moonslav59

Classic wrong assumption, again.

It's my opinion- just like yours. Do I have to write IMO, before every post? If you think DD could have won in 2020 by slashing the budget as much as Bloom had to, fine. That might be your opinion. I do not "know" DD would have failed in 2020, but my opinion is that any GM would have. I'm not si sure many would have succeeded in '21.

Agreed. I'd also try and get a look at Abreu in RF on defense.

The Mets will drop 10 picks, right? Wouldn't that move us to 11th? (10th, if DET or PIT passes us.)

You said it better and shorter than I. I'd go with 3, though.

I agree. Age and projection of future useful years is the first concern. Yamamoto (25) Major risk, yes, but at 25 years old, I'd roll the dice. (Pun intended) Giolito (29) I like the age, but am not sure he's even a solid #2. Ohtani (29) Out of price range and reasonability Snell (31) 5 years but will get 6+ and is not a workhorse pitcher Nola (31) 5 years but will get 6+ somewhere Montgomery (31) 5-6 years. (I think he may be the guy we add.) ERod (31) 4 years but may not want a return to BOS Stroman (33) 3 years but will get 4-5 somewhere Wacha (33) 3 years max Gray (34) 4 years, and I'm not so sure I give a 34 year old 5 years. (I like him, though.) Kershaw (36) 2 year deal, but it will be hard to pry from LA Cobb (36) 1 year with an option, but I hope we do better. Lynn (37) 1 year, but I don't see him as a guy I'd want. Morton (40) 1 year deal Others... 28 Flaherty- age makes him interesting 29 B Keller 30 Severino 32 Lorenzen, M Perez 33 Clevinger, Heaney 34 S Lugo, Stripling, Hendricks 35 Paxton, Maeda 36 K Gibson 37 Ryu, Carrasco 38 Cueto 40 Greinke 44 RHill Sign one good one and then a second one like Charlie Morton, then trade for a younger pitcher. Add three. The pen would be awesome with as many of th4ese guys in it as possible: Paxton (likely the #5) Crawford Houck Whitlock

DD would have been a failure (after 2019) with that budget and demands to trade top salaries, too. It wasn't so much the choice to dump DD as the choice to dump salary. The 2019 results is evidence. Some saw the bleak times ahead, even before 2019 came. Some thought it could never happen and would never happen. It did.

He gets on base more often, too (.314 to .292,) but Wong leads in SLG: .394 to .365. OBP is worth more, so it's pretty close to a tie, for me. Only 5 Sox players had a higher SLG and more PAs than Wong. Only 7 Sox players had a higher OBP and more PAs than McGuire. Of all the Sox players with 180 ABs... Wong placed 8th in OPS McGuire 10th (Ref is 9th.)

The kids are making a mini statement to end the season. "Hey, look at me!" 1.000 Abreu .800 Rafaela .793 EValdez (not bad, after that poor start) Season is over early for... .857 Casas (tied with Devers for team lead) .828 Duran (comeback player of the year)

There certainly is an anti-Cora Cult.

Weird splits for our catchers in 2023: vs RHP .749 Wong the RHB .639 McGuire the LHB vs LHP 1.000 McGuire the LHB .533 Wong the RHB

MLB catchers rarely hit well. Before tonight's game, there were 44 catchers with 180+ PAs in 2023. 8 were over .800 16 were over .745 (including the 8 over .800) #23 Wong at .707 #26 McGuire at .698 Team Catcher OPS 2 over .800 8 over .740 The middle teams: .705 MIN .694 LAA #18 BOS at .687

0 BBs 13 Ks The O lost it's way. The kids are the only ones raking.

I totally agree. If the wallet is to be opened, use it wisely- on younger pitchers. There are other teams that may be more willing to trade a young pitcher than MIA, who could actually contend, soon. It will be costly, but isn't that one reason we have spent years building up our everyday player side of the farm?

I'll try.

I've been saying 3, but 2 real good ones with a RHB should put us in playoff contention. Hell, we were in it, this year, when Paxton, Bello and a bunch of ragtag pen games were getting the job done.

LOL. You crack me up.

They will likely expand the playoffs to 4 and then maybe 5 teams, at some point. It cheapens the long season work, but it's all about money and more big games for TV and higher ticket prices. Other leagues let just about every team in the playoffs, but their seasons are shorter.

Admitting to being wrong is a sign of weakness for some. It's hard to know, if they convince themselves they are not wrong (or never wrong.) Apologies are an impossibility.

Apparently, some are beyond reproach, or they have never had sex. LOL

Still cheating> suspect> still cheating... No evidence. Comprehend?

RIP Brooks Robinson

It's seems strange it has to be repeated, so often. I mean who would not trade anybody for someone better (counting total value, including cost, years and projected production.)

I know. I was just joshing. We do have the big Devers raise plus a couple substantial arb raises for Pivetta and Dugo, assuming he's not traded. This is a very light arb year for the Sox. So many players are pre-arb. Urias will have his 3rd of 4 arbs and may not get a big raise, but he was at $4.7M, this year. I'm not sure we go to arb with him. McGuire is second arb of 3, and should not make much of a raise from $1.1M. Schreiber gets his first arb, which is usually not a big raise. The budget outlook does look pretty rosy, despite the contract starts by Yoshi & Story. I've said, many times, I like the foundation left behind, despite much of it being speculative, in nature, but we also have the numbers, so not all of these young guys have to do well- just enough. It also looks like we will have a steady flow of farm help over the next few years: 2024: full seasons (maybe) from Rafaela, Abreu and maybe Murphy. Duran is no longer a prospect, but many gave up on him before 2023, so he's almost like a new farm guy making a splash. Casas and Bello have established themselves as regular. 2025: Anthony, Teel, Mayer, Yorke 2026: Wikelman, Perales, Gambrell, Monegro 2027: Bleis, Cespedes, Zanetello. Joh Garcia We may get some borderline guys, like Murphy was last winter, to surprise us in 2024: Rosier, EValdez, Drohan, Mata (RP?), Walter, DHam, Scott, Troye, Guerrero, RFern 2025: Meidroth, Hickey, Jordan, Dobbins, Bastardo, Rogers, ICoffey 2026: Castro, Romero, Paulino, E R-C, 2027: Anderson, Alcantara, Brannon, Paez, Yuten, Arias, Campbell

Sounds right.