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  1. mvp 78
    But yes, I agree with the nervousness..........
  2. mvp 78
    It's a different FO this year. We don't have Desperate Dave swinging his nuts all over the Winter Meetings like he used to do.
  3. mvp 78
    It's December 7th. Only 12 players have signed deals for over 10M a year. There should be about 25-30 more of those deals to go and players that the Sox will actually want. Aside from Nola and Gray, nobody interesting has signed.
  4. mvp 78
    @tylermilliken_ . @jonmorosi continues to connect the Red Sox to Yoshinobu Yamamoto this morning. “The Red Sox would love to get him.” Still, that dinner between Yamamoto and Steve Cohen is terrifying.
  5. mvp 78
    Tortured every offseason.
  6. mvp 78
    Yamamoto said he's waiting until after Ohtani signs.
  7. mvp 78
    With the younger CBO/GM's who are texting and on their phones all the time, I think it's less of a big deal to be in the same room at once. Not sure if there's a way to juice up the offseason or if it even needs to happen.
  8. mvp 78
    Yankees offseasons have felt like an afterthought recently. Interesting to see them go big again.
  9. mvp 78
    He wasn't getting Murphy in the JD or Sale deals though. He still could have moved those guys no problem.
  10. mvp 78
    He did hold out of a season for family issues. We don't know the full picture so I'm not going to judge.
  11. mvp 78
    Last year had the Xander surprise and some other activity, but recently it's been a notinburger.
  12. mvp 78
    I've seen other lists where the Sox were listed. I'm going to let this offseason shakeout before I judge Breslow harshly.
  13. mvp 78
    He has to do what's best for his family. My guess is the Diamondback just gave him so much more money they he had to pull the trigger. Why move in season if there's no personal benefit?
  14. mvp 78
    The moves that were made in '22 (a) didn't get them below the CBT which set them back for '23 and ( didn't help them compete in '22. It was a total waste of a deadline. Like I said, he made a good trade with the Vaz deal, but received flak and then got gun-shy. In '23, he just quit on the team.
  15. mvp 78
    I guess it worked out for him to opt out.
  16. mvp 78
    The AAA staff should be much more able to contribute this year than in previous years as some of the younger arms have advanced. I don't think the higher octane arms are quite ready as you already mentioned. No reason to rush those guys. I think there should be a good competition between Mata and Slaten for the final relief spot this Spring Training. We'll see how it shakes out. I'd be surprised if they went with both.
  17. mvp 78
    Song was just unexpected and crazy. I think people were more upset at how it would impact Song's development adversely (it did). Some were using it as proof that DD got something over on Bloom (he didn't). Nobody cared about Politi. Ward should have been traded before the protection deadline as he had enough value to go 1st overall. I understand they didn't want to put him on the 40 man, but at least trade him for some MiLB guy and get something back for it. Fernandez is this year's Politi. Drohan is a lesser version of Ward IMO. Should have been traded back in November when they knew they didn't want to protect him.
  18. mvp 78
    @tylermilliken_ .@ChrisCotillo says the Red Sox interest in Domingo German and Jordan Hicks has been “overblown” so far.
  19. mvp 78
    Rumor is the Sox are signing Martin Maldonado. Would they then deal McGuire?
  20. mvp 78
    Fernandez is always injured and no big loss. Drohan couldn't compete in AAA and only had a very brief small sample of success in AA. Maybe Drohan will be good going forward? His pitching really sucked after he was promoted and no injury concerns were noted. If he liked Slaten and really wanted to draft him and worked up a deal with the Mets to bring him on board after they took him, it makes Breslow seems to be a pretty decisive guy. However, it's just the Rule 5 Draft. The vast majority of these guys amount to nothing of note.
  21. mvp 78
    @IanCundall New Red Sox RHP Justin Slaten takes one of the open 40-man spots. For Texas last year he had a 2.87 ERA & 1.07 WHIP w/86 K:20 BB in 59.2 IP (AA/AAA). Four pitch mix including 95-98 mph FB, 88-91 mph cutter, mid-80s SL & low-80s CB. Another intriguing power arm in the bullpen mix.
  22. mvp 78
    I think there are always "buckets" of prospects. Some of the decent buckets were filled higher at least according to outside scouts based on this year's Rule 5. However, the MiLB portion of the draft doesn't really bring back MEANINGFUL talent for the most part unless you are really hung up on guys like Kaleb Ort, Joe Jacques and Tyreque Reed. None of the MiLB guys were currently listed as top 60 guys on SoxProspects. Johnfrank Salazar and Brock Bell were interesting, but ultimately fungible. My guess is Breslow diferred to internal evaluations on who to protect and that's why these guys are now elsewhere.
  23. mvp 78
    I believe he dithered in '22 because he refused to trade JD or Sale when given the opportunity.
  24. mvp 78
    Justin Slaten, the guy the Mets grabbed in the Rule 5 draft.
  25. mvp 78
    @tylermilliken_ According to @ByRobertMurray, the Red Sox have sent minor-league reliever Ryan Ammons to the Mets. Ammons was selected in the 10th round of the 2023 MLB Draft out of Clemson. Worked as a reliever in college. Has yet to debut in pro ball. No word on the return yet.
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