moonslav59
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Everything posted by moonslav59
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I'm not sure why so many people seem to think we are 3-5 years away from having a chance, and I was the one crying "cliff" 3 years ago.
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I'm not against re-signing Eovaldi. I just listed some of the more notable FAs.
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30 Syndergaard 30 Rodon (may opt out if he reaches 110 IP) 31 Manaea 31 Wacha 33 Eovaldi 34 Bassitt 35 deGrom
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At $20-21M or closer to $24-25M?
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I don't think the stretch will be too long, but please don't let the Yanks win before the next one.
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Losing Taylor hurts. Best Sox RP'ers by WAR 2019-2021 2.4 Barnes 2.1 Workman 1.7 Taylor 1.6 Whitlock 0.7 Brasier
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Team top 2021 OPS teams' drop from 2021>2022: (Red= improved) .797> .691 TOR -106 .783> .697 HOU -86 .777> .630 BOS -147 .769> .709 SFG -60 .759> .644 CIN -115 .759> .720 LAD -39 .758> .638 CWS -120 .754> .695 ATL -59 .754> .685 WSN -69 .717> .751 LAA +35 .750> .686 TBR -66 .729> .742 NYY +13 .738> .690 MN -48
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Indeed, even Lester, the much talked about ex-Sox player was past his peak. Some were not "homegrown" like Beltre & Damon. Many bitched about Ellsbury, especially when he chose the Yanks. Ellsbury was no Betts, but the strategy is not new. That was my point.
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Yes, my bad. I was looking through the rosters up to the time of Mookie's departure. I should not have listed him. Still, the lists shows a strategy that has been in place for a while, and long before Mookie and Bogey. The Sox are not afraid to part with their biggest named players, and many times, it turned out well, and or we won a ring afterwards. The post Mookie era is TBD.
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My point was we reached "the point" you talked about log before Betts- no need to mention him, since that was my point.
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I just named a few guys we did not want to pay. (Granted, some are dubious, but we clearly let a lot of top talent walk away or we pushed them away. I meant Beltre not Beltran.
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A "feeling" does not mean a fact. Neither of us know what Devers feels about playing somewhere else at the same money scenario I implied.
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We have not just arrived at this "point." We lost... Mueller DLowe Pedro Damon Manny (not all about the money with him) Beltran Papelbon Beckett & AGon (to shed CC's money) Ellsbury (Thank God!) Lester, Lackey & Andrew Miller Kimbrel, Porcello, Price ERod Somehow, we've kept on winning with this strategy.
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In Texas, Mask wearing had no meaning.
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I don't recall an uproar over "No Shoes: No Service." Man, having no shoes is very dangerous to us all!
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I hear you, but I'm glad we let some of our big stars go when we did, in the past. Personally, I think it all has something to do with Bogey's SS D, and his desire to not change positions.
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Agreed. I'm not 100% sure Bogey would take a $220M/6 offer from Boston over a $220m/6 offer from some other selected teams, but yes, we kinda knew about Betts. I get the feeling Devers loves playing with the Sox, but maybe he'd love playing in Alaska, too.
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Um, I did say "Yes, Nestor is younger." Maybe your reading comprehension skills need more work. What makes Nestor's ERA+ 103, now, is a tiny sample size similar to the one you blasted me for using with Pivetta's recent 3 game stretch. (BTW, I also referenced Pivetta's 2021 season and his full time with the Sox, 100 ERA+ in 192 IP, which is about the same IP'd and ER+ as Nestor has, career 103 in 202 IP.)
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They decided no Bogey before the Story signing. Had they not signed Story, they'd have added a SS by opening day next season, anyway. Yes, it sent a clear message to Bogey, but it is what it is. They do not value Bogey like Bogey and his agent do, and like some GMs will do, this winter.
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That is a clear distinction, but he had more value at his time of free agency than the other two do/will, thanks to his defense.
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No doubt, but we should have over $100M to spend, next winter, and who knows how much after 2023. Just as one example, if we lost Bogey & Nate but signed Judge and 2 from Wacha, Manaea + Bassitt, would you think that was a gain?
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I'm not one of those posters. I once suggested offering Betts a 14 year deal, and have repeatedly posted "Devers Forevers!" However, if management thinks they can sign better FAs than these last 3 (Betts, Bogey & Devers), and they pan out, I won't complain.
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Nestor's was 94, before this year. Yes, he's younger, but pitchers do get better, often enough.
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2.6 was more than Taillon, last year, as well as more than German & King combined. He might "suck,' if he were a team's ace, but he's our #5. His 2.1 fWAR placed him 61st out of MLB's top 150 SP'ers (30 teams x 5 starters). That means he was very close to being top 60 (or in the #2 SP'er category.) That's not a tiny sample size. How about a bigger sample size? Since he joined the Sox in Sept of 2020, he still ranks 61st out 150 SP'ers in that time frame with a 2.6 fWAR. 2.2 Nestor Cortes 1.2 D German having a guy that ranks as a top #3 starter in MLB as your 5th starter does not "suck."
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33-38 is a 6 year deal. Come on, jacko!
