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  1. mvp 78
    This team has really lacked bats that can put the ball in the seats. If you throw Dalbec out there at 1B/3B/LF/DH against LHP, I think he'll see some good results.
  2. mvp 78
    Dalbec. Refsnyder DFA
  3. mvp 78
    My guess is he'd probably need a lot more than that because he's trying to get counting stats for next offseason.
  4. mvp 78
    Would have needed to pay him more since they're giving him a playing opportunity.
  5. mvp 78
    Every other fanbase is pissed off about the new uniforms and we can't even get to that yet because of how cheesed we are about our treatment by ownership. The pants are see thru!
  6. mvp 78
    Even if the IFA signings heavily leaned into pitching, IFA prospects are far less likely to turn into impact starters than guys drafted in rounds 1, 2 and 3.
  7. mvp 78
    @hgomez27 Bank accounts of Rays SS Wander Franco are seized. According to the source, not only has he breached a contract with one of his lawyers, but he also refuses to pay their fees after the work done, per @rtvd_4. This f***ing guy.
  8. mvp 78
    Sox had NO pipeline for their rotation. They had to try something. Solely relying on IFA's and low round draftees wasn't going to cut it. Bloom should have had a fire sale in '22 and stocked up.
  9. mvp 78
    Yeah, these guys have offers on the table somewhere. He's just holding them out until the last second to see if anyone can top it.
  10. mvp 78
    Spencer Strider got 6/75 after his ROY.
  11. mvp 78
    Also, it's a projection that he COULD be as good or better than Keller. He just may not get better than what he currently is!
  12. mvp 78
    Hard to comment on Fitts or Sandlin since I haven't really followed them. Reports are that Fitts is only a two pitch guy right now and needs great control to work out. Sandlin has really good stuff, but is just far away so we haven't seen him face advanced hitters yet. This year should be a bigger tell for Sandlin. I think Early has the prototypical starter's build out: frame, left handed, velo, projection, pitch mix. He's ranked fairly low now, but he's someone that could rise in the rankings and become a 4th starter just by being competent at what he does. Paez and Monegro both need their stuff to pop a little for them to stay in the rotation. Monegro is a little more exciting now, but people are probably sleeping on Paez. Ian Cundall really likes Hunter Dobbins. He has multiple offspeed pitches. Can pitch deeper into the game than Wikelman at times. 1.10 bb/9 in AA last year.
  13. mvp 78
    Wikelman's 2023: Greenville: Bad April - 15.58 ERA, 3.00 WHIP Good May - 2.70 ERA, 1.29 WHIP Very Good June - 2.42 ERA, 0.96 WHIP July - one very bad start Promotion to Portland: July - 1.59 ERA, 0.88 WHIP Aug - 4.15 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, largely due to one bad start at Binghamton 2.2 Inn, 4 ER Sept - 1.29 ERA, 1.14 WHIP He had a really good season after turning the page on April. TalkSox mentioned on the recent podcast that he was struggling with sleep early on in '23 and they worked with him to fix the issue.
  14. mvp 78
    To be a 3/4? Like 20% that one of them turns into that. Probably 50% that one can stick as a 5th starter or so. I think the risk has been there with those two that they are bullpen arms due to their control issues. If I had to wager a guess as the most likely outcome: Perales is a decent reliever, but not a shutdown late inning guy. Wikelman hangs onto a 5th starter/bulk relief role due to pitch mix.
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    @tylermilliken_ According to @BGlobeSports, Nick Yorke is going to work on outfield drills during spring training to increase his versatility. Bounced back in 2023 with a .268/.360/.435/.785 slash line in 110 games. 13 HR, 25 doubles. 116 wRC+. Needed with Mayer/Story.
  16. mvp 78
    @ChrisCotillo Red Sox re-signed Joely Rodriguez.
  17. mvp 78
    The common bond with with these 4 is they are all Scott Boras guys. This is a repeat of the 2018 offseason. It's just Boras doing Boras things. He misread the market and is holding his guys out.
  18. mvp 78
    His 30th birthday is in two weeks. Who cares about control of a middle reliever? Dime a dozen.
  19. mvp 78
    Was probably trade bait even before.
  20. mvp 78
    Perales right now is a two pitch pitcher. Wikelman suffers from inconsistency from start to start, but has multiple secondary pitches. Adding velo won't fix either problem or going to Driveline won't fix either.
  21. mvp 78
    I hate when people get your hopes up on here.
  22. mvp 78
    3B backup is Reyes who only played there 13 innings last season?
  23. mvp 78
    Some people can't keep up.
  24. mvp 78
    Stats Masterson is objective. The other journalists, probably not so much.
  25. mvp 78
    He's a platoon bat only like Enmanuel Valdez. Easy enough to ignore.
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