moonslav59
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I agree. I'm just saying $6M to $11M, Archer's pay for those last 3 years, certainly seemed like a bargain, but to the Rays, it was about 10-15% of their player salary budget. They would love to move Kiermaier, and my guess is, they'd be thrilled to get someone like Vaz for him- enough to give us a very sweet sweetener- like Baz.
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I'm not sure he's worth the $11M option. He's been pretty bad for 2 years, now. I'd put his trade value at close to zero. If Bloom does not like him, then pass. Pitt won't take the option unless they can trade him. They won't pay him that much.
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The Rays often trade players "just in time." Their players usually door poorly after being traded. Conversely, players they trade for often have a career year or two with them. Yes, they traded Archer during a "favorable contract, " but $6-11M a year is a lot for them.
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BTV accepted Chavis for Archer, Polanco, Frazier & Oliva
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It's only a question of when, not if.
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Eovaldi's next injury- near a certainty- will leave a void, too.
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It's hard, yes, but I think it's always an interesting discussion. One thing that always bugged me about those who argue against the value of a starting pitcher, because they only play every 5 games is the fact that although a SP'er may only go every 5 days, a great one will almost always face more batters, in total, than an everyday player faces all year. Take Pedro's 2000 season. Opponents had 814 PAs against him. That's more than any hitter has ever had in a season. Sure, they are all bunched up in 29 games- not 158 or so, but I think this fact is often overlooked.
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Assuming we're out of it, yes. That also speaks to the possibility of Bloom not signing any big names but signing 8-11 low to moderate ones to short deals. If we are out of it, we can trade many of them and build the farm up a little that way. Here's the farm hands Bloom added in deals, so far: (Ranking by soxprospects.com) 2. Downs (Betts) 11. Rosario (Moreland) 12. Seabold (Workman/Hembree) 15. Potts (Moreland) 19. Wong (Betts) 20. Wallace (Pillar) Non-farm major trade additioins: Verdugo (Betts) Pivetta (Workman/Hembree)
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You win. Sign Pedro & cut Pedey!
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I hope they trade Torres. It will hurt them.
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True, and although Papi sucked in that Detroit series, the big grand slam made up for it. It's easy to look a 4-0 pitcher and say, "He carried the team," but it was only 4 games. The fact that that pitcher probably had no bad games, we elevate his performance as being 100% great, but Papi should not be penalized because he played 14-18 games to 4 and had some oh-fors. He certainly "carried the team on his back," almost single- handedly, at times. Many times, in fact.
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Due to all the lefties, I think a returning Pillar is more likely than JBJ.
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The idea takes into account the Braves usual desire to keep their budget as low as possible, and the fact that they have a deep roster with few specific needs- like 3B.
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I was assuming a high tech, prosthetic leg.
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Book it. It's more about the 'stros being toast. Their leader, Altuve, has lost it. He can't even lob the ball to 1B!
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I tend to think of pitchers more often, too, but Papi was memorable.
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These are the types of deals I think Bloom will seek. I think we hold onto Dalbec, but we could get someone like Kiermaier and one pitcher for something much less valuable than Dalbec or Vaz. How about Chavis for Inciarte and Mueller or de la Cruz? (BTV accepted all 3 for 1). I'd do Vaz doe Kiermaier & Baz. We'd need to find a catcher or go with Plawecki/Wong.
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No. I'm saying even with his leg amputated, he's got an equal or better chance that Pedro at playing 2B for the Sox, next year. I could see the Sox activating him for 1 day, next year, and letting him have 1 AB or 1 inning at 2B. Pedro playing for us is impossible.
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'stros are getting swept. Dodgers in 6.
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How's COVID down yonder way?
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He does need to improve, but he's not awful, in general. This 60 game season was not his best stretch, but even this year, he has shown flashes of plus D. His arm and footwork are the concern areas. His UZR/150 from 2019-2020 is 1.3. That ranks 22nd out of 32 third basemen with 650+ innings in that time frame. That's borderline middle to bottom third. (DRS is much more unkind- ranking him 31 of 32.) At his age, he can get better. We probably won't win in 2021 with great or poor D at 3B, so I'm thinking he should get another year. Give Dalbec some games there and see how he looks, too.
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Pedey's got a better chance.
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I guess the "day" was an extended metaphor.
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I'm sensing a pattern.
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You need range and a strong arm in Fenway's CF, too.
