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  1. sk7326
    I agree that the top performing SS in the league would have been a deserving runner up SS.
  2. sk7326
    I don't want the Sox to empty the farm - that said there is depth at SS and Margot is blocked too. So there is tradeable surplus and it's why you have them.
  3. sk7326
    Our SS has been the best performer in the AL to date and our CF has been about as good anybody in the AL that doesn't share a name with that of a fish.
  4. sk7326
    Between 2002 and 2011 the "brutal periods" were 8 winning seasons 2 heartbreaking losses in the LCS 2 sweeps in the LDS 2 playoff berths lost inside the last weekend of the season I won't defend 2012 and 2014, but reports of brutality are very very exaggerated.
  5. sk7326
    Roster crunches at most of the positions Sox had contenders ... 2B, SS, CF, SP, RP ... and Buchholz' start and pedestrian W/L obscure how well he has pitched generally
  6. sk7326
    I needed the chuckle.
  7. sk7326
    says nore about the al roster. there were 3 or 4 better choices from the Sox roster but Holt is not a bad choice
  8. sk7326
    Since the sweep by toronto Braves: 18 runs in 4 games Royals: 24 runs in 3 games Orioles: 15 runs in 3 games Rays: 10 runs in 3 games Jays: 21 runs in 4 games Astros: 19 runs in 3 games Marlins: 10 runs in 2 games 117 runs in 22 games ... 5.3 runs per game. A total which (for a full season) only Toronto could match. Even in a game where they only had 5 hits, 2 were extra base ones. Team which had been dead flippin last in doubles all season now up to 11th.
  9. sk7326
    Listen, you expect de Aza to turn into a pumpkin. But until that happens, ride it out. I pointed to the staff as the culprit because the team was underachieving across all three phases of the game ... when that happens, the coaching staff is an obvious suspect. That said, things have gotten better. Unfortunately that deathly offensive slump in May has put us behind the 8-ball.
  10. sk7326
    I suspect they will wait until after the ASB. Cincy fans know.
  11. sk7326
    BTW: Guerra might also be tradeable, for essentially the same reason Margot is. (high floor, considerable ceiling and position is blocked at the big league level by a youngster already)
  12. sk7326
    Really the last two weeks has been the pre-season formula finally kicking in a bit - a top shelf offense augmented by pitching that won't kill you.
  13. sk7326
    if you are rotating the DH it means you don't have somebody good enough. Moreover I am not sure how much the partial rest idea matters.
  14. sk7326
    It's possible - granted there are the issues with scouting the stat line and whatnot. But SS is a loaded area for Boston - somewhat by design. It's where your best athletes usually are, so the Sox make a habit of drafting them and then figuring it out. Hernandez might be good - and he might be good enough to be a trade piece.
  15. sk7326
    Cueto is the best of the starters available. That said Hamels comes with control, which is important. I would not hesitate to deal Margot and/or Owens in the right situation.
  16. sk7326
    oh relax - not like he is half assing it. I don't think it impacts his HoF credentials - how many 1B make it on D anyway. The PED thing will hurt him, but he has so many made for TV moments. Pure DHs have their issues getting in, and Ortiz is not the best of the lot. (that's Edgar Martinez) But he will have a good chance to get in. He will go down as possibly the best non-tender signing in baseball history though.
  17. sk7326
    What we know about Margot is that he is at AA already, which counts for quite a bit. Good approach, but power is limited, and ++ defensively. A lot of Jackie Bradley profile while being a better base stealer and 5 years younger. There is a very high floor there, even if the ceiling might be more "could be an All-star in his career" as opposed to a "future All-Star"
  18. sk7326
    What does help are Margot and Johnson (in particular) look to have very high probability - the range of opinions I read about both are about their best outcomes, but they both look like very likely starters.
  19. sk7326
    that sounds good until you note that only one Top 50 prospect moved the entire trade deadline last year, and that included deals where Lester and Lackey moved.
  20. sk7326
    I think Margot is possible - he has tremendous potential, and being in Portland before his drinking age is great. At the same time, CF looks like it will be well staffed for a while. Margot alone might be enough to get the Reds attention. Would he be an overpay for a dozen Cueto starts? Maybe - but it's at least a position the Red Sox could deal from strength.
  21. sk7326
    Good enough for me to be totally fascinated. If he is in Portland next year, you can dream as much as you want.
  22. sk7326
    Oh they had good starters no doubt, but you look at the staffs those years 1975-1978, you are looking at 9th, 8th, 8th, 9th in fWAR. Once again, a case of "enough" pitching to augment a really good lineup. Balance would be great - but in terms of winning games, teams that rake to cover up pitching flaws happens plenty often too.
  23. sk7326
    If you are looking to win the World Series then yeah, power pitching wins the day ... but that's not the immediate goal - getting to October is. Teams of all sorts of shapes can (and have) done that. Execrable Rangers pitching staffs with Rick Helling as an "ace". The 1987 Minnesota Twins which had Les Straker as a #3 starter. The 70s Red Sox, with their ummm ... problematic pitching staffs would have qualified for the postseason in expanded formats of today.
  24. sk7326
    XB is leading AL SSs in fWAR as a 22 year old ... makes sense to be on the team for both the "reward good seasons" and "sell the game" reasons.
  25. sk7326
    Well, I think the last offer included quite a bit of that - I think he just enjoys doing it this way. The challenge of staying ahead of the industry, identifying arbitrage. Sure he wishes he had a bit more luck in October, but having some ownership stake and iron locked loyalty from ownership is pretty neat too.
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