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How about Framber Valdez getting his 25th straight Quality Start (April 24 to now?)

Some of Bloom's signings and trades have been looking better, recently. I don't hear a peep about trading Vaz, anymore.

Does the fact that Dalbec has 4 HRs in his last 2 games in AAA mean he deserves another look-see?

I agree. Offer him slightly more than Story got, and if he refuses give him the QO and wish him luck.

Would he refuse to re-sign, if we said he would NOT start?

Even more unforgivable is the fact that we did not get under the tax line by trading a few guys.

RBI every PA 75+ PAs 6.0 Story (It's 8.1, if you take away his big 6 games stretch) 6.8 Devers 7.6 Vaz 8.5 Bogey 8.6 Kike 8.8 Dugo 8.9 Arroyo 9.0 Pham 9.4 Refsnyder 9.4 Dalbec 9.5 Cordero 9.9 McQuire 10.0 JBJ 10.2 JD 12.9 Duran Amazing how badly JBJ hit, this year, and he still has a better RBI ration than JD.

Some tiny sample sizes, here, but here are the Sox OPS leaders: Red: Bloom acquired after 2021 Blue: Bloom acquired before the end of 2021 season 1.225 Chang 1/071 Almonte .950 McGuire .877 Devers .855 Bogaerts .851 Refsnyder .782 Ja Davis .767 Wong .765 JD Martinez .759 Vazquez .737 Story .735 Arroyo .730 Verdugo .723 Pham .697 Cordero .650 Hernandez .648 Duran .644 Dalbec .611 Hosmer .578 JBJ .574 Plawecki .490 Casas .427 Downs .322 Sanchez .000 Shaw & Arauz

McGuire's OPS went from .546 when traded to .675, now. Yesterday's game helped a lot (.656>.675).

I don't really see Almonte as being part of next year's team, so I wonder why he's on the 28.

Dalbec has 4 HRs in the last 2 games. Is it worth calling him up and seeing if he can revive his stock a little bit? (More about next year than this.) DH him and let JD PH the rest of this lost season.

I agree, and I would not be surprised, if he does well hitting in the bigs. He's very close to a 5 tooler.

Being an innings eater helps his WAR a lot. 62nd out of 150 in fWAR among SP'ers from 2021-2022 is pretty damn good for a 4/5 sloy guy.

Major Bloom Additions since the trade deadline 2020: Pivetta & Seabold (Workman & Hembree) Whitlock (Rule 5) Renfroe (FA) Andriese (FA) Ottavino & German (cash) Kike Hernandez (FA) G Richards (FA) Winckowski, Cordero, L de la Rosa, F Valdez & G Gambrell (Benintendi) M Perez (FA) Sawamura (FA) Schreiber (Waivers) M Gonzalez (FA) M Barnes (Extended) Schwarber (A Ramirez) A Davis (Chavis) H Robles (Scherff) T Shaw (Waivers) Iggy (Waivers) (ERod refused QO) Wacha (FA) Hill (FA) Paxton (FA) Robles (FA) JBJ, Binelas & Hamilton (Renfroe) Refsnyder (MiLB FA) Strahm (FA) Diekman (FA)- traded for McGuire T Story (FA) Pham (Northcut) McGuire & cash or PTBNL (Diekman) E Valdez & W Abreu (Vazquez) Hosmer, M Ferguson & C Rosier & cash (Groome) Minor Additions: Potts & Rosario (Moreland) Jacob Wallace (Pillar) V Santoz (CJ Chatham) Z Bryant (Osich) K Ort (MiLB Rule 5) D Santana (MiLB FA) Y Rios (cash) Kier Meredith (undrafted FA) Danish (MiLB FA) T Shaw (MiLB FA) Ja Davis (Waivers) A Almonet (Cash)

Yup. He was doing pretty well before the injury, too.

He's a different pitcher since joining the Sox.

I was thinking the same thing. Our worst 4 positions are often the top 4-6 positions for offense.

Positional Sox OPS .841 3B (128 OPS+) .836 SS (142) .744 DH (109) .727 2B (107) .710 C (114) .694 LF (92) .669 CF (95) .658 1B (76) .647 RF (84) By Age: .766 Ages 25- .731 Ages 26-30 .700 Ages 31-35 (Before Today.)

