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  1. moonslav59
    I still think maybe a Hicks type of deal, where we add on a decent prospect might get a richer team to take on some of Masa's contract. I doubt anyone pays near half. Another way might be to trade him for an equal sunken contract, but a guy who plays some where other than DH.
  2. moonslav59
    The team claiming him would pay the min salary, and BOS would pay the rest.
  3. moonslav59
    I meant someone might take Masa from us, with us paying all but $4-6M a year. (maybe $3M)
  4. moonslav59
    I still have a lot of confidence in Casas as a batter.
  5. moonslav59
    There was no bell curve with Dugo, once he got to Boston. OPS+ 123 '20 107 '21 102 '22 100 '23 to NYY: 84 '24 to ATL: 67 '25
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    I think someone might pay him $4-6M x 2 years. Maybe, if someone gets hurt, this spring, Brez will get a call. I would not cut Masa, until we know the status of Casas, Contreras, and our 4 OF'ers. We could ask if he'd take a 2-4 week stint in the minors, but if he says no, we might decide to just pull the plug.
  7. moonslav59
    Line-up... 1. KC CF 2. Story SS 3. Mayer 2B 4. Durbin 3B 5. IKF 1B 6. Hickey DH 7. Wong C 8. Ward RF 9. Castro LF
  8. moonslav59
    1.000 OBP would suck- I know!
  9. moonslav59
    I'm not sure Casas deserves the "mediocre" label. He may very well end up there, but an .800 career OPS over a player's first 952 PAs is not really mediocre. His defense sucks, so that brings him down a peg, and he might be best viewed as a DH only/emergency 1Bman. He hits about 31 HRs per 650 PAs. He has a career .348 OBP, which would put him in the top 2-3 on this current team. He may have just one more chance to prove himself, and where he plays might depend on an injury to an OF'er (He'd DH) or 1B (He'd pretend to play 1B.) I don't see him as another Dalbec type, since he gets on base, a lot.
  10. moonslav59
    No game today, but the WBC begins. We play the Yanks, tomorrow and should see Crochet vs Gil.
  11. moonslav59
    Agreed. With 4 OF'ers, all seeking FT play, the DH slot looks filled.
  12. moonslav59
    So, crossing your fingers on Casas returning?
  13. moonslav59
    Agreed. I notice I tend to look more closely and highly at prospects we trade for.
  14. moonslav59
    The deal certainly looked better than the Padre offer- both at the time and in hindsight. Verdugo did look good, out of the gate. Downs had some promise.
  15. moonslav59
    If we can ever pitch Song followed by Sansone, we can sing... Song- San-sone Weeping like a willow Song-San-sone Sleeping on my pillow Funny thing, Alez can sing it with a cry in his voice And before you know it, we started feeling good Cora simply got not choice.
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    I think our pitching staff has allowed more ST'ing runs than any other team. I think we're #2 in runs scored.
  18. moonslav59
    We've done better with comp picks than the Betts trade. I know that's hindsight, and the two reported trade offers both looked bad, but we almost traded him in the summer of 2019, so the deal was going to be made. Speaking of comp picks... Godbout for Pivetta K Campbell for Bogey Anthony for ERod Kopech for Ellsbury JBJ for VMart Daniel Bard for Damon Ellsbury & Lowrie for OCab Buchholz for Pedro
  19. moonslav59
    It's hard to know what a "better value" deal is for someone who will turn 33 in the first year of an extension (2029.) It's like a double gamble. I'm not sure about hurrying to try and extend him for 2030, when he turns 34 in September of that year. More than 2 years added on seems way too risky.
  20. moonslav59
    Topped with Chicharron & Tofu.
  21. moonslav59
    Oviedo looked pretty good. BTW, is this still the "Week of Feb 21?"
  22. moonslav59
    There might be 10 other guys not on the 40 with more hope and promise of making the 40 than Guerrero. Maybe more. Also, he won't make the 40, unless they plan on him making the 26, so the odds are about zero.
  23. moonslav59
    We all hated the idea of trading Betts. The return was not what anyone expected, but the rumors were there was only one other equally lame offer. I like the the looks of the Gray trade. I'm not going to say Betts helped us get Gray, even though technically one part of one part helped us get him.
  24. moonslav59
    I fully understand contradictions.
  25. moonslav59
    Exactly. To say Fitts got us Gray is missing the big picture. To say Betts got us Gray is... 🙃
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