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  1. moonslav59
    Yanks to start season with 4 man rotation with Gil the odd man out. They have 4 of their first 13 days off.
  2. moonslav59
    Kind of a strange contract extension given by DD to C Sanchez. He was only in year two of a 5 year extension at a very team friendly rate ($47M/5.) DD basically handed out $60M for his ages 34 and 35 season with a $44.5M option for age 36 season ($1M buyout.) The Phillies already have Wheeler & Nola under control to their age 37 seasons and Luzardo to age 34.
  3. moonslav59
    No, Monasterio is not a lock. I stated "Monasterio or Eaton". I think it's a toss up and since Cora might have a big say, maybe he wants Eaton. I like Monasterio as a Mayer platoon bat more, but not by much. sp.com has this projected bench: Wong, Yoshida, IKF & Monasterio. Eaton over Monasterio changes things very little.
  4. moonslav59
    Maybe 23-24 right? How is this supporting your claim that ST'ing matters very little in who makes the 26? Okay, injuries matter more, but that doesn't change how the final slots are chosen.
  5. moonslav59
    Rankings by farm level: DSL: 33 Silverio, 34 Brito FCL: 9 Soto, 20 Delzine, 21 Ramos, 22 Rivas, 27 Cason, 32 Primera, 44 J Rodriguez, 53 Ogando, 56 Bravo A-: 18 Azocar, 29 Guzman, 31 Heyman, 45 Foutch, 52 Morgan, 54 Bello, 55 Fermin, 58 Patton A+: 4 Witherspoon, 5 Valera, 7 Gonzales, 9 Phillips, 10 Eyanson, 11 Godbout (6 of top 11!) 17 Cespedes, 23 Jo Garcia, 24 Taylor, 36 Tygart, 38 White, 40 Ingrassia, 43 Nunez, 49 Jackson, 50 Martin, 51 Neely, 59 G Rodriguez, 60 Finley (18 of top 60!) AA: 2 Arias, 6 Bennett, 14 Holobetz, 15 Mullins, 16 Bleis, 25 Monegro, 28 Ziehl, 55 Wehunt, 37 YRod, 39 McShane, 41 Rivera, 42 Alcantara (12 of top 42 at AA) 46 Brannon, 48 Rogers, 57 Adams AAA: 1 Tolle, 3 Early, 12 Romero, 13 Uberstine (9 of top 16 in AA & AAA) 19 Castro, 26 Samaniego, 47 Wu-Yelland BOS: 30 Watson
  6. moonslav59
    de Leon got the highest bonus in the 2022 IFA signing period. F Encarnacion was second at $1.1M and Jo Garcia 3rd at $850K. Swings and misses happen. I think we've done pretty well with IFA signings over the past few years, but he was a big miss.
  7. moonslav59
    It does matter in some cases. How did Newcomb not only make the 26, but begin the season in the rotation? Chase Anderson, Raimel Tapia, Phillips Valdez...
  8. moonslav59
    Can't find anything on the Thaiss decision. I guess with Delay, Gasper and Siegler in the system, it's no biggie,
  9. moonslav59
    Vs LHPs: .727 Monasterio (.837 in 2025) .643 IKF (.536 in 2025)
  10. moonslav59
    Is this the framework for the line-up? 1. L Anthony LF 2. R Story SS 3. L Duran DH 4. R Contreras 1B 5. L Abreu RF 6. R Durbin 3B 7. L Mayer 2B/ R Monasterio 2B 8. R Narvaez C 9. R Rafaela CF
  11. moonslav59
    I think Monasterio wins the slot. Still no word on Thaiss, despite today being the deadline.
  12. moonslav59
    Bello might be our #4. I wonder who catches Oviedo. Likely, Narvaez catches 4 of 5 starters.
  13. moonslav59
    Today is the upward mobility choice day for Thaiss. Montasario vs Eaton for #13?
