moonslav59
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It does seem like prices have been low this year. Maybe we'll make a waiver deal, but with the best record, any team can nix a deal.
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We have plenty of scraps like Buttrey, Jerez and the guy we gave up for Pearce.
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Not hopeless but certainly improvable.
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He has looked good this year, but 7 years in the system and a pending rule 5 winter makes the parting easier.
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Is keeping Nunez worth losing 10 draft slots plus having his $4M count on next year's budget? It's a close call, to me. Once Devers, Kinsler and Vaz are added to the 25 man roster for August and the playoffs (forget Sept for a moment), who goes? Lin- yes Holt? I'd rather keep him than Nunez Nunez or Swihart? Both out of options, so a phantom DL would work, but one sits for the playoffs anyways. Pearce (no options) or Devers (3 left)? I think not.
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I agree, and although Buttrey might have more upside than either of us think he has, the guy has been in the system for 7 years and was ranked only 19th in a down system. The highest he ever got was 17th.
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I think having 2-3 of Eovaldi, Pom, Johnson and Velazquez in the pen allows for us to go to a 12 man staff until Sept 1. The issue might be who has options and who can or do we keep on the 25 man roster? Addition and returning players: Kinsler Devers Vazquez (Pedey?) Who goes? Lin (for sure) Holt (1 option left) Swihart (no options) Nunez (no options) Pearce (no options) Devers (3 options) There's not enough room until September 1st. Once the playoffs come, Swihart will likely be the odd man out, unless he keeps hitting. I still say, we might be looking to trade Nunez or Holt to get back under the max tax limit.
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I'm still not sure that when all is said and done, we end up over the max line. We are only over by $300K to $400K, so we could deal salary to get back under pretty easily. I think RP'er is clearly a higher priority than 3B, especially since Holt and Nunez are now fully available to fill in at 3B. BTW, I don't see Devers as a net negative at 3B. He's also very good vs the Yanks, so I want him playing in the playoffs.
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Yes, I forgot about how (and why) fangraphs does that. BTW, JD has played in the OF about half as much as JBJ, so his numbers as an OF, when he plays there, should count. Individual: WAR 6.3 Betts 5.0 Judge 3.2 Hicks 1.2 JBJ 3.6 Beni 2.9 Stanton Baseball Reference has these OF stats: BOS .292 59 201 (.373/.517/.890) NYY .262 62 170 (.354/.472/.826) .
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I've not given up on Pom, yet, and I never feel like one game tells all. If we are over the tax limit by %350K, all we need to do is trade Pom and get the team to pay $400K more than who we replace Pom on the roster. Some team will take him at that rate. I'd like to keep Holt & Nunez, too, but with Kinsler on board, Devers returning soo and Lin in AAA, I'm not sure that added depth is worth falling 10 slots in the draft. We can only have all of these guys on the roster in September anyways. Once the playoffs come, someone will be off the roster anyways.
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Maybe we dump a salary to get us back under. We could trade Pom in August. We might deal Holt or Nunez after Devers returns.
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Fangraphs total OF team comps: WAR 1. BOS 15.4 2. NYY 13.2 OPS 1. BOS .906 (142 wRC+) 2. NYY .845 (129 wRC+) UZR150 1. NYY 11.3 5. BOS 6.2 DRS 3. NYY 27 12. BOS 8 Baserunning 1. BOS 12.1 4. NYY 7.4
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I'm just saying, before the trade and his last start, who here would have been advocating signing him for 2019?
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Yankees to Acquire Lance Lynn from the Twinkies
moonslav59 replied to Carpin's topic in Other Baseball
Funny how you use seasonal stats to berate our guys like JBJ, Leon, Vaz and others, despite us pointing out that they have done much better since May 1st. -
All I can say is "WOW!" It may be a bit of an overpay, but really it was not bad. We traded our #19 and #26 prospect from a lowly rated system. I love the move, and I didn't even think 2B was as high a priority as some did. Kinsler is still a plus defender, and he should still have some juice in his bat. He hit 22 HRs last year and is on pace for about the same this year. He's warmed up lately and could be helped by Fenway. Nice job, DD.
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The Alex Cora Managerial Decision Thread
moonslav59 replied to StephenCurry30's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
JD>HRam -
Luxury tax dollars After 2018 $22M HRam $13M Kimbrel $8.5M Pom $3.8M Kelly $???? Pearce After $2019 $20.6M Porcello $18.5M Pablo $_____ Bogaerts $13.5M Sale $6.5M Moreland $___ Holt $___ Thornburg After 2020 $___ Betts $___ JBJ $___ Wright $___ Smith $___ Leon
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Why? Because we need a good #2/closer type, and if we lose Kimbrel next year, we'll have a guy costing less than $4M on the luxury tax...not the $20M CK might get. You are right about the Cincy viewpoint. (I don't think I offered too much, though.)
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Very true. I also see more "fire and desire" than last year.
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Good points, but had I told you 4 weeks ago that we could replace Pom and Kelly in 2019 with Eovaldi and Brassier, what would you have said? We will also need other pieces, like finding the next, cheap Pearce and maybe a 2Bman.
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Offer: Velazquez Swihart or Shawaryn Chavis Houck Shepherd, Poyner or Walden For Raisel Iglesias (2 more years left at $3.9M on luxury tax budget) See if we can get Amir Garrett (pre-arb) added, somehow.
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lmao!
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I'm not singling you out, but my guess is, if Eovaldi has a bad start or two, some sentiments will change.
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I meant the finances. Arb raises are going to be stiff....much more than I projected earlier this season due to phenomenal seasons by our arb guys. Taxes go up the second year over. Sale gets a $1M raise, or maybe $2.5M with a Cy Young in 2018 Losing Kelly without replacing him was not mentioned. We lose Pearce, too.
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It's not quite that simple, but we probably can keep Eovaldi & Kimbel and stay just below the max line once again as the taxes rise again due to consecutive years clause.
