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  1. moonslav59
    It seems that way, but I guess some like to assume the worst, and that Brez has no clue. Afterall, he was our 12th round pick.
  2. moonslav59
    I don't see much need to replace our everyday players, except 2B. Brez improved the C, & 1B. We got worse at 3B.
  3. moonslav59
    Everyday players: DD: Duran, Rafaela, Casas Bloom: Anthony, Abreu, Story, Mayer, Campbell, Wong, Yoshida, DHam, Sogard, Romero, Bleis, Cespedes, Castro, Jo Garcia and others Brez: Contreras, Narvaez, Romy, Arias, Gonzales, Godbout, Eaton, Azocar, Ramos, Rivas and others
  4. moonslav59
    Not as much turnover.... by a lot.
  5. moonslav59
    Pitchers in the Sox system acquired by Brez in less than 3 years: Crochet, Suarez, Gray, Sandoval, Oviedo, Harrison, Early Chapman, Slaten, Weissert, Sandlin, Hicks, Watson, Moran (Drohan & Song were reacquired) Bennett, Witherspoon, Phillips, Eyanson, Holobetz, Soto, Delzine, Samaniego, Cason & more
  6. moonslav59
    Good stuff. Thanks.
  7. moonslav59
    See: that is diversion. I happen to think Brez made mistakes on the Breggie negotiations, but I'm not going to pretend to know what happened. If JH was firm on the no trade clause, then I could give a rat's ass if every account said Brez bitched it. If JH insisted on deferring so much money, then who do you blame? BTW, you never acknowledged the last time you claimed "by all accounts" the trade was graded an F, and we provided links that gave the trade a C or D. At least I admit when I get things wrong, and admit I'm often wrong, too. When you are wrong, you claim you were right. Talk about smell.
  8. moonslav59
    I have shown high concern about Ceddanne's offense and still worry. He's shown decent growth form his first 2 partial seasons, but on some of the stats I used, he was at historical lows, so improvement should be viewed within that context. As MVP pointed out, he moved from bottom of the barrell to bottom 2%, so it's not really celebration time. He swings at bad pitches, and sometimes he hits them pretty well. He needs to improve more on offense to not be viewed and a minus in the line-up. Note: his OPS was very near the league norm in 2025. That's not bad, at his age.
  9. moonslav59
    You've been called out on the "all accounts" term before, yet you persist... 🤣
  10. moonslav59
    Peak prime: 27 Crochet & Bello 28 Slaten, Kelly & Oviedo 29 Watson, Moran & Hicks 30 Whitlock & Weissert Pre-prime: 24 Early & Harrison 23 Tolle Post prime: 36 Gray (aging pretty well, so far) 38 Chapman (aging very well, so far)
  11. moonslav59
    I do expect Gray to decline due to age, but I'm not so sure, because he should have decline 3-5 years ago, and he's had some of his best seasons at 31 and after: BWAR bests: 6.2 29 yrs old 5.6 33 yrs old 2023 5.4 at 25 2015 3.3 at 24 2014 3.1 at 31 2021 2.4 at 32 2022 1.8 at 34 2024 1.5 at 27 2017 1.4 at 35 2025 His worst 3 seasons were at 26, 28 & 30, which is normally considered prime. Note: His 1.4 season in 2025 ties his rookie season in 2013 for 4th/5th worst in 13 seasons. (Kinda middle third)
  12. moonslav59
    Not all. Not even close to all.
  13. moonslav59
    Some folks trust to reason Others trust to might I don't trust to nothing But I know it come out right Say it once again now Oh, I hope you understand When it's done and over Lord, a man is just a man
  14. moonslav59
    Gets us closer, but I think not. I'd like us more than NYY but not TOR, yet.
  15. moonslav59
    To NYM: Duran To HOU: Pederson To BOS: Paredes & Baty
  16. moonslav59
    BTV accepts: Duran, Yoshida, Sandlin & $10M (saves the Sox over $15M AAV) for Brett Baty (pre arb) We could then afford E Suarez. 1. L Anthony LF 2. R Contreras 1B 3. L Abreu RF 4. R Suarez DH 5. L Baty 3B 6. R Story SS 7. L Mayer/ R Romy 2B 8. R Narvaez C 9. R Rafaela CF
  17. moonslav59
    Duran and Hicks for Paredes and Abreu works on BTV, AAV: Duran 7.8 + Hicks 10.3= $18M Paredes 9.3 + Abreu 5.9= $15M (We could give $3M to even up the money.) Years of control: Duran 3 & Hicks 2 Paredes 2 & Abreu 1 (I'd prefer B King or Sousa to Abreu)
  18. moonslav59
    Trust nobody.
  19. moonslav59
    Nope. He may actually regress, but I think he starts hitting more homers and his OBP might reach .310 some year. Ks dont bother me if a player does other things well. CR is also an overall plus, so improvement is gravy, to me.
  20. moonslav59
    MLB Pitchers by age group from 2021-2025: FIP 4.12 28-29 4.12 30-31 4.19 32-23 4.05 34-35 4.20 36-37 ERA- 99 28-29 98 30-31 96 32-33 99 34-35 98 36-37
  21. moonslav59
    But you wrote this... The rapid decline for pitchers and hitters begins at age 30
  22. moonslav59
    Me? Use hyperbole?
  23. moonslav59
    2023+2024 to 2025 OBP: .275> .295 (+7%) OPS+ 84> 95 (+13%) BB%: 2.9> 4.8% (+66%) K%: 27.1>19.9% (27% better) Hard Hit%: 24.2>30.4% (+26%)
  24. moonslav59
    I get the need to improve the offense and a heads up to the cliche police... You don't throw baby Ceddanne out with the bath water just so our line-up looks better.
  25. moonslav59
    Okay, maybe not that "clear," but... Best seasons: ERA+ 2025 (123 to 2023 107) FIP 2025 (ties with 2024 at 4.19) WHIP 2025 (1.24 beats 2024 1.36) My opinion remains that 2025 was Bello's best season.
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