  14. moonslav59
    It's a bummer that Sandoval & Crawford were supposed to be back by the end of last year, and now May might be the earliest return point. With the loss of Refsnyder, not having Romy v LHPs hurts, but we did add some RHBs: Contreras, Durbin, Monasterio & IKF. I think we look pretty good as the season is about to begin.
  15. moonslav59
    MLB.com's injury report: Sandoval: Mid April to early May (Left UCL repair) Crawford: April to early May (Right wrist subsheath tear) Casas: May, at the earliest (Ruptured left patellar tendon) Romy: Will miss significant time at start of season. (Left shoulder) Houck: Late '26 or early '27 (Torn ulnar collateral ligament in right elbow/ flexor pronator strain) While these are impactful injuries, the Houck one was known and the others are not to major role players.
  16. moonslav59
    Still no word on the Thaiss decision. Mayer announced as starting 2Bman with platoon possibilities. Campbell sent down.
  17. moonslav59
    So how many players do we have left to get to 26?
  18. moonslav59
    Not an easy start, but not real bad, either.
  19. moonslav59
    The season opens soon: 3/26: @ CIN 3/27: OFF 3/28: @ CIN 3/29: @ CIN 3/30: @ HOU 3/31: @ HOU 4/1: @ HOU 4/2: OFF 3 vs SDP at BOS 3 vs MIL at BOS Day Off
  20. moonslav59
    One theory is that there are more RHPs and RHBs, so they are more accustomed to facing "the wrong handed" pitchers. Most of the best RHBs have more even splits than the best LHBs, and I guess it's true overall, too.
  21. moonslav59
    It's hard keeping my RA expectations in check, and I'm not sure why I should. I guess to prevent a letdown? I just can't see this not working out very well for the Sox. Not bad for a 79th pick in that draft.
  22. moonslav59
    One thing that really stands out while looking at the Sox system is the rather large core of young players and very promising prospects. While much of the value is speculative or "potential," it's pretty amazing, to me. We do have a few key players past prime or near the end of their prime years, but the vast majority are pre-prime or entering peak prime, now. 38 Chapman, 36 Sonny Gray, 36 Coulombe. 33 Story & 33 Contreras 32 Yoshida, 31 Weissert, 30 Suarez & IKF Peak: 26 Crochet/Abreu/Durbin/Casas, 27 Narvaez, 28 Slaten, 29 Duran/Whitlock/Crawford/Sandoval Pre-Prime: 23 Early/Mayer/Tolle, Campbell 25 Rafaela I count at least 12 high quality players in the age 23 to 29 range. (Suarez is 30.) I did not list prospects like Arias, Witherspoon and others, of which some are nationally ranked.
  23. moonslav59
    fangraphs projects these AL total fWAR finishes: 47.9 TOR 47.3 NYY 46.9 SEA 46.0 BOS 44.9 DET & BAL 40.8 HOU, 39.8 TEX, 39.0 TBR, 38.5 KCR 37.3 ATH, 36.7 MN, 34.8 CLE, 29.4 LAA, 27.5 CWS The project our.... SP'ers at #1 in all of MLB at 18.0 Pen at #5 (4.2) second to TBR in AL. 2nd in LF at 3.6 w Anthony at 399 PAs & Duran w 252 in LF. 6th in RF (3.2) w Abreu at 511 PAs. 8th in CF (3.7) w Rafaela at 602 PAs. 12th at 1B (2.6) 13th at DH (1.7) w 266 Duran, 161 Masa, 105 Anthony, 84 Contreras, 42 Casas 16th at 3B (2.7) w Durbin 546 They have us sucking at... 2B (26th) at 1.9 (Mayer, Romy, IKF) SS (26th) at 2.4 (Story)
  24. moonslav59
    Well, Cole finally pitched an inning. I'm not sure how much of the Yankee success will tied to his recovery, and how well Rodon recovers might also make a big difference, but to me the number one fear of the Yanks is an injury to Judge.
  25. moonslav59
    I know Tolle has potential, but to me, Early is our #1 prospect. They guy gets it done- over and over, again.
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