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  1. moonslav59
    There is also Arias, but I doubt a couple packagings of Arias, Romero, Tibbs, Harrison, Jh Garcia, Bleis, Cespedes & Jo Garcia gets us an ace and a bat to replace Devers,
  2. moonslav59
    You really need to look more closely at the defense of Abreu vs Duran. It's not even close. I'm not against Rafaela in RF, nor do I think Duran is a bad defender, despite his hiccups, but Abreu is a tremendous RF, especially in Fenway's RF. Rafaela is a tremendous CF'er. Anthony is a better defender in LF than Duran. If any OF'er DHs more than the others, it's Refsnyder, then Duran. v R DH: Duran LF: Anthony CF: Rafaela RF: Abreu v L DH Refsnyder LF Anthony or Duran CF Duran or Rafaela RF Rafaela or Anthony or just DH Duran and go Anthony LF, Rafaela CF & Refsnyder RF
  3. moonslav59
    Team Control Years after 2025: 7+ 2 options Campbell 6+ 2 options Rafaela 6 + conditional option Crochet 5+ option Bello 2+ option Story 2 Yoshida, Hicks 1 + 2 options Whitlock 1 Sandoval Opt outs: Bregman after 2025 and 2026 2026 option: Buehler & Hendriks (mutual) Giolito (club) _________________________________ Arbs: 5+ Anthony, Mayer, Narvaez, Dobbins, Fitts, Jh Garcia, Eaton, Guerrero, Perales, Sogard 4 (or pre-arb then 3 arbs) Abreu, Slaten, Weissert, Harrison, DHam, Kelly, Criswell, Bernardino, Murphy, Grissom 3: Duran (1 signed + 2 arbs) Crawford, Casas, Romy, Toro, Wink, Wong 2 Houck, Toro, Burdi 1 Alcala
  4. moonslav59
    He will. Bregman is not due back for many weeks, and we now have an opening at DH. Speaking of injuries: 60 Day IL: Crawford, Casas, Yoshida, Winckowski, Murphy 10 or 15 IL: Bregman, Houck, Slaten, Hendriks, Burdi, Perales (AA). We could retroactively add Perales or Bregman to the 60, if we need a slot. It's interesting we DFA'd Penrod rather than add one to the 60, but maybe they saw something in Penrod that convinced them to cut ties. (I missed the Andy Lugo for Jorge Alcala trade a few days ago.)
  5. moonslav59
    Buster Posey on Harrison... “Kyle Harrison is a guy that has tremendous upside, I’ve been very outspoken about what I believe the foundation of success is for an organization. It’s pitching and defense. To give up a guy like that is not an easy thing for us.”
  6. moonslav59
    So, even if we assume we spend the Devers money, next winter, who would we get? This assumes we bring Bregman back. Alonso for 1B? Cease, Gallen or Framber to join Crochet in the rotation? Alonso & Michael King? Cease and Naylor? Do we count on Casas or the Toro-Romy combo? Do we go for 2 starters? We need a new Chapman, too. Helsley, Suarez or Diaz? I seriously doubt we even add King, Naylor and Helsley. (That's way more than Devers money, BTW.)
  7. moonslav59
    This is all so surreal. BTW, we DFA'd Penrod to make room for the 2 pitchers. Houck now has the longest seniority on the 40 man Roster (SEP '20) with Wong second! What a total cluster! While our future still has promise, just how long can a team ask its fanbase to "wait till next year?" Then, how sure can we be that 2026 will be much different, except for the worse? For weeks, we've been talking about how we've stockpiled youth and depth to the point of logjams that could lead to trades to improve areas of need with solid vets. Instead, we trade our best vet for more prospects and deeper logjams. Geeesh!
  8. moonslav59
    My updated Prospect Rankings: 1. Anthony 2. Mayer 3. Arias 4. Jh Garcia 5. Perales 6. Tibbs 7. Dobbins 8. Tolle 9. Clarke 10. Cespedes 11. Bleis 12. Early 13. Valera 14. Romero 15. Jo Garcia 16. Gonzales 17. Sandlin 18. Soto 19. Taylor 20. Paez
  9. moonslav59
    We can totally agree on that last line, Max. I've been talking about letting Devers try 1B for over 3 years. We screwed it with Betts. We chose the wrong time to extend and to dump Sale. We got lucky the comp pick for Bogey was a good one, but we blew that one, too. I saw no sign that Devers was ever an attitude issue, until this spring. Brez/Cora blew it, but Devers is supposed to do as asked, especially when it was obviously for the betterment of the team. It's not like we asked him to play CF or moved him off 3B so Toto could play there. You gotta admit, Cora did everything he could to shield him from more issues by forcing him to play 1B. For what? So, he could pout and dogg it, anyway? The whole team saw what Devers did to Cora, them and the fans. Would the team be better off firing Cora, Brez and letting the kids learn from the Devers example, going forward? Please give an honest answer to this question.
