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  1. mvp 78
    They offered Imanaga a larger contract and he elected to sign with the Cubbies.
  2. mvp 78
    Also, with a looming lockout in 2027, I don't expect players to be getting mega deals next offseason.
  3. mvp 78
    Why would he opt out? Aging hitters aren't going to get more expensive in this day and age. Only pitchers in their 30's are retaining their value at the moment and that's because of scarcity. Bregman's production being replaced by Campbell in a year or two is harder to accomplish for pitchers.
  4. mvp 78
    Boras doesn't have his fastball anymore.
  5. mvp 78
    I don't want to get too worked up over k's. The Yankees only have one projected starter below 21% k rate: Oswaldo Cabrera.
  6. mvp 78
    Comparing the WAR of players from the past few seasons to when the Sox were year in/year out playoff threats is pretty sad.
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    They were comfortable on their valuations of David Price (a pitcher over 30!?!?!?), Trevor Story and Masataka Yoshida. They thought 300M to Mookie was an overpay a few years ago. They are both the interest kings and the kings of getting pie faced and ruining their once great legacy.
  9. mvp 78
    Ask Cora. Story hit behind Raffy in each start of 2024. That was supposed to be Story's return to form season and I think Cora had high hopes for him.
  10. mvp 78
    At the moment, they don't really care about losing a few fans. So far, Fenway keeps getting filled up with AWAY fans when Sox fans stay home. Not many people are going to forgo NESN because of one bad Sox season. The past few years haven't impacted their pockets and probably wouldn't for many years. It's "America's Most Beloved Ballpark!"
  11. mvp 78
    It'd have to be a very big move, not just signing Bregman.
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    Actually, they only bid on Soto to appease the fans and drive the price up. Ownership knew that they were never going to sign him. 🤑
  14. mvp 78
    Vegas isn't about realistic win/loss, but about what people will bet for/against. I think 85 seems right to me without further additions. I don't think I've projected them to be a 90 win team since 2019.
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    I don't think it has to do with Henry being cheap. I bet he lives a luxurious lifestyle and would pick up the tab if we all went out. I think he just wants to look smart and to do that he can't be uncouth and simply buy players by outspending everyone else. Winning is important, but he wants to be seen as the brainiac who won, rather than the billionaire who paid for a championship.
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    Also, per sabermetrics, it's better to put Casas at cleanup than hit him in the 3 hole. Story is the weakest hitter of the 4 and should bat third. I've been told that's how it should work these days.
  17. mvp 78
    Just looked at the SoxProspects forum and let's just say that we are more bearish on the Sox outlook this year than they are. There are quite a few posters over there projecting them at 90+ wins and the lowest win projection was 84. Honestly, I don't know how anyone could see this team as a 95 win team as presently constructed and I'm counting on big seasons from Story and Masa.
  18. mvp 78
    I don't think there's any chance that Cora rolls out a L/L/L batting order. It will most likely be Jarren/Raffy/Story/Casas at the top of the lineup, the way it was at the beginning of last season before Story got hurt. Guerrero makes more sense for this roster than an innings guy like Criswell. Since he has options, Criswell will start in AAA and stay stretched out. SoxProspects projects Austin Adams as making the team out of camp. He's had an interesting career with some really good years. He's very slider heavy and seems to fit what they were doing last season. Would I rather Adams or Kelly? I'd rather they had another FA acquisition TBH.
  19. mvp 78
    I'm not sure Sam impacts anything with the Red Sox except the PR spin.
  20. mvp 78
    xSLG by year '22 17th percentile '23 17th percentile '24 11th percentile He doesn't barrel the ball. He doesn't have good exit velo or hard hit %. He just has good k and bb %s. Yoshida's Statcast page looks better than Paredes'. He is slower than Yoshida too. He's also not a FB hitter so wouldn't take advantage of the Monster.
  21. mvp 78
    Per 162, Devers has been over 30 HR's every year from 2019-2024. Over that stretch, he's at 34 per 162.
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    It wasn't high on MY priority list at the start of the offseason and it doesn't really seem to be high on theirs either. We'll see if it hurts them in the end.
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    With Liverpool, they are still in the Sox 2016-18 golden age. Eventually, their time will run out and other teams will catch up. The lack of spending will come back to bite them.
  24. mvp 78
    I would be happy with those trades. However, I just don't see the Cards actually trading for Yoshida. They want to save a considerable amount of $$$ and taking back Masa doesn't really help. Bloom and some scouts may have liked Masa before he was signed, but they probably think a bit differently two years later.
  25. mvp 78
    It's that time of year where many people show up looking that way.
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