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  1. sk7326
    Between JBJ, some Papi off days and Castillo's unproven-ness there should be enough for 300 PAs for a guy who smokes lefthanders. This also puts working out Betts in the infield into play - to possibly play some 3B so they can get Young's bat in and sit Sandoval.
  2. sk7326
    The Cards landed an elite corner outfielder for him and have pitching depth for days. I think it was just resource usage for them. The Braves have a rotten local TV deal and were awful last year. I suspect they think their rebuild might last longer. A young good starter could net them a bit more. Why did the Braves deal the best defensive SS in the league on a fairly solid deal? Weird goings on there.
  3. sk7326
    They laid out for the top name in the FA market - to be fair, they did that last year and in 2010 ... fortunately Price seems like a better bet. "Hey! Let's try to lure David Price with lots and lots of money" is not necessarily something that would differentiate a GM - compared to say differentiating ownership
  4. sk7326
    More specifically, a .330 sort of OBP with his glove is a clear solid starter
  5. sk7326
    Every other part of the GM position that does not involve maneuvering the major league roster.
  6. sk7326
    This is a good pickup - it's not my money, no other stuff given up, and the Red Sox pockets are (effectively) bottomless. Who wouldn't like this move? Let John Henry tell the Liverpool manager about his budget cuts in 2018 or whatever.
  7. sk7326
    We knew it was coming. Without compensation issues, all it took was money. Always good to have a proven AL East pitcher. Team could use another mid-level starter - but really the rotation now fits a lot better. Thumbs down to the Kimbrel trade (the TRADE, not Kimbrel showing up), thumbs up to Young and to Price. So overall not too bad.
  8. sk7326
    It is hard for any sort of "worst run" to include a World Freaking Series Banner ... the disappointments in 2012, 2014-15 have sucked because the team on paper looked to be better than that. But the Butch Hobson teams were much more depressing.
  9. sk7326
    Excellent signing. I wanted this in 2014 when we were banking on Nava and Carp to not turn into pumpkins. He's not amazing but a strong right handed caddy for Bradley and capable of a bit more.
  10. sk7326
    Ummm ... so the Dodgers are disqualified from signing Greinke? Oh I guess it's possible - but will Greinke get 6/180 from somebody else? That will be the thing. But not going to dismiss the possibility of Greinke and Dodgers finding some common ground.
  11. sk7326
    Price being a little younger gives him a slight edge, although Greinke's style will require less adjustment over time. (He's basically a right-handed Tom Glavine right now) That said, I think it is a moot point - I'd be stunned if he left the Dodgers.
  12. sk7326
    Fine. We do have solid evidence from prior Giants runs that Lincecum's stuff (if the hip surgery works) can play up in shorter stints. Question is whether the fastball can be enough to keep them off of the offspeed stuff.
  13. sk7326
    I am in favor of a mild overpay for a guy like that - I understand prospects being blocked, but you save them to get value - this would make sense. But no matter.
  14. sk7326
    The NL Central had the three best teams in the league this season
  15. sk7326
    It's possible - I'd like to see what the Sox could do around Moncada - who makes all sorts of sense for Miami (Cuban and cheap).
  16. sk7326
    Kazmir, Leake, Lackey, Chen all have cases ... Zimmermann has a QO attached to him which is a turn off for a mid-rotation guy. Unfortunately Samardzija got a QO because I liked him quite a bit for a value play. Unfortunately QOs are attached to a lot of the middle class guys who'd be worth a look - and will be bad for their market I'd think. For bullpen help, O'Day makes sense. Personally Tim Lincecum would be a very worthwhile flier to see if you can hit some lightning with him out of the pen.
  17. sk7326
    K-rate was lower - but yeah quite good. WHIP over 1.00 for the first time. He'll be good - question is whether his best has already passed. It's a good acquisition - the only quibble has been price. I hope he does well. Funny thing was the higher wOBA and HRs coming at the league's worst home run park.
  18. sk7326
    One good thing is that the "less sexy" starting market is very strong as well this year. Leake, Kazmir, possibly Fister (although more hoping there).
  19. sk7326
    They are thinking both - they are loaded with young position talent - they know that a key pitcher could make things really pop. There are no serious needs in terms of positions.
  20. sk7326
    Price has not been amazing in the postseason - but then he also had a save in the biggest spot of his life up to that point ... clutch is how you see it.
  21. sk7326
    Are you sure? Price is plenty durable. He also has a solid history in the division. I also think it is a moot point about Greinke since the Dodgers will back up the truck and Greinke likes it there.
  22. sk7326
    Nope, probably don't have the pieces anymore. Imagine if they did though. The Marlins MO is being cheap though - and perhaps Moncada and stuff gets them where they want.
  23. sk7326
    No, they were pricey buys - so was Melancon (we gave the Astros a starting caliber SS! An injury plagued one but still). All of the guys were premium closers and the franchise management got all googly eyed over saves. It's that simple. The team's mistakes have not been "they went cheap on the bullpen". That is silly - bullpen performance is wildly volatile, and spending a ton on it is risky. It's that they did not churn - and internally they have dithered too much with their own pitchers instead of making early decisive calls on who can't start. They did that one time - with Papelbon - and it worked out. But trying to put Bard in the rotation, trying to squint hard and see starting in Allen Webster or Brandon Workman or Rubby De La Rosa. They have incorrectly hoped and prayed these guys developed a 3rd pitch instead of just converting them and letting them fly. Now this would not have worked at a 100% rate - that's what churn is for. But that's really all the Royals have done. Look at guys with at least one or two serious pitches and just said "close enough".
  24. sk7326
    No need to think too much about what's next right now. I have been a Red Sox fan for 30 years. Enough to have some summahs ruined, enough to wonder whether they would ever win (just barely). David Ortiz is not the greatest Red Sox player I ever saw. He is not the best baseball player I ever saw. But nobody has given me more joy as a fan more often. Yes, clutchiness is a silly notion - and yes you can point out that Ortiz was borderline unplayable in the 2008 ALCS and that his miracle slam against Detroit was the only really positive thing he did in that entire series. But he was up a lot in some very special spots, and he delivered a lot - and while clutchy mcclutcherson might not have much of an intellectual framework, it sure as hell felt heroic when he came through. There have been a lot of great stars in Red Sox history - Ortiz has to be the unlikeliest. And his larger than lifeness and star power, like Tiant and like Pedro, is accented and welcome when you put it against the problematic racial history of the franchise, and that matters a lot (to me at least).
  25. sk7326
    Exactly zero. I am all for that - I am all for dumping all these guys on cheapo Miami's doorstep and telling them "come on, you're not going to pay Jose Fernandez, let's be real". Even add Moncada. It's doing it for a closer who could improve the bullpen solidly if he is what he was 2-3 seasons ago, but could improve it less if he was the 2015 version.
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