moonslav59
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He certainly did better than most of the other 1B options. Contract / fWAR in 2018 $144M/8 Hosmer -0.1 $60M/3 Santana 1.9 $16M/2 Alonso 0.7 $13M/2 Moreland 0.6 $8.3M/2 P Alvarez -0.2 $6.5M Morrison -0.7 $4M/1 M Adams 0.8 $3.5M/1 Duda 0.0 3B? $6.5M/1 Moustakas 2.4 I'm sure glad we didn't go with Hosmer like a few here wanted. I was pushing hard for Moose and Squirrel...I mean Duda, which wouldn't have been all that great, unless Moose switched to 1B.
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If Betts, Trout & Ramirez was a sucky fielders, JD would be in the conversation.
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Snell had just 22 more IP than Sale. (1.9 less WAR.) Verlander had 34 more IP than Snell and a 2.2 higher WAR. ERA- 46 Snell 47 Sale 50 Bauer 62 Verlander 65 Kluber WHIP 0.86 Sale 0.90 Verlander 0.97 Snell 0.99 Kluber K-BB% 32.9 Sale 30.4 Verlander (7th) 22.4 Snell xFIP- 55 Sale 69 Carrasco 72 Paxton 72 Verlander (9th) 75 Snell
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He's not being penalized. Betts and others are being rewarded for being great fielders and/or runners.
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I disagree. There was no luxury. We needed JD almost as much as he needed us. Moreland made no difference. There were 4-5 other good and cheap 1Bman on the market.
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I don't think a drop off happens in 2020. I think it will be 2021. I don't despair or get anxiety over our future, but when I think about it (usually when someone else brings it up) I do have concerns. We won't lose everyone. We will keep enough to probably not finish in last place, but I thought that in 2012, 2014 and 2015, too. A lot depends on what our budget will be, and that is largely unpredictable, so I can understand why many feel it is futile to even think about it, let alone discuss it, but to me, winter is always about "next year" (and after), except maybe now, when we still are celebrating a championship and basking in the glory.
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True, but I think that was more about HRam and his contract and the rest was a smoke screen- perhaps to prevent a law suit. I doubt they trade Swihart to keep Pedey, because Pedey is too sketchy, but trading Swihart to give Chavis a look could happen. We also have Lin, Quiroz, Ockimey and maybe Marco Hernandez available as the 25th man.
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If Pedey, Nunez and Holt are all on the opening day roster, and nobody is on the DL, I doubt Swihart makes the roster. Holt can play 1B, but I think we'll try Chavis or acquire a platoon bat for 1B, instead of using Swihart there.
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Yes, but I'm pretty sure that if Cora tells DD he doesn't plan on playing Swihart much, inless a catcher gets hurt, DD might look to trade Swihart.
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I looked at the splits of Chavis in all his farm years. I hope the faith in Swihart is not enough to slot him into a vital role on opening day. I haven't given up on Swihart, but I don't think his hit toll is good enough to play 1B or dH, except in an emergency role.
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I'd like to talk about Brian Johnson for a second
moonslav59 replied to Dojji's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
But, you doesn't hasta call me Johnson..." -
Now we have 2 DHs, and playing in a NL park gets even more complicated.
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Chavis has shown signs of being a reverse split player or even vs both, but I doubt we anoint him our platoon guy before ST'ing. I'm just not high enough on Swihart's bat to see him as any kind of 1B solution, even if just on the short end of a platoon.
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That makes a lot of sense, but then who DHs vs LHPs? Chavis? I doubt it. If so, then why not play him at 1B over JD? Swihart? DH? Nope. Nunez? Maybe, especially if Holt plays. Pedey? Maybe.
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I'd like to talk about Brian Johnson for a second
moonslav59 replied to Dojji's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Yes, Johnson filled a big need for us. I'm glad he finally showed what we all hoped he might be able to do. It would be great, if he could improve. -
I think you convinced me. I was thinking maybe a Chavis-Pearce platoon might work out better than a Moreland-Swihart/Holt/Chavis/Ockimey one.
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I agree, but let that start after 2019... LOL.
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I'd like to talk about Brian Johnson for a second
moonslav59 replied to Dojji's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
I hope to God we don't need Johnson going 200 IP next year. I like him as a complimentary piece, but he is not the prospect gem some are looking to discover or create out of thin air. -
Would you trade Moreland, if it meant we could then afford to sign Pearce to $16M/2?
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I'm not "agonizing" over it, like Dewey implied, but it does concern me. Hey, we got a ring and might again next year; I'm in heaven. The small part of me worry about 2020 or 2021 in way down my list of things I think about.
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Yes, indeed.
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I think the Yanks will go way over the luxury tax limit and maybe close to $40M over. They re-set this year partially for this FA class.
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If our farm can keep producing prospects good enough for other GMs to trade the Eovaldi's, Pearce's and Nunez's of the league every summer, then I guess one could claim our system is bearing fruit, but I'm thinking more in terms of getting an infusion of young talent that is at pre-arb costs, so we can balance out the big contracts we will need to give our soon-to-be free agents.
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It's debatable his defense covers his .758 OPS, but I wouldn't say he was a big (or even small) negative overall.
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I guess the TB GM loves ugly fruit.
