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  1. moonslav59
    It doesn't matter saying it. It accomplishes nothing. It sounds like offering false hopes- like if JH just reads this, he may spend more, or if more of us say it, it will make a difference. Of course, it matters. JH & Co. could spend more, and so can every other team. Yes, we make more than almost all the other teams, which justifies spending more, but it does nothing to me to hear people say hundreds of times, "but he CAN spend more."
  2. moonslav59
    The injury could very well be an "ender." You read stuff like that but also "Casas has progressed on schedule and expects to be ready in Spring Training." (mlb.com) I would not trade him due to both his upside (assuming he might get better) and his current low trade value (due to the fact that every GM knows about this type of injury and the doubts associated with it.) I would not plan on him to be our FT anything, but I still have hopes he can return to .800 and 30+ HRs/650 PAs
  3. moonslav59
    Who is doing that? I have zero expectations on his spending. I'm thinking he won't go over the tax line, but he may do it, or get $1M below or $20M below. He used to spend in cycles. He spent a ton, last winter, along with several significant extensions, then dumped Devers and watched Breggie opt out. We are at square one and don't know what square one is. There is no "standard." I keep hearing "He can spend if he wants," but that rings hollow, to me. It's true, but so what? It matters little.
  4. moonslav59
    I'm not sure why that is your chosen projection, but certainly it is a significantly possible outlook. I have no idea what to expect. I do still think a healthy Casas can hit over .800 and hit 30+ bombs. Projecting health is near impossible.
  5. moonslav59
    Nothing to celebrate. The reality has been that JH is not opening his wallet as wide as others. It does no good to keep saying "He can..."
  6. moonslav59
    I don't think anyone gives us real return value for Casas. We'd be selling low on someone with very high potential, but also a very low floor and a DH only profile, when you look at just how awful his 1B defense is. I think we should add a 1Bman and keep Casas as DH competition/back up 1Bman. Just dont count on him as a FT'er. I know, just how many of those sorts of players can you have on the 40? We already have... Yoshida- who we should try to dump. Campbell- the man without a position (another DH?) Mayer- the man who cannot stay off the IL. Hicks- the man that would have been cut if not for his $12M x 2 still owed. Others like DHam or Grissom, Kelly or Guerrero, Wink or Criswell can easily be traded or even DFA'd with not tears shed, but we need to switch from quantity to quality mode, this winter.
  7. moonslav59
    You can say that all you want, and it is true, but the reality is, there will be a budget limit, this winter.
  8. moonslav59
    I get the idea of not trading away one of your top 3 offensive, when you then say we need to add offense. Moving Duran to 1B is cheaper than signing one, and it makes room for Anthony in the OF and improves OF D. Having more money can help us sign a better player or another one (3B and 2B or P)
  9. moonslav59
    He's a hard one to project. He could hit 30-40 dingers, if he can get 650 PAs. He could hit .725 with 20 HRs. He could get hurt again and give us nothing.
  10. moonslav59
    Skubal has one year left and will take an extension much higher than Crochet's. I'm not sure I'd so a trade for him, unless he extends, first. You rarely see those deals anymore. Crochet had 2 years left and was able to be extended at a reasonable rate.
  11. moonslav59
    Yup. Nobody seemed to care.
  12. moonslav59
    Duran, yes. Abreu is a GG RF'er in a difficult park.
  13. moonslav59
    His final OPS was very close to the league average in 2025, as it is.
  14. moonslav59
    How about the fact that Manny missed ST'ing time due to 7 grandmothers dying.
  15. moonslav59
    Agreed, and Alonso a age 34-35 might outhit Suarez at age 34-35. (Note: Suarez just turned 34, so 2 yrs would be ages 34-35 not 36.) Suarez would be better on D at 1B and would provide the 3B depth we need.
