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  1. moonslav59
    I think we can remain highly competitive without trading away anymore top young players/prospects. We should be able to spend more now that the tax is reset.
  2. moonslav59
    The hesitation before throwing drives me nuts. I remember Luis Aparicio used to look at the ball in his hand when he had the runner out by 15 feet, but he was a truly great defender. The 3 finger things sounds wacko to me. My guess is, that will have to be changed (as with the hez crap).
  3. moonslav59
    But, how many times have the Sox had an 18 year old pitcher ranked in the top 20? I realize the Sox have not had much luck with pitchers in the system, and I understand that potential value is just that: potential. My issue was not so much about trading Espi, even though I'd have loved to have rolled the dice on him, but I thought we could have made a bigger package the winter before and got an ace or solid #2. I'm glad Pom has turned into a solid #2 this year. It was a little bumpy last year. I've never had anything against Pom. I thought he was a decent #3 or 4. So far, the deal looks great.
  4. moonslav59
    Exactly. That's why there are no clutch hitters or 100% consistent hitters. Good hitters, when given a large enough sample size, do well. Bad hitters will do poorly. A few will happen to be hot or cold during the sample size and may appear to be "clutch" or "chokes" just like any cherry-picked sample size would show a statistical variance within the mathematical projection.
  5. moonslav59
    Morison has had a very uneventful career, until suddenly busting out with the Rays this year. He's no sure bet to repeat, and although nobody really is a sure bet, some are more sure than others. I want a more "sure" bet.
  6. moonslav59
    Clutch exists. Consistently clutch hitters do not.
  7. moonslav59
    Agreed. We all know our biggest need is a clean-up hitter. Even that might not be enough. I'd prefer signing someone over opening more holes through a trade. (Plus, it's not my money!) I'm not for rolling the dice at this point. We've already mortgaged too much of our extended future for this 3-4 year window. Why stop now?
  8. moonslav59
    I'm not for signing Hosmer. I'd prefer Martinez or Moustakas. If they are way too costly, I might try to sign Duda to a one year deal with significantly bigger money than others are offering (per year) for 2+ years.
  9. moonslav59
    Here's a list of possible trade or FA targets for this winter listed by 2017 WAR: 6.4 Votto 6.1 Stanton 4.9 Cozart 4.8 Upton 4.4 Donaldson 4.0 Hosmer 3.7 Dozier 3.4 JD Martinez 3.4 Santana 3.2 Lowrie 3.2 Machado 3.0 Morrison 3.0 Beltre Looking at just offense and filling the clean-up slot? OPS 1.052 JD Martinez 1.035 Votto 1.006 Stanton .949 Cozart .949 Donaldson .922 Beltre .913 Upton .910 Jose Abreu .897 Hosmer .865 Morrison .854 Alonso .849 Santana .843 Duda .838 Reynolds .835 Moustakas .832 Bruce
  10. moonslav59
    I'm not so sure. Certainly several had him in the top 2 to 4.
  11. moonslav59
    Clearly Sale, Pomeranz and Porcello will be our 3 and as it looks now E-Rod is a more reliable 4th. Funny how just 2 starts ago, people were saying Fister should start the first game of the playoffs. Now, he doesn't even make your top 4.
  12. moonslav59
    We could get lucky and get one of these (bridge) guys to bite on a one year deal and then have a career year like Morrison has just had: Duda Alonso Morrison (again) Santana
  13. moonslav59
    Maybe we sign JD Martinez to DH... 1. Bogey SS 2. Betts RF 3. Beni LF 4. Martinez 1B/DH 5. Devers 3B (1B) 6. Pedey 2B 7. JBJ CF 8. HRam 1B/DH or Nunez 3B/DH 9. Vaz C Bench: Nunez, Leon, and two from Travis, Hernandez, Lin, Holt (?) and Marrero
  14. moonslav59
    I'd still rather have Moose than Hosmer, assuming cost is not an issue, but I doubt that happens. The best idea is probably to try for a 1 year fix at 3B then go hard at Machado next winter. That gives Devers another year to show growth on defense at 3B. I'm not sure if signing a "bridge" is a great idea when the "window" is only open for a finite time.
  15. moonslav59
    Yes, it is more likely we get a 1Bman than a 3Bman or DH-only type. (I went back and corrected it.) I'd have Nunez play more than HRam, but HRam would get more PAs at DH.
  16. moonslav59
    Without a doubt. Lin's a better fielder, but is far away with the bat. A while ago, I suggested the idea of maybe finding a big bat clean up hitting 3Bman and moving Devers to 1B over the winter. I was kind of surprised how many poster did not even want to consider the idea. (Note: I'm not saying I want to move a 20 year old player off position based on tiny sample sizes, but if we can get a better bat at 3B than 1st, I'm considering it.
  17. moonslav59
    Another extra inning win. What are we, like 15-3 in extra innings?
  18. moonslav59
    I doubt even Pablo has ever done that!
  19. moonslav59
    Pom & Pen. 13 Ks. Finding new ways to come out on top. Great win!
  20. moonslav59
    I think we can see why Sox management had a big concern about the defensive readiness of Devers. Of course, even as bad has he has looked, especially at key moments in games, Pablo was even worse.
  21. moonslav59
    If we sign a FA 1Bman and Nunez our 13 position players should be: 1. Bogey SS 2. Betts RF 3. Beni LF 4. ____ 1B 5. Devers 3B 6. Pedey 2B 7. JBJ CF 8. HRam DH 9. Vaz C Bench: Nunez, Leon, and two from Travis, Hernandez, Lin, Holt (?) and Marrero
  22. moonslav59
    They are very good, but not like the Guardians. They don't have much experience. Bring 'em on. Let's not pussyfoot around. I want to face the Yanks. I'm more certain of beating them than CLE. Saying that is not a slight. Houston vs NYY? Pretty close on who I'd like to face more. I'd probably rather play the Yanks, but it's close.
  23. moonslav59
    I think we can pay all the arbs and option raises, sign a big bat for clean up and Nunez and still be under the second penalty tier of the luxury tax. I'm not saying we will or should do so, but I think it can be done. I wish Nunez was a better fielder, but with a team seeming lacking in offense going into 2018, having a super sub who could possibly hit over .800 is something that could put us over the top.
  24. moonslav59
    Hey.... if Jf says so, then it must be.
  25. moonslav59
    Yes, of course, but people said that about every great player in history before they became great. He could be a dud. He could be super great. He might be somewhere in between. We won't know for a long time, but if he does turn out to be good, there will be several years of team control more than Pom.
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