mvp 78
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We're at the point where getting Montgomery on 4/2 isn't going to push the envelope. People already heard "full throttle" and then saw the car stall out. They won't buy it. Fans will still go. Visiting fans will help fill up the park. It would have to get really ugly for a few more years before attendance is really an issue.
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He'll be the first guy called up most likely.
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A 3.32 middle reliever for WOO would be a giant step up compared to what they had to use last season. They had 12 relievers with over 10 innings that had an ERA above 4.80.
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How many people here have actually seen Sandlin pitch?
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That's scouting boxscores though. Bailey and Breslow are there everyday evaluating the players. They obviously see things about each guys that we don't see. There is some reason that Weissert is more valuable to them than what we see right now. They both have options, both have pitched well, but Bernardino was sent down. I'm not completely shocked by it. I think Bernardino is a candidate for regression. The career numbers of Bernardino are heavily weighted by his one good year. Career AAA numbers: Bernardino 3.32 ERA, 78.2 Innings, 1.09 WHIP Weissert 2.16 ERA, 125 Innings, 1.03 WHIP
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The Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre?
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That's what people have said this offseason. I think it's just to make themselves feel better about hitching their wagons to him.
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No?
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Not many risk free moves actually can provide value these days.
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He's looked good in ST?
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Yeah, I thought it was wild that Winckowski was being floated as an option for AAA.
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Sam Kennedy. Maybe optioning him to WOO they way they did with Larry.
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Acquire Giolito and if he's fantastic you can either spin him at the deadline or offer him a QO. Also, they needed innings so that they could protect some of their younger/less experienced arms.
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In order of importance for competing: 1. starter health 2. offense 3. bullpen 4. defense
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100%. If they aren't dealing for pitchers, how else are they acquiring them? Very weird how they built the top of the organization recently. There are theories that Bloom was set to make big trades this offseason and acquire pitching, but I can't believe that s*** until I actually see it.
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Why would the Sox go over the CBT for a 2 year deal when they don't plan on competing this year? Doesn't seem to make sense to me, especially if they are working on Casas' extension too.
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Bard, Workman, Owens and Barnes is better than what Cherington did. Hard to say on DD (Houck/Crawford) or Bloom.
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His splitter/slider pitch is weird. It really falls off he table. He's got all the tools to be a great starter, but just can't stay healthy. Trevor Story also continues to look locked in. Rafaela looked lost at the plate. The announcers made a point to talk about how patient the Sox had been all night and Rafaela swung at the first pitch and grounded into a DP. He also had some really tough swings on balls OOZ. I wonder if MLB pitchers will be much harder on him than the MiLB ST guys he was facing.
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Largely thanks to 12 years of Ben, Dave and Bloom.
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Unless you can draft like the O's.
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Ryan Fernandez is now with STL and will likely stay the whole year.
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The Boston Mid Sox.
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Good trade bait? Nats wanted to grab him with the first pick overall. Someone would have wanted him for a roster spot is my guess. Even if you are dumping him for a flier, it's better than just losing him. Maybe they figured they'd rather him get taken and hope he'd return?
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Ben was a pretty dismal drafter. DD was marginally better. Since Theo, the 1st round pitchers were Kopech, Light, Ball, Johnson, Goome and Houck. It's not a great bunch. So far, it's been 6 straight drafts where the first pick has not been a pitcher.
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To me, the Sox just had such a barren crop of starting pitchers that I would have erred on keeping Ward over some of the relief arms that were more dime a dozen. Ward wasn't a must keep, but it wasn't a surprise he went first overall. And to not even try to trade him earlier that offseason? Very weird.
