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  1. moonslav59
    If no other money had to go to Texas, yes. I'd hate to part with Dalbec, but he is blocked, right now. (I'd rather add Chavis and move Devers or Dalbec to 1B.) Getting out from under Price's deal would give us a lot budget space to add valuable players for 3 years. BTW, who was the poster who said we'd regret it, if Price opted out? Was it 700?
  2. moonslav59
    If Sox fans loved JBJ, they would adore Broxton's sub .600 OPS all year long- not just in month-long slumps.
  3. moonslav59
    I'd add $22M and do this deal, or I'd add another player or two to keep the money down.
  4. moonslav59
    If the OF'er is not all that great and the 2 prospects are lower than #80, I don't think it's "crazy."
  5. moonslav59
    I have to believe more money would have to go to Texas. Choo has one year left at $21M, and Odor has an 8.25 luxury tax hit x 3 years. He also has a team option for 2023 at $13.5M with a $3.5M buyout. We'd be robbing the Rangers blind. Odor hit 30 HRs (.721 OPS) this year and Choo 24 (.826 OPS). I'm sure his .205 BA would frustrate many Sox fans, but he is young and hit .253 in 2018. (BTW, Chavis hit just .221 second half.)
  6. moonslav59
    The answer looks clear, to me. LOL
  7. moonslav59
    It was over when we got double swept. I said it then, and some got mad at me, but the writing was on the wall.
  8. moonslav59
    These stats don't tell the whole story, but here they are... 2019: Late & Close OPS (all players with 50+ PAs are listed) 1.132 Bogey (He was the most clutch player this year) .982 Betts .920 Vaz .892 Chavis .858 Holt .752 Devers .680 JD .633 JBJ .540 Beni High Leverage 1.090 Bogey 1.012 Betts .983 JD .958 Vaz .953 Moreland .894 Devers .891 Holt .867 Chavis .611 JBJ .569 Beni (Looking at these numbers, one can wonder why we didn't win 95+ games.)
  9. moonslav59
    6 wins by the road teams. Never been done in any of the 3 major sports (other than NFL).
  10. moonslav59
    I agree, despite the $2.5M buy out this winter and no buy out next winter. If he's concerned about getting hurt next year, he may decide to opt out and go for the largest total money package.
  11. moonslav59
    I was going to bring this up, too. UZR/150 over the last 3 years combined (1500+ innings in CF) 18.8 H Bader 13.0 B Buxton 11.4 Kiermaier 9.7 M Taylor 9.5 J Dyson 7.6 L Cain 6.9 Keon Broxton 5.3 M Margot 4.3 E Inciarte 4.1 JBJ 4.0 D DeShields 4.0 A Hicks 3.2 G Springer 2.8 K Pillar
  12. moonslav59
    Mookie did not have a higher fWAR than Bogey, and his superior defense did make him slightly better than Devers in my eye test and in WAR. fWAR 6.8 Bogey 6.6 Betts 5.9 Devers 3.5 Vaz 3.2 JD 2.0 Beni 1.4 JBJ 1.3 Holt BWAR 6.8 Betts 5.3 Devers 5.2 Bogey 3.3 JD 2.2 Vaz 2.0 JBJ 1.7 Beni 1.3 Moreland 1.0 Holt
  13. moonslav59
    I almost added something about Kevin Bacon!
  14. moonslav59
    Maybe it was fixed back then, too. I think the draft lottery was (and still is?). It's fixed, now.
  15. moonslav59
    I think he knew all along he was going to jettison OCab, but to me, the number one reason for the deal was to greatly improve our chances of winning a ring. Note: We got Ellsbury and Lowrie as comp picks for losing OCab! We got Melancon for Lowrie and Weiland. We got Holt (and Hanrahan) for Melancon & others. We got Kopech as a comp pick for losing Ellsbury to free agency. We got Sale for Kopech, Moncada & others. It was the gift that just kept giving.
  16. moonslav59
    Robo Umps... MLB tests robo umps in Arizona Fall League WWW.MLB.COM SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- It’s one of the boldest experiments in the history of the Arizona Fall League. Whether it goes from the “laboratory” to the Major Leagues remains to be seen, but there’s no question the use of “robo-umpires” at Salt River Fields this season generated conversation among players and
  17. moonslav59
    To me, the draft picks were part of it, but he wanted a ring, and SS defense was all that team needed. OCab was a big plus over Nomar on defense.
  18. moonslav59
    It wasn't fixed back then.
  19. moonslav59
    Baseball is not basketball. No one player can do it all. It's one of the great things about the sport. I hope nobody is saying Julio Lugo is better than Ted because he has a ring.
  20. moonslav59
    There were also rumors he was hitting on other players' wives. That could explain so many teams.
  21. moonslav59
    Some advance a round or two, but they hardly ever win it all.
  22. moonslav59
    Maybe this year's playoff teams will swing the pendulum back towards the realization that 3-4 good SP'ers are more valuable then a boatload of RP'ers.
  23. moonslav59
    Now that the Loogy is all but dead, does this mean managers will not go lefty-right with their line-ups as much as before?
  24. moonslav59
    Best record may not be the best criteria to use, even though I used best 2 records from each contest. Strength of schedule is a major factor. How many true underdogs have won it all in the past 15-20 years? The 2006 Cards? Anyone else?
  25. moonslav59
    I think we reset next year. We may deal Betts this winter or at the deadline, but I think Bloom will be allowed to go over the tax line in 2021- maybe even the second line and up to but not over the max line. We can re-sign Betts or use his money plus the extra budget room to make some serious signings after 2020. With some shrewd deals this winter, maybe the 2020 season won't be as bad as it might seem like it will be.
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