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  1. moonslav59
    It's against the rules?
  2. moonslav59
    Less than a half of a half percent. Did I accidently hint we might?
  3. moonslav59
    1. Acquire 2-3 solid SP'ers (1 closer type and a LHP) 2. Acquire 1 ace or 2 solid SP'ers. 3. Acquire a solid catcher. (Gravy: RHB, dump $30-35M of the $54M owed Yoshida)
  4. moonslav59
    I think he gets $600M/12 or $650M/14, and I'd love to see us get him. Without acquiring pitching, too, year one would be somewhat of a waste, IMO. The 4 straight lefties in the line-up is a concern, but with a guy like Soto, it's a happy concern.
  5. moonslav59
    Let me just say this: if Crochet is an ace, then so is Houck, and we already have one. (I'd like Crochet in our rotation, but not at the cost some seem to think it will be.)
  6. moonslav59
    I'll believe it when I see it, but getting and ace would put us into the playoff projection category. Add a couple solid RP'ers and we'd be a top 6 or 8 contender, maybe better, depending on what the other top 6-8 teams do, this winter.
  7. moonslav59
    Just about every ring and near miss season had a huge influence from the rotation, Most had 1 or 2 of these 3 major factors: 1. An ace, 2. A second ace or solid #2. 3. Most of the original starting 5 had 24+ GS'd. 1946: 35 GS Ferriss 3.25, 35 GS Hughson 2.75, 30 GS Harris 3.64, 24 GS Dobson 3.24 (all 3) 1967: 39 Lonborg 3.16, Stange 24 2.77, 24 Bell 3.16 (1 & 2) 1975: 35 Tiant 4.02, 35 Wise 3.95, 34 Lee 3.95, 20 Cleve 4.43/Moret 16 3.60 (almost 3 of 3) 1986: 33 Clemens 2.48, 30 Boyd 3.78, 25 Hurst 2.99, 26 Nipper 5.38 16 Seaver/13 Sellers (3/3) 2004: 33 Pedro 3.90, 32 Schill 3.26, 33 Lowe 5.42, 30 Wake 4.87, 29 Arroyo 4.03 (3/3) 2007: 30 Beckett 3.27, 24 Schill 3.87, 32 Dice 4.40, 31 Wake 4.76, 23 Tavarez/11 Letser (3/3) 2013: 33 Letser 3.75, 29 Lackey 3.52, 29 Dempster 4.57, 27 Doub 4.32, 16 Buch 1.74/Peavy (3/3) 2018: 27 Sale 2.11, 30 Price 3.58, 33 Porcelloe 4.28, 23 ERod 3.82, 11 Nate 3.33 (3/3) I'll throw in 2021: 32 Nate 3.75, 31 ERod 4.74, 30 Piv 4.53, 22 Richards 4.87, 22 Perez 4.74, 13 Houck 3.52, 9 Sale 3.16 (ZERO OF 3, but close to 3/3)
  8. moonslav59
    Well said, again, and I'm with you all the way on needing to add to the top of the rotation. I'm also for adding two, not one and moving Crawford or someone else to the pen/long relief role, we need as well. I've been following the Sox for over 5 decades, and I don't think a single offseason went by without me hoping we added a top SP'er. I despise the idea of building a rotation by trying to slightly improve on your 3rd, 4th or 5th start. Add to the top and move everyone else down one notch by attrition. I've gotten the point of being disappointed every winter, that the line between hoping and banging my head on the wall, feels the same.
  9. moonslav59
    With all the injuries we keep having, it's nice to have five #3-4's, but I totally agree. We need a #1 or solid #2 to go along with Houck and the five 3-4 types.
  10. moonslav59
    Take out Arias and I'd do it. Take out only Cespedes, and It's a close call.
  11. moonslav59
    I think Crochet is too unproven to give up a top 4-5 prospect. For all we know, Crawford might be better, next year.
  12. moonslav59
    I'd do this... Trade Abreu, DHam, Wink and Dobbins for Pablo Lopez (Crochet second choice.) Sign Tanner Scott, Jeff Hoffman, Kyle Higashioka & Clay Holmes Rotation: Houck, Lopez, Pivetta, Bello, Giolito/Crawford Pen: Scott, Hoffman, Hendriks, Holmes, Whitlock, Slaten, Criswell, Fulmer/Crawford 1. Duran LF 2. Devers 3B 3. Story SS 4. Casas 1B 5. Yoshida-Refsnyder DH platoon 6. Anthony RF 7. Campbell/Grissom 2B 8. Higgy-Wong C platoon 9. Rafaela CF I guess I might add a big RH'd bat, but this would probably already put us over the tax line. If I were a GM with a big budget, sub out Fried for Holmes and add O'Neill or Teoscar.
