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  1. moonslav59
    Contreras surprised people with his decent defense at1B in just a short time. He’s a good hitter but not much power. if we can add KMarte, I’d be okay with the winter moves. kinda surpyrised that Fajardo was included but the $8M might help us to afford one more addition.
  2. moonslav59
    Possible 1 or 2 year FA signings left... 3B/1B?: E Suarez 34, Moncada 31, Okamoto 30 2B: D Moore 33 1B: Hoskins 33, O'Hearn 32 SP: Bassitt 37, Corbin 36, Verlander 43, Scherzer 41, Eflin 32, Heany 35, Lorenzen 34, Monty 33 RP: Wilson 38, Newcomb 33, Junis 33 C: Realmuto 35, Caratini 32 DH: Ozuna 35
  3. moonslav59
    I see the point. Trading Duran takes away from the gain of adding KMarte.
  4. moonslav59
    I seriously doubt he could talk JH into spending more. He was nearly forced to trade Betts in 2019, but the team started winning. He failed to convince JH to spend on Kimbrel and Kelly or their replacements after 2018. I don't think it's tha simple.
  5. moonslav59
    What would DD do differently than Brez, with the Sox and the same limited budget? He might have done better than Buehler, but what about Bregman, Chapman, Wilson and the Crochet trade/extension. What if he has signed Burns or Snell?
  6. moonslav59
    I'm not saying I'd want to trade away this much of the future, but this could keep us under or near the tax line and significantly boost our chances. Trade Rafaela, Crawford & Harrison for K Marte Trade Duran for Lodolo Trade Dobbins & Mullins for Y Diaz Sign Wilson 1. L Anthony CF 2. S KMarte 2B 3. R YDiaz 1B 4. L Abreu RF 5. R Story SS 6. L Masa LF/R Campbell LF 7. L Casas/Masas DH/R Romy DH 8. R Narvaez C 9. L Mayer/R Romy 3B SP: Crochet, Lodolo, Gray, Bello, Sandoval/Crawford/Tolle/Early
  7. moonslav59
    I miss major FA additions.
  8. moonslav59
    Okay, but they cant be worse on D than Casas.
  9. moonslav59
    DD would not have much energy without some more JH cash.
  10. moonslav59
    To me, it's about his health, which is a major concern and might always be one. I agree that we need to add a more sure bet 1Bman, this winter, but to me 2B/3B is the biggest hole we have by position. A big bat (RH'd or a LHB with great splits) is actually the #1 need, but if he plays 2B or 3B, we'd be fine. If we won't sign a great bat who plays 2B or 3B, and I'm not sure Bregman & Bichette are big enough bats to work, and Suarez might offer more offense, but to me, K Marte is the best one player addition option. Two players could be: 2B/3B: Paredez, Bregman, Bichette, Suarez, Donovan 1B: Paredes, Suarez, YDiaz, Contreras
  11. moonslav59
    24 of 40 players on the 40 are pitchers.
  12. moonslav59
    Good point. Those teams did need at least one big FA to win the ring.
  13. moonslav59
    This is exactly why I have been suggesting a big trade or even two. I'm assuming JH will not be spending large and long.
  14. moonslav59
    I'm against continuing that trend- 100%. Even deals like Kluber, Richards and Buehler -apparently healthy- bug me.
  15. moonslav59
    Yes. Maybe as a DH.
  16. moonslav59
    I can't imagine us going through this winter without 1 or 2 significant FA signings. If we make a big trade or two, maybe not so many signings.
  17. moonslav59
    Highest paid FAs in $M last 5 years... 2025: Soto 765/15, Fried 218/8, Burns 210/6, Snell 182/5. WAdames 182/7, Bregma n 120/3, Santander 93/5 2024: Ohtani 700/10, Yamo 325/12, Nola 172/7, J-H Lee 113/6, Hader 95/5, Bellinger 80/3, ERod 80/4 2023: Judge 360/9, Turner 300/11, Bogey 280/11, Correa 200/6, deGrom 185/5, Swanson 177/7, Rodon 162/6, Nimmo 162/8, E Diaz 102/5, Yoshida 90/5. W contreras 88/5 2022: Seager 325/10, Bryant 182/7, Semien 175/7, Freeman 162/6, Story & Biaz 140/6, Scherzer 130/3, R Ray 115/5, Gausman 110/5, Correa 105/3, Castellanos 100/5 2021: Springer 150/6, Realmuto 115/5, Bauer 102/3, LeMahieu 90/6 How many of these are unqualified successes? How many are pretty good (so far)? How many are meh? How many are busts or look like busts, so far?
