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  1. sk7326
    The blurbs from The Athletic: 1. Roman Anthony - 9. Kristian Campbell 28. Marcelo Mayer - No point quoting the report. He has simply not shown an ability to stay on the field - otherwise he'd be solidly in the Top 10 42. Franklin Ariast 97. Yoelin Cespedes For some Sox-adjacent numbers Kyle Teel at 37, Braden Montgomery at 38 and Nick Yorke made a re-leap in at 50.
  2. sk7326
    ultimate case of a good idea that didn't work ... and honestly, he was never BAD. He was still a 3-4 win player for a few years after he got dealt to the Dodgers. He had the 2011 collapse stench, though this was not Carl Crawford or anything.
  3. sk7326
    Buehler at least shows some very recent evidence of good form. This is a good use of a short deal.
  4. sk7326
    greatest player of the 1980s - and one of the coolest. I was grateful for his time in Boston - as brief as it was. There was nobody like him.
  5. sk7326
    Uh, I saw the headline "Sox sign Sandoval to a 2-year deal" and almost had an aneurysm. Then I saw PATRICK Sandoval and was like thank god.
  6. sk7326
    There is definitely downside - but there were few avenues without them. Ultimately the Sox paid a big price - it would be weird to do that and not get an extension done.
  7. sk7326
    Presuming he recovers from the broken ankle fine, he could be very good. But he is also a cat who's played 0 games of professional baseball. At least the Red Sox were dealing from org strength.
  8. sk7326
    Absolutely. But it is a wait and see on that front. I mean, the Dodgers are the vision here ... where all of these decisions are made from strength and where there is both big league quality and prospect inventory.
  9. sk7326
    Good young players aren't free - as the Mets will happily point out. The good thing is the Sox had the resources to do this while still having the top guys in their system.
  10. sk7326
    Yes - and the Red Sox had the depth to make a significant move for the big league club. It's a gamble - but so is everything else. Hell, Alcantara is coming off of TJS. the goal is for the Red Sox to be able to keep drafting, signing and developing guys so there IS this sort of inventory to make moves for the big league club.
  11. sk7326
    To paraphrase Don Draper, that's what the prospects are for! Sox keep their Top 3 prospects, traded a Top 100ish prospect (Montgomery) from strength. Trading Teel hurts - but these sorts of players with team control aren't free. It's risky - but so is acquiring any other sort of carbon based life form who can throw 95 mph. This has a chance to be like the Beckett trade where everybody goes home a winner.
  12. sk7326
    His defense will let him be at least a viable starter. Now, the OP is right. The Statcast batted ball rates plummeted for Story last season ... and we have to see whether that is sample size theater, whether his shoulder was causal, or whether he is just washed. I give him enormous credit for coming back during the season last year. He has just been cursed,
  13. sk7326
    Was fun to dream - and by all accounts the Sox really did try. The Mets should have no regret about that deal. But now, let's land one of the big FA starters. I favor Fried a bit since he is a bit less fastball reliant - which makes a 5ish year deal more tractable. Obviously shoot your shot with Sasaki, but since that is a minor league deal, it's basically a pure recruiting play and who knows how that will go. Burnes is great too. I've evangelized about trying to see if Sandy Alcantara is gettable - even knowing he is coming off of TJS - and I still think that is a good idea. Crochet would be terrific too, but I am not sure the prospect price makes sense.
  14. sk7326
    As far as this class? 1. Anthony and Campbell have done everything developmentally you would associate with future high end regulars. Those are the dudes you have to bet on. 2. Mayer has done a lot, but has also been hurt a lot. It's just what it is. Puts him a half step behind in terms of betting odds, though the payoff might be higher. 3. Teel got to AAA fast. But catcher is catcher. I think he might have the highest floor of the Top 4 - but he also might not be an All Star. 4. Braden Montgomery is still fairly raw despite an excellent season in college. So there is still a lot there. This class is strong in terms of ceiling, but the 06 class' depth and impact is hard to match. I mean, the guys taken there were among the backbones to two titles. Shop around, you can't beat that.
  15. sk7326
    Will have to see about next year ... but an 18 year old just being not-terrible at Salem does say a lot good. It is worth remembering Devers was not putitng up amazing numbers in Single-A, while being ridiculously young for the level.
  16. sk7326
    Ultimately, makeup and medicals end up driving so much of prospect fortunes and that is stuff we just don't know. What we can observe is performance/age/level norms and that is a pretty good guide historically. I mean, Kristian Campbell being named Keith Law's MLB Prospect of the Year is obvious - raked across 3 levels while not striking out. That'll do it every time. But Franklin Arias made his honorable mentions and others ... but there the sign is putting up acceptable results at Salem as an 18 year old. It's still really early - but that is exciting to bet on.
  17. sk7326
    I think Soto ends up at 1B - just a matter of when
  18. sk7326
    Trade where it makes sense. If the Red Sox landed Soto, then there is room to trade one of the better prospects, including Casas.
  19. sk7326
    Oh yeah - that said, Jack Flahrety was basically unplayably bad for the Orioles ... dem's the breaks I guess.
  20. sk7326
    Oh this all makes sense. I think management could have pushed harder. What I was arguing is that if they wanted to leave a runway for younger players and whatnot, fine. At SOME POINT you have to be close enough to want to make a big splash competitively. I was very much for keeping Eovaldi, looking at more starters like Flahrety. That said, they did make a starter move but again, the player did get struck by lightning.
  21. sk7326
    I am not defending ownership - but when people talk about spending money, what are they saying? I'd like a bigger payroll, but I don't know what free agents were going to save the world in 2023 and 2024. If management thought the team was not close enough in terms of existing talent to go big in free agency, I can at least get the rationale. If management likes the young talent on the team and feel like they are in a position to add big free agents to fill in gaps, perhaps they will open the wallet. Their big splash of course was Story (in free agency) which has gone very badly, though almost all of it is pure, straight up, uncut bad luck.
  22. sk7326
    1B, DH or LF is probably where he will end up as he ages. That is probably true for Devers too. So that leaves Casas as a possible valuable trade piece.
  23. sk7326
    For me, the mistake with Betts was not dealing him at the deadline in 2019. If you KNEW you were not going to pay him, trade him where you could drive a bidding war and where a team could get him for 2 playoff runs. And of course, the team valued the David Price salary dump more than actual baseball players.
  24. sk7326
    Sign Soto (odds are low, but shoot your shot), use Casas as a centerpiece to try to trade for Sandy Alcantara. If Eovaldi wants to come back on a 1-2 year deal, worth listening also
  25. sk7326
    100% - guys his age don't hit the market often so the $$ is destined.
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