sk7326
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He is a really good prospect - though if he projects as a 1B/DH only, it DOES reduce the "indispensibleness". Like for my money, Mayer is the team's top prospect and it's not all that close though he is further from the show.
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I am not even sure HOF path helps all that much - this is one of the cases where stuff I can pull up on fangraphs or whatever doesn't really help all that much. Some guys never get hurt and some guys have that as their destiny (and we are still wrong about those dudes all the time) Like you look at Price's trajectory and watch his delivery - you had every expectation he'd be an innings eating machine in Boston. (cue sad trombone) Lester had no history of getting hurt and mechanics which looked awfully durable, and it turned out that he has indeed been largely indestructible. Sale had a history of durabiltiy despite a "hide your eyes" sort of delivery that screams bullpen. Le sigh. The hope when you sign a 30 year old is that you are getting at minimum Mark Buehrle or Jon Lester - where they are reliable innings eaters through the life of the deal. (along with quality of performance and so on)
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Devers. Remember, Tampa was EXTREMELY aggressive getting Longoria locked up well before his arbitration years. Even as a dirt poor/cheap team, they understood the principle. If you've got a blue chipper and can buy a couple of his UFA years - before arbitration, it is unlikely you will get ripped off. Like, I'd fully expect Tampa to try to get Wander Franco locked up for a long deal.
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Right - but he could also be going into a part of his aging curve where the future value is less than what Boston owes him, though another team (all it takes is one!) might disagree.
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The 5-days thing argument doesn't make sense to me given the outsized influence a pitcher has on the game compared to any specific regular. THAT SAID, the extreme variability in health outcomes for young pitchers compared to position players very much is a reason to be hesitant about this sort of deal. THAT SAID (again!), teams want quality arms in the system despite the high variance in medical outcomes.
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I think it used to be dreaded - but there is some value for both sides to have it. Like if Devers rakes but evolves into a pure 1B/DH guy - the Sox might not actually going to be all THAT interested in his 31-35 years.
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Espinoza's arm was starting to show concerns by the Sale point anyway. And this is as somebody who did not like the Kimbrel trade.
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That is possible - but Henry knew exactly who he was from the Florida days. And while Dombrowski made aggressive calls in his trades - they were almost always good (or at minimum pretty defensible) calls.
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Yeah - I could see that if Devers wants that sort of security (like Tatis signed for in SD). But I think more plausible is something like 5 or 6 years that gets him a shot at FA as a 29/30 year old.
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Houston is his current employer. Greinke is pitching today.
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He also pitched way better than his stats. We wanted him to strike out more people, walk fewer of them and allow less quality contact. Rodriguez did all three of those. But like Eovaldi, he was victimized by the statuesque defensive range of the club.
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If the commitment is reasonable (a year or two), whatever. He's still durable and good - I still think he gets paid well by somebody even it is for just a year.
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If you are realistic about the market for starters at his age with some actual upside, $18.6 is fair. It's not a screaming bargain - but it's fair.
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Down the stretch he showed some value as a platoon bat. I have no doubt he could play the OF corners if he were asked. With Verdugo, Devers and Schwarber at those positions - there are platoon at-bats available across those areas.
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He had a neck injury and COVID ... so he just has not been able to build stamina. He will go today. He is someone the Red Sox should look at in the offseason.
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DD did exactly what his ownership wanted him to do.
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The QO would be fair for Rodriguez. If they could lock him up for the Eovaldi deal, I'd do it without any real misgivings. But we'll see.
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Dalbec is still on a rookie deal. Trading him is not a bad idea if you get something - but as a platoon bat who can back up both corners, that's not a bad option to have. And i don't see any reason Dalbec couldn't play the OF corners.
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i think it is a nontrivial decision for him - especially with his health issues in the past. I'd be angling to try to lock him up for 3-4 years tho.
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With the rotation - I don't see the team spending a lot of years. Now Rodriguez to me is an easy re-sign. There is some actual upside, and if he accepts the QO, nobody is hurt. And his own physical problems might make a team friendlier deal amenable. That said, if you can get Scherzer for a year or two it would be hard to say no. Personally, regardless of Rodriguez, kicking the tires on Zack Greinke for a short deal would be interesting.
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Over this century's world series winners 2000: Yankees won 87 games (8th among playoff teams) 2001: Diamondbacks won 92 games (6th) 2002: Angels won 99 games (4th) 2003: Marlins won 91 games (6th) 2004: Red Sox won 98 games (3rd) 2005: White Sox won 99 games (2nd) 2006: Cardinals won 83 games (8th) 2007: Red Sox won 96 games (T-1st) 2008: Phillies won 92 games (6th) 2009: Yankees won 103 games (1st) 2010: Giants won 92 games (5th) 2011: Cardinals won 90 games (8th) 2012: Giants won 94 games (T-4th) 2013: Red Sox won 97 games (T-1st) 2014: Giants won 88 games (T-8th) 2015: Royals won 95 games (3rd) 2016: Cubs won 103 games (1st) 2017: Astros won 101 games (3rd) 2018: Red Sox won 108 games (1st) 2019: Nationals won 93 games (8th) Last year the Dodgers had the best record in the league - but let's set that aside for obvious reasons.
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and that misses the 2006 Cardinals who were an 83 win team!
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I think it would be do-able ... the thing is you can't put them in games ad hoc.
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I think you could definitely do a 100 inning reliever. But you're still going to manage him like a starter (sorta). Like, two appearances a week - face 6 to 9 hitters. Now, I should really mess around with OOTP baseball or something to see how it would look in simulated action
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Honestly, I'm curious whether he would have gotten trapped in that massive stupid outbreak that was the real chair shot to the team's division chances.