moonslav59
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Jansen has been Mr. Consistency for over a decade. Bloom did a pretty good job building the pen, which was probably the one area most bashed over the last season or more. I'm still scratching my head over the fact that we have not filled our biggest 3 needs: SP, SS and RF and spent nearly 3/5ths of our winter money spent, thus far on DH/LF and DH/3B/1B players. In terms of the 8 position player plus DH needs rankings, I had 3B last or 9th, LF was 6th (behind 3B, 2B and CF) and 1B was the 5th highest need area. Don't get me wrong, I like Yoshida and Turner to bolster our offense, but we still have at least 2 gaping holes to fill, $38M to spend, but hardly anyone left to spend it on. Yup, a real head-scratcher, and this one is likely on Bloom not JH. There is time left, so the judgment is not final, but options are running thin, unless we make a trade and part with a precious prospect or two.
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Had he done 2016 in 2015, Ben might have lasted another year- same with HRam.
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Basically, it's $17M x 2 or $21M x 3, if he reaches 300 IP over the 2 seasons, combined. I think the Sox saw some things that scared them away, and he really had only 2 good seasons out of the 4 year contract term, and one was the short 2020 season. Man, 2021 was a real good one, though! I'll always have a good feeling about Nate in a Sox uniform, but I'm pretty sure we did the right thing letting him go, at this point in his career.
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Many SP'ers, today, do very poorly the third time through, including some good ones. With a strong pen, it can be managed. Like I said, I'd rather have kept Houck and Whitlock in the pen, even with the 4 added arms, but I'm not sure I trust Mata, Walter, Wink, Crawford, Seabold and Murphy to step it up. We needed an ace or solid #2. One of the depth guys may end up doing very well, more likely years from now, but even if one does in 2023, we may go through 4 or 5 of them, before we hit jackpot, and by then, the failures of the first 4-5 might help put us hopelessly behind in the WC race. To me, Houck seems like a better bet than any of those 6, and unless a miracle of miracles happens, and Sale and Paxton both start the season off the IL, he may be our best bet- emphasis on "bet."
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I'd have preferred Houck AND Whitlock stay in the pen, but yes, we are running out of SP'er options, and even Kluber or Wacha was not what I had in mind, at the start of winter. I'm holding out a sliver of hope we trade for a solid 1/2 type, but I know that is likely a pipe dream.
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If he ends up at DH, he's cheaper than JD was, even without adjusting for inflation.
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I'm not a crapshoot playoff guy. Hey, we may have made the playoffs had we traded JD, and everything else went right, correct?
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How about Andrus, Chafin and Fulmer with Houck as the #4? (DFA Brasier.)
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We could sign Kluber, Fulmer and the 3 top FA SSs on the market. It's not about money, now. We have $38M and there's only $37M left of decent FAs, at best.
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We had no chance for a ring.
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Could have offered Bogey $25M x 8 with no opt out, either, and most would be in prime.
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Yes, Mookie, Bogey, Devers and nobody else. Don't forget Price at full price. The budget magically is approved to get larger. The farm magically starts producing 3 Houcks a year. Glad you finally gave your plan. A real winner.
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I'd rather go with Wacha or sign Fulmer and move Houck to SP'er.
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I had a theory that was shot down. Crybaby fans.
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It’s one of the dumbest things they’ve done in years. Plus, the could have gone over this winter,although that seems unlikely.
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Hey, we get 2 comp picks! Hip, HIP, HURRAY!!!
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Why are we counting Greinke? I'd rather have Wacha or just go with Mata.
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Unless, Bloom has his eye on 2 SP'ers- one an ace or solid #2 and one like Eflin.
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Ronaldo Hernandez is having a great winter in the Columbian League OPS of .932 while hitting .288/.390/.542 with six home runs in 118 at-bats.
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Did Sox management let it be known on all the cases of "interest in signing" someone, of was it just the media or agents, in some cases? I do admit, this has become a trend I'm not liking, except when the "interest" was in guys like Heaney and Abreu.
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But, then there is the reported mega overpay of Yoshida. Also, we must have outbid others for Jansen, Martin, Turner and Joely.
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Your 2023 Red Sox starting rotation/depth - as it stands
moonslav59 replied to Bellhorn04's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
...and the "inexperienced" are the best hopes (Whitlock, Bello, Mata, Walter, Wink, Crawford & Seabold.) -
Xander Bogaerts has signed with San Diego Padres
moonslav59 replied to Jasonbay44's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
I don't disagree, but I'm not sure they've been lying, either, at least any more than normal GM lies. Everything they said about the Bogey situation might not have been lies. Being wrong does not mean it's a lie. Of course, the easier explanation is they've lied and lied, again and again. -
Do this and add Kluber or Nate, and I'd feel a lot better. Of course, a Devers extension would put the cherry on top, and while I'm at it, sign Fulmer and DFA Brasier and maybe even Bell would think we should be better than 2022.
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Xander Bogaerts has signed with San Diego Padres
moonslav59 replied to Jasonbay44's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
I think his D has slipped at SS, but anything to keep Story at 2B is probably worth a try.
