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If you had to choose, who would you rather have? LoMo $6.5M x 1 Moreland $6.5M x 2 Aparrently a 1 year wonder (maybe) is worth about the same as a long and steady mediocre 1Bman.

Is there really even .001% of a chance his foot veered off the base by almost 2 feet by accident? He was trying to break up the DP. Yes, I guess it's just an opinion, but to me, it looks like 100% fact. Was he intending to injure Holt? That, I'm not sure, but he was trying to bvreak up the DP by having his foot hit Holt or cause him to not turn the play. To me, he intentionally aimed his foot at Holt's legas that was his only way to break up the DP..

Impressive. IP/ ER Sale 6.0/0 5.0/1 6.0/1 5.0/1 Price 7.0/0 7.0/0 1.0/4 Porcello 5.1/1 7.1/3 7.0/0 ERod 3.2/3 6.0/1 Velazquez 5.2/1 5.0/2 Johnson 6.0/1 WOW!

I lived in Milwaukee during my formative years. I'm still a Packer and Bucks fan, but I switched to the Red Sox when I moved to maine at the same time the Brewers traded my favorite player, Tommy Harper, to the Sox.

No Bogey, no XB, no Pedey, yet we still keep winning. (Also, no Pom, Wright and others, as well.)

Sox prospects had him ranked 13th.

Look what JBJ went through after hitting .726 last year. I can only imagine what Lin (or Holt) would go through had he played FT this year. Also, Nunez is our best 4th OF'er, and it's not even close.

Cause he got fat, maybe?

Yeah, I saw that! Weird play!

Well said, Max. JBJ with a big SB. Lin come trhough with a nice hit. Pitching, pitching, pitching! Keep it rollin' !

Better than Holt and probably Lin.

I think, these days, prime is more like 26-30. JBJ is not fast, so I can't see how "speed" is his "primary strength". To me his strengths are... 1) Defensive instincts (quick starts, correct routes to balls and positioning) 2) Power 3) Good base running skills 4) Decent on base skills

Beeks has struck out 16 in 8 IP in 2 starts so far.

Here's something interesting I found on soxprospects.com League wide #MLB swing & miss % 2018 25.4% 2017 24.5% 2016 23.8% 2015 23.2% 2014 22.7% 2013 22.4% 2012 22.2% 2011 21.1% 2010 21% 2009 20.6% 2008 20.4% 2007 20.1% 2006 19.8% 2005 19.4%

No, but not significantly post-prime.

The Red Sox selected lefty Trey Ball seventh overall in 2013 with the hope that he’d make an impact in the majors as a starter. Five years later, they’ve moved him to the bullpen, per Christopher Smith of MassLive.com. The 23-year-old has taken to his new relief role thus far, having pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings at the Double-A level this season. Smith’s piece, which is worth checking out in full, contains several quotes from Red Sox vice president of pitching development and assistant pitching coach Brian Bannister regarding Ball’s transition.

The Red Sox have managed an American League-leading 12-2 record without left-hander Drew Pomeranz, who’s on the DL with a forearm flexor strain. But Pomeranz is nearing his 2018 debut, according to Jason Mastrodonato of the Boston Herald. The 29-year-old made a Double-A rehab start Friday, and his next outing will be the Red Sox, according to manager Alex Cora. Pomeranz will take the hill either Thursday against the Angels or Friday versus the Athletics. This could be the last season in Boston for Pomeranz, who’s scheduled to hit free agency next winter.

In his prime.

His defense was getting worse before the concussion and was never very good to begin with. fangraphs had is defense listed as such: 2014: +0.8 2015: -2.4 2016: -4.1 2017: -2.4 So far in 2018, -0.1 (this is a cumulative number). His UZR/150 at 2B this year is -32.5, but it is a tiny sample size. Like I said, it's just my opinion, and it certainly is possible for Holt to repeat his 2014 or 2015 season as he nears age 30, but I don't see it happening. I don't think the weight gain will help improve his defense. He looks slower to me as well. His fangraphs base running numbers look like this: +4.8 2014 +5.2 2015 (He was a very good runner back then) +3.1 2016 -2.2 2017 -1.1 2018 (again, this is cumulative and looks like a horrible start) -

If you think Holt hitting .711 like 2014 and .727 like 2015 would be a 2+ WAR player this year (playing FT), with his defense the way it is now, then I'll have to disagree. I realize my opinion differs from others, and I'm not pretending to know more than anyone else here, but here's how I see Holt's position on any long term injury depth chart: (Note: if someone gets hurt long term the job might be shared, but the player I put ahead of Holt, should in my opinion, get more time.) 1B: HRam> Moreland> Swihart> Call up Travis, then Holt 2B: Pedroia> Nunez> Hernandez, Lin or Holt 3B: Devers> Nunez> Hernandez, Lin, Swihart or Holt SS: Bogaerts> Nunez> Lin> Hernandez or Holt LF: Beni> Nunez or JMart> Swihart or Moreland, then Holt CF & RF: Move Beni to CF and put in LF: Nunez or JMart> Swihart or Moreland, then Holt I see Holt no better than tied for 3rd slot at 2B and 3B and no better than the 4th slot at other positions. Paying $2.2M for that is not a very good idea, IMO.

To me, the worse part was that the foot was aimed almost 2 feet to the left of the base he was supposed to be sliding into. He was aiming for Holt's leg- not the base. 18inches plus of course was no accident.

On HRam having two big seasons in a row, assuming he has one this year and looking at 2019, I wouldn't bet on it. It is, however, certainly possible considering his shoulder looks fine, now.

The penalty for going $40M over the limit is pretty severe financially, and the dropping down 10 slots in the draft might not be all that bad, but in a system designed to make it harder for richer teams to (re)build their farm, it won't get any easier having the 38th pick instead of the 28th pick.

The nearly 2 feet to the side of the base that happened to be where Holt's foot and leg were was intentional. He was trying to break up the DP with his spikes hitting Holt's foot/leg. It was 100% intentional, and I don't think that's an opinion. It looks to me like an undisputable fact.

We're going to have a lot of choices to make once our players on the DL return. Here's a look at some possible decisions to be made: (Price is not on the DL, but when he returns, Velazquez to the pen.) Pomeranz: Walden to AAA & Johnson to the pen. Bogaerts: Holt to AAA & Lin to the bench (or swap roles) Wright: After as long of a rehab as possible, a tough choice will need to be made. Wright and Hembree are out of options, so if Wright is deemed better than Velazquez or Johnson, we might trade Wright (or Hembree), or just keep starter depth in AAA by demoting Johnson or Velazquez. Poyner: Will go to AAA. Thornburg: We'll have to trade Hembree or Wright or send down the remaining guy from Johnson/Velazquez. Pedroia: Lin (or Holt, if he remained after Bogey's return) to AAA. Hernandez: to AAA. The full and healthy Sox roster might look like this: SP'ers: Sale, Price, Pom, ERod, Porcello (AAA: Johnson/Velazquez) RP'ers: Kimbrel, Smith, Thornburg, Kelly, Barnes, Wright, Hembree (AAA: Poyner, Walden, Maddox, Scott, Workman, Elias) C: Vaz, Leon, Swihart 1B: HRam, Moreland (AAA: Travis) 2B: Pedroia (AAA: Hernandez, Quiroz AA) UT: Nunez (Lin) 3B: Devers SS: Bogaerts LF: Beni (AAA: Castillo/Barfield) CF: JBJ RF: Betts OF/DH: JMart