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  1. moonslav59
    If we don't go big, I'd prefer we sell, sell, sell. Chapman, Bregman, Gio, Wilson & Buehler. Not kidding, here.
  2. moonslav59
    Rangers get Merrill Kelly, so the Sox are against the wall. I'm hoping for Joe Ryan or Mitch Keller.
  3. moonslav59
    It wasn't really my wish list. Mine is Joe Ryan and Soderstrom or maybe Wilson Contreras for Yoshida, Casas and cash
  4. moonslav59
    Abreu's career numbers vs LHPs before 2025 is too small to know much, as well, especially when you consider it was his first 77 PAs in the bigs. That sample size is not much bigger than 2025's, alone. .627 in 49 PAs in 2025. .514 in 77 PAs from 2023-2034. BTW... Duran is... .572 in 2025 in 156 PAs- a sample size bigger than Abreu's career Sample size! ,680 from '23-'24 in 279 PAs- a sample size big enough to judge. 2024-2025 .627 Duran in 386 PAs .572 Abreu in 116 PAs. Oh, and by the way, Duran's first years in the bigs vs LHPs: .438 in 84 PAs in '21 .449 in 42 PAs in '22 That's about the same sample size as Abreu's career, and Duran was given a chance to bat more vs LHPs, eventually. .
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  6. moonslav59
    A significant one. Merrill Kelly would be a huge upgrade over TBD, our current 5th starter. He's got a 3.22 ERA (133 ERA+) , 3.53 FIP, 1.057 WHIP and a very nice .624 OPS Against, this year. Those numbers are solid #3 numbers and better than many #2's. Crochet Giolito Kelly Bello (Harrison/Fitts/Houck/Criswell could be upgraded, too.)
  7. moonslav59
    Another team ahead of us and gaining ground... so far.
  8. moonslav59
    Maybe we end up with M Kelly & O'Hearn. O'Hearn has average 20 Hrs (49 XBHs) per 162 gsm since 2023. .796 OPS (125 OPS+) He kills RHPs (.874 in '25 Would that be enough?
  9. moonslav59
    Maybe we end up with M Kelly & O'Hearn. O'Hearn has average 20 Hrs (49 XBHs) per 162 gsm since 2023. .796 OPS (125 OPS+) Would that be enough?
  10. moonslav59
    Gotta also wonder how many lefty pen arms the Sox will have on the 26: Chapman Matz Wilson Bernardino Murphy?
  11. moonslav59
    Blue Jays: Shane Bieber, Seranthony Domínguez Tigers: RHPs Chris Paddack, Randy Dobnak, Kyle Finnegan, Paul Sewald Astros: IF Ramón Urías TOP AL WILD CARD COMPETITORS Yankees: David Bednar, Ryan McMahon, Amed Rosario, Austin Slater Red Sox: Steven Matz Mariners: Josh Naylor, Eugenio Suarez, LHP Caleb Ferguson Rangers: None We need to add more than 2-3 of these teams and add even with 2-3 more to be a top 3 team. Right now, we are losing ground to NYY, DET and certainly SEA. We may be even with TOR & HOU and slightly ahead of TEX.
  12. moonslav59
    I think Duran and Abreu are better, but we need a 1Bman, and I think Bradley regains his MLB stature. He's only 24 and has 67 ML starts under his belt. (4.14 FIP from '24-'25 and 3.0 fWAR in his last 46 GS. That comes to about a 2.0 WAR over 30 starts.)
  13. moonslav59
    Agreed, but I Campbell is not on the 26. He'll be kept over Alcala due to options and years of control. Criswell gets demoted, first. The second guy is between DFAing Alcala vs demoting Murphy. Maybe with Matz on board, we trade Bernardino, but I doubt it. I'd keep Murphy for August & September. We can pick up waiver guys as good as Alcala in AUG, if needed. We may add a SP'er and RP'er, today and both Alcala and Murphy are removed from the 26. We also have Harrison and Houck (maybe Guerrero) banging on the MLB door, too. (Fitts might get one more look-see.)
