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  1. moonslav59
    I think of this often. We'd have had to give up Mayer and maybe Rafaela to get Castillo, but that might have been enough to get us into the top mix. We might have not spent on Kluber, so we could afford his extension, which kicks in after this year. We keep looking ahead and planning for a date that always seems to be a year or more away. As The Smiths put it so well... "How Soon Is Now?"
  2. moonslav59
    Yes, too many of the hopes and promises several starters had at the start of the season (some rather remote to begin with) have not grown in April. Whitlock's injury scares the bejesus out of me. I'm not sure the rest of the staff can make up for a pro-longed loss. Kluber's hopes are still there, but not like I felt in March. I feel better about Sale than I have in years, but that may not be saying much. Pivetta is Pivetta. Houck could improve. Bello might be the wild card. Crawford might be a successful fall-back plan. Paxton is a total question mark. Mata, Walter and Murphy look like they are not ready to step in.
  3. moonslav59
    If the mid season rankings came out, now, it might look like: 1. Mayer 2. Bleis 3. Rafaela 4. Yorke 5. Mata 6. Romero 7. Perales 8. Draohan 9. Walter 10. Valdez 11. Anthony 12. Lugo 13. Paulino 14. ERC 15. Wikelman
  4. moonslav59
    Point taken. There is still one major issue continuing: over those last 3 games (11.1 IP), he has 11 BBs and 9 Ks.
  5. moonslav59
    Yes, the 21st time being told is usually what is needed, here.
  6. moonslav59
    I've always felt having the strongest rotation was the biggest key to sustained success. We've neglected it for far too long. I still have hope we can recover to get into the mid tier- maybe even upper mid tier the rest of the way. That might be enough to carry us a ways.
  7. moonslav59
    May Day- MAY DAY! How about our catching tandem batting .278? Their combined OPS is .715. Last year, it was .694, and Vaz was known most for his bat. The biggest upward wing on the 2023 team from 2022 is the OF: .676 in 2022 .890 in 2023, so far! (.798 in LF, 1.049 in CF and .831 in RF) Biggest drops: 2B: .724> .541 (Arroyo is heating up.) SS: .815> .704 (expected some drop, here) 1B: .683> .612 (didn't think we could get much worse, but at least the 1B defense is improved.) Similar DH: .763> .756 (Turner is a 2nd half whizzard) 3B: .856> .831 (Devers has slugged his way to an impressive OPS.)
  8. moonslav59
    Good take. It's the same amount as the glass half full. It's all about perspective. To me, I'm not just encouraged about Sale due to one start. He's looked better than his results in a few other games, and seeing his velo tick up is very exciting. We all know he is a fierce competitor, and that is a real factor. In a way, I'm almost more worried him trying too hard might create another injury more than him getting complacent. Having an 80-90% Sale for the remainder of the season could, by itself, get us over the hump in this "watered down" league. BTW, how does balance equate to "watered down?" Did 30 of MLB's players retire, last winter?
  9. moonslav59
    I don't expect it to happen. I just said it might. Drohan is looking great.
  10. moonslav59
    The only reason I still see a flip as possible, is just how little we know about Perales. His giant jump was based on a small sample (38 IP in '22) and speculation. It seems, to me, that could be strongly affected by a larger sample size in 2023 that may not look so good. He was a highly-regarded prospect back in 2019, and I think that plays into the speculation- rightly so, but that was a long time ago.
  11. moonslav59
    True. I'd say a 3-4 game stretch of doing well, each time is needed to think maybe it's for real. (MAYBE.) There is nothing wrong with being a little encouraged by just one good game, though.
  12. moonslav59
    Guess
  13. moonslav59
    Rocky Bleier doesn’t count?
  14. moonslav59
    Crawford has started 2 and may end up starting more, if some of these guys don't start turning it around like Sale and Bello appear to be doing. Even Houck, has faded a bit.
  15. moonslav59
    I listed guys that moved from one ranking to the very next. The thing about Perales, is that he was injured, but jumped so high, I do wonder if they may end up thinking they go over-excited, assuming he keeps struggling until the summer rankings. They jumped Drohan a ton over the winter, and now he is confirming they were not wrong. I think there is a chance they flip, if they both keep pitching like they are now. It's no slight on Perales.
  16. moonslav59
    No. I said "maybe." Maybe we trade him. I did mention 1B over catcher, so maybe I am undervaluing Casas.
  17. moonslav59
    Agreed, there is not much jumping in the top 10. I did find a few examples of jumps from one ranking to the next:: Downs from 5 to 13 from Fall 21 to spring '22 and Gilbert 9 to 18 in the same time. Not many drop from Spring to Summer. Ward 8 to 17 in '21 2019: Mata 10 to 4 and DHern 2 to 5 (Mata jumped DHern) 2018: many jumped Sam Travis as he dropped from #5 to #20. (Beeks 13>6) 2017: Dalbec 5>9- and Raudes #8>#20 (Mata #16>#6) 2015: #6 ERod> #1 Jumped Devers, Moncada, Margot & Owens
  18. moonslav59
    I'd say our biggest gaps will be 2-3 slots in the rotation, some pen arms and maybe 1B, RF and SS.
  19. moonslav59
    Yes, and there are certainly some gaps: Here is soxprospects.com projected 2025 roster: C Wong/McGuire 1B Casas/Kavadas 2B Story/EValdez 3B Devers/Lugo SS Mayer/Hamilton LF Yoshida CF Rafaela RF Duran/Abreu DH Yorke (EValdez) SP Whitlock, Bello, Mata, Walter, Drohan RP Houck, Schreiber, Wink, Crawford, Mills, Kelly, Murphy, Guerrero, Fernandez 2026 Wikelman & Perales join the rotation Bleis takes over RF Hickey is the backup catcher Romero joins the bench
  20. moonslav59
    Sounds like the 2025 thread has begun.
  21. moonslav59
    Fun series with the Jays: MON Kluber v Berrios TUE Kikuchi v Houck WED TBD v Pivetta THU TBD v Bello
  22. moonslav59
    Certainly, if Perales turns things around, he'll stay ahead. I'm also assuming Drohan keeps mowing guys down. I'm hoping he moves up to AAA, at some point. On another note, the Sea Dogs scored 4 in the 10. Kavadas walked 4 times. Lugo 3-5 with 3 rbi & two 2Bs Koss 2-5 w BB & 3B Greenville got killed, again. Nothing much to report, except 2BBs by Ferguson.
  23. moonslav59
    I was hoping this winter would be “the time” we add an ace, but the powers to be keep going with $7-10M hopes and dreams.
  24. moonslav59
    All ALE teams have winning records.
  25. moonslav59
    Hardly any action on the Yankee thread, either. Like I pointed out to Jacko, earlier, if the Sox are “horrible,” and the Yanks are tied with us, what does that make them?
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