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  1. moonslav59
    I never suggest making any roster choices based on one game. I was only making a point about people claiming KC is not "ready" based on a 4 game sample size. I trust our management to know when the player is ready. I said "Mayer for mayor" not starting SS. I don't recall the "sleeping giant" comment on Bregman, but what does that have to do with writing off Campbell, so early? I've been pretty consistent saying I think maybe one kid starts on the opening day roster. I've said I'd love to see 2-3 make it, but only if they earn it and management deems them ready for a FT or near FT role. I got no stake in this choice. Stop constructing positions I don't hold and attributing them to me.
  2. moonslav59
    You mean 3rd best? (almost 4th.) No they are not "desperate," but I do think they'd trade him in a second, for nothing, if someone took his salary- maybe even just half his salary, so at what point would you call it desperate?
  3. moonslav59
    Tough to know. If he does, it will just be the 10 day not 60.
  4. moonslav59
    So, if Campbell goes 4 for 4 with 2HRs, today, and brings his OPS up to .800, he's ready? It's way too early to say he's ready or not.
  5. moonslav59
    It's hard to feel sorry for someone making $18M a year, but Yoshida can't be blamed for signing that deal. He has not hit, badly. He was a worse defender than we thought, but that's not really his fault we thoguht he could play LF. He may still have an .800 season in him. I hope so.
  6. moonslav59
    soxprospects.com has Crawford & Bello beginning the year on the IL (Fitts is the ML 5th starter.)
  7. moonslav59
    Assuming these are the 8 men in the pen, who makes the AAA pen? Hendriks, Chapman, Slaten, Whitlock, Winckowski, Wilson, Weissert & Guerrero... AAA Rotation: Fitts, Priester, Criswell, Dobbins, Gambrel Pen??? Ottavino, Adams, Fulmer, Moore Kelly, Bernardino, I Campbell, Drohan, Mills Moran, Mata, Davis, Harris, Newcomb, Olds, Van Belle, Burdi, Webb, Cruz
  8. moonslav59
    Hard to disagree. There is a chance both Weissert & Guerrero make the 8 man pen.
  9. moonslav59
    Boggs and Tiant in Yankee uniforms was hurtful, although neither had a full and great season with them.
  10. moonslav59
    I forgot him. I'd say 10-20%. Maybe 50% he starts on the 10 day IL, but you don't get a 40 man roster add-on for those.
  11. moonslav59
    Looks like Yoshida will not start on the IL. Nice to see Story doing well.
  12. moonslav59
    We would not need to trade Abreu or anyone else, right away, or at least until the 3 kids establish themselves, but it makes sense to me to trade to upgrade a position of high need.
  13. moonslav59
    Sandoval already is IMO.... Murphy is 99% Penrod 90% Yoshida 33% Whitlock 5%
  14. moonslav59
    IMO, if all three make the 26, and nobody is hurt, we'll trade an OF'er. This would allow Campbell to play OF, when not in the IF "rover" mix. The kids will all have to play 145+ games, IMO. Maybe we trade the LHB Abreu and see this: 3B: Bregman 145/ Campbell 17 SS: Mayer 145/Story 17 2B: Story 128/Campbell 34 LF: Duran 150/ Campbell 12 CF: Rafaela 135/Campbell 27 RF: Anthony 145/Campbell 17 That's just 117 games for Campbell, so maybe someone DHs, when Devers sits and get gets 10 more games. Is 127-130 enough? Of course, we'll ave injuries, so I'm pretty sure all could get 145-155, per healthy player. No Yoshida. No Refsnyder (a top 15 batter vs LHPs since 2022.) No Abreu. No DHam, Romy, Grissom.
  15. moonslav59
    It is clear the plan is Rafaela to play FT CF. IMO, he deserves to be handed the job, but not unconditionally. He could play some RF, when Abreu sits vs LHPs, although Anthony could play RF vs LHPs, too. I will ask this, if Anthony plays LF, where does Duran play? (Hint: not RF.)
  16. moonslav59
    I remember some people were pretty high on Romero, when drafted. "Romero, a solid all-around shortstop prospect. Romero is a left-handed hitter with outstanding contact skills and plenty of bat speed to succeed at the next level. He has all the defensive actions you would want, and the strong arm to boot, to stick at shortstop for a long time." _Mayo
  17. moonslav59
    The stake awaits the warlock.
  18. moonslav59
    The "Rizzo>Goldschmidt" statement was not meant to imply Rizzo is better than Goldscmidt. It was meant to denote a change from Rizzo to Goldschmidt. I'm also not sure the players replacing Verdugo will be worse. Jackson might be better than Trevino, too. To me, the drop off from Soto to Bellinger outweighs all other possible gains, and makes your everyday set-up worse than 2024. The loss of Torres is big, too, and you guys had Chisolm for much of 2024, anyway, so it's not a full Chisholm to Torres situation- on paper. Feel free to disagree. Sorry for the misuse of the ">" symbol. I will say, it is not a certainty the 37 year old Goldschmidt will hit over the .637 Rizzo hit in 2024 or the .730 he hit from 2022-2024 at ages 32-35.
