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  1. moonslav59
    Injuries may make any player "not ready." Mayer, Anthony and Campbell are ML ready, this second, if healthy. They may be held back for 40 man roster reasons, or to give Grissom/DHam and Rafaela another look, but all could start on opening day and would likely be a plus player from day one. Mayer is plus on D at SS. That, almost alone, makes him "ready." It may take a while for the bat to "adjust," but that might be close to the same in a year. Campbell's bat is likely "ready," now. He should be fine on D, too. Anthony probably could have played in the bigs, last summer. Of course, nobody knows, for sure, but that is true for most vets, too. I'm not overestimating anything, and neither are many farm evaluation experts. Happy Thanksgiving.
  2. moonslav59
    The Sox by Age (by March 31, 2025): 21: Perales 22: Jh Garcia, 23: Wikelman 24: Abreu, Rafaela, Grissom, Guerrero, Priester 25: Casas, Bello, Fitts, Dobbins 26: Winckowski, Valdez, Murphy 27: Duran, Slaten, DHam, Sogard, Penrod 28: Houck, Crawford, Whitlock, Wong, Criswell, Romy, Shugart 29: Gasper 30: Giolito, Weissert, Kelly 31: Yoshida 32: Story, Booser 33: Bernardino 34: Refsnyder 36: Hendriks 37: Wilson Not many important players will be over 32 in 2025. ____________________ Top Prospects: 17: Ju. Gonzales 18. Cason, Valera, D Reyes 19: Arias, Cespedes, Jo Garcia 20: Anthony, Bleis, Romero, Paez 21: Mayer, Montgomery, Perales, ERod 22: Campbell, Teel, Tolle, Monegro 23: Meidroth, Sandlin, Early 24: Mullins
  3. moonslav59
    You fill your 1B and RF needs and eventually your MI need... likely sooner than you think.
  4. moonslav59
    I was testing harmony. (I bet he says no.)
  5. moonslav59
    Yes. We've all agreed it is a likely deal-breaker in any deal, even a beefed up one. Did you like this one? Casas, Abreu & Mayer for Gilbert & Felnin Celesten
  6. moonslav59
    If we add Scott & Holmes, our pen depth will be very nice. Scott Holmes Slaten Whitlock Hendriks Guerrero Guerrero Winckowski Fitts, Criswell, Priester, Dobbins Wilson, Fulmer, Bernardino, Kelly, Penrod Booser, Weissert, Mata, Campbell Shugart, Mills, Kwiatkowski, Gambrell, Drohan, Wikelman Hoppe, Troye, Sandlin, I Coffey We have tons of depth: we just need top RP'ers! 🤔
  7. moonslav59
    What pitcher could we get for Casas, Rafaela, Mayer and Fiits? How about Mayer, Rafaela, Yoshida for Castillo and Garver? Sign Fried, Bregman or Adames plus Scott and Holmes. _________________________ Fried, Castillo, Houck, Bello, Giolito (Crawford) Scott, Holmes, Slaten, Whitlock, Hendriks, Crawford, Guerrero, Winckowski 1. L Duran LF/CF 2. R Bregman 3B 3. L Casas DH/1B 4. L Devers 1B/DH 5. R Campbell 2B (L DHam/ R Grissom) 6. L Abreu RF/ R Refsnyder LF 7. L Anthony CF/RF 8. R Story SS 9. R Wong/ Garver C
  8. moonslav59
    I live in the HOU area and am no Bregman fan. He plays hard and is good on D, but he looks to be in decline, and starts the season slowly. That being said, if we lose out on Soto, how about this as a plan B? Sign Fried, Bregman, Scott and Higgy. Trade Casas, Abreu & Mayer for Gilbert & Felnin Celesten ____________________________ Gilbert, Fried, Houck, Bello & Giolito (Crawford) Scott, Slaten, Whitlock, Hendriks, Crawford, Guerrero, Wink/Fulmer, Wilson/Bernardino 1. Duran LF/CF 2. Bregman 3B 3. Anthony RF 4. Devers 1B 5. Story SS 6. Yoshida DH (Refsnyder) 7. Campbell 2B (DHam/Grissom) 8. Higgy/Wong C 9. Rafaela CF/Refsnyder LF Spend more and get Teoscar and replace Rafaela in the OF or sub Rafaela (plus maybe Fitts) for Abreu in the trade and play Abreu in RF and Anthony in CF.
