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  1. moonslav59
    Very true, but if we are going to go bold, this was a pretty cheap option we passed by.
  2. moonslav59
    They probably view him as a roster crunch candidate.
  3. moonslav59
    I think the SP'er market will tighten up even further as winter progresses, and a GM will overpay for Buch.
  4. moonslav59
    It was said the Sox really wanted Beltran. They even tried to get him at the deadline. This may be a sign we are looking to stay under the limit and reset the tax rate for next year's better FA class.
  5. moonslav59
    His stock may never be higher. Maybe a team like the CWS would like his 5 years of control for 1 of Frazier. We could add one or two of our RP'ers out of options: Elias, Abad or Hembree.
  6. moonslav59
    Yeah, well one of the top 13 teams made to the ALCS or NLCS. Two of the top 18 made it that far.
  7. moonslav59
    I'm fine with keeping Elias and trading Hembree or Abad, but he'd be a RP'er not a starter, and since he's out of options, he wouldn't be "stretched out" to slide into the starter slot after first Buc slides in. Chances are he won't get to start for a while. I know we need starter depth, but not someone who needs to be on the 25 man roster. Other teams are looking at 25 man roster crunches as well, so maybe Elias, Hembree and Abad do not have much trade value.
  8. moonslav59
    I think Moss might work out. (.791 career vs RHPs but .828 in 2016) If you pro-rate his 2016 numbers vs RHPs to 650 PAs: .223 47 98 (.303 OBP) Kinda like Chris Carter, and Carter can hit both sides about like that: 2016 prorated to 650 vs RHPs: .222 38 84 (.316 OBP) vs LHPs: .224 48 125 (.338 OBP) Adam Lind: .849 OPS vs RHPs and can play 1B or LF. His .589 OPS vs LHPs is atrocious! Morrison's .762 career splits vs RHPs is not what we need. He's 29, so maybe there's a chance of upside. 1B/3B P Alvarez .801 vs RHPs 1B/OF Moreland .778 career vs RHPs 1B LaRoche .831 1B Morneau .886 (.717 in 2016) or just go with... Sandoval .835 vs RHPs (.744 in 2015) assuming Shaw looks good.
  9. moonslav59
    I'd prefer signing at least one quality RP'er and trading 2 from Abad, Elias and Hembree (all with no options left).
  10. moonslav59
    Well, with Smith out until maybe July, we can hold off deciding on the last slot. Also, we usually go with 12 pitchers not 13, so it will likely be 7 RP'ers. For arguments sake, I'll say our starters are Porcello, Price, ERod, Wright and Pomeranz. Buch is the 6th starter and long man. That's 6 of the 12. Closer: Kimbrel RP2: Kelly (Smith by maybe June or July) RP3: Ross RP4: Barnes RP5: Hembree (0 options) RP6: Abad (0 options) Others: Owens Johnson Kopech (maybe by July/August) Elias (0 options) Scott Workman N Ramirez Jerez Martin
  11. moonslav59
    I think we'll sign a LH'd hitting platoon DH. There's a few to choose from.
  12. moonslav59
    I'd have given $32M/2 and dealt Buch to stay under the limit, if that is a high priority. It looks like the Sox are looking to Pablo, Shaw, Moncada, Holt/Hernandez and Young to fill the 3B & DH slots.
  13. moonslav59
    Not as much as you might expect. The worst catching OPS in MLB by far were the Guardians catchers (.558). 1. Nats .833 4. Rangers .775 5. Giants .760 6. Cubs .758 14. Dodgers .724 18, Red Sox .681 19. Blue Jays .667 24. Orioles .632 27. Mets .615 30. Guardians .558 Looks pretty spread out with 6 of 10 in the bottom 17.
  14. moonslav59
    In 2015, Ross did show strong signs that PETCO was not what was making him look better: Home: 3.70 Away: 2.83
  15. moonslav59
    He has to be on the 25 man roster. There's not enough room for him and Abad. One will be traded, unless others suck or are injured or traded.
  16. moonslav59
    I could be wrong, bust I believe you've mentioned him often. I believe even back on the old BDC.
  17. moonslav59
    There are plenty of Workmans out there. I won't complain, if he bolts.
  18. moonslav59
    No, there's no rush, but there's no 40 man roster issues either. Not even close. I can think of 3-4 guys we could trade or DFA who have less of a chance of being significant than Workman. 1st on my list is Brenz. Abad and Elias are out of options- one of them will be gone. One or two from Jerez, Marrero & Noe Ramires would hardly be missed. We have no serious rule 5 issues either.
  19. moonslav59
    You seem to ask about Buch a lot for someone who has no great value.
  20. moonslav59
    What's he going to make in arb? $600K? That's barely more than than the minimum.
  21. moonslav59
    OK, lop off .150 points from Leon's OPs last year's .845, we'd still have a better catcher OPS than 2016. .845 Leon 283 PAs .585 Vaz 184 PAs. .500 Holaday 35 PAs .468 Hanigan 113 PAs Combined catcher OPS: .665 in 620 PAs If Leon gives us .695 in 400 PAs and Vaz gives us .605 in 200 PAs, we'll be even. I'm hopeful we can get .720 from Leon and .650 from Vaz.
  22. moonslav59
    Eduardo Escobar gets $2.6M... Wow!
  23. moonslav59
    Even if he's not healthy, a two or three year deal might be a good risk-reward gamble.
  24. moonslav59
    Buch had health issues too. Your method of value: 2016 Buch 0.5 WAR RDLR 0.4 WAR
  25. moonslav59
    I'm hoping Young only has to spell Beni and JBJ maybe 10 games total. Like I said, I'm not projecting a Beni platoon being needed. So, take 10 games from Young at DH. If we add HanRam some, we'll have to subtract at 1B- Shaw or Travis taking his place.
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