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  1. moonslav59
    I never called him a steal. I said he could be the steal of the year. Part of the reason is that our Catcher D sucks, and he offers promise in that area. Our back-up catcher O was around .600. That leaves some room for improvement. Yes, it is just jibber jabber, as there is not much else to talk about. Here is something else to talk about: Jovani Moran might be the "steal of the winter."
  2. moonslav59
    When I'm talking about a steal, it does not mean someone wins the MVP award. Why were the Yanks so generous to leave Whitlock unprotected for us to "steal" away from them? Things happen for varying reasons. We've had "steals" in the past from the waiver wire, like Schreiber in '21 and Bernardino in '23. Maybe these guys were not the "Steal of the year," but they were moves that outshined the cost to get him. One could claim O'Neill was the steal from last winter. He did not cost much to get, and his salary was cheap for what we got. Was the Nate for Beeks trade a "steal?" Maybe we are just arguing semantics.
  3. moonslav59
    True, hence the chance for a "steal." It would not be a steal if we gave up Anthony for a catcher that does much better than McGuire/Jansen. I realize that Crochet has the better chance for a great impact, but we gave up a lot and the expectations are high, to begin with. I think people are confusing the word Steal with who will do better.
  4. moonslav59
    I think greatly improving catcher defense can make a big difference, and how a catcher works with the staff is often overlooked, when valuing their impact on a team. On the batting side of Catching, Narvaez is not projected to be that good, despite some decent power and OBP numbers on the farm, but if he does do average, it would be a very big boost from 2024. .465 McGuire in 158 PAs .623 Jansen in 96 PAs That is over 250 PAs that can be greatly improved upon and could have significant impact on our 2025 results, beyond an improved defense. We were -14 DRS for catching, last year, and Wong finished poorly in many categories.
  5. moonslav59
    BULL!
  6. moonslav59
    Defense is rarely a big selling point for these things, sadly.
  7. moonslav59
    It hasn't helped that our largest FA deals have not even hit the 50% success rate since at least the Nate signing. ($8M/4 '19). $140M/6 Story '22 $90M/5 Yoshida (plus posting fee) '23 $38.5M/2 Giolito '24 Our extensions: $313/10 Devers $145M/5 Sale '20 $120/6 Bogey '20 (opt out after $60M/3) (and the lower deal of $19M/2 for Barnes)
  8. moonslav59
    He's also traded away a lot of everyday players and prospects for pitching. He's drafted more pitchers than we've seen in recent years. He's signed 2 IFAs with $450K+ bonuses. That's 2 of the 3, we've signed since 2020. (Paez '21, D Reyes '24, Delzine '25)
  9. moonslav59
    One reason I mentioned him as a candidate for the award is that we gave up very little for him, and that is part of the equation for it being called a "steal." We also have a great need for a catcher, beyond just back -up. Any one of the 3 new catchers we added will have a chance to step in and get a look, if they do well. The bar is so low for the catching position, after 2024, that just an average catcher could win the award running away.
  10. moonslav59
    Very well may be, especially since it will take years to see the value we gave up for him. I never said Narvaez was the front-runner for "steal of the year," and it's possible nobody deserves the award.
  11. moonslav59
    He hasn't. the budget is not higher. He just shifted the money from the pen (Jansen & Martin) and everyday players (O'Neill) to the rotation.
  12. moonslav59
    Yes. That was why I mentioned Grichuk/Laureno.
  13. moonslav59
    We took a stab at finding a plus defensive catcher that may or may not end up hitting well enough to stick. He certainly has a chance to be our "steal" of the winter. It's not like we've made many other deals that look worthy of such hope. I guess Buehler could win the Cy Young and make $21M look like a steal. I guess Sandoval could return in August and lead us to a ring and win the award of Steal of the Winter. Who else? Wilson? Sabol? Zavala? Crochet cost us a lot, but I suppose he could be a strong contender.