  16. moonslav59
    I love Rafaela, but I'd trade him for Greene or even Lodolo straight up, but I think Cincy wants offense. I'm not sure they view Casas, Campbell or Garcia as the offense they need, but I'd add one of them to Rafaela to get Greene. Trading two RHB OF'ers might not look right, but Rafaela is not a good batter and actually has slight reverse splits. We could bring Refsnyder back to bridge to Campbell or Garcia- whichever we keep. Rafaela + Campbell + Clarke for Greene would do it for me. (Keep Garcia- the better defender) LF: Duran- Refsnyder/Garcia CF: Anthony- Garcia (Duran) RF: Abreu-Refsnyder/Garcia (Anthony)
  17. moonslav59
    He's older than Story was, but inflation brings him near "Story money." His nice start to 2025 helped, but I think the injury and being a year older makes it about even or worse. Apparently DET offered him $170M/6 last winter, so with inflation and being a year older, I'm guessing $170M/6 is tops and probably not likely. Maybe $150-160M/6 or $130-140M/5. Maybe, he signs for $30M, $30M (opt out after 2) and then $25M. $25M, $20M. That's $130M/5 but with an opt out.
  18. moonslav59
    How about signing Okamoto (3B/1B), Suarez (1B/3B), Matz and then trade Wong & Hicks for Murphy and Duran for Lodolo? (Kinda RHB heavy) Is that enough? 1. L Anthony LF 2. R Okamoto 3B 3. L Abreu/ R Refsnyder RF 4. R Suarez 1B 5. L Yoshida DH/ R Murphy DH-C 6. R Story SS 7. R Murphy C/ R Narvaez C 8. L Mayer 2B/ R Romy 2B 9. R Rafaela CF SP: Crochet, Lodolo, Bello, Sandoval, Crawford (AAA: Early, Tolle, Dobbins, Harrison, Perales, Uberstine) RP: Chapman, Whitlock, Slaten, Matz, Weissert, Bernardino, Fitts, Criswell (AAA: Murphy, Sandlin, Wink, Moran, Kelly, Guerrero, I Campbell, Mullins, Drohan, Song)
  19. moonslav59
    Yes. I mentioned 1B, because of Mayer, but Mayer can play 2B and with Romy as 2B depth, I'd feel safer that way.
  20. moonslav59
    Unless we dump Yoshida's salary, I'm not sure looking for a big bat at DH is the best plan. While I'd love to have Schwarber's bat in our line-up, we really need corner infield or 2B more. One could view Alonso as a DH-first player, but he's a RHB. (He may be about as bad as Casas at 1B defense, so one would DH and one would try to play 1B w/o embarrassing themselves.) RHB Alonso & LHB Schwarber are the two best bats. I doubt we get either one. RHB Suarez (1B/3B) RHB Okamoto (1B/3B/OF) LHB Murakami (1B/3B) R/LHB Jorge Polanco (2B/DH/ 1B???) RHB Bregman (3B) might be players the Sox could obtain. Possible trade options: R/LHB K Marte (2B) RHB Isaac Paredes (3B/1B/2B) RHB Christian Walker (1B & salary dump by HOU) RHB Sean Murphy (C/DH/1B???) RHB Willson Contreras (1B/DH/ emergency C) Next tier FAs: 1B: Hoskins, Naylor, O'Hearn, Bell (Santana/France), 2B: Torres, W Castro, B Lowe, Rengifo, D Moore, SS: Bichette (2B/3B), 3B: Moncada, DH: Ozuna
  21. moonslav59
    I'm not sure he's worth that risk, either. I think I'm more interested in 29 year old RHB Okamoto, who K's less. He's also viewed as a plus defender at 1B and could be 3B depth, in case Mayer gets hurt.
  22. moonslav59
    I'd put the odds at 1% Houck is non tendered.
  23. moonslav59
    If he doesn't get $20AAV all the more reason to sign him. His ability to add 3B depth is something Casas and Campbell can't do. (Maybe Romy can, but we don't want him as our FT 1Bman.) Walker is a great example of a warning on signing these aging players. I'd rather we sign Alonso and or trade for K Marte, but I was addressing the issue with long term deals. Like Walker, Suarez will not get a long term deal, and even 3 years might be a push. $40M/2 might be what gets him to sign. Maybe $38M/2 with a 3rd year option at $15M w a $4M buyout- making it $42M/2 or $55M/3 (team's choice.)
  24. moonslav59
    Yes, but $150M/8 to 10 is a lot different than $150M/4 or 5.
  25. moonslav59
    All I know is that Perales is pitching.
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