moonslav59
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Yes, he was! The team won 13 of his first 14 starts and 19 of his 23 starts on the year.
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I think it's a straight claim and not a trade. So, we're down to 39, and a RP'er signing seems eminent. If we go for another RP'er, here's a short list of who might be DFA'd next, assuming nobody is traded: 1) Marco Hernandez (with Quiroz traded, maybe we give him one more look) 2) Sam Travis (maybe his move to the OF gives him some more time) 3) Chandler Shepherd (There are probably non-40 man roster pitchers ahead of him on our depth chart.) 4) Marcus Walden (doubtful DFA, IMO) Out of options trade candidates: 1) Swihart 2) Johnson 3) Hembree
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The $800 is guaranteed, and is much better than a minor league deal.
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I think he will sign an $800K deal with incentives that could bring him over $1.5M. If not, he'll sign a minor league deal with an opt out date, if he isn't on the big club by then. Just my guess.
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I'm sure the team physical will be a large factor in Buch securing a guaranteed ML contract.
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He's not someone I'm drooling over, but he take away from the loss of Kimbrel to some extent. He was awful in 2017, but he's been pretty good in the other years since 2013. (2013-2018, including 2017: 3.12 ERA and 1.22 WHIP and 10.7 K/9)
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When you are talking about a 6th or 7th starter, you don't know when you might need him. It would be great if Buch was healthy and pitching well the instant we needed him, but the odds are low. If we end up needing a pitcher to give us 15-20 starts, we will look for next year's Eovaldi or Happ. To answer your question, I'd rather count on Wright, Johnson and Velazquez as starter depth and make a trade, if needed rather than adding Buch to the mix. If he agrees to a minor league deal, I won't complain, but I think we can do better.
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We'll see. Look at Brett Anderson. Even if he doesn't, he will choose a team he knows that, if he's healthy, he can easily win a starting slot in their rotation. We are 5 solid deep and Wright should be healthy.
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It's nothing short of insanity.
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He took over in 2002. They finished 4th and 5th out of 5 teams in the first 4 years. How is this "rebuilt in 2 years?" He was there for 14 years and was competitive for 8- highly competitive for 5 or 6 years. I'm not trying to make a big deal out of this, but how do you see a 10 year window of competitiveness? Which specific years are you talking about? If you meant 9, that's fine- no biggie, but in his best 9 years, he got these "off seasons": 2008: 74-88 (5th out 5 teams) 2010: 81-81 (3rd out of 5) One of these seasons falls out of the sample size by making it 9 years: 2015: 74-87 (5th out of 5) 2005: 71-91 (4th out of 5) Being competitive in 7 out of 9 years is very good. I'm not trying to say he did badly, but to me, and maybe we're just arguing semantics, a window mean every year being competitive or highly competitive.
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Just shows what a joke the MLB HOF election process is.
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MLBTRs reports... It’s “believed” that free-agent reliever Adam Ottavino is near the top of Boston’s bullpen wish list, Jon Heyman of Fancred tweets. The same is true of the previously reported David Robertson, per Heyman. With closer Craig Kimbrel and setup man Joe Kelly as their best remaining free agents, it’s no surprise that the world champion Red Sox are exploring the top of the market for bullpen help. Those two led full-time Red Sox relievers in innings pitched last season, and Kimbrel was particularly effective. The 33-year-old Ottavino may have been even better, though, as the former Rockie was among the game’s elite relievers in 2018 despite having to pitch his home games at the hitter-friendly Coors Field. Ottavino placed fourth among relievers in average exit velocity against (84.9 mph), sixth in fWAR (2.0), 11th in K/9 (12.98, against 4.17 BB/9), 13th in innings (77 2/3) and 17th in ERA (2.43), putting himself in position to score a lucrative contract in free agency.
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1) He will geta ML deal, so all this is moot. 2) I want a pitcher who will likely be ready at anytime we need to call him up. 3) Would I be upset, if we signed Clay to a minor league deal? No, but I'd rather go for dependability, since we are not likely to get many takers, since our staff is solid 5 deep and there's pretty good competition for the 6 slot already.
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I felt comfortable with Pom last winter, so I agree. I do feel better about Price and Porcello, but a little worse about Sale and maybe ERod and Wright. I like Johnson and Velazquez more this winter than last, so in a sense, I like our depth more now: Wright, Johsnon, Velazquez & Shawaryn. We don't have a closer, yet, but I'm pretty sure DD is not done for the winter.
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What 10 years are you talking about?
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He didn't have a competitive team all 10 years. I was replying to your comment about just the Tigers and them having 10 years of being competitive. He took over in 2002. The team was bad when he took over (66 wins in 2001). They got worse, before they got better, and thos draft picks helped. Wins by the Tigers under DD: 55 43 72 71 95 88 74 86 81 95 88 93 90 74 Go ahead and throw out the first 4 years, if you want, and the Tigers were... Highly competitive in 5 of 10 years (made the playoffs) Somewhat competitive 2 of 10 years (82-88 wins) Not competitive 3 years (74-81 wins) Maybe I have a different definition of what a "window" is, and that's fine, but I see a 4 year window (2011-2014) and maybe a 2 year window (2006-2007). Since he left: 86 64 64
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I was just responding to the point about DD have 10 straight years of being cmpetitive with the Tigers. He did not.
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We basically swapped Eovaldi for Pom, who was coming off a good year, and we have Shawaryn not Beeks. 2017: 1. Sale (just added) 2. Porcello (coming off a Cy Young season) 3. Price (was decent in 2016: 17-9 3.90) 4. Pomeranz (struggled in second half on '16) 5. ERod (was 3-7 4.71 in 2016) 6. Wright (pitcher very well in 2016, until he got hurt) 7. Fister (added for depth) 8. Johnson 9. Velazquez 10. Kendrick 2018 1. Sale (coming off a great season, despite a late season fade) 2. Price (had 11 starts in 2017) 3. Porcello (had an off year in 2017: 11-17 4.65) 4. Pomeranz (pitched very well in 2017) 5. ERod (pitched well in 24 starts in 2017) 6. Wright (question mark at start of year) 7. Johnson 8. Velazquez 9. Beeks 2019 (so far) 1. Sale (a bigger question mark) 2. Price (a lesser question mark) 3. Porcello (about the same- maybe slightly better outlook) 4. Eovaldi (better than Pompom) 5. ERod (maybe the same or a little better) 6. Wright (maybe better) 7. Johnson (better) 8. Velzaquez (better) 9. Shawaryn (equal to Beeks?) (Walen/Shepherd/ JSmith/ DHernandez) 5.
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LOL. It's not Average Verifiable Value?
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The Sox have one ring as a WC team, so in some ways, it can make a team more likely to win several rings in a relatively short period of time. Certainly, the play-in game makes it harder for WC teams to win it all, but it give an extra chance for a team to sneak in the playoffs and have a chance to win it all.
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...and it's the AVV that counts for teams nearing or over the luxury tax.
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But easier to get in when you are not a top contender in the regular season.
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Marco may be first.
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I think Travis gets DFA'd upon our next signing.
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Betts JBJ Beni JD Hotl Nunez Pearce Swihart Moreland Lin Travis
