Bellhorn04
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I'd say the chances are less than zero. We already have a fairly talented right fielder named Betts we might need to open the wallet for.
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Moreland got 2 and 13, so it's not really a big stretch.
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Now you're getting a little too creative LOL We needed JD going into this season. We're going to need him again to make a run in 2019.
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I see your crystal ball is still in fine working order. You should have a thread where you predict all the free agent signings MLBTR style.
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What's the difference between BC not resisting Pablo and Theo not resisting Crawford? Crawford was an even more expensive bust, in fact.
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Seriously, Gray has never been an ace. His highest fWAR was 3.8. In 900 innings his fWAR is 13.7. That's 2.74 per 180 innings. Very respectable but far from an ace.
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But who would want to acquire such a choker at the trade deadline?
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Call it ironic or whatever you want, but with the Cubs Theo has sort of replicated the Lackey and Crawford signings with Darvish and Heyward.
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Does JD Martinez own a first baseman's glove?
Bellhorn04 replied to radatz17's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
But in those Red Sox pics you certainly wouldn't call him a fatso. -
Sure, there's some truth in this. But I can't believe the truth is as simple as Lucchino being this dummy who somehow forced everyone else into these ill-advised moves.
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Lucchino was not purely a marketing guy. He became kind of a convenient target to blame for signings like Crawford and Sandoval, it seems, even though we have no real evidence that this was the case. Show me something, anything that supports this.
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I certainly don't disagree with your point about Mookie. You're just talking about making a sound economic decision. There's a vast difference between that and what James actually said, which was that 'there are no players who are underpaid' and 'they're all replaceable'. Apparently some of this stemmed from him getting tired of hearing about players making several million a year being referred to as underpaid. I know that when I say some player is underpaid, I mean in relation to other players, not to the general public. I think that's what most people mean when they say that. Suggesting that all the players could retire and be replaced and it wouldn't make any difference, that's just stupid. I don't understand why he would even go there.
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I like Wright, but he has enormous difficulty staying on the field.
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In a perfect world, signing Eovaldi for 4/60 or whatever it is seems like a nice move. You're not just doing it for 2019 but for 2020-2022. Sale and Porcello are free agents after 2019. There also may be some health concerns with Sale, I don't think anyone has a clear picture about that. Plus 'it's only money' - no need to trade away any more prospects for a starter.
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And Marco Hernandez? Oodles of possibilities.
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Does JD Martinez own a first baseman's glove?
Bellhorn04 replied to radatz17's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
It's not a bad thought. But maybe JD is insistent on playing some outfield. Maybe he genuinely likes it. It wasn't a problem in 2018, it really wasn't. And for all the grousing about NL rules, we still kicked butt in those NL parks. We're talking about trying to tweak what was nearly perfect. -
But 'bad' MLB players are still close to the top in the game. And the game is entertainment that generates billions in revenue. There's nothing wrong with the minimum salaries in MLB IMHO Now the top salaries are a different story.
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He expressed his point in a pretty over-the-top way. 'The players are NOT the game, any more than the beer vendors are.' He deleted the tweets and the Red Sox quickly distanced themselves from the opinions. Not very smart IMHO
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Bill James apparently lost his marbles on Twitter. https://nypost.com/2018/11/08/red-sox-top-advisor-ignites-fury-all-you-players-can-be-replaced/
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Closers tend to fall out of favor with fans when they become 'heart attack' closers. The same thing happened with Papelbon.
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That's what doesn't show up in the fWAR.
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He probably views himself as de facto head of business operations, but that's a little cumbersome...
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I don't think we should be pointing a finger at him. The guy is remembered for 2 things and they're both embarrassing.
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I wouldn't say that. He was the starting catcher for the champs. Cora showed trust in him as a defender, giving him most of the starts in the playoffs. His contract is very reasonable. But his value would depend on how other GM's value his defense. It's all kind of a non-issue anyway...
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It's true. You can't really find one rule of thumb that plays out consistently across every postseason. I was fond of that argument about needing a great closer for the postseason myself because of Foulke, Papelbon and Koji. But the last 2 postseasons have contradicted that rule big time.
