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  1. moonslav59
    DD was reportedly about to trade Mookie in 2019, but the team started playing better, and they decided not to be sellers.
  2. moonslav59
    But they did show a willingness to pay a lot for someone. The other thing the Rays often do, is back-load a deal, so they trade the guy, when the contract goes up.
  3. moonslav59
    I understand how Priester appears to have better swing and miss stuff. I think they are pretty close in potential. I was responding to the point made about the so-so Fitts numbers for 2024, and I felt it is only fair to point out Priester's equally so-so numbers at the same levels.
  4. moonslav59
    Both reeked of "Tampa Bay North." Not replacing Kimbrel, Kelly, Porcello, ERod, JD and others. Trading away Beni to save $3M to afford Renfroe. All seemed like the Rays, although there were deals like Ottavino and eventually Story, Yoshida and the bomb Devers extension.
  5. moonslav59
    Forget Fitts in MLB in 2024. Did Priester show anything better in MLB or AAA, this year? 5.44 in 50 IP MLB 1.17 WHIP (2.4 K:BB) 4.38 in 72 IP in AAA 1.41 WHIP (4.1 K:BB) (2023: 7.74 in 50 IP in MLB and 4.00 at AAA in 108 IP) Fitts was 4.17 in AAA '24 with a 1.28 WHIP and 3.0:1 K:BB (Better ERA and WHIP/worse K:BB) Fitts in AA in '23: 3.48 ERA in 153 IP (lots of innings) 1.14 WHIP and 3.8 K:BB. soxprospects.com: Fastball: 93-96 mph. Tops out at 98 mph. Velocity has steadily increased through 2023 and into 2024.
  6. moonslav59
    Going forward, I think I Campbell sticks in the bigs, and he has cost-controlled years remaining. Urias may get another chance, and at less than $5M, IMO.
  7. moonslav59
    Making Bloom the GM had a lot to do with it, too. He was literally the author of the book on the Rays strategies.
  8. moonslav59
    Well, we traded Dugo for Fitts (and others.)
  9. moonslav59
    I forgot about Shugart. I think Gaspar gets traded or DFA'd, when we add a ML catcher, and that will happen.
  10. moonslav59
    I was thinking the same thing, but I'm just not sure what they see in Horn, Penrod or Gasper. I don't see Campbell pitch, so my opinion is based on what I read about him. I liked him better than Wikelman, Murphy, Booser, Sogard and even Justin Wilson. It just goes to show how little I and maybe some others know. I did get the Jh Garcia call right.
  11. moonslav59
    There are usually 3-5 Frieds, every winter. There may be guys like Ohtani (P & hitter) and Judge, but usually there is just one per winter, and they are never 26. I seriously doubt we get Soto, but if it's a choice, I go with Soto and trade for arms. And, I'm the guy that always puts SP'er at the top of my winter wish list. Soto is a one-time opportunity. To me, the last thing that came close was the near-miss ARod trade and then Manny signing, before that.
  12. moonslav59
    I have to say I am very surprised we DFA'd Campbell over 5 or 6 others. Mata was out of options, so he makes sense. Protecting Dobbins and JH Garcia is what I expected.
  13. moonslav59
    I like Fitts more than Priester, but they are close.
  14. moonslav59
    Grissom would probably just squeak into my top 30 (or 25th.) Fitts above Romero.
  15. moonslav59
    It seems like the real "nutty," recent signings have been by the LAD, SDP and maybe the Rangers. I agree, the Mets signings don't jump out as being massive overpays. It was more about their total budget blasting by everyone else. I'm not sure the Dodgers are planning on going nutty every winter. The Rangers and Padres have already pulled back. The Yanks may step up to keep Soto, and the Mets will likely make a hefty final offer, but do not think it is a sure bet Soto ends up in NY. I'm not predicting the Sox. I wouldn't even say I'm hoping we sign him, if the price keeps us from spending in the future. (You know JH will pull back, at some point, if he spends big on Soto.) I'd rather go with pitching, but we could trade for that, especially by adding Soto. We have 4 top prospects and a solid 9, even before Soto & the kids. We would have enough trade capital to add a solid SP'er, perhaps at a low cost.