  19. moonslav59
    This whole scenario was based on adding 3 everyday players (Campbell, Anthony & mayer) to the 40 (and 26.) DFA'ing Sogard and 60 Day IL'ing Murphy and Penrod is a net gain of 2 everyday players. Sogard would not be needed, but we could also 60 Day Yoshida, whether he likes it or not. I don't see Sogard as the type of guy we have to hold onto. If a need arises, there are dozens of Sogards out there for the taking, on any given day.
  20. moonslav59
    Rafaela could play 150 games without having a set position of his own, but I like the idea of him in CF FT, or maybe playing CF vs RHPs and RF vs LHPs, as Abreu sits. The scenario I presented was about finding room for all 3 kids AND everyone healthy, including Story. Play along: who sits, if all 3 play? Assuming Bregman at 3B, casas at 1B, Devers at DH and Duran, Story, Campbell, Mayer and Anthony playing FT or very near FT, someone sits from Abreu, Rafaela, Yoshida and Ref. In fact, someone cant even be on the 26, since we need 2 catchers on it. To me, the 9th slot goes to an Abreu-Ref platoon- not Rafaela, and since Rafaela can play any OF position and middle IF, he could still get a lot of time on the field, inclduing late inning defensive play. I've been higher on Rafaela than most posters, here, I think, but under this scenario, I'd prefer Abreu-Ref in the line-up. It's not like Abreu is a slouch on D, and we can hide Ref's D in LF.
  21. moonslav59
    There is a long way to go to the end of ST'ing and the Campbell vs Rafaela numbers could easily flip. I agree that all 3 kids starting on opening day is far-fetched, unless we have 1-3 injuries (1-2 with 60 Day ILs.) As for DFA'ing 3 players to make room, we only have 60 Day'd Sandoval. We still have Murphy, Penrod and maybe Yoshida as possible 60 Day guys. I'd also have no issues DFA'ing Sabol, but an injuy to a catcher would need an immediate DFA to add a catcher back onto the 40. That could be risky, but what about DFA'ing Sogard? I know our 40 man is overlaoded with pitchers, right now, but adding Mayer, Campbell and Anthony severely lessens the need for Sogard.
  22. moonslav59
    Wilson is a near lock for the opening day pen. To me, there are 1-2 pen slots still open, barring new injuries: Hendriks, Chapman, Slaten, Whitlock (if not on IL) and Winckowski look like locks. Wilson is a near lock. Guerrero seems like he'd need to bomb out the rest of March to not make it. The last slot might go to Weissert, Adams,Ottavino, Fulmer, Bernardino (IL?) or Criswell/Fitts. Kinda wide open, here. I doubt it's Kelly, Moore or I Campbell.
  23. moonslav59
    It's very early, and these sample size are small, but here are some pitching ST'ing numbers: 0.00 ERA (IP) K:BB (2.0 IP+) Fitts (4.0) 5:1 Fulmer (3.2) 3:2 Crochet (3.1) 7:4 Guerrero (3.0) 6:1 Adams (2.0) 4:0 Criswell (2.0) 2:0 Weissert (2.0) 3:1 Drohan (2.0) 3:0 Newcomb (2.0) 3:0 2:25 Priester (4.0) 1:3 4.50 Dobbins (2.0) 3:0 6.00 Houck (3.0) 0:0 9.00 Wink (3.0) 1:3
  24. moonslav59
    It looks like Devers will start off at DH, while his should issue is figured out. (He may even miss a few early games, for all we know.) If Yoshida begins the season on the IL, Cora's choices are almost made for him. The biggest calls will be on the big 3 prospects. As long as Story is playing, I seriously doubt Campbell and Mayer make the roster. Anthony may be held down, but more and more I'm feeling these guys should given their shot on day one. With all three on the roster, Cora will have some major choices to make, since it makes little sense to have the 3 top prospects playing only FT or very near it. If all are healthy, what would that look like? DH: Devers C: Wong & Narvaez 1B: Casas 2B: Story SS: Mayer 3B: Bregman LF: Campbell CF: Duran RF: Anthony Hard to bench Abreu vs RHPs and Ref vs LHPs, and Rafaela would make a great super utility guy, but these are all OF'ers. Only Rafaela offers IF support. Someone would have to be demoted or traded.
  25. moonslav59
    Campbell can play OF, if the IF is crowded out by healthy and performing Devers (DH), Bregman, Story, Mayer and Casas. It might make more sense to trade an OF'er not named Duran or Anthony to find Campbell a place to play. The big if, is Story being healthy and hitting well. If and when he goes down, Campbell could play IF, and whichever OF'er you did not trade tkes his place, there. (Abreu/Ref or Rafaela/Ref)
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