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  1. moonslav59
    What I wonder more about is whether 2022 will affect his spending plans for 2023.
  2. moonslav59
    Good points. I do think driving fans away will ultimately hurt the bottom line, and JH knows this. Otherwise, he wouldn't be spending so much, unless winning is also a business priority despite any costs added outweighing revenue added.
  3. moonslav59
    Even with superior positioning, he still made less plays than most SSs due to his horrific range. I'm not sure, if he got more favorable calls on hits v error rulings due to his rep, but that is an astounding mark of just 3 errors!
  4. moonslav59
    Devers is another case. .852 Career OPS .937 when he puts the ball in play on the first pitch. (362 PAs) .954 when going 0-1 (WOW!) 284 PAs 1.049 when going 1-0 1095 PAs .736 overall, after 0-1 (1484 PAs) .989, overall, after 1-0 (1095) He does worse after the first pitch and behind. .954 0-1 .547 0-2 .561 1-2
  5. moonslav59
    Maybe he could have been even better, but the fact is, most of the time opposing pitchers did not throw it right down the middle. The count went 1-0 at about a 5:4 ratio. .858 career OPS .846 first pitch .712 after 0-1 (495 PAs) .922 after 1-0 (3414 PAs) Overall after the first pitch: After 1-0 .922 (3414 PAs) After 0-1 .705 (2895 PAs)
  6. moonslav59
    Revenues do go up and down based on winning or losing, so there is that, but you are right.
  7. moonslav59
    At that point in time, the 30+ year old pitcher was viewed with disdain.
  8. moonslav59
    True, but they'd have gone more apeshit, if they never tried to come close to the Cubs offer.
  9. moonslav59
    I don't think the Paxton signing was doe 2022. I think they viewed $26M/2 as a good deal. They may not, now, but I won't be surprised, at all, if they give him $26M.
  10. moonslav59
    Not as much, and certainly if the idea is not to re-set in 2023 but in 2024 for sure. To me, 2023 makes more sense for a re-set, but the fans are getting very restless.
  11. moonslav59
    I think the best option is to trade for an ace and offer Wacha a QO, but neither happening is perhaps probable.
  12. moonslav59
    Good point on Lester. IMO, the second offer was a sham, intended to placate the fans- knowing full well the Cubs offer was better. I do not think they wanted Lester to take that last offer, but that is pure speculation, on my part. Had they offered $135M earlier, Lester would have almost certainly stayed, IMO.
  13. moonslav59
    True. I did not add what I meant to say. You are correct in understanding it as written. My bad.
  14. moonslav59
    I'm not so sure, and even when they do go over, it often not by much.
  15. moonslav59
    Probably true, although from what I hear, they were not too thrilled with OCab hitting on their wives. They weren't torn up over trading Manny, either. There was not clubhouse left after the Lester, lackey, Peavy & Doubront sell-off. What was the clubhouse like before & after the AGon, Beckett & CC trade?
  16. moonslav59
    Agreed, and I have done just that many times. When it comes to comparing Bogey's defense, for example, to other SSs in the league, I only watch about half the SSs in MLB (AL almost exclusively) and some for just 6 games a year. It's very hard to rely on the eye test first, but I do often notice, I see more spectacular plays by other SSs than our own. I also notice a few more errors by others, but not by more than plays made I never see Bogey make. My conclusion via the eye test is that Bogey is average at best on D. Yes, he improved from years before. I cannot know for sure, if he is better or worse than NL SSs, so by eye test only, it's hard to say he is below average or average at best. The dats shows he has been, almost every year, except maybe 2022.
  17. moonslav59
    I'm not against that idea, but we all know we have much higher priorities than 4th OF'er and will likely not have enough budget space to try and upgrade there. (Maybe, mid-season, if needed.)
  18. moonslav59
    You didn't hear it, because nobody said it.
  19. moonslav59
    My point wasn't about making offers. It was about the Sox long history of not being shy about letting stars and semi-stars go before their time was up with the Sox, or after they reached free agency. Yes, one point I made was that they often make an offer to free agents-to-be and don't budge from it much, if at all, but I think this all fits into a longtime strategy of setting a value and not overpaying our own stars. Have we given a Price or CC type deal to any of our own stars? Maybe Sale and Agon, and Agon was here for a very short time before the extension was given.
  20. moonslav59
    Only 4 players got over $65M in the '20-'21 off season. I didn't see any Seagers or Semien overpays that winter.
  21. moonslav59
    That history is mostly good. He and his GMs mostly made wise choices trading or letting stars and semi-stars go at just the right time. Some on this list are not so "ancient," and with the Bogey departure up in the air, "history could be in the making or continuing as is, this winter.
  22. moonslav59
    100% The losing didn't help, either. Was the 2004 team all torn up over the Nomar trade?
  23. moonslav59
    I'm all for... LF Verdugo CF Kike RF Nimmo 4th Refsnyder
  24. moonslav59
    What amazes me about Casas is, that as a rookie, he's not getting a lot of close Ball-Strike calls in his favor, but he still has a great BB%. That's my "eye test," and I could be wrong.
  25. moonslav59
    My eye test has bee3n wrong, before, too. Many times it is right, as yours are, too. When you don't watch every play, or maybe don't pay close attention to the point being debated, one can make false assumptions. The biggest area for this is when comparing players to others we rarely see play.
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