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  1. moonslav59
    There was too much speculative value on the opening day roster. Getting one more big bat was a hedge against too many players doing poorly. If anyone thinks we could have gotten a big bat AND Suarez (or Gray,) I fully disagree. Okay, could have "if JH spent more," but that wasn't happening. It was either or. Let's say we got Bregman, then our rotation would have Bello & Bennett, right now.
  2. moonslav59
    We were 5 games under .500 on June 6, 2025, won 8 of the nest nine and were still 2 games under .500 on July 2nd. This board was not very encouraged after 90 games, last year.
  3. moonslav59
    I think that is mainly it. I remember thinking we should get more than Paredes for Duran- like King, Sousa or Janek, or even 2 of those three, but I'm not sure I'd have said no for one on one. (I think HOU did say no, so that point is mute.) I remember notin suggesting Duran for Rushing and nobody rushing to agree. (Not sure LAD would have said yes.) MVP suggested Duran for prospects, and posters gasped. Word was the Padres wanted him, but I never heard a suggested offer.
  4. moonslav59
    L-S-L-R-L-R-L-R-S Did Cora make out this line-up card? Duran CF Gasper DH Abreu RF Contreras 1B Yoshida LF Monasterio SS Mayer 2B Wong R Sogard 3B
  5. moonslav59
    I guess some nerds are ex-players, too. (Brez & Cora)
  6. moonslav59
    These guys will never give the impression they are rebuilding, let alone a 3 year rebuild, so I doubt Whitlock is traded. (Contreras also has 2 years after '26.) Trading 1.5 year players like Duran might be asking too much, and his stock is so low, it's probably worth holding on to a slim promise he rebounds. Bello's stock has tumbled as he and KC have many years of control left, so they go nowhere quickly. Chapman and Gray are the two obvious considerations. Sandoval, IKF and Coulombe will bring back nothing and will be gone, next year. You can trade them at the deadline and not be screaming "rebuild." It's just giving up on the current season. Story and Yoshida have too much salary lingering to be tradable, unless we attach a prospect, pay 70-85% or take back a salary dump. Duran is not highly paid, but we couldn't trade him last winter, so who wants him now?
  7. moonslav59
    After adding Crochet, Suarez, Gray, Contreras & Chapman over the last 2 years, I think they felt the rebuild was complete and just some tweaks were needed. Most of the core players are under control for 2+ years- many at low or reasonable salaries. The Sox brass might admit to a 2023-2024 "rebuild era."
  8. moonslav59
    We might still miss the playoffs. I'm not saying no, but ... Chapman is owed $25.2M x 4 more years after '26. He just turned 33 and will turn 37 in his final contract season. Adames is owed $31.1M x 5 more years. He turns 31 in SEPT and 36 during his final contract year. If I thought JH will spend more in the next few seasons, I'd say okay, but I doubt he will, so these two additions, even subtracting Yoshida ($18m x 2) and Story ($25M x 2) will mean no more big signings for a while.
  9. moonslav59
    I think some players seem more likely than others. I'm not sold on Anthony being one, yet. Sale is still missing time every year. Story has had one full season since 2021 and one over 145 games played since 2018. Call it bad luck or whatever. The reasons matter little to me. I call Sale & Story "injury prone." Mayer may yet udo his label.
  10. moonslav59
    No. I said, if he's healthy, he had a history that I felt justified calling him our #5 over someone like Bello, Oviedo and Crawford. I prefaced my rankings of starters based on the idea that all were healthy, except Houck, who we knew was out all year. Don't be surprised if Sandoval has a good year, if an when he gets healthy- most likely with another team. I also think Crawford can be good under healthy conditions. I don't know enough about Oviedo. I'm glad Tolle and Early seem to have won their slots. Bello's implositon all but assures they stay in the rotation, when Crochet returns. I've never been a fan of signing injured pitchers.
  11. moonslav59
    Anybody can get hurt, but some players seem to always be hurt. The sample size on Anthony is small and not yet to the point where we can call him injury-prone. The others you listed have missed a lot of time and with multiple injuries.
  12. moonslav59
    He's on pace for 30+ dingers and about 100 rbi with nobody getting on base in front of him. We can argue about what "great" is, but I call it a great move. He costs us about $20M and some second tier prospects.
  13. moonslav59
    And nobody counted the kids as locks. either.
  14. moonslav59
    Tolle will graduate soon. Early just did. Bennett might in 2026, too, and he shows some promise, but the other top pitchers on the farm seem more than a year away, as in mid 2027 at the earliest and maybe mid 2028 as most likely for some. Samaniego will graduate too. AA Eyanson 21 y/o A+ Witherspoon 21 & Phillips 21 (Valera 19 and our for the year) The next tier seem like longshots: AAA Uberstine 26 is on the IL & Bastardo 23 AA Holobetz 23 might surprise & Wehunt needs more innings. Mullins is 26 and Paez 22 shows promise. Ziehl and Monegro are 23. FCL: Delzine has a high ceiling but is 3-5 years away.
  15. moonslav59
    SP Numbers (not including RP numbers) OPS Against (ERA) .502 Tolle (2.05) 31 IP .535 Suarez (2.44) 44 IP .672 Gray (3.18) 34 IP .689 Early (3.21) 48 IP .736 Bennett (4.35) 10 IP .818 Crochet (6.30) 30 IP 1.082 Bello (9.68) 31 IP 1.500 Moran -as an opener (13.50) 2 IP ______________________ RP OPSA (20+ PAs against) .396 Bello .432 Slaten .453 Chapman .536 Moran .612 Kelly, .613 Samaniego, .615 Whitlock .713 Anderson, .736 Coulombe .830 Weissert, .832 Watson
  16. moonslav59
    No Ranger?
  17. moonslav59
    I think going from being about the worst at 1B for several years to #4 is great... not good.
  18. moonslav59
    Well, Duran could hit 200 points better and still not top his 2024 numbers. Durbin is about 200 points below 2025. Story, too. Expecting them to hit 200 points better should seem possible, but I'm not feeling it.
  19. moonslav59
    Good question: 7 if you start with 2020. 5 if you start with 2022 (playoffs in 2021) 4 if you thought we'd be good in 2022 because of 2021 and didn't need to rebuild.
  20. moonslav59
    He's #1 in 1B defense. He's #6 in wRC+ and OPS among 1Bmen. He's #4 in fWAR for 1Bmen (1.4) and is at a 1.6 bWAR. Couple these numbers with just how bad our 1B position has looked over recent years, and yes- a GREAT MOVE!
  21. moonslav59
    I think with Paredes, we'd do one of the other deals: IKF or Durbin.
  22. moonslav59
    I only see 2-3 players to protect: Garcia & Brannon- maybe Paez or Mullins. Ward might be added this summer, after the sell-off opens some slots on the 40.
  23. moonslav59
    The thing is the Sox brass will never admit the rebuild will be more than 1-2 years, so maybe they see Whitlock as a key to 2028 or 2029.
  24. moonslav59
    Looks right. While Whitlock has club options for '27 and '28, he could be trade bait, too.
  25. moonslav59
    At some point, we need to start sweeping somebody or winning 4-5 series in a row. I have seen no hint that is about to happen, but one never knows.
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