moonslav59
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I'm thinking German might be a better choice than Kelly.
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We have a super tough stretch from June 24 to August 2nd. We better be ahead of someone by the 24th.
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Sounds about right. What happened to Valdez. The guy looked good for along time, had one bad game (maybe 2) and was demoted. He's been in AAA ever since. I think he's pitched ab oyt 6 innings. Is he hurt? He's gotta be better than the DFA division.
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A 4/5 starter sounds just about right for a long relief man.
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Yes, but they don't make the ML min salary. The player benefits, which is about $16M also counts on the lux tax budget, so if your subtract that plus what you pay the 14 guys in the minors, the percent you pay your highest paid guys looks even higher.
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Story should bat 5th.
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Thanks. I’m very achy and congested with post nasal drip. Slight in productive cough caused by PND. The gave me paxlovid
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I’m on my cellphone at the doc’s. So pardon my typos. I have Covid!
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Like is already showing signs of life. Verdugo is an enigma.
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1. Kike 2. Devers 3. JD 4. Bogey 5. Verdugo 6. Story 7. Cordero 8. Vazquez 9. JBJ
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You guys are always getting hurt. You were lucky you lasted this long.
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Correct, and that's a list of the most elite hitters since 2019. Devers is on the list. Of course the 4 younger players highlighted in red have exceeded Devers at early ages. I did not mean to imply he was better than those on the list, but just being named on that list is an honor.
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20K and 4 BB in 12 IP at AAA 42 K and 12 BB in 33.2 IP at AA Short sample size, but it seems he's improving at the higher level.
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Singing to the choir. Call up Winckowski to be the long man, if needed, but name a damn closer!
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German more than Casas? (Also, Winckowski & Seabold can pitch in relief, too, but I do like German, a lot.)
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I don't see it as the revolving door like the Yankee big FA signing years. We've done pretty well with the stars we let go, and we've had enough continuity to keep me a happy Sox fan, so far. If we lose Betts, Bogey and Devers, it will remind me of the dismantling of the teams of the 70's, but we sucked after that. We may not, this time.
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Yes, Raffy's D has held down his WAR, but the age point is still valid. I don't like the comp. I mentioned Devers improving defense, that should bring his WAR up while he's still younger than Rendon during his best years. fWAR/BWAR age Rendon 23. 0.4/1.0 24. 6.4/6.5 25. 1.1/0/5 26. 4.5/3.5 27. 5.9/6.1 28. 6.0/5.1 29. 6.8/7.1 30. 2.5/2.2 31. 0.2/0.0 COVID 32. 1.2/1.1 so far Devers 0.7 20. 1.0/0.9 21. 6.7/5.4 22. 0.8/0.7 23. 4.3/3.5 24. 2.5/2.2 Exact same fWAR age 34 + age 24 seasons.
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I was, too, and I think it shows he wanted to stay here. With the Story signing and the low ball offer, maybe not anymore. Isn't there a thread on Bogey?
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Ah. That makes sense. I thought you were responding to BZ's comment on Devers getting $350M/10.
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Rendon did have a top 6 MVP year at age 24, but his others were at ages 27 & 29. Devers started in the igs at age 20, and he came up through the system playing against pitchers much older than him. His break out year was at age 22 (2019) when he hit .916. Rendon's was at age 24, but his OPS was only .824. He then hit .765 the next 2 seasons combined at ages 25 & 26) If you comp their corresponding age numbers (Ages 23-25): .768 Rendon .882 Devers I know you mentioned Devers has "yet to break" the top 6, he's not yet 27. He has a .895 OPS since 2019. It should be noted, Rendon was superb from ages 27-30 (.949 OPS), but he has dropped off the last 2 years: .724 from 2021 to 2022 (just 414 PAs). He's at .791 since 2020. At his age, that's amazing. TOPS OPS since 2019 1.072 Trout .981 Soto .965 Tatis .959 Harper .943 Alvarez .937 Judge .937 Freeman .928 Springer .924 Acuna .903 Betts .900 Rendon .898 Cruz .895 Devers He's a top 5 generational talent, and his defense is improving.
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I think both factors sealed the deal.
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I may be getting my math wrong (again), but Lindor was 27 when traded to the Mets. They extended him that April (2021), when he was 27. Devers is 25. We could extend him now or at the end of the season at age 25. He turns 26 in October. He'll be 27 next October- the same age as Lindor, when he was extended.
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I’m not sure that would have been enough, but yes.
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I said 1-3 years. Had we not did so well in 2021, we might have stayed under this year, too. IMO
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I'm thinking Henry wanted to reset the tax for 1-3 years and felt a mega Betts deal would hamper acquiring a competitive team to play around the big 3. I don't think he wanted to go much above $300M. He might have also thought signing Betts meant saying good bye to Bogey and Devers, yet here we are talking aout that, anyway.
