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  1. moonslav59
    They aren't in salary dump mode, and I don't think they'd take Duran and Bello, even if we paid their full boats. Duran- NO! I think he may be viewed as a headcase by some GMs, past prime by others and maybe both by more than we think.
  2. moonslav59
    If AZ is out of it near the deadline, we might have a shot, but will likely be sellers not buyers.
  3. moonslav59
    If nobody was beating down the door for Duran a few months ago, I doubt anyone is now. To me, the hope that he might return to his 2024 or even 2025 form is probably worth enough to keep him over trading him for peanuts. Nobody wants Yoshida or Story, even if we pay all but $6-8M of their deals- maybe not even $4-5M remaining. (Maybe not even $2M!) Our value pieces are Gray and Chapman.
  4. moonslav59
    Payroll coming off the books in AAV: $21M Gray (with $30M mutual option for 2027 and $10M buyout) $13.3M Chapman (w $13M mutual option and $300K buyout) $9.1M Sandoval $7.5M Whitlock (w $10.5M club option and $500K buyout) $6M IKF $1M Coulombe _______________________ After 2027: $25M Story (with $25M option for 2028 w $5M buyout) $21.3M Contreras (with $17.5M in 2028 w $7.5M buyout) $18M Yoshida Last ARB Houck & Oviedo ________________________ After 2028 Last ARB Duran, Crawford, Romy, Casas, Wong ________________________ Players under control beyond 2028: Crochet, Suarez, Anthony, Rafaela, Bello, Campbell ARBS: Abreu, Narvaez, Slaten, Durbin, Monasterio, Weissert, Moran, Kelly, Eaton Early, Tolle, Mayer, Bennett, Seigler, Watson, Samaniego plus prospects
  5. moonslav59
    Good point, and for those reasons not extending Houck & Crawford didn't happen, either.
  6. moonslav59
    and also Betts, Bogey and .... I don't remember a loud drum beat for Houck and Crawford, but I'm sure some wanted them extended after they looked good for a while.
  7. moonslav59
    Let's look at some players, now: Early Tolle It IS "completely unnecessary" to extend these guys, but waiting risks the price gettin so high JH won't approve an extension or re-sign later... That's the reasoning behind it- right or wrong.
  8. moonslav59
    So has K Marte, sorta.
  9. moonslav59
    That basically says it all.
  10. moonslav59
    If they did during similar time frames as these others, it would have been during the Bloom era.
  11. moonslav59
    Or Duran. Should we extend Tolle, Early and or Bennett?
  12. moonslav59
    They are 9th in pitching fWAR, so despite what Fred says, you can win with better pittchig and bad offense.
  13. moonslav59
    That error yesterday is stuck in our minds, right now.
  14. moonslav59
    If it's Masa's bat vs Story's that's a significant bump up. If the infield defense improves by a little and the OF D gets worse, maybe it's a net plus- maybe.
  15. moonslav59
    But Rafaela probably is better at infield defense than Story. The downgrade in OF defense may outweigh the better infield, but the infield gets more action.
  16. moonslav59
    With Cora gone, it's a little bit more up in the air.
  17. moonslav59
    I'm okay with Romero 14-16, but not top 10.
  18. moonslav59
    To me, Romero is barely top 20, and Bleis is not even top 30. I'd put Godbout top 8-10. Cespedes and YRod are doing their best to jump up.
  19. moonslav59
    Brannon has had 9 total bases for two straight games!
  20. moonslav59
    That's what typically happens with the Sox- it seems.
  21. moonslav59
    The team is 8-6 in their last 14. That's the best cherry-pick timeframe for the season. If we continue that pace, we'd end up at 87 wins. I don't see us playing like an 87 win team. Hell, we played like a sub .500 team, even in the last 14 games. We only have slim hopes because the league sucks.
  22. moonslav59
    To me, his biggest defensive issue was an inaccurate arm, which can be hidden at 1B. For a big guy, he seemed to have pretty quick reflexes and footwork. I think that after some time at 1B, he could have become a near average defensive 1Bman. As bad as Casas was at 1B defense, I would have told Devers to play 1B not DH, after the Bregman addition. At least tell him he might be used at 1B and DH. It's too late, now, of course. It's way too early to judge Devers' defense at 1B, as he is still adjusting and not really playing there FT. -1 DRS at 1B in 400+ innings.
  23. moonslav59
    Apparently, they did not want Duran and bello then. They won't now.
  24. moonslav59
    The thing is the AL sucks. If all our players play like last year or the last 2-3 years, we'd be doing better than now, which is like 2-3 GB the 5 slot. My hopes do not spring from any sense that this team is loaded or has shown signs of life. The hope I have left is because I know the AL is bad, and 3 of the top 6 teams look the same or worse on paper than many teams below them, including the Sox. I'm not expecting some mid season or deadline trade to save us, either, nor the return of Crawford or Sandoval to health, let alone their top form. We'd need Crochet, for sure. We'd need Chapman, Whitlock & Slaten to be healthy and pitch like they have recently. Suarez like the last 2-3 years. Early and Tolle to replace Bello. Maybe 1-2 guys can play worse, but just about everyone else has to do like their last 2-3 years or better.
  25. moonslav59
    It's weird that YRod batted 9th.
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