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If that happens, keeping Wong becomes less advantageous, but I still do not think upgrading our back-up catcher is a significant need. If something comes up, sure. It's a long winter, and Brez can work on multiple things and should look for an upgrade, but my thought is that so many teams want catching that the cost will likely be too high. If we can trade a bubble player or borderline Rule 5 guy, fine, but I'm not thinking we should give up a lot for a slight upgrade. -
He got great results from the staff he caught- better than Narvaez got. There is something of value to continuity and comfort between catchers and the staff.
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I'd be fine with some sort of upgrade, and just because I don't see it as a major need, doesn't mean we shouldn't do it. I think I'm more okay with Wong than others. I don't think his bat is as bad as it looked, this year. His defense and results with with pitchers improved a lot in 2025. I guess I'd have to see who we'd need to give up for a promising catcher. I also have seen many highly regarded catching prospects fizzle out and moderately considered prospects, like Narvaez, shine.
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I think we may just add one more MiLB depth signing at catcher. We have bigger needs. Much bigger.
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He will likely settle before the arb- maybe for around $1.5M. That's not much more than the min wage.
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Not a big assumption when you see the state of catching depth in MLB.
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They would trade Wong before letting him just go for nothing.
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Tristan has had more proven success and wildly more upside potential. (More downside, too.)
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That one win was more attributable to playing in an easier division. Strength of schedule: 5th Sox & 13th SEA.
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A Realistic Look at the 2026 Red Sox: Part I
moonslav59 replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Trade suggestion: To PHI: Jarren Duran ($8M + 2 arbs) & Jordan Hicks ($12M x 2) plus $8M cash To MIN: Adrian Painter, K Campbell ($7.5M AAV), Dobbins & Sandlin To BOS: Joe Ryan (2 arbs at $6M + __M?)& Pablo Lopez ($21.8M x 2 but $18.4 tax hit) Cost to Sox: +$4M (+$1M tax line) Sign: E Suarez $14M x 3, J Polanco $14M x 3, Refsnyder $3M x 1 & S Matz $3.5M x 2 ____________________________ Crochet, Lopez, Ryan, Bello, Sandoval/Harrison/Crawford/ Early/ Tolle/Perales Chapman, Whitlock, Slaten, Weissert, Matz, Fitts, Bernardino, Murphy/Kelly/Guerrero/Wink/Criswell 1. L Anthony LF 2. S Polanco 2B 3. L Abreu RF/ R Refsnyder RF 4. R E Suarez 1B/3B/DH 5. L Yoshida DH/ R Romy DH/1B 6. R Story SS 7. L Mayer 3B 8. R Narvaez C 9. R Rafaela CF -
Add Eduardo Rivera back into the SP'er mix at AA or AAA.
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A Realistic Look at the 2026 Red Sox: Part I
moonslav59 replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Sox re-sign Eduardo Rivera, who is Rule 5 eligible.... https://heavy.com/sports/mlb/boston-red-sox/eduardo-rivera-signed/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily Heavy on Red Sox - Heavy Sports&utm_content=Daily Heavy on Red Sox - Heavy Sports+CID_0168952be2e69b80b9f6d22c7cb17db5&utm_source=Campaign Monitor&utm_term=Red Sox Sign 6-Foot-7 237-Pound Hard Throwing Lefty From Puerto Rico -
Go JAYS!!!
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SEA had one more win than the Sox, and had we not used Buehler for 112 IP, we'd maybe have passed them.
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We gave Buehler 112 IP.
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No need to underthink this. Our 1B need, including depth far exceeds the need for Realmuto. Choose one from 4 choices... Bregman (3B) & E Suarez (1B/3B) E Suarez (3B) & Alonso (1B) Bichette (2B) & Alonso (1B) w Mayer going to 3B from 2B/SS. Bichette (2B) and E Suarez (1B/3B) Plus... Trade for a #2 SP. Anything less is status quo and a wasted of a window season.
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Bellinger is worth more as an OF'er to another team than us as 1Bman. Even if we trade 2 OF'ers, I doubt we sign him.
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Some say the extensions was that money, but not me. If we don't spend right up to the tax line, at minimum, the sham is continuing.
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I doubt having Casas is preventing Alonso.
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It's gets way worse if the stiff doesn't spend the Devers' money.
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Yes, It was not from the trade that made the promise come true.
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I would not do it. We have a great need at 1B and have plenty of younger pitchers with some significant level of promise.
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It's interesting to see SPOTRAC's 2026 budgets before any additions (rounded off): 240 LAD $230 NYM 210 ATL 195 SDP & TOR 190 PHI & NYY 165 BOS at #8 & CHC 160 HOU 150 TEX 140 SFG 125 LAA 120 MIL 100 ARI, SEA, KCR 75 COL 70 STL 60 TBR, CIN 50 MIN 45 WSH, ATH, CWS, CLE 30 PIT 20 BAL, MIA
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There are a few issues with this idea: 1. According to SPOTRAC, the drop off between #2 (NYM) and #3 NYY is $37M, while the drop between #5 TOR and #6 HOU is just $23M. 2. The drop between #4 PHI and #5 TOR is $35. It's seems like the arbitrary line drawn was wrongly placed. It's more like LAD & NYM are in a class by themselves, with NYY and PHI in group farther away from TOR than TOR is from HOU. The Vladdy deal does seem to separate TOR from a team that refuses to go that large and long on any of their stars. Many have bolted- from Springer to Correa to Verlander & Cole, and they traded Tucker, last winter. In that sense, the line is valid. In reality, it looks kinda like this: 2- $340-350M LAD & NYM 2- $290-305M NYY & PHI 1- $255M TOR 2- $225-235 TEX & HOU 5- $200-215+ ATL, SDP, CHC, LAA, BOS 5- $155-175M+ SFG, ARI, SEA (#15 at $165M), BAL, DET 6- $120-130M+ KCR, STL, MIN, COL, MIL, COL, MIL, CIN 2- $100-110M WSH & CLE 5- $65-85M+ TBR, PIT, CWS, ATH, MIA
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That was one promise they did keep, perhaps out of luck. They said they win more.