  13. moonslav59
    Very well said, but I have to be honest: I'm extremely tired of wishing and hoping on once good to great pitchers regaining their glory years, and that included Sale for many years. I know Gio was not acquired, coming off an injury, but now it feels the same, plus, there was always an element of "can he regain his form" to the signing. To me, Price was the last signing where we signed someone with previous season success, career success and no hint of injury issues. Are we going to go a full decade betwen his signing and the next one like that? (2016 to 2025 is 10 seasons.) Sale and Nate came close, but both had injury issues. Richards, Kluber, Paxton and to a lesser extent Wacha and Hill were the same. Martin Perez was never great, and his best season came after he left Boston. Now, we are trying it with pen signings like Hendriks and Fulmer. I'm just tire of it.
  14. moonslav59
    Don't get me wrong, I like the moves suggested. I'm in "it's all a sham" mode, until otherwise notified.
  15. moonslav59
    I'm often wrong, but I don't see Teoscar in BOS. One big FA signing seems like a pipedream to me. Two is impossible.
  16. moonslav59
    I'm not sure we want Roberts, but he's a better hitter than Rafaela and bats RH'd. He'd have to hit better to make losing Rafaela's glove worth it. Keeping the trade simple, makes more sense. Mayb e we could pry a RP'er from the CWS with Crochet for Mayer, but do they have anyone? Maybe Soroka? (5 BB/9 but a 68 ERA-)
  17. moonslav59
    Close call, for me. Mayer stock has fallen, in my eyes, but I'm not sure by this much. If an extension was part of the deal, I'd be okay with it. I also like Arias, a lot. Would you and the CWS do Mayer and Rafaela for Crochet and Roberts?
  18. moonslav59
    To me, 1. Scott 2. Hoffman 3. Estevez 4. Holmes
  19. moonslav59
    It's all a sham, until they prove it is no longer one.
  20. moonslav59
    I totally agree, and it seems like all of their significant moves were reactionary and not proactive or part of any comprehensive plan to build an increasing competitive team. The Story and Yoshida signings were poor attempts to convince the fans they cared. Keeping Devers looks like it was done just to quell a full-fledged revolt by Sox fans. A big chunk of their mid level deals failed- some miserably, and that was before the Sale trade and Gio signing. It's one thing to make serious attempts at improving, and failing. it's another thing to feign attempts or take half-measures to try and fool your customers (the fans) into thinking you care.
  21. moonslav59
    They are founded. We can hope things change, but expecting it is another thing. It's all still a sham, until the actions show things have changed.
  22. moonslav59
    Hey, they had good luck with the last Abreu!
  23. moonslav59
    They probably get a better offer. Would you offer? Abreu, Arias and Dobbins or Abreu, DHam and Fitts
  24. moonslav59
    Assuming Pivetta takes the QO, here might be the start of our 2025 AAV budget: $150 on 13 players: 29.1 Devers, 23.3 Story, 21.0 Pivetta, 19.3 Giolito, 18.0 Yoshida, 9.2 Bello, 6.3 Rafaela, 5 Hendriks, ~4.7 Whitlock, 4.5 Houck (arb 1), ~4.3 Duran (arb 1), ~3.0 Crawford (arb 1), 2.1 Refsnyder +$20M Benefits and bonus pool, $11M Pre-arb majors and $3M minors on 40. $184M TOTAL The CBT line is $244M in 2025, leaving us about $60M "under." Did I miss anything? I doubt we do this: $21M x 2 Nate Eovaldi $15M x 4 Tanner Scott $11M x 3 Carlos Estevez
  25. moonslav59
    Per soxprospects.com... After posting an 8-for-20 week, Brooks Brannon is hitting .333 with a .875 OPS this fall. and Enmanuel Valdéz hit his first home run as part of a 2-for-10 week with the Estrellas. He drew two walks and struck out three times as his triple slash moved to .149/.216/.213.
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