  18. moonslav59
    To talk about not "aging well" after one season kinda brushes by future results. 1. Priester's 4.01 FIP, which is pretty good, might hint that his 3.32 ERA might not be sustainable. 2. While the much-hyped prospect, Y-Rod, dropped in the rankings, John Holobetz looks pretty promising, so let's wait on the "aging well" point a few more years. That being said, the trade sucked for 2026. We coulda had him instead of Dustin May and other failed starters like Buehler, Newcomb and ...
  19. moonslav59
    I admit I'm not informed on other teams' top prospects. Are all these guys still prospects?
  20. moonslav59
    It's the way of the world. If this was any other business, not much would be talked about.
  21. moonslav59
    While the Sox have had a strong farm that is now adding high value to the team, we still need FA infusion (or trades like Crochet's) like this to make us top contenders. We may need less than years past, but still... Look at our ring years and bWAR from FAs 2004: 4.3 Damon, 4.3 Ortiz, 4.1 Manny, 3.5 Foulke, 2.8 Millar, 1.2 Mueller 2007: 6.4 Ortiz, 4.1 Dice-K, 2.1 JD Drew, 1.1 Manny 2013: 6.0 Vic, 4.4 Ortiz, 3.7 Napoli, 2.7 S Drew, 2.7 Lackey As strong as the homegrown talent was on the 2018 team (10.7 Betts, 4.9 Bogey, 4.8 Beni, 2.5 JBJ, none of our top 7 pitchers were homegrown) FAs: 6.7 JDM, 3,7 Price, 2.1 Kimbrel, 1.9 Moreland
  22. moonslav59
    While true, they did go a pretty long stretch at mega spending and getting bounced from the playoffs early. They have made the playoffs 13 straight seasons, so I'm not poo-pooing their efforts and commitment to winning, but for many years they were viewed like the NYMs are now. Sure, the won in the short 2020 season, but they failed to make the WS in 2019, 2021, 2022 & 2023. That was four out of 5 seasons with the short season being the exception. It's hard to think that 4 teams had a better record in 2025 than the LAD, including 2 from the ALE. The Cubs had 1 less win. Not taking anything away from the Dodgers. They earned those rings, but there was a time when their spending choices were not all that successful.
  23. moonslav59
    Well said, and the trades we make might be the true measure of how much we want to win in the next 1, 2 or 3 years. Having depth and so many promising future assets, mostly pitchers, is all well and good, but there comes a point where balancing current needs with future ones needs to be applied. (Not that Brez & Co are not doing this. There are a couple months to go for deals to be made.) I'd be fine with one or two short term FA contracts given out- maybe E Suarez/ Okamoto or Ra Suarez/Bassitt and then one blockbuster trade- maybe K Marte/Greene/Skubal/??? or a couple significant ones for guys like Ryan/Lodolo/Gore/Alcantara/??? and Paredes/YDiaz/Contreras/Donovan/???
  24. moonslav59
    I'm not projecting we sign a big FA, but you do realize 6 of the top MLBTR FAs are still available, and they counted Murakami as one. There are several top FAs that would fill the top 2 needs we have: 1. Tucker (trade 2 OF'ers for 2B/3B and SP) 2. Bichette 5. Bregman 6. Valdez, 7 Imai, 10 Ra Suarez (15 Gallen) I'd be fine with #19 Okamoto or #20 E Suarez
  25. moonslav59
    Depends on how many of these guys end up in the MLB pen. That may be the one good thing about Hicks: he'll keep a kid as a starter. Assuming all are healthy, including Dobbins, Crawford and Sandoval, we have 8 pitchers looking at the 5 man rotation, not counting Tolle & Early! Crochet, Gray & Bello are locks Oviedo, Sandoval, Crawford, Dobbins & Harrison are the others. 1-3 might go to the pen, but assuming none do, our AAA rotation might be: Crawford, Dobbins, Harrison, Tolle & Early-- WOW! That leaves these guys for the AAA or MLB pen or traded or AA: Uberstine, Drohan, Sandlin, Mullins, E Rivera. That's not a bad AAA rotation, either. AA: Bennett, Holobetz, Wehunt, Rogers, Dean (2-3 look promising) A+: Valera, Fajardo, Witherspoon, Phillips, Eyanson/Aita (looks awesome to me)
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