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  1. moonslav59
    Brez has done great w FAs, either. Not bad, but not great Breg worked. Chapman worked. Wilson was fine. Giolito redeemed, somewhat. Sandoval TBD Buehler & Hendriks yuck-a-doodle-doo
  2. moonslav59
    Yup, for sure.
  3. moonslav59
    Would the Mets?
  4. moonslav59
    Would anyone give Campbell & Crawford for Vientos & Peterson? (I don't think I would, since Peterson has just 1 year left.)
  5. moonslav59
    Going oppo is not a bad thing, especially for a young kid. Usually, the problem is trying to get a kid to go oppo on certain pitches. If the park is hurting his numbers, it's not a bother, to me. His approach is more important than his low A numbers.
  6. moonslav59
    Apparently the whole scouting system was goo-goo-gah-gah over this guy since he was in kindergarten.
  7. moonslav59
    Not at all. Some are complaining we need to sign some larger and longer contracts, but with our record, are you so sure? We are all upset we signed Yoshida. Maybe the next large and long deal will be the next Yoshida. I'm not trying to imply we should never go large and long, because we got burned by Yoshida, Story and Price, but it's not as simple as just spending more will fix the problems.
  8. moonslav59
    I did not post what you have written here under my name.
  9. moonslav59
    We were not even 1-2 key players away from being serious contenders, so thinking we'd buy 3-4 top free agents to "get us over the top" when we were already 5th is spending has to raise a red flag, right? Apparently, not to some. Then, they complain about how we spend money foolishly and what can we do with Yoshida.
  10. moonslav59
    That's a good point, but with some health, improving a rotation slot by 2 WAR would mean adding a 3+ WAR SP'er, and all our rotation is estimated at 1 or more. Some rotation depth SP'ers are prorated to way over 1 or even 2, if given enough IP.
  11. moonslav59
    While technically true, the key word is "improving." If you replace a 1.1 WAR rotation pitcher with a 2 WAR better one, how much does getting a 3.1 WAR pitcher going to cost? It might not be possible. I look at it this way: if we have enough to trade for or sign a 2 WAR player, getting a 2 WAR pitcher might improve our 5 slot by 0.8 WAR. (Of course the guy he boots out might give us 1.2 WAR from the pen, but that is doubtful.) Instead, we replace a 0.5 infielder with a 2.0 WAR guy and we gain 1.5 and not just 0.8 in the rotation. That's where choosing where to "improve" can make a difference. We have to look at who plays where, if we don't add, and what they project as value and try to maximize the gain accordingly. This is surely oversimplifying a complex choice that needs to be made, and yes, maybe we fill 2 holes by opening day, but I agree: I doubt we go over the second line. We may even end up closer to the first line than the second.
  12. moonslav59
    Is $115M/4 better to you?
  13. moonslav59
    They wouldn't have McLain, if they got Mayer, but your point is well taken. As for the Astros, maybe Campbell helps them more than Paredes, as they are logjammed at corner infield.
  14. moonslav59
    I just went by who I think are the best players currently in our system that will be under control in 2030. Did you see anybody better? I'm open to changing my mind.
  15. moonslav59
    I'd go... C Narvaez & Jo Garcia (A Guzman) 1B: Justin Gonzales (T Gray) 2B: Arias (Godbout/Cason) SS: Mayer (Arias/Ramos) 3B: Romero (Mayer) LF: Campbell (Gonzales) CF: Rafaela (Azocar) RF: Anthony (Taylor/Rivas) DH: Soto/Cespedes (Campbell) SP: Crochet, Bello, Early, Tolle, Harrison RP: Bennett, Witherspoon, Phillips, Eyanson, Valera, Sandlin, Monegro, Mullins
  16. moonslav59
    What if we signed nobody and made these two BTV approved trades while keeping Duran: Mayer to CIN for Lodolo & McLain Campbell & DHam to HOU for Paredes and Sousa 1. L Anthony LF 2. R Contreras 1B/C 3. L Duran DH 4. R Paredes 3B 5. L Abreu RF 6. R Story SS 7. R McLain 2B 8. L Casas 1B/R Narvaez C 9. R Rafaela CF SP: Crochet, Lodolo, Gray, Bello, Sandoval/Oviedo RP: Chapman, Whitlock, Slaten, Sousa, Weissert, Harrison, Crawford, Hicks/Moran
  17. moonslav59
    Exactly. Spending more should and does increase the odds of winning more but it's not an exact correlation. According to Spotrac... 2025 Tax Payrolls 76-86 Braves (10th in spending) 81-81 Rangers (9th) and Giants (12th) 72-90 Angels (13th) 2024: 74-99 TOR (10th) 78-84 Tex (5th) 80-82 SFG (8th) 81-81 BOS (12th) 2023 75-87 NYM (FIRST! and $78M more than #2) 82-80 NYY & SDP (T2nd) 73-89 LAA (9th) 12-15 spending teams all has losing records, including the Sox 2022 78-84 BOS (5th highest spender!) #7, 11, 12, 14 & 15 were below .500 2021 79-83 SDP (2nd!) 82-80 PHU 3rd 77-85 NYM 5th & LAA 8th
  18. moonslav59
    Maybe Jim Loscutoff?
  19. moonslav59
    More than double? Nope, this is not the same JH. Something we all agree on! Everything is more than double.
  20. moonslav59
    We have enough good SP'ers that do well vs LHPs in the 8th and 9th innings. LOOGY's are out of style.
  21. moonslav59
    So, maybe Tolle starts for the celtics.
  22. moonslav59
    The wait my be tied to see who we add next. If it's a SP, we might trade Duran for an infielder. If we add an infielder, maybe Duran gets traded for a pitcher. I could be wrong. I think Bregman is the Sox domino.
  23. moonslav59
    He may be that LHP in the pen some are calling for.
  24. moonslav59
    All part of the "sham."
  25. moonslav59
    You are correct. This Henry is spending about double what the one in 2003 and 2004 did. Good point. This Henry is locking up our young stars, so we don't see another Betts, Bogey, Lester fiasco. Correctomundo! This Henry of today gave out the biggest contracts in Sox history both in terms of large and long and another in AAV. For once, I agree with you! 🤪
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