Bellhorn04
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As far as Brasier and Ort are concerned, even if they're halfway useful, they're fungible. And the Red Sox have room under the tax cap if they need to acquire another reliever. It's impossible to make a case for either of them as valuable assets.
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In any case, as at least one other poster has pointed out, it does seem a little curious that a team that's supposedly building toward the future would leave unprotected two young pitchers like Song and Ward in favor of who they kept.
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Philly can restrict Song to low leverage situations. They can phantom DL him. They can return him, right? And in any case they're a pretty safe bet to make the playoffs. Edit re phantom DL: he has to be on the active roster for 90 days. But that's only half the season.
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Chris Sale hasn't seen many the last few years either.
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DD paid someone off for sure.
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That's what mvp calls scouting the box scores. And a mighty small sample of them to boot...
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The Rule 5 Draft was on Dec. 7. It wasn't until Feb. 22 that the Phillies announced he would be able to pitch in 2023. Unless we hear anything further, it certainly seems like the Red Sox didn't know at the time.
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Ah, good old reductionism.
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No idea. But I'm guessing he will be now.
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Well, I have seen more than one poster refer to the possibility of their head exploding.
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And when exactly have you seen another draftee with his circumstances? The Red Sox knew there could be a waiting period of several years when they drafted him.
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All 3 year hiatuses are not created equal.
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Moncada was 29 minus 10.
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I may have missed it, but I don't remember anyone here saying he's a sure bet.
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"Implies" and a quarter will get you a gumball.
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You're betting on Song's lack of experience over his talent and youth. I've got a bad feeling about this.
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He could end up a dud, or Bloom could end up looking like an incompetent stooge for this (and Ward). There's a full range of outcomes.
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I know, it's unfair not counting 29 year olds making 18 mill!
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I think a bit too much is being made of Song's period of inactivity. He's only 25 and presumably 100% healthy. Whitlock didn't pitch for 1.5 seasons because of TJ surgery and pitched brilliantly in 2021.
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Original poster did not specify bWAR, however. I would have to rule in favor of the moonster on this one.
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So what happens if the Phillies do put Song on the team, but at some point he really starts to struggle and they decide that's enough? Do they just return him to the Red Sox, no harm, no foul?
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(For most fans) Rule 5 is confusing enough, but when you combine it with the intricacies of Song's situation, it's ridiculous.
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Well played by Finn.
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Brasier is an untouchable, you know that.
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4 in the top 50 seems like a good score.
