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  1. moonslav59
    Sox Players vs RHPs in 2025 (200+ PAs, unless noted): .903 Anthony .852 Duran .808 Abreu .797 Eaton (41) .676 Contreras (w STL) .743 Story .739 Mayer (109) .732 Yoshida (173) .723 Narvaez .720 Rafaela .718 Romy (198) .658 Campbell (189) .618 DHam (174) .552 Sogard (69) .503 Wong (142) .447 Casas (100) _________________________ Sox Players vs LHPs in 2025 (100+ PAs): 1.409 Casas (12) .978 Romy .863 Contreras (w STL) .857 Sogard (35) .770 Anthony (98) ,734 Story .731 Narvaez .679 Rafaela ,676 Abreu (68) .675 Campbell (74) .673 Eaton (49) .600 Duran .508 Mayer (27) .488 Wong (46) .358 DHam (20)
  2. moonslav59
    So, Paredes, Hoerner, Shaw, Baty & Seager? Donovan E Tovar???
  3. moonslav59
    Although Donovan was pretty close to the .780 success line cutoff, he's not good vs LHPs. I'm fine with not getting a RHB, but whoever we get needs to be okay vs lefties. We can't platoon Mayer, our 2Bman, Masa, Duran & Abreu. There are only 4 bench slots and one is a catcher.
  4. moonslav59
    This looks like a direct quote from Cora prsented by ESPN, one of the "all accounts" sources you claim know more than I do: "He expressed his feelings. John did the same thing," Cora said. "I think the most important thing here is we're trying to accomplish something big here. And obviously there's changes on the roster, situations that happened, and you have to adjust."
  5. moonslav59
    Why not go by the results and the fact that the team gave up on Toro? Okay, Toro peaked at about the 30 game mark, which was when we traded Devers, but for someone who calls every prospect a "suspect," you sure seem to have thought Toro was someone we didn't need to replace. All based on what Cora said- I guy you respect more than anyone in MLB! (LOL) Devers > Toro. There is no debate on that. As for DH, yes Masa was on some sort of Twilight Zone AAA rehab assignment and wasn't called up until almost a month after the Devers trade, we still had Romy, Refsnyder and others that could have DH'd It was clear Cora did not want to even politely ask Devers to play 1B, and let's assume you are right, Cora did not think he was a better option at 1B, and it wasn't a fear of a Devers pout or tantrum, we do know Brez wanted Devers at 1B. So, "Going by what Brez actually said..." should mean something, too, right?
  6. moonslav59
    But on offense, Masa>Rafaela. Talking just offense... The offense would be better with Suarez at 3B, Masa at DH and Rafaela on the bench.
  7. moonslav59
    Last year, we faced 45 LH'd SP'ers. Since Romy is not playing OF, I don't see that platoon there for Romy- maybe 15-20 for Mayer and 20-25 for Masa at DH and 5-10 at 1B. That leaves none for 2B, assuming we add someone who does not need a platoon vs LHPs. (Donovan might.) I know people will hate hearing this, and I don't love the idea, but if Duran is traded, I think Masa plays LF when an OF'er needs a rest. I doubt we add KC to the 26 to rise the bench.
  8. moonslav59
    I'm not sure Rafaela is better on offense than Romy, but I think he is better than DHam, even if DHam only faces RHPs. (Rafaela has career reverse splits.) Romy may be used to platoon with Mayer, but my guess is he'll platoon with DHam at 2B more, and maybe even Masa at DH. I think Mayer gets a long look as our FT 3Bman I have to think we are adding a 2Bman (or 3Bman,) soon. Let's see who it is, and maybe everything seems clearer, then.
  9. moonslav59
    Teams may place players on the 60 Day IL once ST'ing begins. We will certainly be adding Houck and maybe Casas, too. That means we could have 2 more slots opening up. The two openings we have now are generating some speculation.
  10. moonslav59
    Yes, these options only look interesting if we trade someone from the 26. We will likely be adding an infielder, so the need for a platoon beyond Romy might still be questionable.
  11. moonslav59
    Romy rakes against LHPs. How many slots are we platooning? Be specific. I guess we may choose to platoon Masa with Romy at DH, but we also have Campbell, if needed at DH. (It might be his best position... LOL) Now, if we don't add anyone, Romy may platoon w DHam at 3B and Mayer plays FT at 3B. You wanna platoon Mayer with Andujar? Is there room for DHam, then? We only get 4 subs and one is a catcher and one is an OF'er. Romy-DHAM plus ____?
  12. moonslav59
    It wasn't a whole new situation in terms of where each of the two teams had the biggest need: 1B. We went out and got Nate Lowe, so thinking Cora was fine with Toro at 1B may be true, but that doesn't mean we had no need there.
  13. moonslav59
    We won't get both. I doubt we get one. Romy can platoon at 2B and maybe 3B. We don't need to platoon Masa.
  14. moonslav59
    They very well might think some combo of Romy-DHam-KC will be "good enough" to cover 2B and also maybe platoon with Mayer at 3B (Eaton in that mix?) It's not a horrible idea in isolation, but when you look at the lost 1150 PAs from 2025 from our top batters, where else can we make up some ground. Fine, say Anthony will get 300 more PAs and Contreras will outhit Toro, but is that enough? I think many of us don't think so. We're not getting KMarte. The best players we might get are Paredes, Hoerner, Shaw of Donovan. If someone has a 5th player, let us know.
  15. moonslav59
    I actually thought we could manage with him at 1B, until we needed a DH, and with an OF'er trade, that could happen, despite Masa still being on the 40. (Masa has 2 years left.) Playing some 1B could happen, too, but Contreras has 2 years + an option year. We'd have a better offense with Suarez at 3B not DH.
  16. moonslav59
    We had a 3Bman, too- and a DH, but no 1Bman. Not much difference from SFG.
  17. moonslav59
    YUCK-A-Doodle-DOOO!
  18. moonslav59
    At least he's got 2 years, but I agree: no Tolle or Early for Donovan.
  19. moonslav59
    Yes, only 1 year for 3 is not fair. We know we can't trust Brez to extend him.
  20. moonslav59
    The CWS will get 2 PTBN and the Sox will get 1 PTBNL.
  21. moonslav59
    E Suarez would certainly have given us the RH Power bat we seek, but I'm not sure the rest of his portfolio fit us very well. I wanted ES more a couple months ago, and I still think at that price he'd have been a nice get, but maybe we still get someone. Hearing here in HOU that the Sox won't give Wilyer for Paredes and an add on. They suggest maybe B Abreu, but that's too much of a money add for JH to okay. I still think Wilyer for Paredes and B King gives both teams what they need.
  22. moonslav59
    He's really a DH, though.
  23. moonslav59
    Seemed more than affordable, if we wanted him.
  24. moonslav59
    If we get him, I hope you're right
  25. moonslav59
    Maybe someone like E Tovar on the Rockies or Royce Lewis?
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