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They have had a few players not known for D, but not at C, 2B and CF. except maybe Yunel Escobar (SS: -19 DRS and -4.4 UZR/150) Their biggest negative DRS from 2013-2022 -28 Yandy Diaz 3B -20 Brad Miller SS -19 Yunel Escobar SS -12 Beckham SS -12 Meadows RF -10 As. Cabrera SS -10 Wilk Myers RF -9 L Morrison 1B -8 W Ramos C Same time frame, we have 11 players at -9 or more: -50 Bogey SS -44 Devers 3B -21 Nunez 2B -19 Swihart C -15 Pablito 3B -14 Duran CF -14 HRam LF -13 Plawecki C -13 Dalbec 1B -9 JD RF

...and Y Gurriel signed for $1.2 dimes. Bobby Dee might cost a nickel.

It's true on both.

I agree 100%. You are reading too much into my statement that his good start is making protecting him look better. I'm not saying "great" or better than ____- just better.

Maybe. How much longer can Paxton rehab?

He developed it between Dec 1, 2022 and April 5th, 2023?

They did kinda miss in the fall, though.

The Sox brass thought so, and maybe it was close to a coin toss- maybe not. To me, EValdez should be a DH, but how far do platoon DHs make it in MLB? I'm not defending Hamilton- just that he is looking better, this year and maybe deserving of rule 5 protection.

True, but who is beating down the door to be added to the 40, so he can be called up to the bigs in the next month? Not Drohan. When Paxton's rehab is up, we'll have to decide, if he deserves a ML start or a DFA/trade. Isn't there a time limit on rehabs for vets? (I only mentioned the money to correct notin's $14M comment.)

Some thought he might start the year in AA. I don't disagree with a thing you said, here, but my point is that he appears to have played like he deserved being protected. Not being the first one called up only means others are more MLB ready.

Indeed. The question is, how long do we stick with a SP'er who is sucking, before we move to the next option? It makes it harder when most of the SP'ers who are sucking have shown glimmers of competency or better, although for some, those times have been brief and only in maybe 2 games. Several of our SP'ers are coming back from time off, including Sale who had a LONG time off. How much of their struggles can be chalked up to "regaining their groove," or deciding they just don't have it anymore? Kluber has looked good in 2 of his 5 starts and okay in another (where 2 IRs were allowed to score.) IMO, he deserves at least 3-4 more starts, unless he is totally drilled every time. IMO, Sale deserves a longer look, too. Whitlock might have the best stuff of all our starters. He looked great in one start and shaky the others. No way I give up on him, quickly, as a starter. Pivetta has earned a permanent slot. If we can keep him in the 5 slot, we'd be fine. Needing him to be our #2 is asking for trouble. My thoughts are changing on Houck. I think he needs to stay starting until 5 others prove they can do better. That may never happen. I think Bello wins a slot, later this year. He missed almost all of ST'ing and may just be rusty. I still think he is good enough to stick. Crawford might deserve a few more chance. Paxton is someone I will never count on, but let him make his way to getting a chance.

True, and maybe that's all Bello will amount to, but I see this as Spring Training II for Bello.

Paxton made $6M in 2022 and will make $4M in 2023. I'm sure the plan was never to rehab and release, but if he never shows he has regained his stuff, it could happen. (My guess is they give him a chance.)

The minors are often used for other things than a "proving ground." It is also a place players go to rehab or get back into a groove, after missing time on the field.

Bello pitched once in ST'ing. It wasn't about him and other "sucking" come out of ST'ing: it was about Bello having virtually no ST'ing at all.

First, the huge jump in the offseason rankings, and then this. He's certainly got more to prove, but WOW! 26K: 4BB in 23 IP Only 13 hits (0 HRs) 0.74 WHIP .374 OPS Against 0.78 ERA

We had our chances but couldn't get the big hit with men on, late in the game.

I don't see more time in AAA as trying to get better by facing lesser batters, but as a sort of spring training he all but missed, totally. There is no way our SP'ers will all stay healthy, and even if they do, my guess is one will continue sucking enough to be replaced by Bello. Since Bello was never going to be allowed to pitch over 160 innings, anyway, what's the hurry? Let's find out which of the other starters doesn't belong or gets hurt, first.

It's nice having multiple options, when some are not doing well, but trial and error can get us too far behind, if it takes us too long to find the "right 5," if there even are 5 that can do well enough to bring our rotation near the middle of the pack. We can probably make the playoffs with a rotation that ends up 15th to 18th.

Portland won and is now 12-5. Drohan is looking like our top pitching prospect, right now. 6 IP, 2H, 1ER, 1BB, 7K (0.78 ERA) Diaz with his 2nd HR S Scott 4-4 Rafaela 3-5 Yorke 2-4 w 2B & BB Kavadas 1-4 w BB Binelas 1-5 w 2B and 2 RBI

Maybe they see Crawford as the better option, if a start is needed in the next 10 days.

They probably felt he was worth $140M/5, and 5 might be all we get, if we are lucky.

(McGuire) Almost!

Hope Wong can get us to Dugo.

You haven't been watching many Sox comeback games.