moonslav59
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Small sample sizes, but still... AAA: .636/.667/1.445 with five RBIs (12 PAs) ST'ing: .450/1.063/1.513 with 9 RBI (20 PAs)
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Interesting but nor surprising, to me. My guess is, JBJ will be a late inning defensive replacement in many of the games Arroyo starts. -
4/8 at Yanks - Opening Day
moonslav59 replied to mvp 78's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
I like Devers second v RHPs. I think Story will be moved to the 5 slot (maybe the 2 slot v RHPs) once he gets situated. -
Fully! What's not to like. If this is just a bubble or mirage, so be it, but the kid looks for real.
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Good enough for me.
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Does he play the OF well? If just decently, he should be on the team, now.
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I was all for him making the team, and I felt Story might need a day or two off, early, so Fitzy would play, but I guess they want him playing everyday.
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Where would he play?
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He should have made the team.
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We often do better vs good pitchers than unknowns.
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He was a big part of my oh for 10 streak. I also had Potts and Rosario on top of my list for a while before the blind squirrel finally found the nuts.
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I've nailed 4 in a row. I had Potts and Rosario 1-2, before this cut, and had this post, last week: Ralph Garza Eduard Bazardo Austin Davis (out of options) I think I was like oh for 10 before. I would not have Davis #1, now, since we just cut 2 relief pitchers. I think we keep Hernandez and Wong due to this being the last year of control on Vaz. My new list: 1. Arauz (we seem fine at 2B/SS with the addition of Story and with Kike as depth) 2. Shaw (depending on Casas) 3. Valdez (his stock has fallen) 4. Plawecki (depending on the judged reliability of RoHern and Wong)
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Maybe with all the walks, bringing him in with men on base is not a good idea.
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40 man roster includes all positions, and the pen was never very deep after 2019.
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Not all that surprising. To me, this is the deepest our 40 man roster has been since at least 2019.
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I'm not against the idea of him eventually being the DH, but I just don't see it happening until after age 34-35. He's got quick reflexes. His only real defensive weakness is his arm accuracy. He can be a plus defensive 1Bman in not time, at all. if needed.
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I wouldn't. I'd keep him at 3B. My point was that, if for some reason, 1B is where he belongs, I don't view Casas as a lock to own the 1B position for the next 10-12 years. Nobody on our roster "blocks" Devers. If worse comes to worse, one can play LF or we trade Casas. If One ends up DH, it wouldn't be terrible. I see Devers as being a very good defensive 1Bman, if he ends up there.
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Welcome back. You were sorely missed. I hope all is well.
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I think Devers is nimble enough to be a fine 1Bman. He may end up at DH after age 35-36, IMO. If he gains weight, all bets are off.
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Question: soxprospects has DHern listed as our AAA's top starter. Are they really using him as a starter?
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Soxprospects.com's estimated time of arrival: 2022: Crawford (16) Mid '22: Casas (1), Duran (4), Seabold (14), Fitzy (24), Wong (27) Late '22: Winckowski (12), Downs (13) 2023: Bello (5), Groome (6), R Hernandez (28) Mid '23: Murphy (15) Late '23: Mata (7), Walter (9), Hamilton (26) 2024: Yorke (3), T Ward (20), C Koss (22) Mid '24: Jordan (10), Rafaela (19) Late '24: Mayer (2), McDonough (17), Jimenez ('18), Binelas (21), Lugo (29) 2025: Gonzalez (11), Paulino (23), Bonaci (25), Hickey (30) 2026: Bleis (8)
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That Ramirez deal was a clear team-friendly deal. Maybe Devers loves Boston that much, but most players seek the most money. IMO, offering $160M/6 would not be accepted. The guy is only 25 and will be all season. If the 6 years is an extension, we'd have him for 8 years, but if it's a replacement deal, 6 years brings him to age 30. I'm not sure why he'd look at age 30 as a better way to make more money. My guess is, he'd want a very long deal with an opt out or two. Now, the money. If the $160/6 replaces 2 arb years, its close to being enough, as he might make $30M in his last 2 arbs, combined. That leaves $130M/4 for the rest. If you are talking extension after the arb years, then he'd laugh at $160M/6 in a FA year going into an age 27 season. IMO, if he's feeling "team friendly," he might think this is the minimum he'd take: $250M/8, and even that might include a mildly front- ended contract with an opt out.
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We are now projected 24th in RF team fWAR rankings.
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Which is likely $27M+ a year.
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They don't always end up with 50-50 on each game. They move the lines and odds to try and even it up. They can't lose, if it ends up exactly even, but it rarely ends up exactly even, and my point is they likely win more of the uneven games than not, since too many bettors bet with their hearts not their minds. Also, moving the line allows for a chance they lose both bets. Say the line opens at 3 1/2 and moves to 4 1/2. They could lose, if the game ends up at 4, if more people took the fave at 3.5 and the underdog at 4.5.
