moonslav59
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This year's draft could really make a big difference going forward.
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Yes, and while 11 of the top 13 are outside our top 12 prospects, I think Bloom has done a fine job boosting the chances we get some serious input from a few of these farmhands over the next few years. Some may end up as role players, at best. Some will never see MLB, but I think a few will contribute more than role player expectations, and one might not even end up being named Downs.
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No matter how you spin it, he's a replacement level pitcher, if ever there was one.
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Very good points. I will add that although Richards never made the All Star team or finished high in any CY Young votes, he has a history of being better than just a "complimentary piece."
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Brice and Springs keep holdin' on. Brice has no options, so I have to think, when pitchers come off the IL, he'll be toast.
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Wong signs with MIL. His deal is a two-year, $18MM contract that contains a club option for a third season. Soria agrees to $3.5M from D-Backs.
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Don't forget the space.
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Top Sox prospects added under Bloom (rankings by soxprospects.com): (Note: just one draft cycle, so far) 2. Downs (trade) 9. Seabold (trade) 13. Yorke (draft) 15. Rosario (trade) 17. Potts (trade) 19. Jordan (draft) 21. Wong (trade) 23. Wallace (trade) 27. German (trade) 31. Whitlock (rule 5) 33. Drohan (draft) 39. Koss (trade) 39. Bleis (IFA)
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Better than "The Butches."
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Moves today & some from yesterday, so far... (per MLBTR) Nelson Cruz signs with MN $13M Chris Archer with TBR $6.5M Chase Anderson signs with PHI $4M Matt Moore signs with PHI $3M + incentives Andrew Chafin with Cubs $2.25M w mutual option for 2022 Francisco Liriano with TOR $1.5M + incentives Angels acquire Alex Cobb +$5M out of the $15M owed for Jahmai Jones BAL
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Agreed, and the input they get from their young starters is also an X factor. Tanaka, Paxton & Happ were more know commodities and gave the Yanks over 600 IP from 2019-2020.
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I've always felt North Carolina could sustain a MLB team despite their population being rather spread out. They have a ton of minor league teams that get great local support.
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Good points. The owners have already shrunk the minor leagues, too.
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To me, the "improvement" made to the Yankee rotation will mostly come from within their system more than from Kluber and Taillon, despite my high regard for Taillon. They have a lot of young starters and only need 2 or 3 to do well.
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I have high hopes for Seabold, Potts & Rosario, but my breakout candidate is Brayan Bello.
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They could shorten the season, again. No, I'm not talking lock out, but I suppose that could happen. Did the players gain anything in 2020? Did they lose anything? Did they have much say in what was lost in 2020? Can they learn from 2020 and try to mitigate further losses? Maybe not. How can it hurt to try?
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You are misunderstanding my point. The owners can decide to just shut down the season- like 2020. (I am not on the owners side, at all. Never have been.) The union should try to get whatever they can. Of course, I am not advocating they negotiate loses, but they are going to "lose" again in 2021, so why not try to get something good? If they can't, nothing is lost that they weren't going to lose anyway.
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An MLB article today says NY improved their rotation, but all I see is a "favorite" who replaced their #s 2, 3 and 4 starters with injured guys and hopefuls. Nothing guaranteed, there, either. When looking at who were the Yank's innings eaters and best SP'er over the last 2 seasons, Tanaka, Paxton and Happ are easily in the top 4 in both areas. IP 2019-2020 230 Tanaka 211 Happ 171 Paxton 143 German 107 CC Sabathia 103 Cessa fWAR 4.1 Tanaka 3.8 Paxton 2.0 German 1.9 Happ 1.5 Cole 0.4 CC You are right, nothing is guaranteed. Their rotation could get worse, especially if Sevvy does not return to form after returning mid season.
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They did seem to signal the specific things they did not like about the owner's proposal. To me, that shows they may be okay with some of what was put on the table. I'm not saying they will open it all up, but if indeed there were only a couple things they did not like- maybe it was more- then maybe some changes could be made that are needed to address this unique situation we are all in. I would not bet on it happening, but the players will end up losing again, this season- not that the wonder made out last year.
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If he were on the Yanks, you'd be singing an entirely different tune.
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Agreeing to negotiate some new terms does not mean the current deal is null and void. If no agreement is reached, things remain status quo. The problem is, status quo in a pandemic is nearly impossible. Some changes are real- like 2020. Do the players want management to decide everything on their own and then try to litigate it after the fact? I'm just saying the union should be proactive and not just let the owners decide on a lot of issues. If they see they are getting nowhere, then stop "negotiating" until next year. There are clearly some things the owners cannot do unilaterally, but some things could be traded off that help both sides and the game of baseball in trying times.
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I have to think there will be a few "bargain deals" out there in the next 2 weeks. Bloom is known for finding these types of players and deals. I agree, Bell, we are not done. We may not do anything major, but there is still room for that, but we could also do several modest moves that beef up our roster depth- both 26 and 40 man.
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Where did I say make concessions? I said make a counter offer. If MLB says no, then wait to the next negotiations. The world has changed, bigly. They better be ready for some big whining shows put on by the owners.
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Just 2 would be shocking, even if you added Schoop to the list.
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.687 in 1639 PAs from 2012-2016 .907 in 515 PAs in 2017 (The Cheat Year) .713 in 1214 PAs from 2018-2020 Reminds me of Marisnick... .607 from 2013-2016 (1038 PAs) .815 in 2017 (259)- The Chear Year .689 from 2018-2020 (553)
