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  1. moonslav59
    It wouldn't surprise me. I'd think at least one will. It would ease our roster crunch a lot, but that's not a reason for doing it.
  2. moonslav59
    Agreed. Though, rarely it does happen.
  3. moonslav59
    I'm not afraid of that rotation at all. You still need a big name like Kluber or Corbin. (Maybe Keuchel, but I'm not high on him.)
  4. moonslav59
    To even make it to the bigs, one has to have a certain state of mind, unless you are extremely gifted.
  5. moonslav59
    He wants Dubon & Shaw back. The one bad deal DD has made, and some can't let go.
  6. moonslav59
    I don't think anyone is suggesting just Vaz for Colome. Since Seattle is in rebuild mode, they may take a prospect or two with Vaz. I'm not so down on Vaz anymore. He slumped at the start of the year- both offensively & defensively, but he came on strong just before getting hurt and then struggled to come back until we saw him catching in the playoffs in situations usually reserved for Leon. It won't surprise me, if we trade Vaz, but I think he bounces back next year for whomever he plays for. He's basically had one bad half season out of his last 4.
  7. moonslav59
    Jonothan Aro.
  8. moonslav59
    It was a brilliant move by DD. I loved it at the time and love it more now. They gave HRam his shot. They actually played him more at the start of the year than I thought he deserved. When he slumped, and it appeared his playing time would diminish, Cora rightfully saw a problem with how HRam would probably not handle his new role all that well, but to me, and yes it is only my opinion, if it wasn't for his contract, he'd have been on the team to the end of the season. No Pearce. Probably, no vesting option, as his PAs would have been significantly reduced by Moreland playing against all righties.
  9. moonslav59
    Even then, I'd trade someone.
  10. moonslav59
    Yes, we have to plan for zero innings from Wright. Pressure is on Johnson & Velazquez. Since Wright is out of options, putting him on the DL will give us a little roster wiggle room in the pen. I seriously doubt Wright is ready by May, let alone April.
  11. moonslav59
    We'd have Wade Miley and Travis Shaw. I'm not sure Henry opens the wallet all the way, but he could. I wouldn't be surprised if he only replaces 2 of the big 3 that are leaving (Eovaldi, Kimbrel & Kelly) Johnson, Velazquez or Wright might start the year in a key role (5th starter or key pen role). Barnes, Brasier or Hembree might be expected to move up a notch in the pen, and we could back fill with ... Poyner/Workman/Thornburg/Maddox/Walden/Scott/ others I think we'd be very strong replacing 2 slots and keeping some money for the summer. Look what DD dug up this summer!
  12. moonslav59
    Even if Quirox, Marco & Pedey never amount to squat, I'm happy with Holt, Nunez & Lin with maybe Chavis or Swihart as emergency depth. We will not address the 2B issue this winter. We have other priorities.
  13. moonslav59
    We don't have any Sheffields. The farm some said would be rebuilt has not happened.
  14. moonslav59
    Two arb years left (est $8.5M in 2019). Not bad at all.
  15. moonslav59
    I'd put Quiroz ahead of him, too. I'm not convinced Chavis or Swihart can play 2B, but both might have a better chance than Marco at this point.
  16. moonslav59
    Nathan certainly showed grit and determination. He was also very impressed by how he was treated by the club after that 18 inning loss. I'd love to have him back. He seems like a real "gamer", even though the sample size is smaller than Price's was when many were calling him a choker/loser. He turns 29 before the season starts and doesn't have a lot of innings on his arm, but two TJ surgeries are concerning, and he'll likely want and find an offer for over 2 years- more likely 4. Not knowing what Henry's tax re-set plans (if any) are, it's hard for me to be all in on bringing him back. I love the guy. I'll never forget what he did for us, when it counted. $60M/4 is a pretty big risk. I'm torn. I can see both sides of this choice. There's not much else out there, in terms of RH'd starters, but we do need pen help more, so it it's either/or, I'm leaning 2 solid pen arms instead.
  17. moonslav59
    I have Lin ahead of Hernandez, but If Marco hits like a pitcher, then Lin hits like a pitcher batting off-handed. Minors .716 Marco (.752 AAA) .657 Lin (.742 AAA) BTW, what's up with Lin's splits in the tiny sample size of his ML career? .797 vs RHPs (115 PAs) .401 vs LHPs (just 24 PAs) If the guy can hit just .750 vs RHPs consistently, he could start 100 games for us.
  18. moonslav59
    Marco has been a pipe dream for me. I'm not sure why I have clung onto any hope with him. Moreland is a plus defender and does okay vs RHPs. He's not a net negative with his salary, but I'm looking at our tight budget and where we might be able to free up some cash and where we have depth that may not be as big of a drop off as other positions. I'm worried that Pearce cannot play FT and give us over 600 PAs. His recent 4 year OPS vs RHPs is equal to Morekand's, so I dee a glimmer of hope. Let JD learn some 1B, use Swihart, Holt and maybe Chavis as depth, if needed. If DD has an unrestricted budget this year, I'm all for keeping Moreland.
  19. moonslav59
    Phew! Confidence restored!
  20. moonslav59
    I never said he was bad. People are talking about Eovaldi replacing Porcello and being under contract through the years we will be struggling to keep our stars. What was Porcello's fWAR? Sale? Betts? Bogey? JBJ? JD? I'm hopeful it won't come down to either/or, but I think it will.
  21. moonslav59
    I'm curious why you did not include his 10 games with the Rays. 5 good to very good starts 4 bad starts 1 so-so starts
  22. moonslav59
    I'm dead set against moving Betts. RF is very important in Boston. We are fine at 2B, for now. My point on Pearce vs RHPs is more about Moreland than anything else.
  23. moonslav59
    Syracuse was apparently a good team, so yes, it did look like their best win of the year. Their win over Michigan holds more weight, and if we can get by USC, we're in. I just hope we don't face Alabama in the first round. Alabama may have to lose for that to happen. They play Auburn and then Georgia in the SEC Championship game. If Georgia wins, they have to be a top 4 team. Does that leave Michigan out? It will be hard to leave Alabama out with one loss.
  24. moonslav59
    That's the "big if" though, isn't it? He's never done it before. He wasn't even all that great this year... before the playoffs. With Betts, Bogey, JD, JBJ, Porcello and Sale all becoming free agents next winter or the one after, we have to be extremely careful with any deals longer than 2 years.
  25. moonslav59
    I'm hoping we don't sign anyone to more than 2 years, unless it's Betts, Bogey or JBJ (or maybe Sale).
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