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  1. User Name
    You're all over the place. The point, to center the argument, is that no one is giving up a young guy with ace potential for a bunch of mid-level prospects. The guys you could get are either overpriced, or not that good, which you point out in the above post yourself. The Sox marginally overpaid for Kimbrel because of the flood of available RP, but SP cost is extremely high in prospects AND money. It's an apples to oranges comparison.
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    But you're conveniently ignoring that Hamels isn't a 26-year old, mid-prime guy. He was a guy over 30 making market value money.
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    How? The Phillies got four of the Rangers' top 15 prospects, and a consensus top 50 prospect in Alfaro. The equivalent would be giving up Devers, Kopech, Chavis and Pat Light plus a projectable high A guy like Glorius. That's a painful haul.
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    Yes, because his offensive contributions are much more valuable because of the position that he plays. That is the whole point. From 2013-today, the average SS has produced a .696 OPS. From 2013-today, the average CF has produced a .722 OPS, and the total is even higher for overall OF (Benintendi may end up a LF which also further impacts his prospect ranking). At age 21, Bogaerts had a 60 hit/70 powe/50 run/65 overall ranking. Benintendi currently sports a 70 overall rating with 70 hit/50 power/60 run.
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    Aren't we high brow.
  6. User Name
    The streak attests to Benintendi’s advanced skill as a hitter. Evaluators from two American League organizations gave the 21-year-old a grade of 70 — on a scale of 20-80 — for his ability as a pure hitter, a grade usually reserved for potential All-Stars and batting titlists. “In seven years,” said one of the evaluators, “I have only put four 70/80 final grades on position players I saw in A ball: [Mike] Trout, [bryce] Harper, [Mookie] Betts, and Benintendi.” https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/redsox/2016/04/28/andrew-benintendi-yoan-moncada-tearing-carolina-league/RjvFdJiXVZ6EOsKpVFq9gO/story.html
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    There was a stupid protest over election results here, so I had to catch some of the game on gameday, and then my phone died. I got home just before the Mookie Grand Slam.
  8. User Name
    That's not my question. What I'm asking is for any support on the idea that Castillo's problem is slider-type bat speed. If anything, I thought it was mostly a pitch selection problem with him, so I'm curious to know how you are drawing this conclusion.
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    Yes, because Xander played SS, the most difficult position to find consistent offense in besides catcher. Not all up the middle positions were created the same. Offense-first SS or not, it's his position (and the likelyhood of staying there) that supported a good chunk of his status as a top prospect. As you said, it's 2016, so it's not that hard to find and read the scouting reports.
  10. User Name
    How do we know Castillo's problem is a long swing and/or lack of bat speed?
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    I want to see proof of this if possible. Bogaerts was lauded as a guy with above-average power and overall offense for a shortstop, which is the big caveat. Benintendi is an OF with a very high ceiling in all offensive categories. In fact, he profiles very similarly to Bogaerts with the added bonus of above-average speed. The only reason why Bogaerts was better regarded than Benintendi is right now (overall) is because he played SS. Had Benintendi been a SS and Bogaerts an OF, we would be having this exact same conversation but the other way around right now.
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    If there was real interest in Buchholz, he would likely be in another uniform right now, with Miley making starts from the 5 spot. The mention of his WAR, by the way, is a prime example of excuse making. I have agreed several times that picking up his option was pretty much an obligation, but let's call a spade a spade. The guy hasn't combined run prevention with durability in six years. Why was this year going to be different?
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    http://www.overthemonster.com/2015/12/7/9865028/red-sox-trade-rumors-wade-miley-clay-buchholz-mariners Links-a-plentiful. Rosenthal was first to report that the negotiations were centered around either Miley or Buch, and the M's chose Miley even though the Sox pushed for Buchholz. I don't understand the insistence on making excuses for the guy. He is what he is.
  14. User Name
    Those last three years of no more than 131 games, and last season's grand total of 44 games scream ironman to me!
  15. User Name
    JBJ came up because Victorino got injured IIRC.
  16. User Name
    Y'all complaining, yet I lost Richards to TJS, and Kluber has been doing his best Buchholz impersonation.
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    Buchholz was so coveted, that the Sox tried hard to pawn him on the Mariners instead of Miley, and had to call back because the Mariners hung up the phone.
  18. User Name
    In what planet did Bogaerts had a higher offensive ceiling than Benintendi, per scoutings and projections?
  19. User Name
    Theo had significantly more power than Cherington did, but otherwise, that pretty much sums it up.
  20. User Name
    The league average catcher and coincidentally Vasquez, is producing a .669 OPS at the MLB level. Considering there's room for improvement from a guy who missed a full year of development, labeliing him an auto-out is a bit of stretch, specially when so many regulars (including guys who play other, more offensively demanding positions) sport sub .300 OBP's.
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    It's not silly at all. Crisp was essentially a part timer in Oakland and still had significant injury issues. You can't just deny that because you think he'd be a good get for the team. He is extremely fragile, and you need dependability even if it is from a reserve OF. Remember Baldelli?
  22. User Name
    They did try to sign Hill, and offered a competitive contract. A clearer path to a rotation spot was the deciding factor apparently.
  23. User Name
    What he did 9 years ago has very little bearing on what he's doing right now. Usually you take the last three years and (because it's common sense) apply some age-related regression.
  24. User Name
    Yeah, pitching estimators and past performance tell me he has league average run prevention numbers with high IP numbers, aka a#3 profile. Definitely better than some of our options, but YOTN's points are very much valid. Porcello/Wright have been more effective in a much more hostile environment for pitchers. I would personally fly Kelly/Buch for Shields right goddamn now though.
  25. User Name
    The reality is that he hasn't combined sub league average run prevention numbers with more than 150 IP (a very generous number) since 2010. That's not anger, but rather a verifiable trend.
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