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  1. moonslav59
    That was the deal I hated the most at the time. Since closer contracts have sky-rocketed, the deal looks better. Kimbrel's 2016 was pretty good but not outstanding. His play this year certainly upped the balance on the trade. My position on the trade was that we gave too many good prospects for a RP'er making free agent type money at the time. I had nothing against Kimbrel. I projected him staying a top 3 closer for the remainder of his contract. I also disliked the Pom trade. I was okay with the Price deal, because we were desperate for an ace. I liked the Thornburg trade. I liked the Smith trade that involved just J. Aro as a prospect. I absolutely loved the Sale trade.Smith trade. All trades but the Thornburg one look good, so far, but the jury is still out on all but maybe the
  2. moonslav59
    I'm glad we traded for him, even though we "gave up the farm" to get Josh and Mike. I still have my Beckett jersey. That being said, Ben was given a couple albatross contracts- same as DD.
  3. moonslav59
    He wanted to come to Boston. He was willing to play LF, but that does not mean he wanted to play LF. I would guess he'd have rather have played 3B- a position he had played before. I didn't mean to imply they forced him to play LF against his will.
  4. moonslav59
    Yes, the Sox could conceivably be sellers next July, but if I had to bet on MN or BOS to be sellers, I'll choose the Twins.
  5. moonslav59
    My guess is they will be sellers at the deadline.
  6. moonslav59
    What about Wil Myers as a trade candidate? He's dirt cheap the next 2 years, so 2020 might be the time SD looks to trade him, but he hit 30 HRs last year playing half his games in SD. Contract: $14M luxury tax cost 6 years/$83M (2017-22), plus 2023 club option signed extension with San Diego 1/17/17 (avoided arbitration, $4M-$3.4M) $15M signing bonus 17:$2M, 18:$2M, 19:$3M, 20:$20M, 21:$20M, 22:$20M, 23:$20M club option ($1M buyout)
  7. moonslav59
    What would Minn want for Dozier ($9M/1) & Santana ($28M/2)? Would they add Mauer ($18M/1)? Is Phil Hughes a salary dump at this point at $26.4M/2? If yes, would taking him lessen what is asked in return?
  8. moonslav59
    I don't think they've updated his profile. He got more than a "cup of coffee" already. Either way, he's worth more than Holt. I'm wondering, if they'd want Hembree, who is out of options.
  9. moonslav59
    I do agree. The Sox would make the deal in a heartbeat. Merrifield has played a lot of OF in the minors, so he could double as our 4th OF'er. I'd even throw in another mid-level prospect like Shawaryn or Travis, if needed.
  10. moonslav59
    The same soxprospects.com has Maddox listed as our 5th RP'er next year ahead of Hembree, Scott, Workman, Thornburg, Ross and others.
  11. moonslav59
    Maddox would be the centerpiece of the deal, and you barely mentioned him. I'm not sure how desperate KC is to cut salary as they have Hosmer & Mosse coming off the books, but I do think they'll want to dump Herrera and his $8M arb. I'm not so sure the Sox are looking to take on that kind of salary for RP'ers and 2B. Their biggest need is clean-up hitting, 1B, 4th OF and SP'ing. This deal fills none of their biggest needs. What do we do when Pedey comes back? Bench Merrifield or HRam? Interesting trade suggestion, though.
  12. moonslav59
    Show me a starting pitcher who is not totally confident (or even over confident) in himself, and I'll show you a journeyman.
  13. moonslav59
    I hope not, even though I'm on board with moving Devers to 1B, if we can get a better 3Bman than 1Bman this winter.
  14. moonslav59
    It just goes. to show you how virtually impossible it is to judge a player's character.
  15. moonslav59
    It would be the worst Sox infield defense in my memory. We'd also maybe have the best Sox OF/catcher defensive combination in my memory. Is this a significant IF defensive upgrade? 1B Devers (HRam) 2B Pedey 3B Bogey SS Cozart (DH: HRam)
  16. moonslav59
    Yes, that's his best position. I stand corrected.
  17. moonslav59
    Why not? He'd be a switch hitter playing half his games in Fenway Park. He's a true switch hitter, too. .808 career vs RHP (26 HRs per 650 PA) .815 career vs LHPs (17 HRs per 650) HRs last few seasons: 27 2011 18 2012 20 2013 27 2014 19 2015 34 2016 23 2017 He's played between 143 and 158 every season since becoming a FT'er in 2011 (609-688 PAs). He also has some added value as an emergency 3rd string catcher, which may allow Cora more freedom to PH for our starting catcher more often.
  18. moonslav59
    Oh, I agree, but he's no longer viewed as the best of all time, like he was on pace at becoming.
  19. moonslav59
    No doubt.
  20. moonslav59
    ...and/or try to keep a strong farm that continuously stock the 25 man roster with cost-effective stars that limit the amount of chances you have to take on big free agents. Most big free agents end up coming way short of expectations- quite a bit do from day one. Still. it's hard to imagine how the current Sox team can significantly improve next year without signing some impact free agents. We need a huge boost at 1B or two moderate boosts at two positions. We can probably sign someone pretty good to play 1B on a one-year deal, but how much "impact" can we expect from Morrison, Duda, Alonso or bringing Moreland back? Then, maybe sign a 4th OF'er that could DH some to a 1-3 year deal, but who? We could try to add pitching, but we already have 25 man roster crunches, so what we really need is a very good pitcher who represents a significant upgrade over what we have. That will be costly. It's a Catch-22. Damned if we do- damned if we don't.
  21. moonslav59
    Yes, at one time Beckett was on pace for being one of MLB's legendary "money pitchers." I didn't blame Theo for extending him, but the fact is, it was a bad move. Ben inherited two big duds and learned nothing from it. He then left DD two new duds all of his own.
  22. moonslav59
    Ben swapped Pablo and HRam for CC and Beckett. You never give the same thanks to Theo. Ben clearly screwed up- more than once. No doubt. He did, however, leave a lot of top prospects for DD to deal away- something Theo didn't leave as much of to DD.
  23. moonslav59
    At least Ben was able to dump the albatrosses he inherited (Crawford & Beckett), although it took giving up AGon. Trading AGon actually worked out well, as he quickly declined, and the guys we have chosen to play 1B have largely outplayed AGon since the trade. The Pablo contract is killing us right now. Nineteen million dollars would make our winter spending budget a lot easier to manage. HRam still has a chance to contribute next year. I hope the surgery helps him come close to what he is (was) capable of producing.
  24. moonslav59
    I doubt he wanted to play LF. I'm just guessing, but I think he'd have preferred 3B, since he had played there before.
  25. moonslav59
    His defense is easy to forget.
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