Here are the soxprospects.com summations on prospects we may see in 2024: C- Ronaldo Hernandez Potential up-and-down, bat-first catcher. Ceiling of an everyday catcher if he improves his defense and approach, but the likelihood of that happening is low. Type of defensive profile that could really benefit from robot umps. Power and arm are carrying tools, but questions about his approach, hit tool, and defensive profile cloud his future projection. Needs to improve hit profile to project as a major leaguer if defense stays as is. If he can even develop into a fringe-average defender with a below-average hit tool, could be an everyday player given his power and arm. Connor Wong Potential MLB backup or up-and-down catcher. Ceiling of a platoon catcher who will have a season or two of starter-level production. Has already earned the trust of the organization as the third catcher on the 40-man roster, but has yet to get much run in the majors. Will have to make more contact. Power tool is better than hit right now, and he needs refinement at the plate. Has improved defense to the point that he should be able to handle that side of things in some role. 1B Tristan Casas Potential everyday regular. Ceiling of an all-star capable of hitting for both average and significant power. Looks the part of a prototypical bat-first first baseman capable of anchoring a lineup. Projects to add some value defensively at first base as well. Hit tool still needs development. Will have to ensure the swing-and-miss in his game does not impact his ability to tap into his power. Strong instincts and feel for the game. Great work ethic and strong clubhouse presence. Student of the game, really looks to hone his craft. 2B/DH Enmanuel Valdez Potential bat-first bench player. Ceiling of a bat-first utility player. Has moved around the diamond, but that is driven by him being below-average defensively and trying to find where he will best fit rather than true versatility. Will have to hit to hold value given defensive limitations. Has taken major strides at the plate in 2022; now has a chance to develop into at least a platoon bench bat and potentially more. SS Jeter Downs Potential emergency utility infielder. Ceiling of fringe-utility infielder who struggles to hold down a consistent role and jumps from team to team. Future potential is largely tied to development of his hit tool. Has really struggled to make contact in the high minors, especially on velocity. May have been promoted to Triple-A a bit too aggressively after the lost 2020 season given his limited exposure to Double-A. If he can develop even a below-average hit tool, has the chance to carve out a major league role, but even that is a question after prolonged struggles in Triple-A. Other tools are all about average, and he lacks another carrying tool if his hit tool does not develop. Utility Ceddanne Rafaela Potential bench utility player. Ceiling of an everyday regular who adds considerable value on defense and also contributes some at the plate. Defensive ability and versatility and speed give him a high floor. Could be a plus defender at every position except catcher and first base. Bat lags behind, but has improved considerably in 2022. Approach is what holds him back now and will determine his ultimate value at the plate. DH/1B Nick Kavadas Potential up-and-down bench bat. Ceiling of a platoon designated hitter. Value is solely tied up in his bat. Shows tremendous ability to impact the baseball along with an advanced feel for the strike zone and finding his pitch, but also has swing-and-miss in his game. Bat path allows him to drive the ball with loft, but it remains unclear how it will play against more advanced pitching. Profile suggested a player likely to post strong performance numbers in the low minors, which came to fruition, but true test will come in Double-A and above. Not a strong defender, unclear how glove will play at first base. Will have to hit to overcome defense and speed deficiencies.

Pretty much, although run support and strength of opponents plays into Wins and Losses, too.

The thing is, we do not need a .700+ OPS from him to be a plus, so anything near or above that is gravy.

Wong and RHern, more or less, rotated between C and DH at AAA, this year. Ronaldo's rankings have slipped, a lot, over the last 2 years, but his bat looks pretty good for a catcher. I'm not sure how his defense rates. soxprospects has this... Does not look comfortable behind the plate. Does not move well and really struggles with framing and receiving. Not a natural catcher, struggles with his glove position and getting down quickly to block balls in the dirt. Lack of mobility limits potential for improvement in the future. Potential below-average defensive profile. Arm: Plus-plus arm. Does a good job controlling the running game. Arm is a weapon. Summation: Potential up-and-down, bat-first catcher. Ceiling of an everyday catcher if he improves his defense and approach, but the likelihood of that happening is low. Type of defensive profile that could really benefit from robot umps. Power and arm are carrying tools, but questions about his approach, hit tool, and defensive profile cloud his future projection. Needs to improve hit profile to project as a major leaguer if defense stays as is. If he can even develop into a fringe-average defender with a below-average hit tool, could be an everyday player given his power and arm.

The team is 13-16 in his starts, this year, and... 16-14 in 2021 2-0 in 2020 31-30 overall Team record from 2020-2022: 186-181

Hamilton stole his 70th base of the season. He's also had 2 hits and has really been brining up his BA and OPS.

I don't think the shift on RH'd batters will be any or much different, at all. The 2Bman can still shade far towards 2B under the new rule.