 1b. Makes no damn sense.
  15. mvp 78
    That's his ceiling, not the actual expectation for him. He hit 709 at GRE and 685 at POR last season. For a guy whose hit tool is the biggest tool, he has a long way to go. They have his ETA as mid '27, but Witherspoon's ETA as early '28. Somehow, I think Witherspoon gets to BOS first.
  16. mvp 78
    "Why don't they call ____ up" is much different than "they waited too long to call ___ up" IMO.
  17. mvp 78
    He has 75 MLB regular season innings, but isn't much worse than Casas or Alonso. Are you serious?
  18. mvp 78
    Maybe he gets that contract. I'm saying he may not be worth that contract!
  19. mvp 78
    It's been a long time since they waited too long to promote someone. Mookie, Devers, Beni and Xander were all rushed through the system. Pedroia made it to BOS in his first year (then had his 41 wRC+). The last player to spend way too much time in AAA was probably Mo Vaughn. I had season tickets back then so wasn't complaining about the 216 games he spent in PAW.
  20. mvp 78
    He had that rib injury in May. I don't buy the "lost weight" story. Every player struggles to maintain weight during the year. What's the plan to keep weight on his next season? How'd he lose the weight before summer even started? It doesn't make sense.
  21. mvp 78
    Putting Rafaela at 2b is just the worst decision possible for this defense. It would most likely be a Romy/Hamilton platoon and Rafaela is in CF. Campbell would be 4th OFer on the bench if anything. Anthony LF/Rafaela CF/Abreu RF. Signing Schwarber to play 1b would make zero sense.
  22. mvp 78
    4th OFer after starting the season in AAA.
  23. mvp 78
    Past 3 seasons: Naylor 8.1 fWAR Alonso 8.5 fWAR Why should Alonso get significantly more $$$? He's a bad defender heading towards a DH role and older.
  24. mvp 78
    Depends on your definition of special.
  25. mvp 78
    Both have had injury issues. Lawlar's bat has been his carrying tool so far and I don't know if he's going to be a SS going forward. DBags are going to try Lawlar out in CF this offseason.
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