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  1. moonslav59
    I think this may be as simple as no "formal offer" was made, but possibly the number was floated and turned down, so no formal offer was needed. Like I said, who knows?
  2. moonslav59
    Bonaci may be moved, too.
  3. moonslav59
    I do see the value of FIP, but I do think some pitchers are able to continually defy that stat and keep getting guys out and having a better ERA. With the s***** D behind Bello, you'd think having a lower FIP would hurt him, but somehow he pulled it off. Of course, he has not yet shown he can "continually" do it.
  4. moonslav59
    Yes. Most of the "SSs" drafted have already been moved off SS, as we said they would. DHam is the ML ready depth, and he is doubtful as a contributor, except for his base-stealing skills and occasional power. Chang is still in the system but is not a prospects. Reyes and urias will be depth on the ML roster. Mayer/Bonaci are at AA SS and Paulino is at A+. Ravelo is at A- and Zanetello at FCL. Cespedes and Arias are at DSL and offer big promise. Ferguson is a long shot. For 2024, SPs suggests DHam will be ML depth, Sogard at AAA, Mayer still at AA, Romero at A+ (off the IL), Zanetell at A-, Cespedes at FCL with Arias to 2B at FCL and Ruiz and Linares at DSL SS.
  5. moonslav59
    Exactly, and maybe they made way less money by letting Betts go than they saved by not paying him (and other.) The point I was trying to make is that these decisions do affect what JH (and others) makes or does not make.
  6. moonslav59
    Limiting your profits by spending more means you make less money.
  7. moonslav59
    I'm surprised Houck leads all starters.
  8. moonslav59
    I totally agree. Maybe they are waiting until they think "Now is the time," but I ask "How soon is now?"
  9. moonslav59
    They need to see major improvement at 5-6 slots in the batting order and 3-5 on the staff. That's a lot of free agent signings all needing to work.
  10. moonslav59
    OPS Against Leaders RP .573 Martin .646 Bernardino .657 Jansen .724 Scheiber .750 Llovera .755 Wink RP/SP .675 Crawford .720 Pivetta .724 Murphy (before today) .739 Walter .856 Whitlock SP .697 Houck .721 Sale .732 Paxton .742 Bello
  11. moonslav59
    Houck and Whitlock are tied, IMO. Had they just been healthy and at 4.25, we'd not have seen all the scrubs
  12. moonslav59
    About Lowell coming after him. That was the second part.
  13. moonslav59
    You are kidding, right?
  14. moonslav59
    They are pitching like crap- no doubt. No way we can win without the rotation coming around.
  15. moonslav59
    Face it. We are not going to spend like the Mets or Padres, no matter how much you hope we do. We all agree: JH can, if he wants, but he doesn't and won't, so building a farm is the best way to try and win. It's not like JH is a bottom spender. We should be able to win with a good farm and being 8th to 12th in spending. It might not be 4 times in 20 years.
  16. moonslav59
    Our farm is not like the O's, who took years of sucking to get that good, but to see just Mayer and not Anthony, Teel, Bleis, Rafaela and others is not looking hard enough.
  17. moonslav59
    He's no expert, but I agree on this. I just think the blame is often placed on the wrong guy. I also don't think letting Betts goes outweighs the good JH & Co. have done for the Sox in 2 decades. The same way I think the 3 great years under DD's reign outweigh the sacrifices we paid after he left.
  18. moonslav59
    Henry and the others in the ownership can make more money by cutting costs. The money differential should matter less to them than to Mookie.
  19. moonslav59
    I'm happy we are building towards a sustainable influx of farm help. I'm not happy about Henry lining his pockets with gold, while we could b e more competitive along the way, but have really enjoyed watching this team play. We've been in a lot of games that we lost, and yes, that is a mark of mediocrity, but it was exciting for me. There were a lot of good things that happened, this year, and to me, we improved at SP, RP, C, 1B, LF, CF, RF and DH. We stayed about the same at 3B and got worse at SS and 2B, in part because of Story's injury. Yes, you heard me right. Our rotation is better in 2023 than 2022. ERA- 102 in 2023 107 in 2022 SIERA 4.13 in 2023 4.14 in 2024 xFIP- 96 in 2023 103 in 2022 WHIP 1.29 in 2023 1.35 in 2022 K-BB% 16.3% in 2023 13.3% in 2022 Okay, call it even. Better at 7 positions The same at 2. Worse at 2. Farm improved. Budget ready for a splurge.
  20. moonslav59
    Like the Dodgers, the Astros are a damn good team, despite injuries and a struggling rotation.[ Getting to a point where we need to sweep them to have a good chance at making the playoffs or 2 of 3 to have a chance in hell, was not a good happening. Winning, today or any other day from the past would have helped. We are running out of time, and can't rely on other teams to lose. That is why these head-to-head series have to be won, if not swept./B]
  21. moonslav59
    I've never agreed with you more.
  22. moonslav59
    It looks like we will lose ground to most of the teams we need to be gaining on. It might take a HOU sweep to get us back into this thing.
  23. moonslav59
    I can understand that. I have seen a lot to enjoy and give me hope going forward. I haven't felt this way since it became apparent the 2019 team was not going anywhere. Sure, 2021 offered a brief moment of joy and hope, but the extended future has not looked this good in a long time. I know that doesn't matter to many or most fans. So be it.
  24. moonslav59
    Yes, that is what I meant, when I said "sounds all too familiar." The Yanks will not tear it all down- just like the Sox don't either. Like us, they will drag out the rebuild and call it something else.
  25. moonslav59
    That can't have been the first time he was asked that.
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