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  1. mvp 78
    Snell: 2.25 ERA, 3.62 xFIP, .256 BABIP (second lowest BABIP in the top 20) Both times that Snell won the CY he had career low BABIPs: .256 and .241.
  2. mvp 78
    Strider pitched more innings, had a higher k/9, lower bb/9, 20 WINS!, better FIP. Aside from ERA, everything about Strider's season was better AND he played on a team that was competitive and got to the playoffs. I would have went Strider > Gallen > Snell.
  3. mvp 78
    Also, there is a much longer answer about ownership giving Bloom leeway for not entirely handling the '22 deadline well. Bloom then has a pretty terrible offseason (in part due to him having to reset the CBT), which includes a very ugly performance at the Winter Weekend where the crowd lustfully boos him. He turtles during the '23 deadline and the team completely falls apart with lots of conversation around the team feeling like they were just left out to dry and not given help from the FO. Bloom made several missteps, but the biggest one was the '22 deadline and not trading JD which would have put the team under the CBT (better comp picks, better '23 offseason).
  4. mvp 78
    The prospects will have to hit the ground running the way the O's prospects have done.
  5. mvp 78
    I think they are getting close to stumbling into a roaring fire. They generated a lot of goodwill, but really have a had some bad looks the past few years. I think Sox fans still want their owners to show them that they care as much as the fans do.
  6. mvp 78
    Public pressure is what got them to re-sign Devers.
  7. mvp 78
    He shouldn't have won the second CY anyway.
  8. mvp 78
    They wanted to see if he could pull '23 off. He may have kept his job if he had re-signed Wacha and went for another cheapo like Miley, instead of Kluber.
  9. mvp 78
    '23 FAs: Heyward 720k, 2.2 fWAR G Sanchez 1M, 1.7 fWAR W Smith 1.4M, 1.1 fWAR A Chapman 3.5M, 1.8 fWAR Wacha 6.5M, 2.6 fWAR Duvall 7M, 1.9 fWAR You can find good players without having to overpay. It just becomes more of a crapshoot.
  10. mvp 78
    He does generate a lot of swing and miss (98th percentile whiff rate), which is something Crag want to focus on.
  11. mvp 78
    The signing doesn't have to be sexy to work. About 50% of all FA signings look ugly at the end of the next season. Crag just has to find the guys that will be effective. There will be a few below market FA's that succeed this year. Will they find them? Is it important enough to Crag to sell it to the fans? Maybe as an ex-ballplayer he doesn't really care about the PR side? Take a hit now, but build a good team. I think we'd all be happy with this offseason if they are playing meaningful games in September with Crag signings that are working out and a retooled pitching program that is finally showing signs of life.
  12. mvp 78
    That is the decision that cost Bloom his job.
  13. mvp 78
    I think everyone can see that. I think in '22 the Pads were even talking about moving him out of the rotation at one point.
  14. mvp 78
    Unless they were, but misjudged the market badly again. OR Crag really wanted Yamamoto, but Henry said no to 300M+.
  15. mvp 78
    Henry could just not approve the contract?
  16. mvp 78
    Under Bloom, that was the plan. I wonder if Crag pushes the velo envelope more as he has a different view on pitchers than Bloom does.
  17. mvp 78
    The Snell contract will make the Price contract seem like a steal.
  18. mvp 78
    I don't have a crystal ball, but it's more likely they go the Paxton/Giolito/Montas grab bag route. "We're going to be competitive. The goal is the playoffs. Yada... Yada... Nada."
  19. mvp 78
    If their plan was really to singularly focus on Yamamoto and not worry about anyone realistically until then, they f***ed up.
  20. mvp 78
    They went over the LT accidentally because they traded for JBJ. That's not really going for it OR something to be proud of.
  21. mvp 78
    If he was looking to cut payroll after 2018, why allow the Sale extension? Why sign Eovaldi?
  22. mvp 78
    I can see reasons to not be big on either dude. However, it's going to rub the fanbase the wrong way when they pivot elsewhere before bidding closes.
  23. mvp 78
    They need to actually start proving the doubters wrong at some point.
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  25. mvp 78
    He wants the Sox to be a risk-free cash cow.
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