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For argument's sake, let's make a few assumptions. Let's say we could have signed these players for $1M more than what they signed for, and we signed just 3-4 FAs, not 6, and we spent to or close to the lux tax line and not $16M below, like we are at now. Here's one scenario: I welcome yours... (Spend $55-59M lux tax dollars) $23.5M x 6 Javier Baez $15.6 x 5 ERod $14.3 x 4 Jon Gray $5.5M x 2 McHugh
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All are guesses, and then there's the chance someone gets hurt or craps out and someone else is added to the mix. Those three questions are perhaps the biggest ones to start the season, beyond pitching. Dalbec is maybe 4th. One player that could take up some slack of poor hitting in the OF is Vaz, who was near .800 from 2019-2020, combined, or we could have a blast-off career year from Devers and/or Bogey. Verdugo could also explode. (That's the optimist view.)
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The 2021 Rotation vs the 2022 Rotation by GS'd Possibility: GS 2021>2022 32 Eovaldi 32 31 ERod > *(+10 Sale, +10 Houck, +9 Whitlock,+2 Pivetta= 32) 30 Pivetta 32* 22 Richards 22 Wacha 22 Perez 22 Hill 13 Houck 23* 9 Sale 19* 3 Peacock/Seabold/Craford combined> 12 Whitlock* Of course, we almost certainly will see some starts by one of more of these guys or someone I did not mention: Crawford, Seabold, Winckowski, Bello.
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I showed who sits: Arroyo- they guy who has never come close to playing a full season in the bigs. I have no issue with your idea, and it might be the more likely choice. I'm thinking Cora likes to play everybody. He played Mawin and Cordero way too long. He was determined to give Santana more than enough rope, once he could play. I think he gives Arroyo and Duran, both a chance to earn FT status, and it might turn out to not be at the expense of the other, if JBJ shits the bed.
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Yes, with Duran in LF and Kike at 2B. I should have stated that.
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So, you think Arroyo will start as the FT 2Bman and Kike as the FT CF'er? That is certainly an equally plausible scenario- maybe even the favorite in odds. I think Cora might want to start the year making more players feel like they are a part of the big show, and giving Duran a shot at earning a bigger role by starting out just hitting vs RHPs.
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Arroyo is not moving. He's just a platoon at 2B with Kike. Duran might e lucky to play as much as I have him playing, then again, he may earn a FT slot during the season. Kike moved a lot, last year, between 2B and CF. With so many lefty-hitting OF'ers, I think Kike need to be in the OF vs lefties. (I'd prefer he is there FT.) Verdugo does not hit lefties well, and he's the best we got.
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Is this the line-up? 1. Kike CF v L/ 2B v R 2. Devers 3B 3. Bogaerts SS 4. JD DH 5. Verdugo RF v R/ Dalbec v L 6. Dalbec v R/Verdugo LF v L 7. JBJ CF v R/ RF v L 8. Vaz C 9. Duran LF v R/ Arroyo 2B v L
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Actually, I studied Spanish a C.E.P.E. at U.N.A.M. (basically the University of Mexico City), but I graduated from Notre Dame. -
You haven't been reading my posts. IMO, JBJ will start the season as the near FT RF/CF'er. I never said he ends the season as a starter.
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If Arroyo is healthy- I know: big IF- yes. Duran on the bench and Arroyo at 2B, Kike in CF and Verdugo in LF/JBJ in RF. Maybe Duran & Arroyo work out some sort of platoon with Kike bouncing between CF & 2B. We might also end up seeing Dalbec at 2B and or LF, if either of these two struggle and Casas or Shaw look deserving of ML playing time.
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I forgot #43 Niko Kavadas from my alma mater.
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Speaking of significant farm additions, here's who we've added since the end of 2020: (soxprospects.com ranking) 2. Mayer 13. Winckowski (Beni trade) 15. Bleis 18. Binelas (Renfroe trade) 21. McDonough 23. R Hernandez (Mazza/Springs trade) 26. Hamilton (Renfroe trade) 29. Hickey 33. Enderso Lira 46. Fraymi de Leon 47. Freili Encarnacion
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Is this the 26 man roster, assuming no additions? Rotation: Eovaldi, Pivetta, Hill, Wacha, Houck or Whitlock Pen: Whitlock or Houck, Barnes, Taylor, Diekman, Brasier, Strahm, Davis, Sawamura C: Vazquez, Plawecki 1B: Dalbec, Shaw 2B: Arroyo, Arauz 3B: Devers SS: Bogaerts LF: Verdugo, Duran CF: Hernandez RF: Bradley DK Martinez IL: Sale & Paxton Key minor leaguers: Seabold, Winckowski, Crawford, Keller, Bello DHern, Robles, Holland, Bazardo, Valdez Wong, R Hernandez Casas Y Sanchez Fitzgerald Downs Cordero Refsnyder Stewart/Mieses
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Going into 2021: Barnes Ottavino Sawamura DHern Taylor Andriese Whitlock Brice Valdez (Brasier on IL) Bazardo was the first guy called up, I think.
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Bumpier than '21.
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We did go most of the season without Schwarber, Iggy and Shaw, but losing Renfroe will be a full season loss. Losing Marwin, Santana, Chavis and others will not be missed. Here's the scoop: 2021 PAs Player OPS 572 Renfroe .816 271 Marwin .567 168 Schwarber .957 136 Cordero .497 (still in system) 127 Santana .597 82 Chavis .549 75 Arauz .643 (still in system) 64 Iggy .915 16 Lopez .522 11 Munoz .182 7 Motter 1.262 718 PAs from players under .645 811 PAs from players over .815 Who takes up the slack of the mix and matched 1500 PAs? Assuming good health: 450 JBJ 225 Casas 300 more from Arroyo (181>481) 250 more from Duran (112>362) 100 more from Dalbec (453>553) 75 more from Kike (585>660) 50 more from Bogey (603>653) 50 more from Shaw (48>98)
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JD is going to have to take longer detours.
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Word is Conforto turned down $100-120M from the Mets prior to 2021. Soler signed for $36M/3 with the Marlins.
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After his first 4 games with the Sox, Robles put up these numbers in his last 23 outings of 2021: 21.2 IP 13 H 12 BB 28 K 2.08 ERA (3.59 FIP) .575 OPS Against Inherited Runners Scored: 29% Playoffs: 5.1 IP in 6 outings 7 H 1 BB 5 K 5.29 ERA
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No need. We have Kike, Verdugo, JBJ, Duran, JD and now Dalbec ahead of Franchy.
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A no-trade clause does not mean no trade. If the idea is to play him at 2B, then it may be him asking for the trade. I agree on pitching. I just did not see any "wow" pitchers to overpay on. (maybe ERod)
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So, we move a disgruntled Bogey to 2B for a year. Yes, we are better, but at what cost? We had better fitting chances with other free agents already signed elsewhere. Of course, we are a better team with Correa than without, and it moves Kike to the OF- improving it on O and D.
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Exactly, and that is likely all it was. Bloom did nothing to refute the reports, but then again, why should he?
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Like I said, I didn't see anybody, this winter. While $21M is not bank-breaking, the 5 years is a big risk for a guy with just a 106 ERA+ since 2017. Okay, 111 since 2018 is pretty darn good, but not really something where I say, this is "the guy" we should break the pattern with and go large and long on. Plus, he's 31. Gun to me head, the best SP'er contracts I saw this winter were: $15.4M x 5 ERod $14M x 4 Jon Gray $20M/1 Morton (not "long") But, even these look scary.
