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Go back and read people's opinions last fall. When I just listed Pablo as a possible competitor at 3B for the 2017 season, hardly anyone agreed and many laughed or berated the idea. Some opinions have changed. Things have changed since last fall. We have no Travis Shaw. We've seen the photos of a much thinner Pablo. Approaching spring lends itself to optimism. Fan and media opinions have changed. I see no doubt in that fact. Maybe not everyone, but many. I'm sure even the strongest Pablo supporter (not me) has doubts.
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If being "out of shape" all his career was what kept his numbers lower than his potential, then you are right. The logic makes sense. He could have his best season ever. He's certainly one of the top "players to watch" to start the season.
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I think there's a good chance Pablo has a very good season (over .825 or so). There's also a chance he comes in around his 2014 season: .740 and average fielding. I just hope he stays healthy and doesn't end up sub .725.
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I think Smyly has some good potential. He's already shown he can pitch well.
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The M's were busy today. I think they've gotten better, but there are some questions.
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Good article, but I'd take my chances with Rutledge, Holt and Hernandez and save the $5M. I disagree on this point, "...the Red Sox did lose out on a piece that would have perfectly filled perhaps the only true “opening” left on the roster, and for an awfully low price." I think pitching depth is a bigger "opening" than back-up 3B.
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Athletics To Sign Trevor Plouffe By Steve Adams | January 11, 2017 at 7:21am CDT TODAY: Plouffe is expected to receive around $5MM of guaranteed money in the deal, per Jon Heyman of Fan Rag (via Twitter). There are also incentives, though details remain unknown.
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In 2014, Pablo posted a .739 OPS. That seems like a fair expectation for 2017.
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LOL. It's a decent floor, and if he fields near average, those numbers would help us a lot, but clearly it's not monstrous.
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In hindsight, we should have traded Youk before his rapid decline. I remember arguing to keep Beltre and have Youk play 1B. I did not think VMart was worth big money to play 1B and (in theory) replace Papi at DH at some point. Papi made it all the way through VMart's contract though. One big silver lining: we drafted JBJ and Swihart with Beltre's comp picks, so that mitigates the bad choice to some extent.
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He's had an OPS over .900 twice in his career, and ended up with an .811 OPS in 7 seasons with the Giants. That's good. That actually very good. What many may not realize is that he also had a plus UZR/150 in those 7 years with SF! (+2.2), but to be fair, he's listed as being -2 in DRS. He was +3.5 in 2014 with a +4 in DRS that year before signing with BOS. Anyways, he was at least close to average on defense, before putting up one of the worst fielding shows (2015) at 3B in my lifetime. Then, there's the playoff heroics...
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Or "out".
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What a turn around for Panda on fan opinions and expectations from last spring to now. I remember I caught a lot of flack last fall for just mentioning Pablo being "in the mix" at 3B or DH for 2017. Now, he's basically all we've got, and posters are beginning to believe he can be productive again. A "monster year" might be pushing it, but my expectations are certainly growing every time I see a new pic of him.
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Very true. Damon's noodle arm meant he'd have had to play LF or DH with the Sox. Correct me, if I am wrong, but didn't we have those two positions covered pretty well those years? I can't remember the names of those two scrubs we had playing LF and DH. Can anyone think of who they were?
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Surprised you forgot about Ellsbury. Can't say as I blame ya!
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If it includes trades, Nomar jumps out. FAs who bolted include, OCab, D Lowe, Mueller, Gonzo (ss), VMart, Beltre, Papelbon and of course Ellsbury.
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In 2013, we used 11 starters (9 with 3 or more starts) and ended up having to trade for Peavy. In 2007, we had 5 starters with over 23 starts, but still used 9 starters, including Kason Gabbard for 7. In 2004, we had 4 starters with 29 or more GS'd. Fossum 14, Kim 5, Mendoza 5, Chen 2 and Rupe 1. Suppan was acquired and gave us 10 as our 9th or 10th starter.
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Well, last year Pomeranz was number ten... 5: Price, Porcello, Buch, Erod & Kelly 6: Wright (needed right away) 7: Owens (needed after just 18 games) 8: O'Sullivan (needed after 32 games and probably leep-frogged Johnson and Elias on the original depth chart order) 9: Elias (after 52 games) 10: Pomeranz (started first BOS game on July 20th)
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One of the three are depth. Wright is much better as a starter than RP'er, so we clearly are strong one deep. After that it gets sketchy.
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Pom or Wright (or ERod) is our first depth, so that's good. I think Elias is #7, Johnson #8 and Owens #9. I think Owens is down to his last chance as a starter.
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I think they are grooming Kelly to fill the role of Uehara or Ziegler.
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Soxprospects list only 4 starters in Pawtucket, one being some guy named Scott Haviland that I know nothing about. Went to Harvard. Signed as a minor league FA. 4.57 ERA and 1.40 WHIP in almost 950 IP on the farm.
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I think this question came up before, but does Elias really have an option remaining? That would be great if he did. If he doesn't, we risk losing him. After earlier reporting he had 0 options, soxprospects.com now has him with 1. As far as who to add, I honestly haven't looked to see who is available. I read this morning that the Twins just signed Vogelsong and Tepesch to minor league deals. As you have stated many times, this is the type of signing that Dombrowski needs to be looking into. Yes, these are the types we need to grab.
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Yes, indeed!
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I guess I just don't see value in Abad, especially with his $2M contract squeezing our flex space.
