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  1. moonslav59
    I didn't say "everywhere." I specifically said with an offense near .600. There are 3+ names that will clearly be available for way less money, and if traded for, should cost peanuts. My point was ONLY about defense. Plus, why is dWAR the only evidence you use? JBJ's dWAR is just 0.8, this year and was 0.4 his GG year.
  2. moonslav59
    A look at the numbers: UZR/150 17.1 0.2 8.1 3.5 8.8 -0.1 DRS 15 3 11 10 -2 4 OPS .617 .531 .832 .835 .726 .717 .730 He turns 30 in about 7 months. I don't expect his defense to decline, too much, but it might decline some (more). He seems to have leveled off at about .720-.730, but that may decline. I'm thinking $15M/3 is about the best offer he might get as a FA this winter (which he's not).
  3. moonslav59
    The ole' ACO!
  4. moonslav59
    When you outspend every other owner by more than $20M for 3 straight years, I'd expect more, too. The broken farm is the final straw. 3 division wins and a ring less than a year ago was not enough to save his job. Ben had a worse track record but had a very strong farm. That's the difference maker, to me. If you are going to sell out the future for the now, I think Henry expected the "now" to last longer.
  5. moonslav59
    It was the strongest tornado in MA history. Maybe shorten to Poly-Techs and it might work. Modify Cousy to Koozees and maybe...
  6. moonslav59
    My bad. That was so non PC!
  7. moonslav59
    Coffee boy.
  8. moonslav59
    Even if he'd take $15M/3, I doubt we'd do it. (I would, if we could still find a way to reset in 2020.)
  9. moonslav59
    The "Paw Sox" are moving to Worcester in 2021. Should they be named "Sauce"? How about the "Worcester Limburgers?" Worcester Nipmucs? (Tribe that founded the place) Cupids? (Center of Valentine cards) Thumping Hearts? (See above) Monkey Wrenches? (Invented there) Wired? (Wire production) Power Looms? (production center)
  10. moonslav59
    Trends change, and the teams built for the previous trend often are ill-equipped for the next one.
  11. moonslav59
    Love the BB rate of late.
  12. moonslav59
    He was obviously blamed, but he's also more to blame than Cora. We "can't fire the players," or so they say, although we did it twice in the past decade. I don't think Henry trusted DD to hire the right GM or to not meddle with a new GM.
  13. moonslav59
    If you trade the farm, they don't count as being a strong farm. Has Theo added top farm pieces after the Cubs started winning and got lower draft picks? We need a GM who can draft well without a top 10 pick PLUS know how to develop pitchers while in the farm (or hire someone who can).
  14. moonslav59
    I'm the guy predicting we offer him arb and trade him or trade him before arb offers.
  15. moonslav59
    He's still in single A. I know we have roster space for him, but if nobody will put him on their 25 man roster all year, he may not be protected. Plus, he was ranked like 40th in the Sox system- a weak system- before his end of year surge.
  16. moonslav59
    We all were laughing, but not about the spending.
  17. moonslav59
    My list was long and included some worse but still plus UZR players as requested. I never said all were elite defenders, but you only mentioned 3. There are clearly 3 or more elite defenders acailable at less than half JBJs cost
  18. moonslav59
    I said some were not free agents, but the ones that aren't will likely be available for cheap. Most were demoted, traded or benched last year. As for Lagares' mutual option. Its's not a player option. He's not making anywhere near $5M next year.
  19. moonslav59
    Yes, unless we dismantle some (doubful). I am not predicting a last place finish. I looks like us cliff dwellers may be wrong as much as those who denied a down time will be coming soon.
  20. moonslav59
    I'm guessing you are right, but maybe the next GM is Jackie Bradley Sr.
  21. moonslav59
    It's hard to estimate salaries for FAs, but it's pretty safe to say some will be 1/3 or less the cost of JBJ's arb estimate of $9.5 to $11M. Here are the 3 year UZR/150 numbers of some guys mentioned with their ranking listed among the 57 CF'ers with 800+ innings in CF that are FAs or maybe available through trade: 5. Hamilton 10.0 (double JBJ's UZR/150) 8. Lagares 8.7 9. Dyson 8.3 12. K Broxton 6.5 13. L Martin 6.2 15. M Margot 5.3 16. JBJ 4.9 18. DeShields 4.3 21. T Pham 3.0 28. Maybin 0.2 DRS 5. Hamilton 23 7. Margot 19 9. Lagares 18 (almost 1.3 the innings as JBJ) 10. DeShields 18 12. Dyson 17 (half the innings as JBJ) 14. JBJ 12 18. K Broxton 7 (half the innings) 19. L Martin 7 (almost 1/3)
  22. moonslav59
    I agree. It might be a very short list- maybe even no list but just 1 guy. I trust Henry.
  23. moonslav59
    The next GM chapter begins. Who will it be? At least firing DD now gives us the time to choose from everyone available or coming available. I hate that many of the deals are made during the playoffs, so actually not being in them, gives us more leeway. Whoever we get, I hope he's an expert in farm building.
  24. moonslav59
    Okay, it may be short list, but that depends on what you think "dirt cheap" means. With JBJ slated to make $9.5 to 11M, the context may up what we consider "dirt cheap." Billy Hamilton should be very cheap. Jarrod Dyson is 35 and could be a nice bridge player for peanuts. notin mentioned others.
  25. moonslav59
    Good news! Welcome back.
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