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  1. moonslav59
    Creating large budget spaces can be better than getting capable players back in trade. 2013 proved that. It doesn't mean it will always work out like that, but resetting in 2020 would be a big boost to any rebuild.
  2. moonslav59
    They are desperate for a ring. I could see a Betts + Price deal with LA happening, or maybe Betts + Eovaldi. If we could trade Betts & Price to LA and JBJ + Eovaldi to Houston, we could start the rebuild very quickly and actually sign some decent players this winter while leaving room to make a run at Betts for 2021. (We could even deal JD to CWS.) I'm not saying I'm for this idea, but it could jump start the rebuild.
  3. moonslav59
    If we reset the tax, this year, it won't be a 4th rounder. Sometimes, mid season desperation brings greater returns, but trading Betts in the winter allows the team to get a comp pick, if he bolts after 2020. That has real value, these days.
  4. moonslav59
    Eovaldi Vazquez Workman Hembree Travis Lin Weber
  5. moonslav59
    I agree. My list was based on what we have right now. We have 6 roster slots open, and maybe more to follow, so obviously quite a few players in red will be gone or in AAA to start 2020.
  6. moonslav59
    By my count, we are down to 34 players on the 40 man roster: Assuming Pedey starts on the 60 day IL or maybe 15 day, players in Red might make the opening 26 man roster- assuming no acquisitions (which is impossible.) C: Vazquez 1B: Dalbec (3B), Travis (LF) 2B: Pedroia (DH), Chavis (1B/3B), Lin (SS/3B/OF) 3B: Devers SS: Bogaerts, Chatham (2B) LF: Benintendi CF: Bradley (traded?), Wilson RF: Betts DH: Martinez SP: Sale, Rodriguez, Price, Eovaldi, D Hernandez, Velazquez, Shawaryn, Hart, Weber, Reyes RP: Workman, Barnes, Walden, Taylor, Hembree, Brasier, Brewer, Lakins, Poyner, Aybar Most likely, Chatham, Wilson, Brewer and Velazquez will be replaced by acquired players. Travis, Brasier and Lin could be, too.
  7. moonslav59
    I think trading Price (Eovaldi?) & JBJ and keeping JD & Betts is a real option. To answer the question here, I'd trade Betts, reset and then go hard after Betts next winter. I think JD opts out next winter, unless he gets hurt or declines in 2020. I might look to trade him at the deadline.
  8. moonslav59
    Phillies claimed Trevor Kelley.
  9. moonslav59
    We'd likely have to free up some salary to sign the better players, and with so many open roster spots, I think it will happen.
  10. moonslav59
    The weird thing is, we kept a hold of him through all those injuries, and when he finally got healthy, we non tendered him.
  11. moonslav59
    True.
  12. moonslav59
    I think we are hoping nobody claims Marco and we send him to AAA as depth. We have too many Travis Shaw types already.
  13. moonslav59
    I think we acquire someone or Chavis gets first look at 2B.
  14. moonslav59
    I'm verklempt.
  15. moonslav59
    It appears "thumb in ass" = building a ring team
  16. moonslav59
    His decline started in 1984, but 1986 was much better than "decent." My bad.
  17. moonslav59
    That was a great year, but we're talking decades. The 70's teams were way more fun to watch almost all 10 years. How about the amount of seasons finishing 10 or more games out? 2- 2000's 2- 2010's 4- 1970's 5- 1990's (less if you count GB wild card) 5- 1980's How about 90+ win seasons? 7- 2000's (8 straight years with 86 or more wins- 7 of those with 93+) 5- 2010's (1- 89 wins) 4- 1970's (10 seasons with 83 or more wins) 2- 1990's (Not more than 88 wins until 1998) 1- 1980's (1- 89 wins) The 90's won more than the 80's, and the new playoff set-up helped us make the playoffs more often.
  18. moonslav59
    Lol!
  19. moonslav59
    Certainly '67 was so surprising, the magic was plentiful. (I was not following baseball back then.)
  20. moonslav59
    I suggested we sign Moose instead of Moreland a couple years back. $64 is a lot of money. It looks like prices are not going down.
  21. moonslav59
    While Rice had a decent 1986 season, it was not the old Jim Rice. Evans was buttah as he aged, and yes, he was fun to watch all through the 80's. I just think of him as a 70's guy, but he was better in the 80's. (My bad.)
  22. moonslav59
    If we trade JBJ, we'll need to acquire an OF'er. Why go out of our way to get a LF'er? This is not about metrics. It's about keeping Beni where he belongs: LF.
  23. moonslav59
    It would be easier to just acquire a CF'er not a LF'er, so we don't need to put Beni to the test.
  24. moonslav59
    The guy Leon replaces in Cleveland was a better hitter and a good defender. I guess other teams also value great defense from the catching position- not just the Sox. Leon was a plus on this team despite his sub .600 OPS. Just Sale's numbers with him vs Vaz were enough to make him a plus. Career with Sale: 2.51 w AJ P (226 innings) 2.79 w Leon (436 innings) 3.02 w Flowers (97) 3.36 w Phegley (88) 3.53 w Avila (112) 4.61 w Vaz (84) Also, with Price... 2.67 Avila (111) 2.85 Molina (473) 2.96 Leon (204) 3.06 Jaso (191) 3.09 Navarro (128) 3.61 Shoppach (162) 4.27 Vaz (360)
  25. moonslav59
    Beni in CF can never make sense.
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