  16. moonslav59
    T, he official rankings are out and ND is 6th, with a real chance to move up, assuming we win out. (Certainly not a slam dunk with Army and USC remaining.) There will be conference playoff games not listed, here. 1. Oregon (v WSH) 2. Ohio St (v IN, v Mich) 3. Texas (v KY, at TX A&M) 4. Penn St (at MN, v MD) 5. Indiana (at Ohio St, v PUR) 6. Notre Dame (v Army, at USC) 7. Alabama (at OK, v AUB) 8. Miami (v WF, at SYR) 9. Ole Miss (at FL, v MS St) 10. Georgia (GA Tech) 11. Tennessee (v UTEP, at Vandy) 12. Boise St (at WY, v ORE St) 13. SMU and 14. BYU and undefeated Army might sneak in.
  17. moonslav59
    Yes, many times a not top 10 or 20 prospect ends up doing better or much better than many listed above him. We can also look at the highly rated farm DD inherited, and ended up trading many away. We saw how most came up short, while others like Devers ended up doing very well. Others did okay. Several of DD's prospects, picked lower on the board ended up surprising us. soxprospects.com Fall 2015 1. Moncada (Sale trade) 2. Devers (on roster) 3. Espinoza (PomPom trade) 4. Margot (Kimbrel trade) 5. Benintendi (traded by Bloom for Wink & others) 6. Guerra (kimbrel trade) 7. Kopech (Sale trade) 8. Johnson (DFA'd 2020) 9. Sam Travis (traded by Bloom for Jeffery Springs) 10. D Marrero (Josh Taylor trade) 11. Chavis (traded by Bloom for Austin Davis) 12. Luis Ax Basabe (Sale trade) 13. Logan Allen (Kimbrel trade) 14. Trey Ball (never got past AA) 15. Wendell Rijo (Aaron Wilkerson trade) 16. Nick Longhi (never got past AAA) 17. Marco Hernandez (271 career PAs in MLB) 18. Mauricio Dubon (Thornburg trade) 19. Pat Light (Abad trade) 20. Stankiewicz (AAA to Mexican League) Others not in top 20 in 2015: Beeks, Raudes, Chatham, W Jerez (not a complete list)
  18. moonslav59
    When you have a young catcher looking this promising, you hold on to him tightly and hope for the best. I'm looking mostly at how his defensie progresses in 2025. I think his bat will be good enough to stick in the bigs. The league average numbers for a team's catchers in 2024: .234 18 73 .300 OBP .378 SLG .678 OPS It's not a high bar to get to the league average.
  19. moonslav59
    Kinda too early to know much, but the upside looks really high.
  20. moonslav59
    To me, it's Anthony on top. Campbell is second. Mayer is better than Teel, but catchers are so rare, I put them even. Watch for 1-2 from Montgomery, Arias and Cespedes to make a huge jump, next summer. Don't count out Romero, the J García bros and Bleis, either. Between these six guys, I'm guessing 4 will impress us greatly. The pitching is harder to project, but maybe the quantity aspect will create a few keepers.
  21. moonslav59
    Will this be the sham of interest winter?
  22. moonslav59
    I realize the Crochet deal included the Yoshida dump, but I'm not trading away Anthony for Crochet.
  23. moonslav59
    I kinda think Anthony is the one who is on the opening day roster, but we could wait a day or two, since none of the top 4 prospects need Rule 5 protection, this year. Wait until the season starts, add the sure injured pitcher to the 60, and then add Anthony (or even others) to the 40 and 26. None of the top 4 will be added to the 40, until the plan is to play them FT or near FT on the 26. We could also add Anthony and or others after they gain that extra year of team control date. I'm super high on Campbell, but I think we will give the Grissom-DHam duo (platoon?) at 2B every chance to win the opening day 2B slot. Story will be the SS, unless hurt or traded (unlikely.) Campbell can also play OF. I'm 80-90% sure we trade Abreu, but I do see how trading Rafaela might work better. It's not like we keep him because he bats RH'd. His bat is not a plus, although it is better than Abreu's vs LHPs. Someday, not this year, we might end up seeing this: C: Teel, Wong 1B: Devers (Casas) 2B: Campbell/Grissom & DHam SS: Story (Mayer) 3B: Mayer or Campbell/Grissom (Devers) LF: Abreu (Duran) CF: Duran, Rafaela (Anthony) RF: Anthony (Abreu) DH: Casas (Devers)
  24. moonslav59
    It takes a real man to admit being that wrong! 😜
  25. moonslav59
    I almost added those two on the almost ready to grade list. I agree, they both look like they will end up as good deals for the team and fans.
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