  14. moonslav59
    Maybe this time, they will deliver. You'd think we can find some really good but overpaid players, some teams want to trade for less of a return due to the money saved.
  15. moonslav59
    Would you do it for Diaz and the struggling Taj Bradley?
  16. moonslav59
    I'd keep Jh Garcia. I'd trade Romero or Arias- not both. I'd trade Tibbs or Bleis- maybe both. I'd include pitchers like Early, Sandlin, Uberstine, Mullins, Paez, Wehunt & Monegro is deals that bring back a controlled pitcher. I'd consider trading K Campbell over Jh Garcia, because I think he'd bring back a much better controlled pitcher. A Campbell, Romero & Sandlin trade sounds like the best I'd give up to get a very nice SP'er with 3+ years of control or a much better one with 1-2 years of control with hopes of extending.
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    Okay. I was thinking you meant to say 2023 not 2025. My bad. Murphy is better. I see your point about keeping as many options as possible, but we are near August, and it's time to put the best players on the 26. We still have 4-6 arms on the farm and another 2-3 coming off the IL, soon that all look as good as or better than Alcala, to me. If we add an arm, Criswell gets demoted. (Harrison may replace him soon.) To me, the next casualty should be Alcala not a Murphy demotion, but maybe both end up happening, anyway.
  18. moonslav59
    M's, DET & TOR getting better. NYY, HOU, TEX & BOS doing about the same, so far. To become a top 2-3 AL contender, we need to add more than what DET & TOT have already added, and maybe SEA, too. We need to add more than HOU & NYY add, as well. A very solid SP'er and LHB at 1B should make us close to top 2-3, IMO, assuming these other teams don't make major improvements by 6pm.
  19. moonslav59
    It's easy to just admit you made a mistake. Why compare 2025 Alcala to 2023 Murphy?
  20. moonslav59
    K Finnegan to DET
  21. moonslav59
    The .814 OPS Against vs RHBs is very troubling, under the new rules. Career: .766 v R .691 v L (.442 in 2025)
  22. moonslav59
    We'll demote Criswell before Murphy or DFA'ing Alcala. Ummm. Chris Mjurphy has a 2.70 ERA in 2025. (It was 4.91 in '23.) He has a 0.900 WHIP, but his FIP is over 5, due to 3 HRs in 16.2 IP.
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    Agreed. I must have suggested dozens of Casas & Yoshida trades, last winter. Depending on the return, trading an OF'er and calling Anthony up earlier might have been a great idea, too.
  24. moonslav59
    Here are the 2025 DRS numbers for the Sox: +16 Rafaela CF (DO NOT PLAY HIM AT 2B!) +14 Narvaez C (Thanks BREZ!) +10 Abreu RF (Still GG caliber in RF) +6 Duran LF (Not bad for a Fenway LF'er) +6 DHam 2B (Too bad he can't get on base enough to steal 75 bases.) +5 Anthony RF (in 1/4th the innings as Abreu!) +4 Bregman (missed some time) +2 Refsnyder RF (Helped by Fenway) +2 Wong (Bello's binky) +2 Romy 2B (just 254 innings) +1 Story (maybe at 2B in 2026) Others with 90+ innings: 0 Mayer at 3B, Toro at 3B and Sogard at 1B -2 Duran in CF (One poster swears he belongs in CF) -4 Casas at 1B (Should outs Yoshida as our next DH) -14 KC at 2B (Should be given every chance to win the 1B job or be sent to the OF or DH.) We really have just 2 bad fielders and one is out for the year, while the other may never play 2B for us, again.
  25. moonslav59
    If we do anything this offseason, I hope we can find a way to dump some of Yoshida's salary on another team. Take back a big salary dump in return, if needed. We should be looking at Casas, Campbell, Romy and Ref as DH options for 2026.
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