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  1. moonslav59
    What's the chance we do something like this... trade Barnes and $5M for a non 40 man prospect. We'd clear some space on the budget, improve the farm and open the roster slot for Duvall. Best part: we get to keep Brasier and Ort!!!!
  2. moonslav59
    That's what you said when we added Schreiber, Refsnyder and Kelly.
  3. moonslav59
    Because Mondesi is unreliable?
  4. moonslav59
    Why? Swap a 40 man for a 40 man, and call it even. Yes, it seems weird they don't just do the trade without waivers, but maybe the Duvall addition to the 40 couldn't wait.
  5. moonslav59
    Maybe they just wanted to add Duvall, now and have a detail or two to work out on a deal. I just can't believe they will pay someone else to have Barnes pitch for them and get nothing back, unless they just found out about a health concern or personal issue. Cora just spoke ab out him being the 7th inning guy.
  6. moonslav59
    How about Barnes and Koss for DeJong?
  7. moonslav59
    Teams have multiple set-up men- usually 2-3 8th and 9th innings guys after the closer.
  8. moonslav59
    99.9% Yes!
  9. moonslav59
    That number includes his having a value of $7.7M while being owed $15.5M, making a net of -$7.8M. Why would we pay someone $15.5M, so they get $7.7M value from him, and we keep Ort on the roster? He's going to be traded.
  10. moonslav59
    Exactly. Why can't that be a possibility? Some team might take him in exchange for a $4-5M player, too. Some GM might actually want him at close to face value. I seriously doubt we just eat his contract, unless we just found out something new about his health.
  11. moonslav59
    Two less choices in the pen, and Brasier and Ort live another day.
  12. moonslav59
    Players are often DFA'd right before a trade is announced.
  13. moonslav59
    Matt Barnes DFA'd to make room for Duvall!!! I'm shocked. I'm thinking a trade must be in the works. He's got to have better hopes than Brasier, Ort and a few others on the 40. Crazy times!
  14. moonslav59
    I'm very concerned about the injury prone aspect of Mondesi, but the more I think about him and look over his numbers, the guy has real promise. He's got real speed and defensive skills, and even with the high K rate, he averages 25 doubles, 10 triples and 18 Hrs per 650 PAs. I will say, I'm tired of wishing for health on half our roster. He's another one of those mixed defensive metrics players. He ranks 4th in UZR/150 among the 39 SSs with over 2,000 innings at SS since 2016, but he has a -1 DRS total (21st out of the 39, with Iggy, Andrus and Bogey far below him.) Since 2018, he places 3rd in UZR/150 (+8.5) out of 31 SSs w 2,000 + innings and 17th in DRS at +3. 2019 and 1,500 + innings (32 SSs) 3rd in UZR/150 (+7.7) T12th in DRS (+9), but might have been 7th or 8th with many more innings.
  15. moonslav59
    Even if Paxton starts the season on the IL, I see our best 5 SP'ers as... Sale Kluber Whitlock Bello Pivetta With Jansen and Martin as the likely 1-2 punch in the 8th and 9th, I see Schreiber and Houck as the 7th and 8th inning guys, maybe 2 innings at times, and Barnes as the #5 RP'er for the 6th and 7th innings.
  16. moonslav59
    Those are the big 3, for sure. Houck's recovery is key, too, and what role will he be given?
  17. moonslav59
    If healthy, Devers, Dugo, Kike, Yoshida, Turner and Casas should play everyday. McGuire is the FT catcher, but will not get 550+ PAs. That's 7 FT'ers, but their positions are not all locked down. I think Yoshida in LF and Dugo in RF are close to locks. Casas is going to get a very long look at 1B. Kike's position looked to be SS, until the Mondesi trade. If Mondesi is healthy- I know, big if, he may be the best from Duvall, Arroyo and Tapia. With Duvall being an OF'er, I have to go with Mondesi over Arroyo, which means Kike plays 2B, but yes, ST'ing may flip some scripts. Mega changes on this team, as my last post points out. Only Devers and Pivetta look to be returning to their 2022 majority roles. I guess you can count Schreiber, Barnes and Brasier, but I have all moving down a notch or more on the pen list. This is clearly Bloom's team, now... warts and all.
