moonslav59
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I remember being lambasted for suggesting we trade Middy and a prospect for Trevor Bauer.
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I'm not saying we knew Betts was going to be a superstar, but I'm pretty sure teams draft players they like less than later picks, because they know the better player will not be drafted by their next pick. It's probably not a common event.
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Maybe they knew Betts would still be there in the 5th round, since nobody else scouted him.
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I get what you are saying, but you also said this... So far this off season , the competition is improving while the Sox are having some difficulty just staying the same. The Guardians lost Brantley and others, and are looking to dump a top starter. The Astros added Brantley but lost Morton and will likely lose Keuchel and Gonzalez. The Yankees added Paxton, but look to lose Lynn, Britton & Robertson, not to mention weakening their farm depth. There are still some signings and acquisitions to go, so let's wait and see, before we claim others are getting better. Right now, all top AL contenders are worse, on paper, than last year.
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Yes, indeed, but I understand the sentiment about not wanting to stand still or get worse while others get better. I prefer tolook at how our team looked last winter vs this winter- same with the Yanks, Stros and Guardians.
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While true, I don't think other teams used the "twitch test" on him and found out he was off-the-charts great. We do deserve some credit for that.
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I think they re-set, so they could gom over this year- same as the Yanks.
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It should be an improvement, but not really for the 2019 playoff team vs the 2018 playoff team. Maybe that's what he was getting at.
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Yes, Paxton is a big plus over Lynn, but I was responding to tghe post about other teams getting better, so far, and us getting worse. Paxton is not greater than Britton, Robertson and Lynn combined. As of now, all big AL teams look worse on paper.
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I would not. WE have too many better players to re-sign in the next 2-3 years. What DD does is anyone's guess.
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The Yanks will have Didi on the bench injured to start the year and have yet to replace Britton, Robertson & Lynn. (I may be missing others.) The Astros lost Morton and will likely lose Keuchel and Gonzalez. They signed an injury plagues Brantley, so far. The Guardians are looking to dump stars.
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We are much better than the team that started the season, but if you look at the 2019 opening day team vs the 2018 playoff team, we are... Minus: Kimbrel, Kelly, Pom and Kinsler Plus: Maybe Pedey, hopefully Thornburg, Wright and whatever RP'er we pick up along the way. We can also hope DD works his mid season magic like he did with Eovaldi & Pearce this year. Look at the Yankee and Astros scorecard. They have yet to replace what they lost.
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I'm serious. I wouldn't take him for $10M a year. (And, I've been accused of not understanding the non data part of the game.)
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Charlie Morton to Rays for $30M/2 with 3rd year option triggered by days missed over 2 seasons.
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I put Poyner in parenthesis, because the really talked mostly about the other 3 and just mentioned Poyner on the side.
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You're already in apologist mode. He's dirty. He doesn't hustle. He brags about not hustling. That's my definition of a cancer. I hope you guys get him not Harper.
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All sucked.....just some more than others.
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Truer words have never been spoken.
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They will look to reset at some point during his contract. His contract will make it very difficult. Again, cancer spreads, and his is malignant.
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The A's get Profar in a 3 team deal.
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The Giants announced Friday that they’ve signed switch-pitcher Pat Venditte to a one-year, Major League contract. The addition of Venditte brings San Francisco’s 40-man roster to a total of 38 players. Venditte’s guarantee is a modest $585K that checks in just $30K north of the league minimum.
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His contract will strangle a team. Yes, he's good. I don't think he will have the impact many think he will. Cancer spreads quickly and can be lethal.
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I heard on the soxprospects.com latest podcast that the Sox plan to use a 6 man rotation the first 2-3 times through the rotation to start the 2019 season. They doubt Wright will be ready by opening day after November knee surgery. Velazquez has options, so they weren't sure he makes the opening day roster, so I guess the 6 would be: Sale, Price, Eovaldi, Porcello, ERod & Johnson. They think the Sox are not looking to sign a RP'er to more than a year, because they have faith in the pipeline: (Poyner) Lakins, D Hernandez & Feltman http://news.soxprospects.com/2018/12/podcast-ep-150-we-know-what-roman.html
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Soria's ERA was 3.13, if you count his whole season.
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He'll be 35 next season. I'm hoping we can do better. I think a trade is the best way to get a solid RP'er and not kill our budget.
