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There is also still time for Verdugo to add enough value to the trade balance sheet. We also need to keep these two things in perspective: 1. Betts had one year of team control left, and it turned out to be a 60 game season. 2. We also dumped half Price's salary in the trade. It's all to easy to just think: all we got for Betts was Verdugo and Wong, but it wasn't 11 years of Betts, and dumping Price meant we didn't have to dump Bogey or JD or Nate, or we'd have no Verdugo.
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Tylenol should matter more.
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Indeed, and not just as a hindsight opinion, but it hardly matters.
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Yes, but that doesn't change the views on Wong.
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Well, it benefits more than just the Sox, but one other aspect of the schedule change beyond playing more games vs non AL East teams, but out of all the AL East teams, the Sox had the worst inter-division record, so in that sense, if you believe in a carry over effect, the schedule change should help us more than any other AL East team, and maybe any team in MLB. vs AL East 26-50 BOS 34-42 BAL 40-36 TBR 43-33 TOR 47-29 NYY We play 24 less games vs AL East. The 2022 record would indicate we'd go 8-16 in those 24 games. The Sox went 52-34 in games vs non AL East teams in 2022. Using that 60% win rate, we'd have gone 14-10 in those "24 games, instead of 8-16. That's 6 more wins just on the schedule change based on this formula, which of course is not a good projection tool.\ My guess is, the schedule change may help us win 3-5 more games and maybe other AL East teams 2-4 more.
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Yes, but when looking at just win totals, the schedule should help us win more. (Less chances of a non- AL East team making it, in theory.)
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Not really, but I do expect him to do well in '23.
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Too bad you guys can't even afford him.
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The worst was kicking Whitlock in the hip.
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We may get an answer to that in '23.
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Valdez may just have to look better than Duran and Dalbec, which might not be hard. If he looks better than a butcher on D, the job might be his.
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Agreed. The everyday 13 should be: C: McGuire & Wong 1B: Casas 2B: Arroyo SS: Kike 3B: Devers LF: Yoshida CF: Duvall RF: Verdugo DH/1B/3B: Turner OF: Refsnyder SS/2B: Mondesi (if he doesn't start the season on the IL) #13? soxprospects.com has Mondesi on the IL with Duran and Goodrum at #12 and #13, and Goodrum is not even on the 40, yet. My guess is it's Duran or E Valdez- not Dalbec.
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If Turner is the DH and back-up 1B/3B, that makes Dalbec the back-up DH and 3rd string 1B/3B. As mentioned, Yoshida may be the true back-up DH, if we can find a 4th OF'er to play LF (Refsnyder? Dalbec? EValdez? Tapia? or Kike to the OF and Mondesi at SS with Duvall in LF?)
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Yes, that is what it is all about, and it shows the "public" has little confidence in the Sox improving on 2022, despite the much easier schedule.
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Dissin' multiple Sox players is something they have in common. True, nobody can come close to dissing 39 out of 40 players, plus every coach, manager and bat boy in such a short time as S.G. That was rather harsh. Lo siento.
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Yes, indeed, but many, many, many prospects start out slowly in the majors. It's not always easy to spot the ones who will turn it around before they actually do (or don't.)
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These guys know their Sheet. I must not.
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Dalbec will get another significant chance somewhere, somehow... maybe on another team.
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The new Swihart's Ghost on the board.
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It's a pretty small sample size, but no doubt, he has not looked good, at all, so far.
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Then, Dalbec DHs?
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I can see that happening. They may prefer trying Crawford and Wink as starters before Mata or Walter, so having them "stretched out" on the farm makes sense. Although we technically have 6 SP'er on the projected 26, 4 are named sale, Paxton, Kluber & Whitlock with Bello probably on an innings limit.
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The funny thing is Ort may not pitch one inning in the bigs, this year. He likely will, but I see just about everyone else on the 40 getting a look before him, except for maybe Murphy and Walter.
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I've not given up on him. He's streaky, for sure. He still has a .754 career OPS (101 OPS+) after his first 900 PAs in MLB. That's not all that bad, except for a 1Bman. His 650 line is: .232 30 98 The .298 OBP and 313 Ks in 814 ABs that is the killer. If Casas falters or gets hurt, I think he'd get one decent look before we looked elsewhere or used Turner at 1B (EValdez or Yoshida at DH?)
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I think Dalbec will stick around until we are sure about Casas. As much as Duran has sucked, he's one of the few OF'ers in the system. I agree on Murphy and Mills. I could see us trading Murphy.
