moonslav59
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I don't think there is any doubt, for his age and his history, he was expected to make more- before COVID hit.
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I was with you the whole way on this one. If someone took him, so be it. Finding a replacement as bad ...errr, I mean as good as him is easy.
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Kinda shows he's not all that good. We can't even give him away!
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Well said, and it appears that is what they are doing.
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Maybe not "heavily influenced," but to some extent, I feel it must have.
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I agree, and honestly, I have no idea when he will be "deemed" ready. IMO, his bat is ready to be tested at the ML level, but part of that decision involves evaluating a player's confidence, ability to handle set-backs, ability to make adjustments on the fly, and other aspects none of us may be aware of. His defense almost certainly needs more time, but they might think it's not a big enough drawback that would drag down the plus his bat projects to be. Again, they might also be thinking about how he might react, if he makes a couple costly errors or gets roasted by the media for "taking wrong routes to the ball" or whatever. I'm not sure any of know about his emotional and psychological make-up- not that the Sox know it all, either, but that is one area that may or may not be a big concern. I remember seeing Devers come up and thinking, "nothing phases this kid," and I mean that in a good way. He could make 3 errors, and still hit the winning HR in the 9th. I think that was one reason they had no problem fast-tracking him to the bigs- that and the fact that throughout his whole professional minor league career, he was the youngest player at every level.
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2021 MLB draft
moonslav59 replied to jacksonianmarch's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
To definitively grade a draft going back 5-15 years is still not enough. I'd say when a player's team control runs out, he's ready to be graded as a draft pick. That is more than 5 years back. -
Cordero has massive "holes" in his swing, too. I have total confidence that when Duran is called up, he'll be as ready as he needs to be.
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That would not surprise me, but if Duran keeps raking, and Cordero keeps whatever he's doing, it could be sooner.
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2021 MLB draft
moonslav59 replied to jacksonianmarch's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
I saw that, but one point is that top players taken in the last 1-4 or even 5 years might still amount to something decent of even special. I'd look back at the 5 to 15 years ago sample. -
We might get JD to restructure his deal, where he gets more years at a lower AVV.
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And Cruz only got $13M per.
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It is impossible to quantify, but you can figure we'll get a few players every year as the "offset." Also, don't forget the mighty Connor Wong!
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No, but $16M is a lot of money. I doubt it affects how Henry plans to open his wallet 2 years later, but it doesn't hurt. Losing Pedey's contract will help. Here's another look at next winter's finances: Contracts expiring (or options/opt outs where noted) in Lux Tax Dollars: $22.0M JD (opt out) $13.8M Pedey $10.0M Richards (team option) $8.9M Ottavino $8.3M Rodriguez $5.0M Perez (team option) $4.5M Barnes $4.5M Vazquez (team option w $500K buy out) $3.0M Gonzalez $2.8M Beni $1.9M Andriese (team option with $250K buy out) Major/minor Santana After 2022 (all option players kept listed above, including JD, Richards, Perez and Vazquez): $20M Bogaerts (opt out) $17M Eovaldi $16M Price $7.0M Kike Hernandez 4th arb Plawecki $1.2M Sawamura (team option with $600K buy out)
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Big series coming up. The schedule gets extremely difficult for two months starting with the Astros next week. I’ll be at the Tuesday game. I usually go twice with two sets of friends, but this time I’m combining groups as the wives are staying home. Let’s start a streak!
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Yes, and we also did not have to pay $16M to Price.
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2021 MLB draft
moonslav59 replied to jacksonianmarch's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Good points all around. Hopefully, Bloom & Co. we have turned the corner on finding and developing good pitchers. That doesn’t mean we should take one at number 4, but there is less fear than before. It’s always a gamble, and I trust the Sox will take the best player available at #4. Who we take in the later rounds may be just as important, so it’s nice to be picking 4th every round. -
This has been said numerous times, but I think it needs to be said again, there is no way we’ll ever know if he would have re-signed with us. The trade was officially for one year of Betts, and it turned out to be a 60 game season lost.
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I wouldn’t say Betts is just “built for speed.” If he wasn’t fast we might be comping him with Aaron or Mays
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Yes, for 2 weeks, so Cordero May just have 2 weeks before they deem Duran “ready.”
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I get that, but they do the same thing almost every year, so I can’t see it being lucky.
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The Jays would win the AL Central and maybe another division or two. I think they finish over 500, but if the end up near 500 it’s because they are in the ALE.
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True, and they do all the thing that don’t show up in flashy stats very well.
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It’s not luck. They’ve done this for years. It’s hard to call a 12 year run momentum, either. I’m not saying I have a better reason.
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6 out of their top 11 PA players are under .675. 3 of their 6 SPers with 5 or more starts have ERAs over 4.00. Somehow, it never matters.
