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  1. moonslav59
    He's under team control until after 2027. He has a $30M option with a hefty $5M buyout, so there is a pretty good chance he's back. Houck will be on his last arb year in 2027. We could be looking at: 1. Crochet 2. Sanchez 3. Gray 4. Houck (The "ace" of 2024) 5. Bello
  2. moonslav59
    I'm not saying outspend the Sox, and many can, if the owner wants to. Say the Sox spend $35M more this winter, like you want. I'm saying every MLB owner can also spend $35M more, this winter than they will. Same next year. The player's union would love it. Spending would snowball, because the same amount of players are signed, no matter what is paid.
  3. moonslav59
    I'm not saying fWAR tells the whole picture, and certainly what a pitcher does in the last two years does not mean he will do near the same this year, especially if they are 89 going on 90 years old, but we currently have 3 of the top 13 SP'ers by fWAR from 2024 to 2025 (300+ IP.) WOW!!!! Have we ever had that going into a season? 4. Crochet 10.4 12. Sanchez 7.5 13. Gray 7.4 (41. Bello 3.9) FIP 6. Crochet 2.80 9. Gray 3.26 10. Suarez 3.29 (36. Bello 4.13) Note: Bello is ahead of Gray in ERA- (93 to 100)
  4. moonslav59
    I have to think we don't go this far and spend this much without filling a glaring hole on the team: power bat and 3B/2B. We have a logjam of quality OF'ers. We have a logjam of quality #3-#6 type pitchers. When you see Lorensen sign for $8M we know the value of our 5-8 pitchers (Oviedo, Sandoval, Crawford & Harrison.) We should be able to package one from each logjam and fill the need with a high quality player that fits both needs. We should at least be able to add an .800 bat/plus defender for 3B or 2B. We could also sign Suarez and trade some salary to stay under line 3 of the lux tax, but he's not a plus on D, so I'm not sure we spend that much on someone more like a DH than a 3Bman. (He does fit the power need very well, though.)
  5. moonslav59
    Dave made the Crochet trade... errr...I mean the Sale trade.
  6. moonslav59
    I wouldn't for one year of Hoerner. See if they can do better.
  7. moonslav59
    Our owner might be greedy. Our FO may be poor communicators and deceivers. They aren't dumb. They know we need a bat and a 3Bman/2Bman- maybe one stroke gets us both. We need action not words.
  8. moonslav59
    Willi Castro is off the board. ($13M/2) Phew!!!!
  9. moonslav59
    R Saurez and Bregman would have been nice, even if it meant no Sonny or Willson. I'm okay with the 3 we have, but without adding a big bat, it seems like half measures.
  10. moonslav59
    + Ranger, Sonny, Willson, Johan & others. - Bregman, Devers, Gio, Refsnyder, Lowe, Willson, Buehler & others
  11. moonslav59
    He won't. It was sarcasm. (I do think Cora might have a hard time asking Story to move, though)
  12. moonslav59
    We should not waste this window or opportunity, or whatever one wants to call it by going into the season with an offense projected by some to be bottom 10. We have trade chips. We have some money to spend and stay under the 3rd line, if JH allows for it. There should be no playing it half way. We have the best pitching staff in MLB, IMO. We are bottom 10-15 in batting. Do something.
  13. moonslav59
    I agree. I think other teams need to spend more, too, and where would that leave us? More, more, MORE!
  14. moonslav59
    Yes, mocking is the way of the world.
  15. moonslav59
    I'd prefer a better one, and we got one. By fangraph's projections, which I said I disagree with, he's actually a #1.
  16. moonslav59
    Agreed, but for now, I think Bello is the #4.
  17. moonslav59
    True DAT!
  18. moonslav59
    There were stings attached with Breggie. Yes, it was widely reported the Sox bid against themselves only for Masa. We might have gotten him for $12M x 4 had Bloom waited... maybe even less. We have seen what waiting does, though.
  19. moonslav59
    IMO, safer than Eaton, although Cora might disagree. It's Brez who counts on this choice.
  20. moonslav59
    Hamilton, Gray and Sogard! (More than enough after we add an infielder.)
  21. moonslav59
    But then the media hypes it up as Cora looking at possibly moving Story to 2B. Story pouts and throws a tantrum. Brez steps in and steps on his own two feet, and Story demands a trade.
  22. moonslav59
    He put his money where his mouth is and signed Ranger and is paying $20M+ for Gray and Contreras. He's just not spending it on the guys you wanted, so he's a liar. The budget is $50M more than 2023, despite dumping Devers. It's all relative, when it comes to revenue rank vs budget rank, but not on this. We differ in our views and optimism. I respect your positions but think you are overly negative.
  23. moonslav59
    I think Hicks' best days are in the past. I think Moran and Watson have much better upside potential, despite little or no ML experience. Of course, someone who has already done it, has to be viewed as having the ability to repeat it. Since Moran is out of options and Watson is Rule 5, both are like Hicks. They cannot be sent to AAA, but only the IL or be traded or DFAd. Uberstine and Drohan have options. Of all these 5, I think Moran might have the best chance at having a big year or next 2 years. Just my opinion. I'd DFA Eaton with the idea that we will be adding an infielder and eaton is our #7 OF'er and maybe #3 or #4 at 3B.
  24. moonslav59
    If he felt like he did "enough" I don't see it as being dishonest, just wrong.
  25. moonslav59
    If Lorenzen can get $8M/1, maybe guys like Crawford, Sandoval and Harrison are worth more than we think.
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