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Countdown to the Playoffs - 2017 Edition
moonslav59 replied to Slasher9's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Nunez still out too. -
Haven't heard any talk on Justin Upton (as a DH). How about Porcello (2 years left) for 35 year old AGon ($21.5M/1 yr)? That would free up some money for Cobb.
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Another 3rd out run into at 3B. Geesh!
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We could do both.
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Porcello and HRam as "bait?"
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Gotta love the crooked number!
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I've always been high on Wright- higher than most, and maybe my faith is unfounded, but he looks like he could be a nice depth next year.
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According to Kimmi, giving up 1 low single A player would be an overpay, because any team could have had him for nothing by just claiming him off waivers.
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Are these the only active players left from the 2007 team? Pedroia Lester Ellsbury Buccholz Moss
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Yeah, that was bad.
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Debunking the 3 year window myth -- the Red Sox in 2020
moonslav59 replied to Fan_since_Boggs's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
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Debunking the 3 year window myth -- the Red Sox in 2020
moonslav59 replied to Fan_since_Boggs's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
I didn't expect us to get anything of great value in return. I just wanted to dump salary. I do think some team would have taken HRam off our hands. He looked like a decent 1Bman. Maybe we'd have had to pay $2-5M a year as an offset, but I think we could have traded him. I cans ee why we didn't, and like I said, even I changed my mind and wanted to keep him. -
Last winter you did not think we needed Sale, yet now you think we need a quality starter. I'm a bit confused. I get how our confidence in Price and Porcello has fallen, but the opposite should be true of ERod and Pom. Plus, we should have Wright returning.
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My top priorities are always to add an ace. I'm not sure how realistic that is this off season. We have Price returning, hopes that Porcello can get his act together (again) and Wright as a hopeful depth piece. This what I want: 1) A GREAT clean-up hitter (if he can play 1B- all the better) 2) A solid bench player like Nunez, since Pedey, HRam and no 4th OF'er are question marks in 2018. I would not seek a 2/3 starter. I'd add a couple guys like Fister as depth in hopes we can find someone like the 2017 Fister. I'd leave the pen untouched. Adding full seasons from Smith, Thornburg and Ross should enough.
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Great points. I liked Pom and his 3 playoff cycles of team control. He didn't help last year, but he has this year. He's done better than anyone expected, but we need a ring to clinch the idea that we "won the trade" or "broke even" assuming Espi goes on to do well.
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The other key fact was that we led the league in runs by 100 last year. Scoring 100 less runs this year is significant, and saying we'd still have led the league is a bit misleading in some ways. Yes, what made the rest of the league leap frog us? Half the reason was us coring 100 less runs. The other half is almost certainly tied to the massive power increase that somehow passed us by. Losing big Papi had a role in both of these halves. Significant downturns by 8 of our returning 9 top PA players from 2016 plays a huge role as well.
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Ooops.
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LOL! BTW, JF has Holt batting second today.
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Not a bad idea, but how does Belt solve our clean-up hitter void? He does not have more power than HRam or Moreland and has just a slightly better OPS.
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Debunking the 3 year window myth -- the Red Sox in 2020
moonslav59 replied to Fan_since_Boggs's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Yes, and to me, the chances of two bad years are higher than two good years. For just this reason, I said before the 2016 season, we should trade HRam after 2016, even if he hits over .900. I changed my mind after he had a good 2016, mostly because Papi retired, but I should haves tuck to my guns. -
The Yanks won't come close enough.
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If you change every one of Stanton's HR to a DBL, his SLG% would still be .429, which is still higher than HRam and Moreland. His OPS would still be .804 and would be the best OPS among Sox regulars. No, with all due respect, I think you underestimate just how great a hitter he is.
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Again, you don't know that for sure. At times, teams do not put in a claim, because they are not interested in trading players for the guy at that time, and they know the team will be asking for players or asking for too much. I am as close to certain as possible that when Stanton is traded, the Marlins will get good players/prospects in return. They probably will pay a small part of his contract but not a lot. Maybe, this winter, the Marlins might take HRam (as a salary offset for the first 1-2 years of Stanton's contract) or Castillo (as a more spread out salary relief), Chavis and Beeks or Shawaryn. If they took HRAm, our luxury tax budget would barely go up for 1-2 years. We could also add a key FA or two to fill other needs, such as signing Nunez and a 1Bman like Duda, Morrison or Alonso. 1. Bogey SS 2. Betts RF 3. Beni LF 4. Stanton DH 5. Devers 6. Duda 1B 7. Pedey 2B 8. JBJ CF 9. Vaz C Bench: Nunez, Leon, and two from Travis, Hernandez, Holt, Lin and Marrero. ,
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I've been happy with JF's recent line-ups and what seems like a lessening of bonehead plays, but batting Holt second today is unforgivable. 1 Bogey SS 2 Holt 2B 3. Beni LF 4 Moreland 1B 5 Vaz C 6 Devers 3B 7 Young RF 8 JBJ CF 9 ERod P I might have tried this.... 1 Bogey 2 Vaz 3 Beni 4 Devers 5 Moreland 6 JBJ 7 Young 8 Holt or Lin 9 ERod
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He'd be an upgrade over Moreland, but he doesn't solve the lack of power problem at all. Belt's never hit over 18 HRs. Moreland can do that.
