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  1. moonslav59
    …and you can call up and send down all Sept., right?
  2. moonslav59
    SP's: Arm: Below-average arm strength. Passable in the outfield, but throws lack carry. https://www.soxprospects.com/players/duran-jarren.htm fangraphs has his ARM as a plus for 2023 but negative over his career. From what I've seen, it's not better than average for CF, and seems like it would not be plus in RF.
  3. moonslav59
    The Sox backed off, right, because they thought the return was not enough?
  4. moonslav59
    Sorry. I can't read your posts anymore. I will no longer read or respond to them. It's too confusing to know who wrote what. Nothing against you or your opinions, but I'm half blind and just can't do it anymore.
  5. moonslav59
    He has his OPS v LHPs up to .723, so it has been much higher than that, of late. One problem is, Refsnyder has been a top MLB batter vs LHPs since the start of 2022. Yes, TOP 10! Duvall hits LHPs very well and has been hot over the last 7-8 games. Yoshida is not being benched, but can DH, if you bench Casas or Turner. (I would not do that.) To me, it comes down to Duran or Dugo vs LHPs. Maybe Dugo needs some rest, but I'm not ready to make him the platoon guy, either.
  6. moonslav59
    He won't be ML ready until late 2024 or 2025. By then, our whole roster may be different. Mayer might be traded. Story might still be getting hurt.
  7. moonslav59
    I think the big knock was the sheer number of prospects he traded away. I once counted about 20 prospects traded that were, at one time or another. IMO, the hindsight view shows he did well keeping Devers, Bello, Casas, Duran and others, whether he got luck or otherwise, and many of the more highly rated prospects traded, mostly underperformed expectation. The Sale trade was great: the extension was not. The Kimbrell trade looked like a gross overpay to me, but the cost of top closers skyrocketed shortly after the trade, and the players we gave up did not do all that well. The Pom trade looked s***** to me, but Espinoza never did squat. The Thornburg and C Smith deals sucked, but what we gave up wasn't a killer. If Bloom makes just one- not 4-5 trades- and brings us the next Sale, I'd be happy, even if we lost a couple top prospects. (I'm not a DD basher.)
  8. moonslav59
    I can't read your posts. You need to stop twisting where you post your reply. The answer to getting more good pitching in the system should not mean drafting players with lower chances of succeeding, just because they are pitchers. I'm not a huge Yorke fan, but I think that draft was between decent to good.
  9. moonslav59
    The no hitter is the talk on the farm. Wikelman dropped his ERA to 0.75. His BB issue is still alive. He walks about one very 2 innings, but he's got nasty stuff. Kavadas 2 BBs GRE won 4-3 Castro, Bonaci and Ferguson all had 2 hits SAL won 6-4 Asigen 3-4 (.874, now) Jh Garcia 1-5 w 3 rbi Ravelo 2-4
  10. moonslav59
    The Braves, Astros and maybe the Rays have kept a flow of good young players pretty constant, while winning. The O'd were helped by losing for so long.
  11. moonslav59
    Every key team won, except TBR, who lost to the O's.
  12. moonslav59
    The FA hit rate is scary- agreed, but so is drafting one.
  13. moonslav59
    I agree. Try to find and develop a few pitchers on your own, but waiting to add proven pitchers improves the odds. Draft and develop everyday players and use some to trade for pitching, if free agency is not an option (resetting year?) or is not working (Richards, Kluber...).
  14. moonslav59
    Someone else said that, but they obviously liked Yorke, a lot. He was a good pick. It was a good draft. I still do not know why you choose this specific draft to complain about. There is so many more worthy things to complain about, IMO.
  15. moonslav59
    His arm is not good enough for RF, especially in Fenway. To me, he is best in CF or LF.
  16. moonslav59
    Pitchers can also jump ahead by developing another pitch or gaining velo or increased spin rates. Drohan might not be a good example, but almost overnight he improved his stuff and skyrocketed in the rankings.
  17. moonslav59
    Better than the low comp picks we got for just Bogey & Nate. Nothing for JD, Wacha, Hill, Strahm,,,
  18. moonslav59
    Agreed. I'd have traded everyone not nailed down for the best offer.
  19. moonslav59
    Like who? Who do we trade? To get good pitchers that are not rentals, it will cost us more than Paulino & Jordan.
  20. moonslav59
    Has McGuire even started rehabbing?
  21. moonslav59
    I hope you are right. I'm watching E R-C, G Gambrell and Paez, too. Maybe Mata comes around.
  22. moonslav59
    Like longer controlled pitcher acquisitions? Why rob Peter (Paxton) to pay Paul (newly acquired rental?)
  23. moonslav59
    I think several deals get made the day before the deadline, which is more than any other day from opening day to deadline day.
  24. moonslav59
    I think, yes, but they would likely be players with experience, especially if we are in the race. A 14th pitcher (Murphy, Walter, Bernardino, Bleier...) A utility guy like Reyes over Rafaela. (DHam or EValdez is likely ahead of Rafaela.)
  25. moonslav59
    Me neither.
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