mvp 78
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@redsoxstats On August 14, 1999, Pedro was 16-3 with 199 strikeouts, a 2.46 ERA and 1.62 FIP. He showed up late for a start, and Jimy sat his ass. Sox won 13-2. Pedro pitched out of the pen and still got the win. Daubach went 5-5 with 6 RsBI. https://www.fangraphs.com/wins.aspx?date=1999-08-14&team=Red%20Sox&dh=0
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This is next year's FA class: Starting pitcher: Gerrit Cole (opt-out), Justin Verlander (vesting option), Max Scherzer, Corbin Burnes, Zack Wheeler, Brandon Woodruff, Max Fried, Shane Bieber, Walker Buehler, Nathan Eovaldi (vesting option), Robbie Ray (opt-out), Alex Cobb, Kyle Hendricks, Charlie Morton, Freddy Peralta (club option), Merrill Kelly (club option), Lucas Giolito (player option), Sean Manaea (opt-out), Michael Wacha (player option), Wade Miley (mutual option), Lance Lynn (club option), Kyle Gibson (club option), Luis Severino, Frankie Montas (mutual option), James Paxton, Jack Flaherty, Yusei Kikuchi, Patrick Corbin, Anthony DeSclafani, Nick Pivetta, Martín Pérez, Domingo Germán, Marco Gonzales (club option), Andrew Heaney, Eric Lauer, John Means, Zach Plesac, José Quintana, Michael Soroka, Ross Stripling, Spencer Turnbull, Luke Weaver Are they going to sit out next offseason too? Wait until '26 for Cease? Wait until '27 for Luzardo?
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Wikelman's ceiling is probably 4th starter. Perales' ceiling is probably 3rd starter. They still need two pitchers better than Bello if they want to be a WS team IMO.
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RIP to Jimy Williams. One of the great Sox managers who doesn't get his due.
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The problem is that Henry won't add until they are at the precipice. I don't think they'll get to the precipice without the pitching already in hand.
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Earlier? The last time you posted about Lauer in this thread was THURSDAY NIGHT, 150 POSTS AGO!!! How is anyone else supposed to remember that?
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We at port and the majority of the ships are gone.
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You didn't SAY that. notin: "his last couple of seasons were nice." moon: "I expected the best poster on TalkSox to jump on Wood's bandwagon, due to his xFIP numbers."
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The future ('26?): C - Teel 1B - Casas 2B - Grissom SS - Mayer 3B - Devers RF - Anthony CF - Rafaela LF - Duran DH - Masa Bench - Hickey, Wong, Meidroth, Abreu SP - Bello, Crawford, Wikelman, Perales, Fitts RP - Whitlock, Houck, Schreiber, Campbell, Guerrero, Bernardino, Murphy, Winckowski This relies on all the prospects reaching their potential without setbacks. Offensively, it seems ok. The rotation still looks like s*** and there's nothing to really be excited about. The pen looks about the same with minor tweaks and changes in the late innings. Without knowing what the players develop into, can we confidently state this is a playoff team? I don't think we can unless there is a significant infusion at the top of the rotation. Wikelman and maybe Perales are better fitts for the pen IMO.
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Last year's 5.14? He doesn't even throw a lot of innings even when he's good. Bailey worked with him directly. If there was no smoke to bringing him on, I figured there were big issues with him. They dumped Llovera. They never mentioned bringing Manaea onboard.
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He wasn't bad in '21 and '22, but something went pretty wrong with him last year. His k rate dropped, but his bb rate spiked. His spin rate got wonky. He wasn't very good once he was put into the pen either. He's a guy who has bounced around and has had some injury issues.
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Ok? We're talking about FO approaches and how it serves the fan experience, not switching fandom.
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They replaced a star with a high caliber prospect. If the Sox were replacing Xander with Mayer in '23, nobody would have cared. The problem there is Mayer started '23 in A ball, not in Boston.
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There was a rumor that someone else was going to swoop in and buy the O's, but I have no idea if the Angelos even wants to sell. The stadium lease was just extended, so they won't be getting that sweetheart Braves deal for a bit longer that Angelos wanted.
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It has nothing to do with the thoughts about job security (probably a perceived issue) or ultimate power of a CBO vs EVP's (I'm dubious on this).
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Sam is a freakin' idiot. (term initially used by moon the day Chris Sale was traded back in 2016)
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Until we get quotes concerning the "widely-held industry doubts" I think the family considerations and less stress due to the other markets legitimately the biggest reason people are passing.
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He was pushed to the pen in SF under Bailey. If Bailey liked him, we would have heard a rumor or two. We didn't.
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James Outman 4.4 fWAR - preARB I think we'd all replace Corey Bellinger with that.
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And they replaced Corey Seager with Gavin Lux, not Miguel Rojas. Lux just got injured.
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They cut costs SO THAT THEY COULD SPEND ON OHTANI AND YAMAMOTO. Everyone knew they were going to get Ohtani. They already had Betts and Freeman. I don't think Doyers fans were worried about why the front office was cutting costs. They knew what train was coming.
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Since the Sox won't likely be competitive for a title until '26 or later, being a Dodger fan from 19-26 and maybe beyond is the better bet.
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"Well, actually, THAT World Series title doesn't count because it hurts my argument!!!"
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They've spent a lot, been competitive every year AND have won a WS.
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Wrong.
