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If Wright is not ready, I think Johnson offers our best chance at getting decent results, but the drop off is not big between him and the next guys, presumably Velazquez.
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...where many Yankee fans live.
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I think Johnson has more value than Swihart. He may even crack some low teams' 5 man rotation. The drop off from Johnson to Velazquez may not be much, but we likely will need both and then some. The same cannot be said of Swihart.
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Not with 2 years left at a high cost, and especially if he shows further decline from 2018.
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If Vaz never gets hurt, Leon could catch just 45-50 games (all Sale & Price starts). We may want to start the season with someone between Sale and Price, so we can break up the consecutive games both of our catchers have to start.
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Yes, as long as we are healthy, especially our 6 starters.
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Looks like DD is doing the right thing.
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That would be sweet. We have 5 guys that could win 18, if they get 32 starts (very likely not all at once).
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...but can he get him to run to 1B on a grounder to 1B?
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We'll see.
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To $17.25 for a 12 oz Bud?
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Sale says he feels great. Where is your concern for Paxton, a guy who has never pitched over 161 innins? He's what? Your number 2 guy? Your number 5 is like 57 years old. Happ looked good last year, but he's on the wrong side of prime.
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The article does say.... Combine those two factors with what might be baseball's best defensive outfield, and FanGraphs believes the Red Sox will have the game's best run differential by a good margin. So, not everything is bad.
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Yes, but just about every dollar spent going forward would be at the high tax rate.
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The tax would be enormous. Plus, Kimbrel guarantees nothing, and if he gets more than one year, it likely means saying goodbye to someone we might have been able to keep (like Bogey).
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I do, too. 11 games in a row kind a sucks, but if we start the year with Johnson as the 6th starter, we'd only use him once in the first 3 weeks of the season.
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I think someone would claim him. There are so many borderline back-up catchers out there, I think Swihart's upside and ability to play other positions might be enough for someone to claim him.
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Is it still 10 days?
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There's got to be a tipping point where Kimbrel on a bargain deal outweighs the tax and penalties. To me, it's more about the years and the effect a longer deal might have on keeping better and younger players around.
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The haven't made this official, have they?
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The differential between Leon and Vaz or Swihart with Sale and Price is enormous. I'm with you. Leon is the last catcher I trade or DFA. I think Vaz has more stamina, and he does well with Porcello, so I'd choose him over Swihart, but trading Vaz might free up enough money to get a better RP'er. I knida think keeping all 3 makes sense, unless Pedey looks super healthy.
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Disabled List (or phantom DL).
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I disagree. The article printed is one person's opinion. If the Sox really liked Swihart over Leon, why didn't Swihart catch even close to the amount Leon did last year? Chris Sale & David Price both do exceptionally better with Leon. I'll be surprised if they choose Swihart over Leon. The only way I see that happening, is if we trade Leon for a decent RP'er (doubtful) that would help us more than losing Leon would hurt us. We may keep all 3 catchers, especially if Pedey or someone else begins the season on the DL (likely). Plus, I did say "not happening, in my opinion", so I'm not trying to come off as the final word authority. To me, it would be a huge mistake to keep Swihart over Leon, unless management thinks Swihart has grown a lot over the last year and/or maybe Leon has declined a lot. I didn't see signs of that last year, except for Leon struggling when forced to catch nearly FT while Vaz was hurt.
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I think it would have to be a real bargain, but who knows what Kimbrel's market is right now?
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That would mean out-of-options Workman is traded, DL's or DFA'd, so Brewer could make the roster. I doubt they do that. Wright might start on the DL. I might add Velazquez before Brewer, especially since we start the season with 11 straight games with no days off. My guess is, we may start with a 6 man rotation (Johnson?), so Velazquez may be needed as our long man. The rest has no surprises, except for Swihart over Leon (not happening, IMO). If Pedey starts on the DL, it would be Swihart (no options) vs Lin as the 25th man.
