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  1. moonslav59
    I don't see calling up Anthony as any kind of "force." 1. We are not benching Rafaela for Anthony: he would still play a very significant role. (Platoon w Abreu and play some SS, 2B, 3B, PR and late game defense.) He could still work his way back into more playing time. 2. Rafaela has played 200 games and has over 720 career PAs. I'm not sure what another 50, 100 or 250 would prove. Even if he improves his offense, Anthony could still very well produce more. 3. We don't need to, nor should we trade any OF'er or Casas. Anthony has enormous potential to provide a huge plus to a teams struggling on offense. This is not some roll of the dice. Anthony is the top prospect in America and is widely viewed as ML ready, yesterday. He's got nothing more to prove in AAA. I'm okay waiting until his shoulder is healed and he's played some more OF before calling him up.
  2. moonslav59
    I didn't mean to slight Dom, but remember, we cycled through Cooper, first. It's not something we'd want to have to do. I think Grissom & Romy would get the first look, if Casas slumps for 2-3 more weeks. I think Casas is a good hitter. I'm not sure what this funk is about, but I have faith in him coming around. (Sorry Splendid, I have no evidence to support my faith.)
  3. moonslav59
    .133 is closer to .250 than .000.
  4. moonslav59
    Has Chapman done anything to lose the Closer role? 4 svs 0 BS
  5. moonslav59
    I agree on defense over offense at catcher, but I also think having a sub .600 offense at catcher necessitates having a CF who hits over .600. We need to call up Anthony. I might trade Story for Murphy and call up Mayer- more out of the worry on Story's health than anything else.
  6. moonslav59
    Of course there is always a reason for musical chairs. I see why Cora does not want to play Ref in LF, even if it's a better defensive alignment, and he even stopped playing Campbell in LF, out of comfort for him. I'm just saying what I'd do, and I'm not mad at Cora for doing what he does. He is platooning Abreu- home and away, something you said he shouldn't do, so no big deal, right? He also moved O'Neill around the OF, last year, much like I suggested we do with Ref or Raf. RF vs LHPs and LF vs RHPs. Musical chairs that had nothing to do with RAF playing SS. It happened, whether you want to believe it or not. It was what was best for the team.
  7. moonslav59
    Wow. How original. We all wished DD had extended him with no opt out, even if it cost more, which it would have. You went on and on about the need to extend Bogey, but you would never say for how much. When I kept saying he was not extended, because we never offered what it would take, and nobody knew what that number was, you just kept saying we need to extend him. Nobody said we should have matched or come close to the Padre offer, so bringing that up was trolling at its finest. A lot of posters and Sox fans were very upset we didn't or couldn't extend Bogey. Using the term "crazy" may not be a term many would use, but I think it got very serious, where posters were calling for heads to roll over the failure to keep him in a Sox uniform. I do think we low balled him on the initial offer, much like with Lester and others before and afterwards. That was a mistake. That does not mean we could have signed him for $160M/6 or $200M/7, except for maybe when DD was dealing with him.
  8. moonslav59
    Casas has started 19 games. He's been horrible. We all agree on that. His defense has always been terrible. That hasn't changed. I think it's too early to pull the plug. I hope he's not the next Dalbec. He had a longer good stretch than Dalbec did, and his OBP blew Bobby Dee's away. Casas: first 222 games. .250 BA .357 OBP .473 SLG 125 OPS+ Dalbec's first 156 games (66 games smaller than Tristan's) .2423 BA .308 OBP .511 SLG 114 OPS+ I'm not sure Grissom & Romy are the solution, but maybe someday, we may have to try it out. Anyone want to find another Dom Smith type?
  9. moonslav59
    I've always maintained I'd trade any player for a better return.
  10. moonslav59
    Evidence of what? I can't think players will not continue what they have donover 3 weeks for the rest of their careers? I need to show evidence that players go through slumps and hot steaks? Or do you want evidence that our defense looked better on paper going into 2025? I'm not claiming we are playing better D. We aren't. Duran was off to a poor start, last April and had a great year. I can't think he might get better without having to prove it based on something I've seen in 3 weeks? Casas has been horrible. There is no "evidence" based on 2025 to show you why he might get better. I guess you need to show me evidence that proves that all players off to horrific 3 week starts are doomed to continue sucking.
  11. moonslav59
    More strawman. I never said after the Padre signing. I specifically mentioned "had we signed him for $200M/7 or $160M/6," as in an extension. You were front and center on bashing management for not extending him, although we never knew what it would have taken to get him to sign. My point was even if he accepted $200M/7 the year or two before he bolted, would we be sure that was a good deal to make?
  12. moonslav59
    We may disagree on what "going crazy" entails, but I stand by my comment. It was a red hot topic, where people were saying JH should go. It did not reach the Betts level, but because it was in conjunction with losing Betts, several posters were clearly irritate. Nobody is mentioning wishing he was back. Nobody.
