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  1. moonslav59
    Just don't HIT the ground too hard!
  2. moonslav59
    No we all die. No, the Sox don't finish last, every year. Just 3 seasons ago we were close to going to the WS. Six years ago, we won the WS.
  3. moonslav59
    Story was on the roster, but it is an upgrade. We can then count full seasons by Abreu, Rafaela & Reyes, but the "upgrade" part is questionable. Reyes> Kike Abreu + Rafaela > Verdugo & Tapia?
  4. moonslav59
    ...or Breslow?
  5. moonslav59
    Some people and companies pay zero taxes of any kind.
  6. moonslav59
    There is hardly any changes, at all. With Grissom out, the only everyday change is O'Neill. ("Upgrade" is questionable) The staff should have a few "new faces" opening day: Slaten, Campbell, Weissert, Criswell. (Doubtful upgrades, unless you comp them to Brasier, Bleier, llovera and Kluber.
  7. moonslav59
    I'm way off on my assessment of our catchers, compared to them.
  8. moonslav59
    Many large companies pay no taxes.
  9. moonslav59
    Who knows? Like we need 10 LF'ers on the 40.
  10. moonslav59
    I would assume he'd get a longer break after a 3 IP stint. He did pitch 3 IP 4 times in APR & May, last year. He went into the 3rd IP, at least once. He never pitched 2.1+ IP, after May 26th.
  11. moonslav59
    Either the whole league is below avg, or Yorke is above AVG, unless their methods suck.
  12. moonslav59
    That is an option. When Refsnyder returns, they can alternate in AAA, unless one is really impressing us. Yoshida can play LF, too. (Cron, Dalbec, or rest Casas, devers, Story, Grissom or an OF'er at DH, when Yoshi plays LF.)
  13. moonslav59
    Same answer.
  14. moonslav59
    This would make a few posters here happy.
  15. moonslav59
    How does the Eastern League choose their Defensive Players of the Year, if this guy is just average?
  16. moonslav59
    This made sense from day 1. He can probably go 3 IP, here and there, too.
  17. moonslav59
    He looked okay, last year and in ST'ing.
  18. moonslav59
    Why not, if we can get by without them on the 26 in 2024 for a month or two? 31 is still prime. It also increases their trade value, if they are decent or better.
  19. moonslav59
    I'll take the latter.
  20. moonslav59
    Eye-opening numbers. Being pretty good for a 26 game stretch probably qualifies for having a good full season. Most good to great SP'ers have a 2-6 game stretch of bad outings, just about every season.
  21. moonslav59
    I don't disagree. By me saying I think Yorke has the best 2024 potential to be impactful out of our MLB ready MI minor leaguers, is not saying he is very good or even very promising. I do think I prefer him on our 40 over DHam and Sogard, but trading him makes sense, too.
  22. moonslav59
    It's just nice to have another year of control, if he turns out to be good to very good. If he's not worth the arb money, then we trade, non-tender or DFA him.
  23. moonslav59
    I think it's more like a 4-way time share: LF: O'Neill/Duran CF: Duran/Rafaela RF: Abreu/O'Neill Duran & Abreu can sit vs most LH'd SP'ers. Rafaela may sit vs many RH'd SP'ers. O'Neill has pretty even splits, but may sit vs more RH'd SPers. We had over 2100 PAs in the OF, last year. Certainly, we will go more than 4 deep, but assuming 100% health, we could divide the PAs as such: 600 O'Neill (sits vs some RHPs) 550 Duran (sits vs some LHPs) 475 Abreu (sits vs LHPs) 475 Rafaela (sits vs some RHPs)
  24. moonslav59
    I share your excitement over various aspects of the 2024 Sox team. I do not think your projection is unreasonable, at all. The Gio-less rotation is highly suspect: I agree. While many have had stretches of good to great pitching for 16-24 starts, none have had a full season of solid pitching. I suppose one could argue almost all good pitchers have bad parts of every season, but your point is well taken. I will say that Pivetta has had full seasons of looking okay. 2021-2022: 63 GS and a 4.54 ERA (4.35 FIP)- nothing to get excited about, but okay for a 4/5 slot pitcher. The problem is, he's our 2/3 SP'er, now. His best stretches were: Last 2 GS or 2020: 1.80 ERA plus 15 GS to start 2021: 3.97 ERA First 16 GS or 2022: 3.23 ERA and was at a 3.98 FIP after 25 GS. Bello started 28 games, last year, which can be considered a full season, but a 4.24 ERA is not great. The 3.14 ERA after 15 GS and 5.58 the last 13 bolsters your point. Houck has never started more than 21 games in MLB, and had a 5.01 ERA, when he did. Whitlock has never gone beyond 79 IP or 10 GS in MLB. Serious concerns, for sure.
  25. moonslav59
    Here, I thought you were one of the more optimistic ones.
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