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  1. moonslav59
    we can keep everyone we want by starting them in AAA, except one from Abad or Hembree, so to me it is just about Abad. Sending ERod to AAA would be a way to keep both Abad & Hembree. It's not worth it. Every one else has options remains so we're not saving their depth slot by sending anyone to AAA.
  2. moonslav59
    uZR is a very valuable tool. It's much better than any single fan watching mostly one team's games and fielding % and RF9.
  3. moonslav59
    I agree. If it was up to me, Pom starts the year in the pen.
  4. moonslav59
    We might have traded Buch even without the Sale trade. I'm glad DD is all in on ERod. I think this is his breakout season.
  5. moonslav59
    Maybe Sox management thinks Pom is a better starter than the others, and it has nothing to do with the Espi trade, but I do agree that the trade looks worse if Pom is in the pen.
  6. moonslav59
    I do too. He could easily be better than Ross, if he can stay consistent. He's clearly better than Hembree and Abad on paper.
  7. moonslav59
    I have no idea why Sox Prospects puts Kelly in Pawtucket to start the year. He had some success in the pen last year and seems to be talked about as a big part of that pen by the brass, especially if he looks good this spring. Maybe they know something we don't. Kelly also looked great as a starter to end the 2015 season.
  8. moonslav59
    He has an .809 OPS vs LHPs career. He's been around .780 vs LHPs the last 2 years. Seems like a better fit than Rutledge.
  9. moonslav59
    He was always a high OBP guy. He was close to a .500 OBP in college. His first year in the minors (over 270 PAs) saw an OBP over .500! He ended up with a .442 OBP in over 1800 minor league PAs.
  10. moonslav59
    Some one will be hurt or sucking badly in ST'ing. We only need one guy and all the 25 man roster questions will be answered.If nobody is injured or struggling badly, we can invent an injury for Abad or Hembree to be placed on the DL. If someone else looks like they could use some sharpening up, we could put them on the DL with a "rehab" assignment. I'm not sure why soxprospects put Kelly as a starter not the AAA closer, but maybe they heard something we have not. Maybe they just saw our strong need for a 7th starter. I think the reason they put Kelly in AAA was so we could keep Abad and Hembree on the team and ERod on the 25 man roster as ERod > Kelly. Wright is greater than Kelly as well (as a starter or in relief). I think Kelly is better than both Abad and hembree, so maybe we trade one of these two, if we really are feeling squeezed. When C Smith returns, a whole new debate may occur. A
  11. moonslav59
    My point has always been that while Swihart is improving his D, so would Vaz and Leon, so Swi is likely never going to catch up with those two. I do think Swi can and will improve. I'm not sure by how much. When I mention him possibly DH'ing for us, I hear what a waste of "an athlete" that would be. If he really is such "an athlete", then maybe LF is the best place for him. Personally, I don't think Swi's D is good enough right now. If it was, he'd be starting next season for the Sox. I think he can and will get better. I'm not sure about getting better enough to play in MLB, but I'm also not sure about Vaz and Leon's offense. I'm not big on needing offense from our catcher, so that's why nobody hears me harping on Vaz's bat.
  12. moonslav59
    He gets the biggest return, because he has the biggest upside, but the upside value has value to us as well...assuming we trade Leon or Vaz instead.
  13. moonslav59
    I like Kelly as a RP'er more as well. I think soxprospects put him in AAA, so Abad & Hembree could be spared a trade or DFA.
  14. moonslav59
    soxprospects.com has Kelly as a starting pitcher in AAA next season, Wright in the pen and Abad & Hembree on the 25 man roster.
  15. moonslav59
    How about this? Trade: Owens, Abad, Hembree & Elias to the A's For: Sean Doolittle: ($2.1M luxury tax cost until 2019)--17:$2.6M, 18:$4.35M, 19:$6M club option ($0.5M buyout), 20:$6.5M club option ($0.5M buyout) Ryan Dull: 5 years of team control (2 pre-arb) I'm probably dreaming again. We might be lucky to get one of these guys for this package.
  16. moonslav59
    I have watched pretty much every pitch of every Sox game for over 20 years, but no one person watches every pitch of every MLB game.
  17. moonslav59
    My favorite Sox player names: Dick Pole Bob Veale Rip Repulski Wade Boggs Chick Fewster Jarrod Saltalamacchia Stuffy McInnis Bunny Madden
  18. moonslav59
    We could also sign a 4th OF'er rather than trade for one, but I doubt we spend much. With 3 young OF'ers, I suppose we could try to go with Holt and Swihart as back-ups. With Moreland up for free agency as well, maybe we'll sign another 1B/LF (DH) type player for a one year deal.
  19. moonslav59
    Only Abad & Hembee are out of options, so everyone else can remain as AAA depth. ERod, Wright $ Pom are all better in our pen than our bottom 2-3 guys.
  20. moonslav59
    Plus who among us watches every single mlb game?
  21. moonslav59
    So we can keep Abad? I'd rather have Wright or Pom in the pen than have Abad remain on the roster. Our pen would be much stronger.
  22. moonslav59
    That's one reason resetting the tax was important. We can afford to go over by almost $20M next year.
  23. moonslav59
    Welcome Bean! I look forward to your insightful contributions here.
  24. moonslav59
    .. I agree, but I could see us trading Leon or Vaz as easily as Swihart.
  25. moonslav59
    I'll take the 3 errors and league leading 13 assists as a "bad year" any year. He was more inaccurate than ever, and my argument was in the context of the idea that Betts could be a better defensive CF'er than JBJ- something I am not willing to agree with at this point.
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