  13. moonslav59
    Moving around the OF is no big deal, and it happens every year, including 2024. Yes, players can still improve. If you'd prefer playing Refsnyder in RF vs LHPs, or just play Rafaela there to avoid musical chairs, then you are advocating putting an inferior defense than is needed on the field. You are quick to criticize suggested solutions, but don't offer yours. 2024 OF Play by games Duran 105 CF & 83 LF O'Neill 70 LF & 50 RF Abreu 125 RF & 5 LF & 1 CF Rafaela 87 CF (82 SS & 4 2B) Refsnyder 46 LF & 37 RF I'm not suggesting anything radically different than what has been going on for years.
  14. moonslav59
    They are options. I do not think we DFA him, as someone would likely take him for $2-5M a year. I do think consideration is being given to keeping him in AAA as he rehabs and starts to show he can hit. He has options, so there is no limit to rehab timing. You, yourself have said Yoshida will not play OF, so what is your idea on where he plays? What options am I missing?
  15. moonslav59
    No. Maybe, if we just get one, it could be one of the best, but not both. We coudl also add Wong to sweeten the deal a little.
  16. moonslav59
    Story is really looking like the player we hoped we got day one. His arm is still a big question, but I hope he can keep this going for a full season. He had a couple short stretches of great play in previous Sox seasons. He could be the key to the 2025 season.
  17. moonslav59
    Exactly, and at the time we lost him, I pointed out that maybe even signing him to a $200M/7 or $160M/6 deal could actually not turn out to be the right thing to do. He was never a plus defender at a very important defensive position. His offense had begun to show some slight decline, especially his HR power. He was about to turn 30. Bogey 2018-2020: .907 OPS (136 OPS+) Bogey 2021-2022: .848 OPS (130 OPS+) with SDP '23-'25: .746 OPS (107 OPS+) Some posters were going crazy about losing Bogey, and their silence is deafening, now. I agree with Red, letting Betts go rivals the loss of the Babe. I'd have paid him $400M/14 and said so at the time, but sometimes letting stars go is the right thing to do (Pedro, Jake, JD, Beni, Bogey and several others.) Note: we got Campbell with the Bogey comp pick: nuff said.
  18. moonslav59
    I agree, totally. Except, we have been "considering" Yoshida for months (and years.) There is no fit for him, as long as Devers is the DH and we have 4-5 capable OF'ers, including Anthony. He stays in AAA as DH and deep OF insurance or gets traded to get some minor salary relief, as we'd pitch in $12-14M a year, unless we add a plus player to the deal. (This assumes we get nothing back.)
  19. moonslav59
    I would not trade Duran, Anthony or Abreu. I'm not sold on Rafaela remaining a FT CF'ers, especially since we already have a black hole bat at the catcher position. I don't think Anthony is "blocked." Rafaela could platoon with Abreu and back up 2B, SS and maybe even 3B to still be a useful part of the team. He could also PR and do some late inning defensive replacement duty. If we trade any OF'er, it would be Rafaela, IMO. Being a RHB does nat factor in, since he hits lefties just as poorly as Duran and is not much better than Abreu v LHPs. The "blocked" prospect is Mayer, for as long as Story stays healthy. If Bregman bolts after '25, there will be room for him, but some sort of positional shuffle will need to occur. If we trade for an upgrade, I'd look at top RP'ers and a all around good catcher.
  20. moonslav59
    Three more prospect updated scouting reports: https://news.soxprospects.com/2025/04/scouting-report-updates-justin-gonzales.html
  21. moonslav59
    I don't disagree, but there are cases where high BB pitchers end up fixing the issue, sometimes later in life. This year, he has 17 Ks and 4 BB in 10.2 IP.
  22. moonslav59
    Defense is supposed to be the easiest part of the game to project. I don't get it. I'm not worried about the bats. I think Devers, Casas and Duran will come around, and in a big way. I just hope Story, Abreu and Campbell keep it going. I'm worried about Houck and Buehler to a lesser extent. If one or both don't come through we need some borderline promises to step it up (3 or 4 from Bello, Gio, Fitts, Dobbins and maybe Crawford or Sandoval, later on.)
  23. moonslav59
    Teams would die to trade for Duran, right now. His stock has not dropped that much. hIS HARD HIT % HAS DROPPED FROM 34% TO 29%, but the season is young. His line drive % is nearly the same. Remember this, on April 26, 2024, Duran's OPS was .680. He's at .621, now. I hope we keep Duran, but if we do trade him, we need to get something very nice- like maybe a catcher and a closer.
  24. moonslav59
    You shoulda just posted it right after Saturday's game.
  25. moonslav59
    They are young, so improvement is possible, including significant upticks in velo. I would like to see us with more nationally ranked pitching prospects, but we have a large base of pitchers showing varying levels of promise. I'm hopeful a handful improve enough to open some eyes. Hell, even a guy like Mata might surprise us.
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