  18. moonslav59
    When is the last time the Sox projected to have a different player at 8 positions from the previous season as well as 4 different SP'ers and a new 1-2 pen punch? Most innings 2022> 2023 projected C: Vaz & Plawecki> McGuire & Wong 1B: Dalbec & Cordero> Casas & Turner 2B: Story & Arroyo> Arroyo & Kike 3B: Devers (Dalbec)> Devers (Turner) SS: Bogey (Arroyo)> Kike & Mondesi LF: Verdugo & Pham> Yoshida (Duvall) CF: Kike & Duran> Duvall & Tapia RF: JBJ & Verdugo/Ref> Verdugo & Ref DH: JD > Turner Even most of the first back-ups have changed! Pitching Staff: S1: Wacha> Sale S2: Hill> Kluber S3: Nate> Whitlock S4: Wink/Craw> Bello S5:Pivetta> Pivetta S6: Seabold> Paxton R1: Houck> Jansen R2: Schreiber> Schreiber R3: Strahm> Martin R4: Whitlock> Houck R5: Barnes> Barnes R6: Sawamura (3rd in RP IP)> Rodriguez R7: Davis (4th in IP)> Mills R8: Brasier (2nd in IP)> Brasier R9+: Danish, Diekman, ort, Robles (all 24+ IP)> Mata, Walter, Wink, Craw, Murphy, German, ort [/color]
  19. moonslav59
    Is this the opening day line-up and roster? 1. L Yoshida LF 2. R Kike 2B/SS 3. L Devers 3B 4. R Turner DH 5. L Casas 1B 6. R Duvall CF 7. L Dugo RF 8. S Mondesi SS/R Arroyo 2B 9. L McGuire/ R Wong C Bench: Wong/McGuire, Arroyo/Mondesi, Refsnyder, Tapia SP1. Sale SP2. Kluber SP3. Whitlock SP4. Bello SP5. Pivetta SP6. Paxton RP1. Jansen RP2. Martin RP3. Houck RP4. Schreiber RP5. Barnes RP6. Rodriguez RP7. Brasier Rest of 40: C: (Alfaro added when Story goes on the 60 day IL) 1B: Dalbec 2B: Valdez, Hamilton (SS) SS/2B: Story (to IL) OF/IF: Rafaela OF: Duran SP/RP: Crawford, Winckowski, Mata, Walter, Murphy RP: Mills, Kelly, German (Ort- DFA'd for Duvall?
  20. moonslav59
    One interesting thing about the 2023 roster is who should play if healthy. I have to think Mondesi would get the nod over Arroyo (with Kike at 2B) and Tapia and maybe even Duvall (with Kike in CF). Kike is a given starter. Duvall and Mondesi are maybe tied for second. That would mean: SS Mondesi, 2B Kike, CF Duvall. It's going to be interesting to see if Kike is moved all around the middle of the field, or we try to just keep him at one spot. Assuming 2,000 PAs at SS, 2B and CF, this year, could we see this (going out on a limb and implying almost total good health): 550 Kike (300 SS, 250 2B, 0 CF) 450 Duvall (CF + 50-100 in LF/RF) 400 Mondesi (SS) 400 Arroyo (2B) 200 Tapia (CF)
  21. moonslav59
    So, with the Mondesi, Duvall and Tapia pick-ups are we looking at bouncing Kike between CF, 2B and SS, or will we try to keep him at one position, most likely SS, and let the others duke it out for playing time? SS Kike (Mondesi then Arroyo as back-ups, maybe Mayer by August or September) CF Duval & Tapia (Please no Duran!) 2B Arroyo (Kike plays 2B, when Mondesi starts, and EValdez is the minor league depth.) Mondesi is a switch hitter and son of Raul Mondesi. His splits are pretty even over his scattered career PAs: .719 v L .674 v R Arroyo's splits are pretty even, too: .725 v L .696 v R Tapia .684 v L .717 v R Duvall .771 v L .749 v R Kike: .822 v L .671 v R Nothing really jumps out and says "PLATOON!" It looks like we have the depth we wanted, but much is tied to good health. It's the Bloom Themes Song.
  22. moonslav59
    I had suggested a few trades on BTV for Mondesi and sometimes him and Michael A Taylor. I think one was Murphy and Dalbec for the 2 of them.
  23. moonslav59
    Would it be better to list who plays 90% of available games? That list might be shorter: Devers Pivetta Dugo ???
  24. moonslav59
    I mentioned the 650 number to give an idea of his skill level, not as a realistic hope of happening.
  25. moonslav59
    If Kike gives us 500 and Arroyo 350, we may just need 250-400 from Mondesi to make it matter. Having 3 in the mix is better than 2, but we can't keep filling 40 man roster slots with players looking at playing less than half the time as being more probable than more than half the time.
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