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  1. moonslav59
    Bregman would likely be a very good 2Bman and decent SS, but we know he is an excellent 3Bman, and we have the worst in MLB, there now. This is not rocket science. I feel pretty confident Devers will come around. if not, we'll see what happens.
  2. moonslav59
    You'd think Raffy would have come to camp, in shape and ready to prove he can be a good 3Bman. I guess he missed the memos.
  3. moonslav59
    Have Bregman talk ti Will.
  4. moonslav59
    To bad he didn't fail to trade Betts.
  5. moonslav59
    Because management does not like to be criticized by an employee. Because his injury history is real. Because we won't be handing him away for nothing. We'd fill another big need via trade. Because maybe Devers plays 1B and Yoshida DH (not LF.) Because we have already heard trading him was being looked at. I'm not for trading Casas just for the sake of trading him. It's not a dump deal. I'm projecting a bustout year for Casas and have said, recently, I would not trade one of our best batters vs LHPs, this winter. Depending on what shakes out with Devers (DH, 3B or 1B,) maybe the dynamic changes. Maybe Vladdy does become a target. Maybe....
  6. moonslav59
    He's on another team looking to shed salary.
  7. moonslav59
    Yes, I do. I think he'll play Yoshida in LF vs RHPs more than Rafaela, but that assumes both are healthy and not doing anything radically different on O. Do you see one choice as being clearly better than the other? I'm a big fan of up-the-middle D, but the O from Yoshida might outweigh benching Rafaela vs RHPs, and the drop from Rafaela to Duran in CF is not a big drop, if any at all. Vs. RHPs: A: LF Duran, CF Rafaela, RF Abreu is a damn good defensive OF. B: LF Yoshida (Fenway) CF Duran, RF Abreu is not a bad D, overall and maybe 150 pts better in OPS between Yoshi & Rafaela. (Does Yoshida play RF in parks like NYY, and Abreu in LF?) I could see Cora mixing these two up to get everyone playing.
  8. moonslav59
    They very well may severely limit Yoshida's ABs. He may even start the year on the IL. As of now, we have two options, if we platoon Abreu in RF: a shaky Refsnyder or Rafaela. Playing Ref in RF is no worse than Yoshida in LF (at Fenway, anyway.) If Rafaela plays RF vs LHPs, Duran moves to CF and Ref plays LF. There is no room for Yoshida vs LHPs. Vs. RHPs, one could argue Yoshida's offense and poor LF defense still outweighs Rafaela's great CF D and awful offense, but it's not a clear cut choice. They could easily choose Rafaela in CF, and he plays FT (CF v R and RF v L.) That is a nice set-up, too, especially if Rafaela can hit better. Rafaela's reverse splits may be a fluke, and he's been so bad from both sides, that I'm not sure the L-R thing matters with him, but it does with Yoshida and Ref. Cora has some choices and may mix and match to try and get everyone playing, just enough to not get pissed off. None of the guys I just mentioned should feel entitled to play, everyday, but Yoshida might feel he is.
  9. moonslav59
    Yes, I've said that about Devers main issue being the erratic arm, but I have not heard anything from anyone on the team about Devers at 1B or sharing it with Casas. If part of Devers not wanting to DH has to do with hating to sit on the bench for half the game, then why not try 1B? It's unlikely he will suck anymore than Casas at 1B, but if he does, then DH him FT. (We need a back-up 1Bman anyway. Right now, it's Romy, Wong or maybe Ref.)
  10. moonslav59
    Or, wait till he has the monster 2025 season, builds value, then trade him.
  11. moonslav59
    Thanks for setting me straight.
  12. moonslav59
    That's a good comp. Bloom swung and missed on so many of his attempts- seemingly way more than the Rays ever did.
  13. moonslav59
    Bregman has much of his value in his defense, leadership and intangible skills. He makes most of the players around him better. He's not the big RHB we wanted or needed, although he could bust out in Fenway. We need to maximize every 400 million pennies we are paying him. Third Base.
  14. moonslav59
    I'd think long and hard about it and as much as I think Casas will break out, this year, the injury and our need for catching is too great. It also offers Devers a non DH landing spot (1B) and keeps Yoshida and Ref away from the OF. It also makes calling up Anthony more likely.
  15. moonslav59
    He reaffirmed it, again, today: “Masa is going to be part of the picture, yeah. We’ve just got to get him going,” Cora said. “Like I said, last year he was a DH, this year we need him to play defense. It’s a different season.” “It’s a long process, it was a big surgery and he’s swinging right now,” Cora said. “He knows that we need him to play defense.”
  16. moonslav59
    Maybe they try harder to trade him, now.
  17. moonslav59
    Not really. He said Yoshida will see time in LF. Most of the talk was before we had Bregman and the real possibility of Devers moving to DH. That would crowd Yoshida and Ref into OF only roles. Don't be so sure. Abreu may platoon RF, like he did last year, so that opens up some PAs for the RHB, Refsnyder, but I'm not so sure Yoshida will be benched, so this OF alignment can be etched in stone. Rafaela is way better on D than Yoshida and Ref, but those two are way better batters.
  18. moonslav59
    Great 3Bman often move to 1B, especially when their defense slips. Devers has never been a plus on D, and he's younger than many who have made the move in the past. I do not see the move as being drastic, at all. It certainly seems like it is to Devers, right now, but that may be temporary. Casas moving off 1B to DH has not been mentioned by anyone on the team, that I know of.
  19. moonslav59
    I don't think Cora is dumb. I really don't think Devers is going to push this into an extreme drama. I could see putting Devers 2nd. Maybe, someday Campbell bats 2nd.
  20. moonslav59
    It might not be made for a while.
  21. moonslav59
    The actions have been Bregman working out at 3B and 2B. Devers at 3B and no 1B. There is a long way to go to opening day. I feel pretty confident the drama will not increase, but if it does, we'll deal with it, then. To me, the best choice for the better team on the field is obvious. I hope other factors don't interfere with that.
  22. moonslav59
    If Cora can put the best players on the field, where they best suit the interests of winning, we could have a pretty damn good hitting team, and a much improved defensive team. 1. L Duran CF 2. R Bregman 3B 3. L Casas DH/1B 4. L Devers 1B/DH 5. R Campbell 2B 6. L Abreu RF / R Refsnyder LF (platoon) 7. R Story SS 8. L Yoshida LF/ R Rafaela RF (platoon) 9. R Wong Bench: Narvaez, DHam, Abreu or Refsnyder & Yoshida or Rafaela. If Anthony cracks the line-up, my guess is Yoshida and Rafaela sit, and Anthony bats 8th and plays CF v RHPs and RF vs LHPs. Better D at SS, 3B, 2B, RF and maybe 1B. Not worse anywhere.
  23. moonslav59
    This locks Bregman into 2B and does not mention LF as an option for Yoshida. It's more complicated than you make it out to be, if Devers keeps balking at moving off 3B. If Devers DH's, the Yoshida situation gest more complicated. I have confidence Cora will work it out, but there are a lot of moving parts, and that's not even talking about Campbell and Anthony breaking down the door, at some point.
  24. moonslav59
    True. I was talking about the mood of the posters on this site. I'm not worried about Devers or Bregman, as of now. It will work itself out. If Devers ends up at third base, you'll be hearing more, from me.
  25. moonslav59
    I meant Casas might think he is- not fangraphs.
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