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True, but I still think Henry started out by giving Ben a wide window to rebuild, but the 3 last place finishes were just too much for him to accept.
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Me, too, but assuming the budget is somewhat fixed, who do we give up to match the $14.5M x 5 Iggy got? JBJ seems like the obvious choice. Wacha 7, Hill 5 comes close, too.
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It has to be part of it. That being said, even if you adjust to park factors, we have some very low OPS players on the team, right now, and some promising farm hands that can maybe provide a spark or light a fire under some of our vets.
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Indeed. I had thought Henry had given Ben a 5 year window, but he pulled the plus before the time was up. He may repeat this impatience with Bloom, too, but I get the feeling Henry is on board with a longer rebuild time frame. If 2021 had not happened, it might have been easier for Bloom to totally remake the Sox. Doing very poorly, this season, may give him the opening to do just that.
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Where does Sanchez play? Do they bench Story or Devers? I think calling Fitzy and maybe Duran up, first is most likely. I think they wait on Casas to gain the extra year of service time. It looks like the plan is all about 2023 and 2024, anyway.
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Yes, but they also shrivel up like "frightened turtles" when things go badly.
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I think Henry sticks with Bloom for longer than he did with Ben. Depending on how much he allows him to spend this coming winter, I think he'll have to the end of 2023, at the earliest. I guess, if he spends like a maniac, this winter, then they tank in 2023, he might be gone mid season, but I doubt it.
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I'm pretty sure the $8M option buy out counted towards the first 2 years of his deal, and only $4M will count on the lux tax for 2023. They don't double count that $8M buy out.
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Agreed, but Duran did hit as well as Casas in AAA: .898 Duran (342 PAs) .882 Casas (145 PAs)
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Some Woo OPS to think about: 1.403 Mieses (6K/4BB) 1.177 Refsnyder (9K/11BB) 1.036 Fitzy (27K/7BB) 1.018 Sanchez (15K/17BB) .913 Franchy (23K/10BB) .888 Casas (23K/17BB) How long until these guys move up a level? .858 Hamilton POR (17K/10BB) 1.024 Binelas GRE (7HRs) .948 Rafaela GRE (6 HRs) .919 Northcut GRE (8 HRs) .886 Lugo GRE (12K/3BB) .958 Kavadas SAL (25K/19BB)
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I like jacko, too, and I enjoy reading his posts. I think he's riding high on small sample sizes, right now.
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It's all about valuing JBJ as worth $4M, next year. If they thought he was worth $12M, this year, I'm not so sure it's a no-brainer for them.
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Like Duran was, last year? (I'm not saying he isn't ready, but Bloom & Co. know better than we do.)
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Once they slump, again, your tune will change, again.
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So, it's impossible for the Sox to alter their approach? It's impossible for Pivetta, the guy you praised Bloom for trading for to turn things around? (He's the only starter struggling, and even he has a .636 OPS Against and a 1.97 FIP in his last 2 starts.)
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JBJ has a massive buyout of his 2023 option year. It's $8M to let him walk and $12M to keep him. He may very well be back, next season.
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It's hard to imagine them doing much better.
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You said the same about Eovaldi that you are now saying about Paxton. Also, it could be Sale not Paxton that brings some relief to the rotation and allows Houck or Whitlock to go back to the pen. This is basically the same team you praised Bloom for building, last year, and after just one month, your tune is the exact opposite. Hell, you were even bashing Cashman and Boone and the Yankees, earlier, this season. You should know, seasons often turn on a dime.
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You sound pretty sure of yourself and the Sox future. You sure didn't sound like this in March, and just one month has solved every riddle to the season? Our pitching may get better. You, yourself, said Bloom won the Pivetta trade, and he has sucked, so far. Sale and Paxton may return, and Hill and Eovaldi have shown signs of joining Wacha as being in the groove. We've heard you project the demise of our pen for several years, so I think you'd at least leave an a little chance they may not implode like you always expect them to. Our pen FWAR is 19th best. Its xFIP is nearly the same as the Yanks, and that's with Houck and Whitlock starting some games. All is not lost for this season, but I'm not going to pretend things look good, right now, but bashing our future pitching is just plain speculation.
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We're like 3-4 games behind the playoffs while playing as badly as possible. I'm not predicting glory, but it won't take much to get back in the WC race. A lot can happen before July. I seriously doubt this offense will stay this bad. It's easy to look at the Sox and say we see no signs of turning things around, but baseball is a long season.
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He's going to need to do well, just to shut up the Renfroe lovers.
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The season is still young, but certainly we could head down tis road, and in a way, it would help our longer term goals.
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That's how I felt when you guys traded away prospects.
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Keeping Bogey. JD, Devers and Big Nate at market rates is not much different from signing free agents to replace them, in theory. It's not much different from the Yanks keeping Judge. Was it prudent to extend LeMahieu? (It looks good now, but wait until 2025-2026.) Look, I'm not saying I want all these guys gone. I'm driving the Devers Forevers bandwagon, and I wanted us to offer Betts 10-12 years. We may end up keeping Eovaldi. Who knows what the market is for JD. I think we'll spend big, this coming winter, but I think we may be looking more at the window starting around 2024 or 2025 (Casas, Yorke, Mayer, Bello, Walter, Gonzalez and maybe others plus some key FAs.)
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A lot of money to sign other stars?