  14. moonslav59
    No way the union ever agrees to a cap 1t $240M, let alone $189. One way to persuade MLB players to accept a cap would be to vastly increase the min wage and establish a hefty floor cap over a 3 year period.
  15. moonslav59
    Trading Abreu has been an idea with some traction, this winter, even without an O'Neill return. We've been talking about "balancing" the line-up, and he is one of our worst batters vs LHPs. We've been talking about Anthony being ML ready and Rafaela moving back to a FT role in the OF. The one year aspect would be more about a "bridge" to Anthony. That bridge could also be Grichuk or Lauereno. I'm thinking we keep Abreu around and hope heleans how to hit LHPs. It's hard to carry 2 OF'ers who struggle vs LHPs with only Rafaela and Ref as RH'd options. (Duran is .634 vs LHPs career and .665 in '24.)
  16. moonslav59
    From Soxprospects.com... Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League (Puerto Rico) Eduardo Rivera's (pictured) team, Mayaguez, won the championship series over San Juan, and Rivera played a major role. In the series-clinching Game Six, Rivera fired five shutout innings and only allowed one hit. He walked just one and struck out five. It was the left-hander's second five-inning shutout performance of the series, as he ends the series with no runs allowed and 12 strikeouts over 10 innings. After a huge winter, Rivera, the 58th ranked prospects here at SoxProspects, will look to make an impact in the coming weeks down in Fort Myers.
  17. moonslav59
    I was not for resigning O'Neill for these reasons, among others.
  18. moonslav59
    I said he "could be" followed by "and maybe not." Look up the word "could."
  19. moonslav59
    So everything good written about a prospect is suspect, but bad things are written in stone. He's just a kid. Overall, the report I think you got this from says he has good framing skill, but you take the one bad thing out of the report... Field: Strong defensive profile. Fluid actions; good receiving and framing skills. Better framing at the bottom of the zone, but inconsistent at the top and regressed some in 2024 compared to prior seasons. Potential above-average defender.
  20. moonslav59
    Craig's List: Crochet Buehler Sandoval Giolito Criswell Fulmer, Fitts & Priester Slaten Chapman Hendriks Wilson Sandlin Weissert, I Campbell, Judice & J Moran (and others) D Reyes, S Delzine, Tolle, Neely, Cason, Clarke, Aita & others Ummm... Paxton, L Garcia, L Sims, Booser Joely, Anderson, Horn, Uwasawa, Wingenter, Y Ram, Jacques That's a long list for 15 months on the job.
  21. moonslav59
    Narvaez is still a prospect and A work in progress. Call them suspects all you like, but sometimes suspects turn into productive players. His ML sample size is too tiny to be pulling framing stats on all 14 high pitches he caught.
  22. moonslav59
    True. LF: O'Neill v RHPs/ Duran v LHPs CF: Duran v RHPs/ Rafaela v LHPs RF: Abreu v RHPs/ O'Neill v LHPs
  23. moonslav59
    Even when he played, he was not always like the 2024 player we saw. Also, if he has a QO attached to his name, I'm not sure he'd be signed by now- or maybe for less money.
  24. moonslav59
    He's such an up and down player with injury issues and declining defensive skills. We have Anthony and Campbell ranked top 10. Both can play OF. I get the one year risk thing, but $20M is a lot, for this team and the winter budget. I'd rather have Buehler & Grichuk.
  25. moonslav59
    Tis is one area of catching I have ranted and raved about for years. The CERA has been widely condemned and misused for years, as is OPS Against by catcher. With everything computerized, now, I'm not sure catchers need to be the living encyclopedia VTEK was for years, but I do think it went beyond that with Tek. Pitchers felt comfortable and confident with him catching them, except Wake. I had hopes Tek would help Wong improve, but I saw zero progress in 2024 on D. Maybe this new guy can work wonders, like he did in NY. Lord knows we need better D from our catchers.
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