moonslav59
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When did I say $1.6M was a "steal?" I said it would be great to replace him with someone better. ' Catchers are not easy to find, especially good ones, but sure, let's upgrade.
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I'd love that, especially if he is cheaper and a better defender and pitcher handler. I'd also like to have a better starting catcher.
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How will the regular season end for the 2021 Boston Red Sox
moonslav59 replied to mvp 78's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
I hear you, and s***** seasons suck, but as a fan that went through 3 plus decades of coming up short, I'd choose A from below: A) A ring every 3-5 years, some good years in between and maybe a last place or two every 4-6 years. A ring every 8-12 years, but good teams just about every year in between and maybe 1-2 last placed every 20 years. C) A ring every 13-20 years, competitive teams almost every year and no last place finishes in 20 years. -
I know other teams have roster crunches coming up around rule 5 protection day, and every year I suggest we make a 2 for 1 deal or a protected player for a far away prospects not up for rule 5, this year, to create another slot, but it never happens. In theory, we trade 2 from Potts, Rosario and Jimenez for one "better" prospects. Other options might be to trade someone like JD and Rosario for a high-priced pitcher that offsets the financial balance, then sign Schwarber.
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He's so far away from the bigs, he'd be a total stash on a 26 man roster and probably get very little playing and development time. I guess he could be one of those "hope he flies under the radar type players on rule 5 draft day. That would free up one slot more. Is it worth keeping Potts or Rosario vs maybe losing Jimenez?
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Indeed, but we did pay Leon $1.3, $1.95 and $2.48M his last 3 years. Plawecki made $1.6M, this year.
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How many wins will the 2021 Red Sox get?
moonslav59 replied to mvp 78's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
We're at 86 wins with 11 to go. Chances are, we win 90-94 games! Only 2 posters projected that. (I projected "86 wins before any free agents are signed.") -
I have never said Plawecki should play more than Vaz or even more than he plays now. I'm just pointing out the added value Plawecki brings as a back-up. CERA type value is not maddening. It makes perfect sense that some pitchers do better with one catcher over another. They even say it. Some have years and years of data to show their preferences. Some do about the same with anybody behind the plate. If you don't like CERA, how about COPS Against? LOL. Of the 9 pitchers with 50+ PAs with Vaz and Plawecki, 6 have a better OPS Against with Plawecki: Plawecki- Vaz Pitcher .651- .732 Eovaldi .660-.777 Pivetta .679-.607 Houck .674-.847 Richards 1.163-.781 Perez .640-.679 Taylor .765-.599 Ottavino .478-.745 DHern .596-.632 Valdez
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He's 1/6 the cost of Vaz, has more years of team control and gets better results from the staff- pitcher by pitcher- than Vaz. So, you want us to pick up another back-up catcher with a better fWAR/gm than Vaz?
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How many years in a row have they "underachieved?" I'm not saying they haven't, but there comes a point where you have to start thinking maybe the expectations were too high to begin with. Maybe they are who they are. I happen to think a better manager could get more from the same guys, but I also think Cashman has some serious roster construction ability flaws.
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Why the need to replace Plawecki, who looks good on D, gets good results from the staff and can actually hit okay for a catcher? He's pretty cheap, too.
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fWAR 11. Bogey 5.1 18. Devers 4.5 31. Moncada 4.0 35. Betts 3.9 48. Kike 3.5 68. JD 2.6 74. Verdugo 2.5 97. Renfroe 1.8 98. Beni 1.8 120. Iggy 0.9 3. Eovaldi 5.5 20. Montas 3.8 31. ERod 3.2 39. Miley 2.9 64. Kimbrel 2.2 77. Houck 1.9 83. Pivetta 1.7 92. R Hill 1.6 101. Whitlock 1.5 110. Barnes 1.4 122. Kopech 1.3 140. Richards 1.1 143. Ottavino 1.1 165. Taylor 1.0 182. Price 0.8 218. Perez 0.6 226. Kelly 0.6
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93-58 TBR 89-61 HOU 86-65 BOS WC1 85-65 CWS 84-66 TOR WC2 (-1.5 WC1) 84-67 NYY -0.5 WC2 82-68 OAK -2.0 81-69 SEA -3.0 SEA 0r OAK needs to basically sweep the other to have a chance. The Yanks have a very tough last 9 games. TOR has a tougher schedule than BOS. One game at a time, Boys. Beat the Mets, tonight.
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I kinda like Plawecki, but with Vaz a free agent after 2022, maybe they keep 4 catchers on the 40 (Vaz, Plawecki, Wong & R Hernandez.) Maybe they identify the one they want the least and deal him. Hard to know. With Dalbec playing so well, maybe Casas gets a full year at AAA, and his clock is delayed. Winckowski seems like he'll get a shot, but who knows what kind of starter depth Bloom will add, this winter. Seabold is ahead, and maybe Bello gets a shot before JW.
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We passed the CWS to become the 3rd best team, by record, in the AL, and 3 down from HOU.
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Whitlock & Winckowski, too.
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Taking 2 from the Mets, while our contenders bash each other up really would position us nicely going into the series of the season v the Yanks.
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Just a few... Luis Patino (for Snell) Nick Anderson & Trevor Richards (for Stanek & Sanchez) Baz, Glasnow & Meadows (for Chris Archer)
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Most assume they draft great, and they do okay, but yes, many are picked from other farm systems.
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Many of their best young players were acquired by trade.
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Each head to head game is a 2 game swing. Yes, anything can still happen.
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Are you implying the Sox are "afraid" to call up players? BTW, Baz is 22 and began professional ball in 2017.
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Salvador Perez hit #46, today. He broke Bench's HR record by a catcher. Yes, he hit some as a DH, but it's still impressive.
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Stunning. 141.1 IP 2 HRs 0.759 WHIP (I'm not sure how to find his OPS against, but it must be under .400.)
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Cal? Really? Ughh! Mo didn't get in over just 1998-2003; he got in for 1998-2013. In that 16 year stretch, he never had a WHIP over 1.097! He had a 220 ERA+ 1.060 WHIP He finished his career with a ML record 952 games finished. 652 saves 205 ERA+ 1.000 WHIP .555 OPS Against- basically Marwin Gonzalez with the Sox over his whole career. .588 v RHB .524 v LHB .562 H .547 A .562 Late & Close .598 High leverage How could anyone not vote for him on the first ballot?
