moonslav59
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No income tax. Decent property tax. They get most of their tax revenue from a high sales tax. (6.25%, but most local areas add up to 2% more, making it 8.0 to 8.25%.)
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I would think any team trading a top SP'er would want some pitching back, in return, but the main player in the Sale trade was Moncada. The main player in the Beckett trade was HRam. The pitchers added were secondary, but both Anibal Sanchez and Kopech look a lot better than Wikelman & Perales. Maybe a top positional prospect plus one from Houck, Crawford or Winckowski can get the job done, but we'll see. I find it hard to stomach a plan of Yamo or bust. If they don't even try for Monty and a good 3rd tier guy like Imanaga, Stroman or Giolito, the sham should be obvious to one and all. "Full throttle?" LMAO! Sick!
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I don't recall anyone loving the pick. Some felt the underslot pick helped us get Jordan and Drohan, later, and that was a good thing, but I don't remember anyone loving this draft.
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If they missed out on Gray, ERod, Wacha, and I'll add Lugo, because they will end up adding one or two better SP'ers, all is good on that front, but like you, I have serious doubts we will pull it off.
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I get the distinction, but I think a guy who misses his target by the length of the long diagonal of the K zone, often should not be labelled as having more "control" than one who misses by a half inch out of the K-Zone and 1 inch from the target. I realize "control" has a different connotation in baseball, but maybe a different word should be used. Missing by a couple feet or more does not look like control, to me.
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Craig Breslow hired as Head Of Baseball Operations
moonslav59 replied to Tedballgame's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
This is one of the most encouraging articles I've read about the possible future of Sox pitching. I'm hopeful change will begin to be seen, very soon. -
Everyone? And no, a 17 year old drafted 17th during a COVID season with nobody playing baseball is not always expected to be ML ready after 3 years of minor league ball. Oh, and by the way, soxprospects.com says he should be ML ready b y late 2024, so that sounds pretty close. I'm not expecting great things from Yorke and never did. However, I have not lost hope he might do well. I'm looking for a 1 season fiz at 2B in hopes that Mayer and or Yorke can be an impact in 2025, as Story has hopefully re-established himself as a plus-plus middle infielder. BTV shows Yorke with some trade value. I'd prefer to trade him than a big 3 one.
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It would improve the team, but not really the long term outlook. If we don't do enough to compete in 2024, at least add only guys that will be just as good or better from 2025-2027 or beyond. I'd still be bummed, but at least 2025 would look better.
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Agreed. I'd rather we just sign one guy- Yamo, and then go all in, next winter. That's a better "punt."
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I mis-typed.
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He was high on my wish list, and I liked the shorter deal.
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Some of those FA SP'er signings over the last few years look like steals, now. The Castillo extension, too.
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Something will happen. I just hope it's more than Stroman, Imanaga and a 2Bman.
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I’m fine with trying, but his comments make me think he’ll want more than $250/6. If I’m wrong, might make the trade at $250M/8.
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True. I remember hating the Kimbrell trade for the same reason, but his "FA market" contract cost looked like a bargain a couple years later. I'm just thinking Burnes is looking at Ohtani's numbers, and will see Yamo's soon, and he may demand the sky to extend. I do like him better than Monty and Snell, but I'm not sure I want to pay him significantly more plus lose a good prospect or two, as well.
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Our plan C's are drying up. Our plan B's look less and less appealing, such as Burnes wanting a bundle for an extension. Is it better to be the Raiders East or the Rays North?
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Sounds like a plan, along with signing Bauer and Clevinger.
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If Burnes wants to be "blown away" by an extension, we might was well just sign him as a FA after 2024, or we should just "blow away" Yamo with an offer, or outbid everyone for Monty and or Snell. Fall back to getting one of Monty or Snell plus one from Imanaga, Stroman or Giolito and then spend big, again, next winter. It does not make sense to trade something valuable for the right to extend Burnes at today's FA value.
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If they want Mata, giving him would ease the 26 man roster choices for opening day. (Hell, I'd give Mata and Walter for Dury and $2-3M)
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Another third tier fall-back SP'er is off the boards. Flaherty to DET for $14M/1. Also, Burnes has stated he'd have to be "blown away" to sign and extension after a trade. (I'd scratch him off my wish list.)
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This trade was assuming we do more, like signing Monty and maybe another pitcher and a 1 yr catcher or OF'er. Monty, Sandoval, Stroman, Drury, O'Neill and Garver looks like a pretty serious improvement.
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Yes, I often do not get bad jokes. My bad.
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Yes. I'm not just dumping Yorke or trading him fo a player at a position of low need.
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The second list is value before money is factored. Yes, the younger players would project to less in '24.
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You are talking me into this. 5.8 fWAR 2021-2023, while ranked 20th at 2B, it is a big improvement over what we have had. .806 OPS (4th best by 2Bmen since '21) and his .493 SLG is second only to Altuve. His D has mixed metrics: -2 DRS (28th out of 42 2Bmen with 900+ innings at 2B) +3.8 UZR/150 (9th out of 42) +5 OAA (24th out of 111) BTV accepts: Bleis, Yorke and Wikelman for Sandoval (3 yrs) & Dury (1 yr)
