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  1. moonslav59
    $156M/6 was HOU's reported offer. That's kinda like what Story got, when you factor inflation. DET supposedly offered him $172.5M/6, so the HOU offer kinda seemed low. I think he might get $150M/6 or $135M/5, this winter- tops.
  2. moonslav59
    I agree, but I do not think it will be at 1B. I think they will roll the dice with Casas. I think they will not offer Lowe the arb. They will use Campbell and Romy as depth. Maybe, they get Jh Garcia or Duran to learn how to play 1B, too. I think we'll sign Suarez, if Bregman bolts or trade an OF'er and sign Suarez or Schwarber to DH. That's where we get the big bat. One could argue they have (too much) faith in Mayer at 3B and get the big bat at 1B or DH. Getting Marte for 2B is an option, but he's not really a 40 HR guy.
  3. moonslav59
    I think that cat of ours thought she was a dog.
  4. moonslav59
    Okay, I thought you were blaming Cora for choosing not to play his best bats, when you said, this.. I think it's pretty obvious that Cora gets the blame for the lack of good hitting on the Sox. He simply didn't play his best guys.
  5. moonslav59
    We face a RHP, today and it's a day after night game, so I'm going with Wong as the catcher. He is also belo's binky. 1. Duran 2. Story 3, Bregman 4. Yoshida 5. Lowe 6. Wong 7. DHam 8. Eaton 9. Rafaela
  6. moonslav59
    Bregman and Abreu got hurt. Devers got traded. None are Cora's fault. Romy and ref may be among our "best hitters" but not against RHPs, so they should not be playing in 121 games, unless they PH in almost every game they do not start. Narvaez will come close and might have reached 121 had he not gotten hurt. Plus, he'a a catcher and many "FT'ers" get about 120-130. The next guy is DHam at 88 games. Are you saying he should have gotten 121? Anthony not being called up earlier is on Brez not Cora, and the injury is not Cora's fault, either. Too bad your guy, casas, got hurt and didnt get to 121 with an .820 OPS.
  7. moonslav59
    We had a cat that would go for walks around the block with our two dogs. She watched them do their duty and learned to go outside, so we did away with cat litter. (We have a dog door to our big fenced in back yard.)
  8. moonslav59
    Somebody said Perales is out of options, next year, so there would be some issues, if he's not ready for the bigs. (I guess he could start on the IL.) soxprospects.com has him with 2 options remaining. Anybody know about this?
  9. moonslav59
    I agree. If Campbell can play 1B, Casas at DH looks better to me. Romy could play some 1B, 2B and DH vs LHPs and some RHPs, as Mayer, Casas and Lowe are all LHBs and some struggle vs LHPs.
  10. moonslav59
    It goes beyond this second half, which is actually just a month. He was horrible for much of the start of 2024 and has shown serious regression since way back in 2019: He had a 157 OPS+ from 2018 to 2019, then... 117 113 134 (not bad in '22 but still far from '18-'19) 122 116 126 2020-2025: 122 He turns 32 at the start of the 2026 season.
  11. moonslav59
    At the QO cost, sure. I'm not sure what he gets on the FA market. I'd be interested.
  12. moonslav59
    3B would be, and Duran in CF is questionable and a big step down from CR. (Maybe Anthony in CF and Duran in LF would be better.)
  13. moonslav59
    I do think Cora is a better communicator, and he has made statements near some past deadlines that give us reason to think he views things with a little more urgency. I'm not sure that is the plus many here seem to think we've lacked from year-to-year. I think Cora would be a plus GM or CBO, or whatever title they give him.
  14. moonslav59
    I have two female dogs- 7 and 8, or should I say the two dogs have me. Both are mixes and mid-sized. I could not handle another one.
  15. moonslav59
    Houck is out until 2027- his last arb year. Still- pretty awesome depth, when you consider we lost Priester and Buehler and likely Gio. Also, Whitlock and Wink are permanent pen arms, now. Add Perales to the list. (Mullins will probably start 2026 in the WOO pen.)
  16. moonslav59
    Post of the Month.
  17. moonslav59
    I may be going out on a limb, but Narvaez is a keeper. Wong's D has improved, but he needs to hit over .680-.700 to be barely a plus.
  18. moonslav59
    Bregman did not give us the RH's power bat we needed, for sure, but I'm sure glad we did not bring back Mr. IL himself, T.O.... 2025 O'Neill: .205 8 24 (.705 OPS in 180 PAs) Breggie: .272 17 59 (.820 OPS in 459 PAs) $40M is a lot. The one year aspect made it okay, and we would not be where we are today w/o Bregman.
  19. moonslav59
    It's a bit uncommon that two vets having a really good season, in their prime, both slump pretty badly at the same time. The weirdest part of it is how epic the Breggie slumps is: .438 OPS for Bregman since AUG 23 (.516 in last 30 days) Gio's "slump" is more about the uptick in BBs: 18 BB in 33.2 IP in the last 30 days. (3.68 FIP) 34 BB in 106.2 IP beforehand, but a 4.33 FIP
  20. moonslav59
    Agreed.
  21. moonslav59
    Good to know on the tie breaker. CLE has 4 more games vs DET and are 4 GB in the loss column. After today's game at DET, they play 4 at MIN, day off and then a tough 6 game homestand vs DET & TEX. DET does not have it any easier: today v CLE, 3 v ATL, day off then 3 at CLE & 3 at BOS.
  22. moonslav59
    I'd like them both back, too, but I'm not as sure as I was a month ago. I'd rather have Ryan than Gio. Keller might be about equal. FA pitchers tend to be grossly overpaid and for 2-3 years too long.
  23. moonslav59
    Gio's option was met, tonight: 2026:$14M club option if Giolito exercises 2025 option (2026 becomes $19M mutual option with $1.5M buyout if Giolito has 140 innings in 2025 – MET)
  24. moonslav59
    Weird how a month ago, it looked like everyone was hoping and praying we'd find a way to bring Gio and Breggie back, next year. Now, it's kinda... meh?
  25. moonslav59
    Great to see Duran heat up. Breggie hit the ball hard a couple times. Ref is da man! Story keeps coming through. How about Lowe on base 4 times! Props to Yoshida for shutting me the F*** UP! This pen has been shockingly amazing, and dare I say it, Cora has done a masterful job getting many of these guys to do well in teh roles he puts them in. 7 RP'ers used, tonight! 5.2 IP 5 hits (2 allowed by Chapman!) 1BB after Gio walked 5! And of course the big goose egg on runs allowed to a damn good hitting team! Now, don't ease off the throttle. Gotta take the day game, tomorrow!
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