  9. moonslav59
    ML Ready does not mean having ML experience. soxprospects.com lists Mayer and Campbell as "Early 2025" for their ETA's. They are not the only ones thinking both are ready. Only their non 40 man roster status may keep tahem back from opening the season on the 26.
  10. moonslav59
    If we sign Bregman, let's boost the D and play him at 3B, Devers at 1B and Campbell (DHam/Grissom) at 2B. Casas can DH or trade Casas and Abreu for a better pitcher than Crochet.
  11. moonslav59
    Snell's deal did nothing to Castillo's value.
  12. moonslav59
    I meant the core already in the bigs. Casas, Abreu, Rafaela, Bello, Fitts, Slaten Duran, Devers, DHan, Wong, Whitlock, Houck, Crawford
  13. moonslav59
    We didn't tear it!!!! Honest!
  14. moonslav59
    Not that much. DH might not even be safe for this china doll.
  15. moonslav59
    Dipoto surprises you, every year.
  16. moonslav59
    But Mayer and Campbell are ML ready, despite not being Rule 5 eligible.
  17. moonslav59
    I'd trade Wilyer and Arias or Meidroth or maybe Wilyer + Cespedes, but I'm not sure I'd do Wilyer + Perales. I brought up the other names to speak to the point about maybe the CWS wanting all prospects and not ML players.
  18. moonslav59
    Yet, when we suggest a Mayer or Campbell trade to SEA, you say you have enough infielders better than they are.
  19. moonslav59
    How about Bregman at 3B, Devers at 1B, Casas at DH or trade Arias, Casas + Abreu for an even better pitcher than Crochet? The defense would be way better. Bregman blocks Campbell at 2B. I'm not convinced Crochet is the real deal, and 2 years of control takes a bite out of our extended future.
  20. moonslav59
    Would Burnes or Fried plus an Abreu plus trade for Crochet or Woo/Miller plus Teoscar, Scott and Higgy be exciting enough? Burnes, Houck, Crochet, Bello, Giolito Scott, Hendriks, Slaten, Whitlock, Crawford, Guerrero, Fulmer/Wink, Wilson/Bernardino 1. Duran LF 2. Devers 3B 3. Casas 1B 4. Teoscar RF 5. Anthony CF 6. Campbell 2B 7. Story SS 8. Yoshida/Ref DH 9. Wong/Higgy C DHam-Grissom, Rafaela Utility
  21. moonslav59
    We have a lot of really good "not-yet-ready for MLB" prospects, but I'd hesitate to trade too many of them for just 2 years of a pitcher with a very limited sample size of success. Perales, Sandlin, Dobbins, Wikelman, Rodriguez, Early & Monegro Cespedes, Bleis, Arias, Meidroth, Romero & the Garica brothers Would you give up more than 2 or 3 of these 4 Perales, Cespedes, Bleis & Arias. Maybe 2 plus one from Sandlin or Meidroth would be my limit. Would they take Mayer straight up? He's Rule 5 eligible in 2025. (Teel is in 2027.)
  22. moonslav59
    Of course, that's a no. Mayer and Casas for Gilbert or Kirby, maybe.
  23. moonslav59
    How much would adding a top SP'er, now, either by trade or free agency, help convince Soto that the Sox are a legit contender in 2025?
  24. moonslav59
    Snell got what was expected. I don't see Castillo's value increasing, because of his signing. How much will Abreu's value go up, when the older and worse defender Teoscar signs for megabucks? I think you may be undervaluing another Sox player in Abreu.
  25. moonslav59
    As with any team, and as I mentioned, one major reason SEA might trade Castillo would be to save enough money to spend on a younger SP'er. Taking on Yoshida kills that main advantage for SEA. Adding Garver makes a dent, but not enough. Adding Garver and Haniger might be closer. Abreu + Yoshida for Castillo ($24.1, $24.1, $24.1), Garver ($12.5, $1M) & Haniger ($15.5.) SEA sheds $52M for 2025, $25M for 2026 and $24M for 2027, while adding $18M x 3. They's save $27M, $7M and $6M a year. Is that enough? The Sox would be essentially paying Castillo $27M, $7M and $6M and would lose Abreu (replaced by Anthony and maybe some OF time from Campbell) The Sox would have a back up catcher (Garver) who sucks on D as the bridge to Teel and a RHB OF'er (Haniger who is in decline.) I do not think this trade suggestion is a sure No from SEA's side. They save $40M and may view Castillo as in decline. They's gain a roster spot on the 40 to add a SP'er and would have a much better RF'er in Abreu.
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