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Predict the 2024 AL East standings
moonslav59 replied to Randy Red Sox's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
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They aren't looking to cut costs, and they view the castillo signing as a team-friendly deal, because it is. If he was more of a "dump" type guy, then this makes sense.
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Where are the results?
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Agreed, but as of now, they must think not spending on winning makes them more money.
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Exactly. They could have gotten something for all these guys AND gotten a better comp pick for Bogey by getting under the tax line. (We did get K Campbell, so maybe that argument rings hollow.)
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Yes, I even said we should be loud about it. My point was that most business leaders do the same thing: it's all about money and not the customer. Usually, making the customer happy is a big way to increase profits, but not always as the only way to do it.
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He and Lugo, as well as my late enthusiasm for Monty (after Gio's injury) were my fave choices, last winter. It was a pretty good year for signings between $15-18M AAV.... just not Gio.
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Story is the BIG IF, but him staying healthy for a full season greatly improves the SS defense AND... CF: as not Rafaela plays FT CF. LF: as now Duran plays FT LF, with no more Ref misjudging flyballs, there. 2B: might be improved as DHam and Romy no longer need to play SS, and are better at 2B than EValdez and Grissom were in 2024. I hope we can improve Catcher D, but that depends on Wong improving as he turns 29 and or Teel or whoever the back-up catcher is does better than McGuire/Jansen. Corner IF looks to be the same, although Devers and Casas are wildly inconsistent, so it could go either way. Abreu in RF looks to stay the same... kinda meh, IMO. If Anthony plays RF, instead of Ref, we might gain some there. C: bottom 5-10 1B: bottom 20-25 2B: average SS top 5-10 3B: bottom 20-30 LF: top 5 CF: top 5 RF: top 10-20 Overall: maybe neat average.
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I'm surprised BTV accepted it. I don't think a DH only guy at $18M has any plus value, even if he hits .820.
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I know Bleis was slowed by the missed season due to injury, and he starting to hit, now, but his numbers are just not impressive, to me. I still think he has the "tools," like you do. Part of the reason I have him 10th is that I'm super high on Jh Garcia and Cespedes. I wanted to put him above Perales, but Perales is a top 100 prospect, when healthy.
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That might have been his peak value point. It's hard to know how each GM looks at injuries and injury prone players/prospects. My guess is a few GMs still would really like him, but I do think his value has dipped, despite doing well in higher levels, this season.
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78 wins is likely the correct over-under, at this point.
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Agree 100%, especially once Gio went down. I do think the budget trumps it all, and that is why we signed nobody else but Gio. If notin's point about us being able to trade Sale and his full contract and not get Grissom back, then maybe we spend that "extra $17M" on Lugo or Imanaga. Despite the Gio injury, one of them might have been enough. As it turned out the DHam-Romy platoon at 2B became pretty good by the start of summer. Had we just spent the same as last year, we could have signed a $10M pitcher or got by without O'Neill and got one of those same pitchers. If, if, if...
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Lower end, if not below 80 is looking likely, now. Man, that sure happened, quickly. Release the hounds!
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My Early SEP Prospect Rankings (not predicting soxprospects.com's rankings:) 1. Anthony 2. Campbell 3. Mayer 4. Teel 5. Montgomery 6. Arias 7. Cespedes 8. Jh Garcia 9. Perales 10. Bleis 11. Meidroth 12. Romero 13. Priester 14. Sandlin 15. Fitts 16. Tolle 17. Jo. Garcia 18. E R-C 19. Valera 20. Monegro Dobbins, Castro, Cason, Paez, Neely
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It happened quicker than I thought it could/would.
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Priester pitched a gem. It's almost scary, if he does real well, JH will pencil him as our #5 SP'er and not sign anyome. 6IP, 4H, 0ER, 0BB, 8K Anthony 2-3 2 BB, Campbell 1-4 w BB, Teel 1-5, Story 0-4 POR lost 6-1, as Wikelman got lit up. Romero w a solo blast. GRE lost 1-0 w Mullins going 5.2, 3H, 0ER, 1BB, 5K SAL won 7-6 w Zanetello 2-4 w 3B & BB
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I'm not defending the guy: I'm just pointing out that he is not much different from any ole business man out to make money.
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I figured we'd package him with DHam and Wink for a solid #3 SP. Alone, he might bring a #4 or a couple nice RP'ers.
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How is this (maybe more believable): 1. Sign Jack Flaherty, & Kenley Jansen. 2. Trade Abreu, DHam and Winckowski for Bryce Miller. 2025 Red Sox (AAA depth): SP: Flaherty, Miller, Houck, Gio, Bello (Criswell, Fitts, Priester & Dobbins) Mid/Long Relief: Crawford, Whitlock (Gambrell, Sandlin) Closer/Set-UP: Jansen, Hendriks, Slaten, Bernardino, Kelly, Fulmer (Booser, Weissert, I Campbell, Horn, Guerrero) C: Wong, Heineman (Teel) 1B: Casas, Romy (Jordan) 2B: Campbell, DHam (E Valdez) SS: Story (Mayer, Romero) 3B:: Devers (Meidroth) LF: Duran/ Refsnyder (Sogard, Castro) CF: Rafaela/Duran (Jh Garcia) RF: Anthony/Duran (Sikes, Bleis) DH: Yoshida/Refsnyder (E Valdez, Hickey) Not all that fancy, but it might be enough.
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Even adding Abreu and Fitts would not get it done.
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I totally agree. Not only do they have the right to complain, they should do it, loudly. We finally agree on something.
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Nobody in the entire Sox system, including Devers and Campbell has more PAs (over 300) and a higher OPS than Gasper (1.017.) Maybe they felt he earned a look-see. Hell, EValdez got another chance.
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If Mayer is traded, who cares? He'll play for us. Romero & maybe Arias will be ready when Story's time is up.
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AP Rankings: 1. Georgia 2. Ohio St. 3. Texas 4. Alabama 5. Notre Dame 6. Ole Miss 7. Oregon 8. Penn St. 9. Missouri 10. Michigan ND plays #13 USC on their last game of the season. GA Tech is now ranked 23rd. and Louisville 22nd, and we play them, too.
