moonslav59
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Is this in order you like them? Isn't kershaw starting the year on the IL and may miss half the year?
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I'm okay with Duvall or Teoscar, because I see them as better in RF than Soler, but I do really prefer plus RF defense in Fenway. 2021-2023 OAA in RF -1 Verdugo -7 Teoscar -9 Renfroe -11 Soler ? Duvall (+2 LF) ? Refsnyder (-2 LF) DRS +9 JBJ (764 innings) +16.5 UZR/150 +8 Duvall (807 innings) +10.9 UZR/150 +5 Dugo (1775 innings) +4.3 UZR/150 +2 Duran (just 47 innings)-17.8 UZR/150 0 Abreu (just 7 innings) -56.1 UZR/150 -4 Tesoscar (3008) +0.9 UZR/150 -5 Merrifield (424) -4.8 UZR/150 -5 Refsnyder (243) -17.1 UZR/150 7 Renfroe (3262 innings) -2.5 UZR/150 -16 Soler (2nd worst in MLB in 993 innings) -14.6 UZR/150
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Can we finally stop with this whole LF/DH fascination? We might as well sign 3 Tommy Phams.
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My expectations bar was not lowered; it disappeared. My hopes have been greatly lowered, including quite a bit in the months after the "full throttle" thingy.
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True. Rafaela and Abreu are better than both in CF. (Not Duran, though.) So, you see Teaoscar and Duvall as equal on D in RF? The O is a tough call, too. Lateral sounds right.
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Well.... not any top ones: Victor Santos and Nick Robertson for O'Neill Ammons for Slaten, who is also a prospect. MiLFA: Benitez & Olivares On the flip side: trades for prospects: Verdugo> Fitts Weissert (not a prospect?) & Judice Urias> I Campbell (not a prospect?)
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It looks that way, and I doubt the "one" will be an earth-shaker.
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Balt's young core is moving closer to prime. NYY is getting Rodon back, or so they think. (Maybe they do, but then Judge will get hurt.) TBR never goes away. TOR may not be done with major moves. Good point though. Nobody looks to have gotten better on paper.
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I totally agree. Part of me thinks, well, we can still trade for a 1/2 and sign Stroman or Imanaga, and come close to what I hoped for in NOV & DEC, but then the reasoning part of my brain smacks me upside the noggin' and says, "WTF, dude! You're dreamin'!"
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Your most "perfect post," ever!
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Yes. To me, my biggest hopes upon his hiring was that he'd... 1. Build up the whole farm system, including significant upgrading of pitcher acquisition & development. (Almost a total failure.) 2. Find "gems in the rough," including pitchers, as the budget cuts necessitated. (Did so less than I expected, but he did nab Whitlock, Pivetta, Schreiber, Bernardino, Strahm and some non pitchers like Renfroe, JT, Duvall, Wong, Abreu...) 3. Do well on mid-level signings. (Almost a total flop in the $5M to $12M range, except for maybe Wacha and Hill, who did okay.)
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I've been kinda high on Imanaga, or maybe more than most. I see him and Stroman as about an even risk. Hard to know. If you told me in mid December, we'd be adding Imanaga, Giolito, Teoscar and O'Neill, I would not have been happy. Now, with my hopes being lowered, it might be the best we can hope for. I'm trying to not use the word "expect."
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....and Urias.
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As Cypress Hill would say, "Don't chew know I'm loco?"
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Do you see Teoscar as being an upgrade from Duvall, especially if we are thinking RF (or maybe CF?)
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Does O'Neill hit the ball to RF or R-CF much? If so, those low liners may add some hits to his totals- just not HRs or DBLs, unless they find the gap or are down the line.
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Everyone agrees on the need to improve our pitching development system, as well as identifying and acquiring young prospect pitchers through the draft, IFA or other ways like Rule 5, miLFA and trades. That being said, we have made it work for 15 years, in large part, by trading top prospects for frontline pitchers. They weren't always just everyday prospects. The Pedro trade (before the JH era) involved trading two highly regarded pitching prospects, that our farm has not duplicated since. The Schilling trade was for young pitchers, too. Beckett was mainly for HRam, but Anibal Sanchez was highly regarded, as well. Sale was mainly for Moncada, but Kopech was no slouch. Nate was not really thought to be a front line SP, when we traded a decent pitching prospect (Beeks) for him. Our large FA SP'er signings have had mixed to poor results: Price Lackey Dice-K Dempster, Richards and Kluber were not really a big signings. We look reluctant to sign big FA pitchers to more than what Giolito got, but we have made some sizable SP extensions, namely Sale, Nate, Porcello, Beckett, and Pedro- way back.
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As you like to say, "I never said" F.E. was signed to trade for an ace. I did not hint that one specific signing was designed to trade later for a stud pitcher. We've drafted and signed way more non pitchers than pitchers. Some advance to a level where they can be traded (maybe as part of a package, maybe not) for a good or great pitcher. I'm not sure if Sox management does this with trades in mind, or not, but many on this board have mentioned that as a by-product of doing so.
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The bet will be null in 2 minutes, as someone will bash Wacha. Look, there is 10 guys or more I'd prefer over him. I like him a little more than Gio and maybe a bit more than a few posters, here. I don't think my position is all that extreme.
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STEAMER is not a metric or stat. I've never argued xFIP is a bad stat. I don't think it's a great one, due to missing big on guys like Buehrle and others to lesser extents. All stats and metrics have holes in them, or exceptions. I'm not sure Wacha is an example of an exception, but those BAbip numbers that were lower than his norm could have been partially fueled by not allowing as many hard hit balls as his norm.
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If you guys stop bashing Wacha, and I'll hardly ever talk about him. Your anti-Wacha obsession is about equal to my obsession- non existent. I like him about the same as Giolito, based on his recent 2 years vs Gio's. I also like Imanaga and Lugo more than most. I liked Gray and ERod. I like Monty and Snell to a lesser degree. I liked Yamo. There is not much discussion over them, but I like(d) all of them more than Wacha, except maybe Lugo.
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Of course, the defensive team behind him matters more, and I can that being a big worry with Wacha and the 2024 Sox, but it's not like the 2022 Sox D was great.
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Huh? Did I even hint at that?
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I meant it to mean a solid #1 or 2 like traded for Pedro, Schilling, Beckett, Lackey, Sale and Nate. Not Pivetta, Winckowski, Paxton, Wacha, Hill, Richards, Perez...
