moonslav59
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I never had an issue with what Cora did with the staff that spring. Sale had obvious health concerns. Eovaldi had a history of health issues and had just been through a very high amount of high leverage IP'd that post season. Price and others pitched a lot that October, too. We sucked out of the gate. That doesn't mean that was the mistake that caused it, or that we might have seen injuries had he not rested them a fraction more than normal.
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Another interesting fact about his 2018 season was that he missed a couple starts at the end of July and early August, then came back for one game, before missing a month and coming back with way lower velocity and effectiveness. That one game? Baltimore. 12 Ks and 0 BB in just 5 IP. His best K/9 game rate of the season. Did he overthrow? Was he already hurt and still gutted out a fantastic performance? Were the O's really that bad? (Note: he did end up with 15 K's in his last 8 IP in 2018.)
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It's interesting to note that Sale was throwing harder than ever before. I seem to recall, he had adjusted his delivery, and I wonder if that might have played into his injury. (He was likely doomed to need surgery at some point.) See: 2018 https://www.fangraphs.com/players/chris-sale/10603/graphs?pitchgraphs=true&statArr=&legend=1&split=base&time=daily&start=2014&end=2019&rtype=mult>1=15&dStatArray=FA&ymin=&ymax=
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...or Oprah.
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I don't like any of the pitchers, except maybe Liam Hendricks. Not adding an outside OF'er is probably their biggest "mistake." I only go for Realmuto, if we can get something very good for Vaz. Even then, I'd prefer going bigger on pitching not catching. Munoz isn't listed as the IF utility, either. They may not realize Arauz does not need to remain on the 26 man roster, anymore.
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I agree, and the only way I'm for trading Eovaldi is if it expands the spending budget to allow us to improve our pitching by more than keeping Eovaldi. Of course, by pessimistic outlook on what Eovaldi will give us over the next two years differs from some here, and I'm fine with that. I'd like nothing more than to keep a healthy Eovaldi and make the playoffs, next year and seriously compete in 2022. He is certainly capable of dominating. I will never forget what he did in 2018. He was inspiring to everyone, including his teammates and fello SP'ers who lined up at Cora's door asking for double duty. My philosophy on where this team is at is focused more on longer term gains. Yes, I want to make the playoffs, next year, but I'm more focused on 2022 and beyond, and since Eovaldi is not under control beyond 2022, he's on my trade to upgrade list. This is not a list of trade for the best you can get, like I suggested last year for our free-agents-to-be. This is different. 2 years is 2 years not 2 months.
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Agreed. I was more against including Allen in the deal than Margot (at the time) and felt that package could have netted us a very good SP'er or a cheaper, top 5 closer.
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I'm not against the idea of making him one of baseball's most expensive closer, who might still get hurt, but I'd rather put some feelers out there for a possible trade. I know I sound down on him, but I'm not for just handing him away. He's still worth a gamble, but not at $17M x 2. Over the weekend, I'm going to look at better suggestions than the Longoria/Yaz one.
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Not really. Becket was an innings eater who missed a start here and there. My point was about Eovaldi's missed time not being only TJS-related.
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Very cool stuff, MVP. Thanks.
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Me, too.
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He's been traded twice. One has to think we could have gotten him back- had we really wanted him. (I had suggested various trades to get him back- not that that means anything. I think I've suggested trades for half the players in MLB.)
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Also, he started 9 of a possible 12 starts (60/5=12). That's 75% not 80%. 75% of a 40% season! For this, he should receive praise? Whoop-dee-freakin'-doo!
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These seasons with lost time were not always TJ or floating body related. That was the point I was trying to make. I think he pitched 4 straight months in 2016 and 2018, but you have to go back to 2014 and 2015 to find the only seasons he pitched 5 straight. (I'm not even sure he didn't have to skip a start in those seasons, but I won't complain about 27 and 33 GS'd those two years way back when.
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Eovaldi has also missed starts "here and there" for numerous other reasons. When is the last time he has gone 5 straight months without missing a start?
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It would be like us keeping Bobby Valentine. (Sarcasm alert)
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All it takes is one mammoth series.
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Sorry to hear this. My condolences.
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The more I think about it, we'd need some money coming with Longoria to make the deal "worth it." Part of the idea is that with money saved, we'd get "pitching back" via a bigger FA spending budget.
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Agreed, and the tax on $10-20M for first and second year overages is not as much as what Longoria is owed. My idea was more about the theory on trading Eovaldi for a lesser sunken value plus someone who can fill an open slot for cheap. Odor is probably not "that guy" either, but to me it's not so much the sunken value guy we get back, except if he's paid like Longoria and no money is added, but the guy we get with him.
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Yaz can't contribute? Look, I can see how there are better choices than Longoria. I chose him, because he has a huge gap between what he's being paid and his AVV. Someone like Belt or Pollock is likely a better way to explain the type of deal I'm suggesting.
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Great news for Sox fans!
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I think we spend, but we spread it out.
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Longoria is "sunken cost," too. Both sides are swapping risks for financial gains- one in tax budget- the other in overall cost. SF improves their pitching, if Eovaldi stays healthy. If he doesn't they save a ton money and could care less about the whole Longoria left open. Their loss is 4 yrs of Yaz. If anyone says "No", it would be SF not Boston, IMO. Boston takes on Longoria's back-end loaded contract but saves $6M a year on lux tax budget (2 yrs). They fill the CF gaping hole with a pre-arb player. The savings they gain their and on the lux tax with the Eovaldi-Longoria swap let's them improve their pitching.
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No. I was trading Eovaldi to another team for a CF'er and 3Bman. If Eovaldi is as great as everyone thinks, he'd be helping them. SF would also save money while we save tax budget money. We strengthen our pitching by having more budget space to spend on pitching.
