moonslav59
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A lot depends on what the budget is, but pitching has to be the number one and number two on the list. I’d argue 3, but we do also need a big RH bat. That won’t be cheap. It does seem like Duvall would be much cheaper than Chapman, so that is where the budget matters. A lesser priority is a LH RP. A big trade could solve the budget issue to a large degree, but holding onto prospects seems to be a major position this team has held for 4+ years. Are we ready to switch gears on that front? If not, we will have to spend a lot to meet all the key priorities, perhaps even going over the second tax line.
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I’m not sure adding just one big RHd bat will be enough, but pitching is such a big need and expensive, I can’t see how we can do it all without going way over the tax line and or making major trades.
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An actual great idea!
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Bello started the season on the IL and missed 2 starts due to that.
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Ozzie Smith had an .589 OPS in 1980 and a 5.1 bWAR.
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The SS position offers the best case scenario for a great defender to be a big enough overall plus, despite sucking at the plate.
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I know I had not given up on him, at that time, but I do recall many were wanting a change in CF.
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Indeed. I do think MVPs .650 floor is about the lowest acceptable number, and even then, not for a long time. You’d have to be damn good on D to have a long career in CF at .675.
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I don't doubt that, at all. I think we all know about the ticket prices going up and up as the product provided is not. We all know it is a major concern to you and others, as is the rising cost of cable TV and all these sports networks. It sucks. People keep paying, so any business would charge what people will pay. Look at concert prices. The rise in Sox tix looks like chump change compared to those costs.
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201 and counting.
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Agreed, the "market" they gave him in 2020 was absurd. The 2021 winter budget was about half of what was needed to build a top team. We had about 12-14 slots to fill. Somehow, Bloom pulled that one out of his ass. The 2022 season was a bit more fair, although I still feel like I'm not so sure Bloom had the Story contract money to spend, until they panicked and said "sign him!" He did okay with the '22 spending, except for Story- which was major. The 2023 winter budget was big, but he had a lot to replace. He dropped the ball on pitching, and the near misses on Nata and Eflin did him in. Too many near misses may not signal misunderstanding the market. Another point to make is that while our spending caught back up with 2019, so many other temas passed that mark, so some relativity might be needed, here.
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Like this one to your count...
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A lotta good it did anyone! Yoshi also DH'd a lot. Maybe, without JT, we spread the DH role around more, and then players won't need as many full days off. Maybe Yoshida DHs 80-110 games, Casas & Devers 15-20, each and we can keep all their bats in the line-up over 150-154 games.
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They could make all moves with ‘25 in mind while still boosting our chances in ‘24 by enough to keep fans happy. I will say, I think that’s what they did in ‘22 and ‘23, and it failed spectacularly.
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Right on, GG and Hugh!
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Those teams, along with ‘78’s were good enough to win, when healthy, but we never seemed to go that extra step with the wallet, especially with pitching. I did not mention ‘86 for a reason. We had pitching, but there were holes onthat team, too. I give enormous credit to this ownership group that went that extra mile to make sure we built teams with as few flaws as possible. They hired the right guys to make sure we had some great windows of opportunity and had SPers that knew how to win. I’m not sure we have 4 rings without JH. I wasn’t trying to slight some of our past GMs and leadership groups.
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To me, counting on those 3 alone to fill just 2 slots is risky, but I’m okay with 2 not 3. By year’s end, maybe they own all 3: maybe they own just 1.
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Just say it 3 times, or else we'll add six mediocre pitchers by spreading out the winter budget. 85-90% of the budget should go to: SP1 SP2 SP3 10-15% to RHB LH RP We could change those percentages by trading for a top SP.
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Some notable OAA numbers from 2021-2023- all OF combined: 23 MCcormick 21 Margot 15 Kike & JBJ 12 Nimmo 12 Pache 8 Trout 7 Duvall 6 Dubon 2 Mookie, Rafaela 0 Abreu, Gallo -2 Duran -4 Franchy, THern -6 Laureano, Tapia -7 Grichuk -9 Verdugo, Yoshida -10 Renfroe -11 Benintendi -14 T Pham -38 Schwarber
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There has been talk, here in Houston, all year about the Astros possibly trading Chas McCormick. He's pretty damn good on D and can hit LHPs real well. His .760 v RHPs in 2023 was not bad, either. Not sure what we have that they want.
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Yes, and he did have a +9 DRS and +11.2 UZR/150. OAA had him at just +2. I'm still not sure, if he as good as Dugo was in 2023. The thing is, Dugo might not be that good in 2024, as well. I think I'd be fine with trading Dugo and going with Duvall in RF with Abreu as his back-up. Abreu can also back up CF (to Rafaela) and LF (Duran) and probably get enough PAs to prove he deserves more, or not. We may not want to trade Ref, until we know more about Duran, Rafaela and Abreu, even if we do bring back Duvall.
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OF OAA 2022 to 2023 RF +1 Duvall +0 Verdugo +0 Duran (-4 T Hernandez, -7 Renfroe, -16 J Soto) CF +2 Rafaela (in a very short time) +0 Duvall +0 Refsnyder -1 Abreu (small sample) -2 Duran (+11 Bellinger) LF +1 Abreu +1 Duvall +0 Duran -2 Refsnyder -4 Verdugo -9 Yoshida (no 2022) (+0 T Hern)
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On the FA market, he might be the best option. I'm not sure about his defense in RF. He'd be fine in LF, but we have that position covered 4 times over. I don't really want to see him in CF, unless in a pinch. On D, he could be a step down from Verdugo in RF.
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Some big games this week: #1 GA v #20 Kentucky #3 TX v #12 OKL #10 ND @ Louisville #11 ALA @ TX A&M The following week: ORE @ WSH USC @ ND
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B ack to baseball and the offseason: Who are some big RHBs available via trade? No, not Trout.
