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  1. moonslav59
    It's hard to name possible trade candidates or what it will take to get one, but that might be the best way to add an ace, this winter. Here are some BTV values: Assuming we don't trade Whitlock (68.0) or Mayer (55.4)... 52.4 Casas 48.4 Devers 48.2 Houck 37.7 Yorke 18.7 Verdugo 18.3 Bogey 14.8 Duran 13.0 Bello 7.7 Eovaldi, 7.6 Kike & Jordan, 7.5 Pivetta, 6.8 Downs, 6.6 Gonzalez, 5.2 Dalbec, 5.0 Lugo, 4.6 Jimenez & Winckowski, 4.4 Taylot & Walter, 4.2 Bleis, 3.8 Mata, 3.5 Groome, 3.3 Hamilton, 3.0 Binelas & McDonough Reds: 34.5 Mahle 31.9 Greene 30.2 Castillo Marlins 81.9 Rogers 71.6 Alcantara 65.5 Lopez 38.1 Chisholm 35.6 Luzardo 25.3 Meyer (prospect) 13.1 Sanchez 5.2 Hernandez Guardian 79.2 Bieber 30.1 McKenzie 19.2 Civale A's 37.8 Montas Orioles 6.3 Means Pirates 28.1 Bednar 21.7 Contreras Royals 28.7 Lynch
  2. moonslav59
    I have to agree.
  3. moonslav59
    I remember thinking when we signed Price, there really has not been a clearly better pitcher available for several years. (I had liked Scherzer, the previous year, but he seemed sort of a head case type.) I knew we overpaid. I knew it was for at least 1-2 years, too long, but we needed an ace. I'm thinking, now, a trade is probably the best way to get one, and not just because we've had better luck that way (Pedro, Schillin, Beckett, Sale.)
  4. moonslav59
    Good one.
  5. moonslav59
    Yes, I had everything backwards.
  6. moonslav59
    XBH Leaders on the farm (HRs) 17 Fitzy (8) 16 Rafaela (7) 16 Paulino (2, but 5 triples!) 15 Northcut (13 out of 25 hits are HRs) 14 Lugo (4) 13 Casas (6) 12 McDonough (5) 12 Kavadas (2) 11 Cordero (3) 11 Downs (7) 10 Binelas (7) 10 Potts (4) 10 Duran (2) 10 Jordan (2)
  7. moonslav59
    Some impressive OPS Against numbers on the farm .460 Bello .498 Winckowski .526 Murphy .532 Walter .563 Seabold .587 DHern .624 Gonzalez Pen arms .412 Z Kelly .448 A Politi .449 F German .465 T Danish .487 A Bautista .556 P Valdez Update on some massive K:BB ratios: 42:2 Walter 42:12 Bello 41:14 Murphy 20:2 Brancho 16:2 German 18:3 Politi
  8. moonslav59
    We will likely wait until mid July to start considering being sellers or buyer or neither. It may become obvious before then, but not many big deals happen in June.
  9. moonslav59
    I believe, both the Celtics and Bucks are 2-1 at home in this series. Sunday's game is in Milwaukee.
  10. moonslav59
    I'd offer him a $25M/1 extension, yesterday. It's the years beyond 2023 that scare me. Sure, he could decline or get hurt the day after we extend him, but so could some young stud... like, say, Luis Severino. I'd have given him a 7 year extension a few years back. Yes, the gamble is less with younger pitchers, but at some point we are going to have to take a big plunge (risk) and sign or trade for an ace.
  11. moonslav59
    Very true, and there were concerns about resigning Eovaldi after 2018, too, for the same reasons. You hit on some and miss on others. We hear complaining about the Paxton signing, now. There is risk with every signing and the longer the term the higher the risk. I don't think anyone expected Price to be great for 7 years, but it seemed like we needed an ace, so badly, it was all we could do. We need an ace, now and for 2023 and beyond. Trade or FA? We might hit the jackpot with one or two of our promising pitching prospects, but I don't think we should plan around that notion.
  12. moonslav59
    I did not mean to imply all of us were clamoring to extend Eovaldi. I think the Sale extension was based on the belief that he'd miss a full season during it's time frame, and the money somewhat reflected that. I'm not arguing it was a good signing, although I liked it at the time, but had he missed just 1 year and was able to pitch near 80-90% of his former self, the money reflected that idea. Hoping he would be a Verlander was not the right mindset. (BTW, Verlander missed 2 years and is being paid very well after that.) With Big Nate, it's not like he has been a model of health, either, and some of his peripherals seem to be showing signs of decline from his career year in 2021. The problem is, most of the good FA pitchers are about 30-32 years old..
  13. moonslav59
    You rarely see a PR early in a game, except for an injury, so that would be the only chance to get near all 5 things happening in one game. I'm not sure more than 3 have ever happened, let alone 5. The catcher interference and dropped 3rd strike are so rare.
  14. moonslav59
    We gave up a lot to get Pedro & Beckett, too. All led to ring. The Schilling trade, in hindsight, looks like we didn't give up much, but at the time, it seemed like a reasonable return. We ended up trading Beckett, and many of us are now highly critical of the Sale extension, while at the same time clamoring for us to extend Eovaldi.
  15. moonslav59
    We actually traded for Eovaldi, too. Then, we re-signed him, just like Sale, Porcello, Beckett, Schilling and Pedro. Price and Lackey were our two biggest FA starting pitcher splashes.
  16. moonslav59
    That's what I was thinking, so... pinch runner catcher interference 3rd strike dropped walk HBP I doubt anyone has all 5 in one game.
  17. moonslav59
    Are you counting a reach on error?
  18. moonslav59
    .771 OPS is not all that bad.
  19. moonslav59
    Has anyone entered a game (early enough) as a PR, then got on base all the other ways?
  20. moonslav59
    Don't look now, but Franchy is 4 for his last 18! (LOL) Kike got over .500. Story is nearing .600, Pivetta 10.03 first 3 starts. Pivetta 2.45 last 4 starts. Can we put 2 W's together?
  21. moonslav59
    The babe reversed jinxed him.
  22. moonslav59
    The Woo Sox are now 15-19 after tonight's loss. DHern went 3 ip with just 1 BB! MIRACLE! (3H oER 3K). Valdez went 2 IP 0H, 2BB, 4K. Duran (.984) and Sanchez(.917) both had 2 hits including a double. Sanchez had a dinger, too. Fitzy went 1-3 w a BB and is at .959. The Sea Dogs lost and are 14-17. Murphy went 2 IP, 1 H, o ER, oBB, 4K German is back, sort of: 0.2, 2H, 3ER, 2BB, 1K Koss, Cottam & Sogard with 2 hits each. Larry gives the tater reports. Greenville is losing, again, but it's 8-7. Yorke has 2 hits. Salem won to get to .500 (15-15). Paulino 2-4 w BB, 2B & 3B, Bonaci 2-3 w 2BB, Jordan 2-5, Kavadas 1-4 w BB
  23. moonslav59
    Kike pushing the .500 OPS mark after those 2 walks!
  24. moonslav59
    Hey, no K for Story!
  25. moonslav59
    The ole double negative.
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