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  1. moonslav59
    Even in a bigger package, I doubt he's the guy who clinches any deal. His trade value is too low, right now to think trading him is a good idea. Now, maybe some GM really likes him and offer something nice. If that happens, I'm all ears. I'm happy with our 2B depth charts sans Grissom, We also have some very exciting middle infielders ready to join the conversation in a year or two (Romero, Arias, Cespedes and eventually maybe Riemer, Ramos and Soto)
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    I could be wrong, but I know of no posters who feels Anthony is "not ready to start the year in Boston." I think some look at the team control issue and feel we may wait it out for that. Some think keeping as many options on the 40 already is worth waiting, and despite the 3 pitchers to the 60 Day option, we might not choose to do them all on or right before opening day. That being said, I seriously doubt we add Thompson, Eaton and Newcomb/Ottavino/ Adams/Fulmer, instead of one of our top 3 prospects. With Yoshi and Abreu looking out on opening day, Anthony might be the first of the big 3 added to the 40 and 26. I would not be upset at Thompson being given a look, but it's not about Anthony not being "ready."
  3. moonslav59
    Agreed, but I'm not so sure Anthony will be added to the roster for opening day. I don't see Eaton being added.
  4. moonslav59
    Ideally, Rafaela plays CF and only CF or is the super utility guy, but last year he played more SS than CF, and now Abreu looks like he may start the year on the IL. I can't see Duran or Ref/Yoshi playing RF, so it's Anthony (which means adding him to the 40 and losing a year's control), Thompson, or just slide Rafaela to RF, until Abreu returns. I feel very strongly about Refsnyder being in the line-up vs LHPs. We are very weak vs lefties, and he is a top 15 batter vs LH'ers. If Devers is the DH, which looks like it's odds on, now, Ref plays LF vs LHPs, Duran lays CF (NOT RF) and somebody play RF. I say Rafaela v L and Abreu v R. Are you for benching Refsnyder just so Rafaela can play FT CF? 2nd Q: If Anthony is not on the roster, and Abreu is on the IL or being benched vs LHPs, who do you play in RF?
  5. moonslav59
    MLB.com ranks the Sox staff 7th best (3rd in the AL behind SEA & DET.) https://www.mlb.com/news/ranking-best-mlb-pitching-staffs-in-2025
  6. moonslav59
    Yes, it's a 10 day IL, now, for everyday players, but 15 days for pitchers. My bad.
  7. moonslav59
    Hard to believe almost everything you read, these days.
  8. moonslav59
    I'm just not sure early struggles are all a result of lack of confidence. It could be, but it's hard to know.
  9. moonslav59
    Assigning "blame" for what he said is not what I'd do, but I can see how others might. It was pretty tame. He never threatened to sit out. I heard his words in Spanish, and I know Spanish. I did not take what he said the way many did. It's they way some cultures talk. "I'm the 3Bman." was not a lie.
  10. moonslav59
    If Devers is on the IL, no, but with Devers at DH and Abreu on the IL, this very well could come true. I certainly see Ref in LF vs LHPs, no matter what else happens, as long as DH is filled by Devers. It's not ideal, but with no Abreu, I'd rather go with them than Thompson. Anthony is another case, altogether. I'm fine with him as our starting RF'er day 1, but I'm not sure Brez & Co. agree.
  11. moonslav59
    When did I say any of the 3 were not ready? I said I think we may very well decide to keep all 3 off the 40 on opening day. I don't make the choices.
  12. moonslav59
    That's what I've been saying for months. When Abreu is healthy, it could be Abreu-Rafaela in a RF platoon, with Rafaela playing CF v RHPs. Duran plays CF v LHPs, and Resnyder plays LF vs lefties.
  13. moonslav59
    I may be one of the few who is okay with DHam's defense at 2B, and with his speed, he's fine on offense vs RHPs, only. I'm not sold on Romy's improvement being for real, but he's so-so on defense and has shown he can hit lefties, really well- something we need. I wish we had better, but starting the season with a DHam-Romy 2B platoon should be okay. In 2024, these two had these splits: .729 DHam v R (+3 OAA on D at 2B) .879 Romy v L (-3 OAA on D at 2B)
  14. moonslav59
    Yup, and a few people, especially the media ran with it. One even suggested we trade him.
