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  1. sk7326
    Org rankings ... #24 (down from 16) http://insider.espn.com/mlb/insider/story/_/id/22197478/keith-law-2018-ranking-all-30-farm-systems
  2. sk7326
    Fair point on Shaw - Margot looks like a legit starter ... Moncada has not proven to be replacement level yet, although he probably could be ... again, I think Dombrowski's view is a fair one, that you keep the stars and everything else is fair game ... and the guys he has chosen were the highest ceiling of the bunch.
  3. sk7326
    All true - which is a bummer. There is - so far - exactly one major league starter from that pile. Dombrowski chose to keep a couple of the kiddos - and so far it has looked like the right answer.
  4. sk7326
    When the price gets high, you pay some of them - no farm system stays indefinitely stocked. After all the farm exists to serve the big league club - however that happens. Now whether Dombrowski has replenished is a fair question. Right now, the answer is "some". But every system has these cycles - including the Theo years. And - for the most part, Dombrowski's decision involving prospects to deal have been defensible ones - perhaps even correct.
  5. sk7326
    Also a function of where a team is - the marginal value of a WAR basically. A 60 win team's decision in this sort of thing is much different than a 91 win one.
  6. sk7326
    Remember, one of the guys who would have been on the list died. 3-4 of the top 100 or so is not terrible considering the number of guys who graduated or were dealt the last 2-3 years.
  7. sk7326
    Just missed the Top 100 Tanner Houck, RHP
  8. sk7326
    Flags fly forever - that's why an org does all of this. Epstein I am sure misses Torres - but winning titles is what all of this is for.
  9. sk7326
    Well 3 of the 4 position players are starters already - and Devers, Benintendi have all-star upside for sure. Moncada's rawness still gives him a wide range of outcomes. Pitchers I've stopped betting on.
  10. sk7326
    Pena and Morrison were both uber prospects though - sometimes it takes the right coaching staff to find a home
  11. sk7326
    like this?? http://www.talksox.com/forum/threads/18520-2018-ESPN-Prospects-Stuff-(Sox-Related)
  12. sk7326
    From the Top 100 ... with a system with a lot of graduates, obviously the Sox are thin at the top ... http://www.espn.com/mlb/insider/story/_/id/22181590/keith-law-2018-top-100-prospects-nos-50-1-introducing-tomorrow-superstars 30. Jason Groome, LHP, Age 19, Last year rank: 20 76. Michael Chavis, 3B, Age 22, Last Year Rank: UR
  13. sk7326
    Rankings are what they are - without access to what BA actually wrote, it is not that educational.
  14. sk7326
    From the Top 100 ... with a system with a lot of graduates, obviously the Sox are thin at the top ... http://www.espn.com/mlb/insider/story/_/id/22181590/keith-law-2018-top-100-prospects-nos-50-1-introducing-tomorrow-superstars 30. Jason Groome, LHP, Age 19, Last year rank: 20 76. Michael Chavis, 3B, Age 22, Last Year Rank: UR
  15. sk7326
    Not a great athlete - it's all in his bat ... Pujols dove down in production over that age range (and was one of the league's worst regulars at age 36). Adrian Gonzalez was another cautionary tale - although he remained decent but not at all worth the price.
  16. sk7326
    I am pretty sure there was nothing in the chromosomes which helps in this area. I am glad they talk about baseball - it's not the same as actually doing the job. Now Boone might be better than Girardi - but Girardi sets a pretty good standard. Boone's experience on the media side and playing in NY should help with that part of the job (which in NY and Boston is very large) Of course that is essentially what the "pressure" part is vis a vis managing in these markets. Cora has more actual experience in the coaching/front office side ... with similar media qualifications.
  17. sk7326
    Bottom line (for the Sox, or Yanks or anybody) is if the top of the rotation starts to bleed, things get complicated quickly. There are very few teams that can truly survive losing it's #1 or #2 pitcher.
  18. sk7326
    I don't know about either ... but Cora has actual experience 1. on a big league coaching staff 2. being a manager in a professional setting Boone's best credential is hitting that homerun and seemingly not being as big a jerk as his brother
  19. sk7326
    The Yanks clearly made the Stanton splash and that deserves a ton of respect. However, they did downgrade at manager (potentially), and the Red Sox could (should??!!) be better simply by having so much quality youth. Yanks fans should be excited - but if the Sox add Martinez, there is no reason not to be excited in Boston.
  20. sk7326
    To be fair college basketball recruiting is much more like drafting than FA ... while you want to fill needs, you are looking for stars ... the Red Sox are not speculating here. I think they and Martinez will come together eventually - it makes too much sense not to. But Dombrowski is being smart here - Martinez is the sort of guy you'd like to not give 5 years to, let alone 6 - even if that means higher AAV to do it.
  21. sk7326
    The Sandoval signing was super risky - his swing and his age gave some reason for hope, but the red flags were obvious. He was much worse than anybody could imagine. The Ramirez signing was actually pretty good on paper - they got away without having to give him 5 years, he was still a good hitter, and actually played a competent 3B. The idea that he would completely fall to pieces while being moved to an easier defensive position, while slipping offensively (granted some of that was health related) was a nightmarish outcome. I always wondered if they just signed Ramirez to play 3B would things have worked out better. But again, the idea of moving him to LF to save his body was not a silly one.
  22. sk7326
    Because it is effectively an auction, you are almost likely going to end up with a bad deal ... just because you have to overpay slightly to win the auction. The question is not whether the value will hold over 5 years (it won't) so much as whether there will be enough value early to make up for it late. With Martinez I'm not sure - his "type" (30 year olds without much defensive value) has had a bad history of falling off a cliff. A guy like Lorenzo Cain might be safer just because if other stuff drops off, he'll probably still be an adequate CF. For Boston, free agency has to be the door since the trade bullets have been fired (and put to good use largely!). And of course, given the financial commitment the team expects from fans - laying out the bread is the least we can demand.
  23. sk7326
    There are 700 PAs across the two positions. I don't worry about PT. While Moreland looks like the likely 1B option - he was signed at a number that is small enough to not be much of a impediment if things changed.
  24. sk7326
    Martinez really should be a 1B/DH. If you are putting him in the field, it is to please him. The Red Sox incumbents are all better with the glove. I think right now this is just a staring contest - the Red Sox have the need and the money and nobody else has both.
  25. sk7326
    pitching is a need in the way that no team is ever set there - attrition is a bear. but this team needs to convert baserunners into runs - that was the problem.
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