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  1. mvp 78
    Since the reinstatement of the luxury tax/CBT in 2003, here are the years the Sox were under: 2003 2008 2009 2012 2013 2014 2017 2020 2021 2023 2024 This is the first time where they've been under for 4 out of 5 years.
  2. mvp 78
    One of the main focuses of pitching development this year was adding velo. If Ingrassia was unable to add velo, it could be a red flag going forward. SoxProspects aren't always great at updating their scouting reports during the year so there could be a lag, but Ingrassia isn't a guy they were hyping up throughout the year either.
  3. mvp 78
    5-8M that another team would pick up is still savings for an owner that is hesitant about going over the CBT. Campbell Anthony Mayer Teel Meidroth
  4. mvp 78
    I wouldn't worry about replacing Masa with an external option considering the internal bats that will be supplementing the roster next year. I'd do a straight salary dump and eat half the contract.
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    😍
  6. mvp 78
    It's probably his primary position going forward anyway considering the direction his defense is heading.
  7. mvp 78
    The idea wouldn't be to pay 100% of his salary I believe.
  8. mvp 78
    Oh no. Not this again. If anyone starts saying the p word I'm going to lose it.
  9. mvp 78
    The reason he hurts "this team" is because the owner is in a stingy phase. If this was John Henry circa 2002-2018, Masa's contract wouldn't matter and the team would be plowing forward. The only reason we talk about moving on from him is that we believe he's a hindrance to their payroll aspirations which is total BS, but it's the new world we are living in. In theory, Masa is fine coming off the bench or as a platoon DH. In today's reality, he's preventing the Sox from getting a frontline starter.
  10. mvp 78
    Get a catcher that can catch?
  11. mvp 78
    Abreu: 104 GS against RHP 6 GS against LHP 😩
  12. mvp 78
    His -2.5 BsR was pretty bad. There were 1393 players with higher scores than that last year. If you do a cutoff of 400 PA's, he comes out to 162nd, tied with Verdugo, Naylor and Vaughn at 22nd percentile. Guys with worse BsR scores and less HR's than Masa: Urshela Pham Jose Miranda
  13. mvp 78
    Interesting as Statcast shows his xBA as 260. 🤔 Why would we assume his BA should go up considering how poor his exit velo is? His line drives went up, but so did his fly balls. With that exit velo, they weren't going very far.
  14. mvp 78
    Cora had no problem sitting Masa for any number of reasons. Maybe we'll see more platooning going forward? Maybe we won't? I think Refsnyder's overall success against RHP this year was to Masa's detriment (774 vs RHP starter in 30 GS). Maybe Masa's platooning will look more pronounced if Refsnyder stops hitting RHP in 2025?
  15. mvp 78
    After the ASB, in games in which he subsequently pinch hit, he sat against 4 LHP and 2 RHP. He sat out a whole bunch of games due to injury and other roster reasons, so it's futile to really go through all 162 IMO.
  16. mvp 78
    2023: 795 OPS vs RHP 746 OPS vs LHP Did the shoulder injury impact his splits this year?
  17. mvp 78
    It was so much easier when we could just fight about Salty vs Montero for a week.
  18. mvp 78
    Masa has a team high Balls Put in Play % of 76%. The MLB average is 62%. The low for a Sox regular was O'Neilll at 47%, His 7.3 AB/K, also leads the team (3.6 league av.). He also had a team leading swinging strike % of 10.4 (Rafaela was worst at 28.1 for regulars). His overall contact % led the team at 85.4%. It's nice when the data matches the narrative. On the otherhand, his XBH% and HR% were lowest for all regular Sox.
  19. mvp 78
    Unless Ingrassia can tap into velo, I don't believe his stuff will play at higher levels. He's another guy that tends to pitch backwards. Like Isaac Coffey, there will be success early, but struggles at AA and higher most likely.
  20. mvp 78
    I guess it depends on what we consider "big moves." Giolito at 2/38 doesn't seem big enough. Needs to be 50M+ maybe? JDM Xander extension Nate extension Sale extension (keys taken away and big moves were few and far between at this point) Story signing Masa signing Raffy extension
  21. mvp 78
    I agree that they jumped at the opportunity to sign Masa. Story just kind of fell into their laps as he was unsigned for so long and Bloom felt like the deal was reasonable (it wasn't). If you go back and read all the blogs and news articles at the time, they all iterate on the idea that "it was a return of the big spending Sox" and "what a surprise" the move was and "what a jolt it will be for the clubhouse." I remember most of us on here were fairly nonplused about it and worried that they had just signed Xander's replacement. Well, it ended up being a move that really didn't work out in the end.
  22. mvp 78
    I wouldn't call signing a broken SS to play 2B in ST "chasing a star player."
  23. mvp 78
    Some people have wanted him off the roster since the day he was signed. There are lots of moves we could discuss. This is the one being discussed right now. Talked about trading Duran ✅ Talked about trading Mayer ✅ Talked about trading Story ✅ Talked about trading Wilyer ✅ Talked about trading Casas ✅ Talked about trading Masa ✅ Talked about acquiring players from the Marlins and Mariners (must be done annually) ✅ I don't think people really want to talk about trading potential rule 5 guys (i.e. bullpen arms). Spend the rest of the offseason figuring out a realistic trade destination for Rafael Devers?
  24. mvp 78
    NIce to see Kwiatkowski get some love. Well earned!
  25. mvp 78
    They were "awesome" in a different manner when he was with the Charlotte Knights. Overall, it was a 4.54 ERA, 727 OPSa and a 1.387 WHIP in AAA. He did well against LHB in AAA, but couldn't put it together at all in MLB (1097 OPS vs LHB).
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