  15. moonslav59
    They are not on the 40, but they can be added and called up as quickly as anyone on the 40 and at AAA. I agree that Campbell and Mayer are "not likely" going to make the 40 (and 26) on opening day. I doubt Anthony does, even if Abreu is on the 10 day I, but I still see all 3 as ML ready depth, where management would not hesitate to add and activate them, if they felt they were a much better option than Grissom or Thompson, if those two were needed in a near FT capacity. As long as DHam-Romy are healthy, Grissom will not be needed near FT. (Nor will Campbell & Mayer, unless Story gets hurt.) Anthony can be kept down, while we play Ref & Yoshida in LF as a platoon, if needed.
  16. moonslav59
    I like the depth trio of Fitts, Priester & Criswell. We'll soon find out, if my opinion was a good one, or not. So far, none of the 3 starters out to start the season look lost for 60 days or more. Some might be just for 10-20 days.
  17. moonslav59
    He has not pitched much, at the big level, so maybe this is not really a known weakness. I nice first start or two might be all he needs.
  18. moonslav59
    He's so bad on D, that DH'ing him 10-15 games a year could be all the "rest" he needs. The problem is, who plays 1B, when he does not? I had hoped it might be Devers- someday, but that has not seemed to be an idea anyone in the Sox organization holds as even an option. That leaves Romy, Wong or longshot Refsnyder. That's a major step down and assumes Devers moves from DH to 3B on those days, if not 1B. Cora did play Duran 160 games for 735 PAs in 2024.
  19. moonslav59
    We won't get anything very good for Grissom, so I think maybe waiting, in hope he can build up his stock may be the best call. He may have to do it at AAA. Even with Bregman playing 3B FT, I have Grissom 5th on the 2B depth chart: Campbell Mayer or Story (whoever is not at SS) DHam-Romy platoon Grissom (Maybe he can beat our Romy for a platoon role with DHam, but Romy plays better D and can play SS, 1B and 3B.) If we come up to a 40 man roster crunch, maybe we'll need to trade Grissom.
  20. moonslav59
    The Kids Are Allright.
  21. moonslav59
    Yes, great elbow extension!
  22. moonslav59
    People keep pointing to the loss of O'Neall but neglect to mention others lost: .847 O'Neall (473 PAs) .706 D Smith (278) .633 E Valdez (223) Just Smith + Valdez= more PAs than O'Neill. .575 McGuire (158), .623 Jansen (96), .410 Dalbec (93), .455 Cooper (75). .451 Reyes (64), .584 Westbrook (48) & Gasper .217 (23) All these guys total more PAs than O'Neal. We are losing almost 1500 PAs from players no longer on the Sox. Who gets those PAs is key. You gotta figure Narvaez might get 200-250, and he may hit as badly as McGuire & Jansen, combined. Casas could get 400 more. Bregman might get 600. That leaves 250 or so for Story, the kids or maybe more from DHam, Romy, Yoshi or others. According to fangraphs, the Sox offense ranked in the AL: 5th in Off fWAR at 30.7 (11th on D at -40.5) 5th in wRC+ at 104 T3rd in wOBA at .321 3rd in OPS at .741 I think our offense improved, while NYY's got worse. HOU's got worse. Did BAL get better? They did lose Santander, but all we hear is that they added O'Neall.
  23. moonslav59
    I guess we will find out just how good our rotation depth is.
  24. moonslav59
    He did not start in 11 of those games, and some were late inning entries. He also did not finish 11 games he started. If he bats 3rd for 160 games, he'll easily reach 650. Last year, our 3 slot had 727 PAs. I don't see it as high pacing. It might be wishful thinking on his health.
  25. moonslav59
    Agreed. In terms of good deals vs bad deals, not counting scrub signings, I think he might be near 50%. It's just the bad were really bad and more hurtful. Bad: Sale & Gio Good: O"Neal & Slaten (Criswell & Romy could be viewed as a scrub signings that worked- maybe 2 out of 10 or 15.) TBD: Fitts & Weissert, Sandlin, I Campbell.
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