moonslav59
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They might not trade away free-agents-to-be, if we are ahead in the WC race by the deadline. Maybe that's not "going for it," but it's not giving up, either.
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He could, but he could also do better than the last 2 years. He looked like he was aging pretty well from ages 33-36.
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Agreed, like last year's bunch.
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...and if we end up playing really well, maybe go for it, instead.
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Much of our rise in farm rankings came from deadline trades and the Mookie trade. Seabold & Pivetta (not a prospect) for Workman & Hembree Rosario & Potts for Moreland Wallace for Pillar (Down & Wong, last winter for Betts) soxprospects.com has our draftees ranked rather low, so not much of a boost came from them: 13. Yorke 19. Jordan 32. Drohan (30. Whitlock Rule 5)
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I think he will. Maybe 2 guys to 3 year deals (Odorizzi may be one) Maybe 2-3 guys to build capable roster depth. Maybe 2-3 guys on 1 year deals as bridges to Duran or Downs or as possible deadline trade pieces.
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I've thought of that, too. Even if half end up being worthless, the other half can help build up the farm- like Moreland & Pillar did, last year. Why not sign 6 like them? (We could have also traded Perez.)
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Who Should the Sox Have Play 2B in 2020?
moonslav59 replied to mvp 78's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
IMO, management is wide open to the idea that whoever plays better wins the 2B job. I'm not sure anyone already has the inside track. Arroyo has the better D, and Chavis has the better O, in theory. If we sign Hernandez, I'd guess he gets the most reps. To me, choosing who we think will play the most is guessing who we think will do the best. -
We may focus more on building up the farm (Beni trade) and roster depth- both can improve our longer term outlook, while roster depth can help in 2021. I do think we sign or acquire at least two players that will significantly help our 2021 roster and maybe beyond.
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Who Should the Sox Have Play 2B in 2020?
moonslav59 replied to mvp 78's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
The guy kills lefties (.820 OPS in almost 900 PAs). His .673 OPS vs RHP is not horrible for a 2Bman. Arroyo actually hits righties better than lefties (.678 to .597). Chavis .740 v RHP and .699 v LHP. Between the 3 of them, we'll be improved at 2B with Kike. Also, if we skimp on CF, he could get some time there, if an OF'er struggles (like Beni vs LHPs) or Arroyo or Chavis surprise us with an uptick. Holt was a pretty important piece to our past teams, so could Kike, especially when we are carrying a DH only DH. . -
I do, too. I'm pretty certain I'll be fine with the final winter results, and many times, additions come in a flurry.
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That's only $20M, and Marisnik may get just $1.5-2M, no?
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He must be anticipating some of the moves he has in the works coming through.
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I think he'd be a nice signing. Kind of the "under the rdar" type signing Bloom is known for- although other teams are in on the "secret."
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Man-Oh-Man! We need something to talk about!
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I might go with something like this: Odorizzi (13), Colome (6.5), Rosenthal (6.5), Kike (2.5), Marisnik (1.5)
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I think K Hernandez will just cost $1.5M to $2.5M. Maybe you meant C Hernandez. We may want to keep $1-2M for the deadline. We could also trade Beni for a cheap CF'er, 2Bman or RP'er and add some budget space that way. Your plan would make me happy.
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I was implying he's better than 3-4 pitchers on our 12-13 man staff. I was also thinking someone will be hurt or use him as a RP'er, or move Houck to the pen or start him in AAA. I'd rather have Happ than Perez, but we already signed Perez. Note: I would not have paid him $8M, but he's better than Perez and more reliable than Eovaldi. I have big questions about Pivetta, but having Happ over Pivetta is probably worthwhile, too.
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Agree, but only after an extensive physical evaluation and or waiting to see how he does by midway through 2021.
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This is exactly how I see it, and for those thinking we've lost out on all the best players, there is still plenty of talent on the market at all the positions we need. Not counting trade possibilities: SP Bauer (near impossible we sign him) Odorizzi, Tanaka, Paxton Walker or Richards, Wainwright, Porcello, C Hamels or Archer Closer Hand (very unlikely we sign him) Rosenthal Colome RP Melancon, Green, McGee Soria, O'Day, Kintzler CF (Ozuna - trade Beni & acquire a CF'er or Verdugo to CF- Renfroe to RF) JBJ (too much $$$?) Pillar or Gardner Marisnik, B Hamilton 2B Semien or K Wong La Stella, C Hernandez K Hernandez, B Miller, Profar, Villar or Schoop 1B?: Moreland (why?)
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No, he isn't, and he could easily prove me wrong. They guy has done great in the playoffs, but watching him a lot, down here in Houston, I just get a bad vibe. He'll turn 32, this season. It's hard to knock is .953 OPS since 2019 and 53 HRs in 663 ABs over those 173 games, so we'll see.
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I didn't mean sign them, but I'd take Happ on our staff over 3-4 of our projected opening day pitchers.
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I was thinking the same thing...way better.
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I said basically this same exact thing when we blew up the 2012 team but played it "halfway." What did I know?
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I'd think so, but it didn't bother him with Springer, who I see as possibly being the next Carl Crawford.... possibly.
