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  1. moonslav59
    The guy is a hitter. I'm not worries about his hit tool.
  2. moonslav59
    Strawmen, misrepresentations and diversions, OH MY!
  3. moonslav59
    ...further complications came when the guy who made the promise to Devers was replaced, and he assumed the promise rolled over to the next guy.
  4. moonslav59
    I'm not Gray, because we need him. There is a drop off between him and Bello, and then another one from Bello to the mix of Oviedo/Sandoval/Crawford/Harrison, and then the prospects, who offer higher upside but more uncertainty.
  5. moonslav59
    I've confused William with Willson, too. No biggie. I don't think he will be a top 30 batter, but top 60 seems likely for him, Duran and Anthony. Maybe Abreu finally has the year we've hoped he would have. Maybe one of these 4 crack the top 30, and I'd bet on Anthony. One top 30 and 2-3 in the 31-60 range is not horrible, and I still maintain that our 5-9 batters compare pretty well with most team and seem more "balanced," but the real good teams blow the Sox away on offense: from top batter, to top 3-4 batters and top 5-6 batters. Adding a big bat is what we need most, right now.
  6. moonslav59
    The thing about Devers is he did get a little better for a year or so, and he sometimes went some pretty long stretches where he looked better and possibly "improving," then he'd have a bad fielding slump. I'm not sure if it was lack of focus or being easily distracted. One puzzling comment came out during the whole cluster hoople, he actually said he thought he was a good 3Bman. He wasn't. Casas is even worse at 1B. Had we not signed Masa, maybe Bloom or Brez would have made the double move- maybe not. I would have 3+ years ago, but that's just my opinion.
  7. moonslav59
    Maybe they are bad ideas. I'm open to the idea that I can and have been wrong. I gave some reasons that have merit, IMO. Casas is the worst defensive 1B in MLB. He's also a China Doll that could possibly stay healthier playing DH, despite the fact that he hurts himself flossing his teeth. Devers was horrible at 3B, but much of his issues were throwing, which isn''t as big an issue at 1B. He seemed to be pretty quick at 3B (not fast) and had a decent glove. I happen to think he'd be better at 1B than 3B, and add to that, how much worse can he be than the worst in MLB? I'm fine if Cora, Brez, Bloom and you and others disagree, but can you honestly say my idea makes little or no sense, at all? (And once more, my suggestions and opinions are not predictions, so just because it didn't happen doesn't mean it was the "wrong idea." The SFG did move Devers to 1B and perhaps forevers.! LOL)
  8. moonslav59
    And think of the money JH saves!
  9. moonslav59
    I'm pretty sure Brez has a few options in the works. Maybe he'll end up with someone we don't like that much or haven't even talked about, but maybe he'll get us a prize.
  10. moonslav59
    For sure. They might not want Crawford for a couple bats, for all I know. I also realize throwing two lesser players together rarely works, unless the team is in total rebuild mode and the multiple players have promise. That's not the Astros. I do think Duran, Abreu & Bello have more value than Paredes, and BTV agrees by a lot, BTV does not have the final say, either. I'm on the fence offering any of those 3 as a one for one deal. I think the Astros should have to give us King, Abreu, Sousa of Janek. Maybe we add DHam, Mullins or some mid level prospect to help them say yes.
  11. moonslav59
    I've heard the Astros really want Abreu. He has that 4th year, 2 GGs and seems poised to bust out. For those reasons, and Fenway's RF, I am leaning towards Duran going. BTV accepted Crawford for Paredes. I'd give Kutter & Sandlin for IP.
  12. moonslav59
    Sox will try hard to get more, but might buckle. Not sure if they are in on Suarez and waiting to see if he takes their low-ball offer.
  13. moonslav59
    Casas should have been viewed as the DH of the future. His 1B D was even worse than Devers at 3B.
  14. moonslav59
    I think we both were saying this years ago. It couldn't have hurt to get him ready a few years back. Practicing 3B defense wasn't helping.
  15. moonslav59
    Look who is slotted at DH... https://www.soxprospects.com/2026.htm
  16. moonslav59
    Trade him, now.
  17. moonslav59
    I don't know about anyone else, but I was on pins and needles last October as I waited for Masa's next playoff AB.
  18. moonslav59
    If Casas is healthy, he might be better than Masa at DH or 1B. It just might be time to ask every team what amount would you pay to take Masa off our hands, and take the best offer. Unless he's hitting .800 for another team, I can't see anyone ever saying, "I wish we didn't trade Masa." I undertsand.750-.800 is better than several batters in our projected line-up, and our offense is a weakness, but I don't see him as a 1B option. It's DH or the shorter corner OF. We have enough good hitters at those two slots to move on from Yoshida.
  19. moonslav59
    Well, if William has 2 L's his parents didn't want Willson to go without.
  20. moonslav59
    BTV shows the prospect value way lower than Gore's, but I agree. I'm glad we got Suarez. I'm glad we got Gray and Contreras, too. Oviedo and Bennett are TBD. Getting a 2B/3Bman is TBD.
  21. moonslav59
    Not for a long while, so it was unlikely he might have at the MLB level. To me, it's hard to assign blame on one thing and be sure about it. I do agree that he was rushed, but it just my opinion and the results seem to support it.
  22. moonslav59
    All well documented. I will say that had Devers been moved to 1B years ago, maybe he'd still be here, and maybe even "forevers."
  23. moonslav59
    Would you trade Duran for CJ Abrams? BTV accepted it as well as Duran + Crawford. Story to 2B and Mayer to 3B.
  24. moonslav59
    Gore to Rangers for 5 prospects.
  25. moonslav59
    Agreed.
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