  10. moonslav59
    Yes. I'm glad you brought him up. Did he pout, dog it and moan when moved?
  11. moonslav59
    You make unfounded assumptions about Devers ability to play 1B. Yes, Casas was easy to improve on on D. Your idea that he was doomed to hit .550 forever is unfounded, too. What made Devers a really bad 3Bman was his arm. he was okay with the glove and quickness, and 1B is easier. Sure, Devers may have struggled, but i dont assume he'd suck like you do. Maybe he hits better, because his main beef was he wanted to be "on the field." Nobody knows, and neither of us can assume anything. Not Casas sucking all year, not Devers batting worse as a 1Bman. To me, there is no evidence that shows being a DH helped Devers hit better. None.
  12. moonslav59
    We can hope, but you really want to expect Anthony to be Devers, year 1?
  13. moonslav59
    This is a tired old narrative, and I never fell for it. DH did not make Devers a better hitter. He was better, last year, before the injury and had a better year way back when as a 3Bman. To me, Cora made a mistake, if he told Devers he was going to DH only. With Casas being a china doll, he should have had some foresight. So freakin what! Bloom promised Devers 3B for longer than it lasted. Things change in baseball, and no player is above it. I dont care if Cora promised Devers $100M, if he ever played anything but DH. That does not matter. We needed him to play 1B, and the fact that Toro & Romy ended up doing fine does not change what Devers did, and how Devers backed Cora into a corner then dogged it more than once, which was total disrespect to Cora, the team and the fans. I'm all for giving people a second chance, but to me, Devers used up his second and 3rd chances in just a few short months. Bye bye.
  14. moonslav59
    No Woa. The guy was dogging it- more than once. Cora bent over backwards to not pressure Devers to play 1B, as his boss was pushing, and Devers had him rolling his eyes by dogging it and pouting. I've been in Devers corner for years, but the eye rolling said it all to me. Am I happy we traded our best player for future assets and nebulous financial flexibility for some unknown later time? HELL NO! Can we ever replace his bat? Not likely. Does this look like a 3rd down punt? Yes. I'm not sure it was a bad idea, though.
  15. moonslav59
    Yes, and Devers was thriving at the plate at 3B, too. Dh was not what made him a hitter.
  16. moonslav59
    Yes, but there was more than just less smiling and team closeness. Devers was dogging it and hurting the team morales and example setting went out the window. YES.
  17. moonslav59
    When was he asked?
  18. moonslav59
    Hicks was the money part of the trade, but $12M x 3 is a drop in the Devers bucket. This was about dumping salary and poor attitude while adding young talent.
  19. moonslav59
    I think that really pissed off Cora who bent over backwards to not pressure Devers to play 1B. That, and the lack of smiling and team togetherness feelings Devers was avoiding.
  20. moonslav59
    He was becoming a clubhouse issue, likely over money, but there was also the injury issue that was thought to be non baseball related or even a fake injury as he pouted.
  21. moonslav59
    I'd hate that trade, and not just because we have 17 OF'ers.
  22. moonslav59
    Well said, Illi.
  23. moonslav59
    I'm not sure even Nostraldumbass can predict what JH will spend, but I won't be surprised if he does or does not spend to the tax line, this coming winter.
  24. moonslav59
    Harmony, thanks. I don't have access to BTV, so can you let us Sox fans know what Sox prospects or young players have the value of the guys we got back (about $20M value.) Thanks. Maybe this will explain some of the reasoning to Sox fans who have an idea of what our young players are worth.
  25. moonslav59
    If this happened during the winter, we could expect immediate spending of the money "saved." The timing is all off. Plus, now we will be hearing Red say, "See, big deals can be made in May and June" forever and ever. Damn! (LOL)
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