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Wouldn't spreading these sorts of rumors hurt Boras' chances with AZ? He's putting a lot of pressure on the GM/owner.
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If we sign LoMo, instead of JD, he's a great hitter vs RHPs (.905 in 2017 vs .761 against lefties). Moreland is also much better vs RHPs (.784 vs ..684). While HRam hit RHPs better last year, traditionally, he kills lefties (.897 vs .838 against lefties career). Maybe we'd see this.... vs RHPs: 1B: Moreland DH: Morrison PH and spot DH: Ramirez vs LHPs: 1B: Morrison DH: HRam PH and spot 1B: Moreland No HRam vest, for sure. .
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Of course, HRam could suck, but we're paying him $22M, so we might as well see if the surgery worked. We can hope for a glimpse of this HRam: .947 in second half of 2016 (10th best in MLB) .836 in first half of 2014 (31st best in MLB) 1.040 in a half season of 2013 (2nd best in MLB with 300+ PAs) In 3 of the last 5 seasons, he's shown flashes of brilliance. You don't cut a guy you have to pay $22M without seeing, if he has one last flash in him. Yes, one can argue that three half seasons out of the last 10 is not good, and they'd be right, but with 30% odds and hopes that the surgery helped, rolling the dice seems like a no-brainer. One might argue some of his recent bad half seasons were a direct result of shoulder issues, and maybe the surgery negates those bad halves.
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I'm pretty sure, if LoMo or Duda are the Sox option B plans, their agents know it. It's in those players' best interest to wait out JD, in hopes the Sox join in on their bidding war and jack up the offers. DD might also have asked their agents to give them a heads up, if they are close to a deal elsewhere. (I still think the Moreland signing was idiotic. We could have had LoMo AND JD, or LoMo + two from Duda or Nunez or a pitcher.)
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No, it's not. It happens when you get one of the top 5 picks five years in a row.
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2014-2017 (193 players with 1500+ PAs) ISO 4. JD Martinez .274 13. Lucas Duda .242 46. Moustakas .201 53. L Morrison .197 (HRam .189 and Moreland .187) OPS 7. JD Martinez .936 40. Lucas Duda .818 82. Moustakas .771 98. L Morrison .762 (Moreland .755 and HRam .793) 2017 only (216 players with 400+ PAs) ISO 1. JD Martinez .387 (Stanton 2nd at .350) 10. Lucas Duda .279 16. L Morrison .270 31. Moustakas .249 97. Moreland .197 107. HRamirez .188 OPS 2. JD Martinez 1.066 (Trout 0.005 ahead) 41. L Morrison .868 64. Moustakas .835 73. Lucas Duda .818 125. Mopreland .769 146. HRamirez .750 Can we really go into 2018 with our clean-up or 5th hitter at .750 to .770?
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I'd rather have JD, but LoMo for 2 or Duda for one and then adding a pitcher or Nunez to a 1-3 year deal would work for me, too.
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If that's the highest offer, it's just about right. DD: don't bid against yourself! If you've made the highest offer, and he goes elsewhere, then fine. Just make sure your plan B is still in play and attainable.
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A million is still a million. I'd try for as much as I can get. It's not like there's a danger the Sox will lower or take away the offer without warning.
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So now he is desperately trying to re-open negotiations with AZ. All things being equal, I believe he goes back to AZ. Maybe even some things being less, he goes back. But how much less, is the question. All things won't be equal. I seriously doubt AZ comes close to a 5 year offer.
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Fister Robbie Ross Abad R Davis
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Pretty incredible. 4 in the top 28 on graduates and top 2 currently.
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No. Moncada is still higher than many seem to think he should be...basically even with Beni.
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Yes, the situation with Moustakas and LoMo seem more troubling. Not a whisper.
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Me, too. It might be more about my thoughts on Marrero than great expectations for Lin, but Marrero is out of options, so he might stay a while, at least until Pedey returns and we know more about Marco.
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Lin looked really good last year, but he's never put up offensive numbers like that before- in any extended period of time. Since he has options, he's probably below Marrero, and Holt & Hernandez look better.
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I can't wait till the first pitch of ST'ing- with or without JD.
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I've always been high on ERod. I loved the Miller trade (but hoped we resigned Miller that winter).
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There's no way we know, if the surgery helps. It may end up being "sunk cost", and we can DFA him in May or June, if that happens. It's not like we have some stud on the farm that HRam is keeping down. There's no argument that Holt, Swihart, Marrero or Brentz is more deserving.
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He won't win, unless he doing great and we had no better option, and we denied him PAs. If he's doing great, that's not bad. If we sign a better DH option like JD FT or Duda vs RHPs, there's no way HRam can win a case. Only an injur that forces JD to play OF or HRam to DH or play 1B could cause the vest.
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Must be pretty comfortable to say that in this day and age. Did you ever actively opposed racism? I have, more than once, but I have also failed to do so when I was in a segregated high school and 5 years later when I was in Korea. I said I wasn't going to respond, but I will one last time. My grandfather was a racist, who had "many black friends." My Dad doesn't have a racist bone in his body. My 5 sisters and I were the only white kids in an all black inner city Catholic School in Milwaukee. We marched in protest to the Vietnam War and for Civil Rights. I have worked my entire life to improve racial relations, peace and equality. After retiring, I have been a full time volunteer ESL teacher at a Title 1 school for 10 years. I'm not out to vilify past persons, but I'm not going to glorify them either, or explain away their actions and inactions based on the "everyone else was doing it" argument. I deal with that flawed logic everyday with middle school students. I'd prefer not to deal with it here with adults.
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Most people value getting as much money as possible, including Henry and DD.
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This only happens, if HRam is doing great. That should not be a bad thing.
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If we're going to pay HRam $22M, we might as well see if the surgery helped. HRam is not far removed from some good to monstrously good seasons. He's been up and down much of the last few years, and this may end up being an up year. Give him a shot. Make sure we have someone to legitimately take some of his ABs away, so he does not vest. If he's having a monster year, we may have to worry about the vest or upsetting him by benching him during a monster year, but that does not seem like a bad problem to have. His next winter trade value would be high after a monster year. The only possible losing situation I see as a possibility is if he's doing pretty well and thinks he's doing better than management thinks, and we restrict his ABs leading to him pouting or complaining/distracting. Signing JD, loMo or Duda should insure a legitimate reason to limit HRam's PAs, unless a 1Bman, DH or OF'er gets hurt..
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Maybe the surgery will end the reoccurring issues with his knee once and for all. We should not rush him back!
