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2 months of O'Neill will not land several years of a good SP'er. Abreu plus a couple mid levels might do the trick.
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Sox L-R Splits for 2024: v RHP 1.152 Devers .936 Duran .853 Abreu .807 Casas (IL) .786 Refsnyder .776 DHam .767 Yoshida .761 Valdez .754 O'Neill .743 Wong .682 Smith .677 Rafaela .588 Romy G .581 McGuire .241 Westbrook v LHP 1.161 O'Neill .994 Casas (IL) .913 Refsnyder .886 Wong .852 Westbrook .760 Smith .791 Romy G .725 Rafaela .637 Devers .577 Yoshida .533 McGuire .494 DHam .449 Abreu .325 Valdez Looking at the splits, it looks like these players should be near strict platoons: v L sit out: Abreu, DHam and probably Yoshida v R sit out: Romy & Westbrook C: Wong as near to FT as possible. 1B: Not many options beyond Smith, until Casas returns (Romy could play v L) 2B: DHam (v R) and Romy/Westbrook (vL) SS: Rafaela could play FT or DHam (v R but see 2B) -Romy (v L) 3B: Devers plays FT LF: O'Neill v R/ Refsnyder v L CF: Duran FT (unless Rafaela in CF, see SS) RF: Abreu v R/ O'Neill v L DH: Yoshida v R/ Yoshida, Ref v L
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Brez mentioned a RHB OF'er or 1B. Yes, I would prefer we trade Abreu (and more?) for a controllable pitcher and then make a minor trade, or two, for RHB 1B and maybe an RHB OF rental.
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But likely more realistic
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Agreed.
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Yes, I know the offer suggested. I was speaking to point being made about trading Mayer rather than playing him at 2B.
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We could just flip Abreu for an equal but RHB Ofer. Trade mid level prospect packages for 2 pitchers and maybe a RHB 1B or SS that would be a cheap rental.
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I think that Mayer would playSS and Story 2B
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No, but Anthony, Fitts and 2 mid levels might. Maybe it takes Anthony and Campbell.
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No, he is not blocking Anthony, but as part of a platoon, he makes it okay to trade Anthony. Obviously, Anthony brings back more than Abreu.
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I'd do it. We have Abreu locked up and Duran seems more than capable of playing CF well. LF: Duran/Ref CF: Rafaela/Duran RF: Abreu/Ref We have Ref to platoon in LF for one more year, and a mix of Campbell, Yorke and Lugo for LF help seems like more than enough depth and can replace Ref in 2026. 2026: LF: Duran, Campbell/Yorke/Lugo CF: Rafaela, Duran RF: Abreu, Campbell/Yorke/Lugo I'd trade Anthony, Fitts and any 2 prospects from 10-20, except Arias for a SEA SP'er.
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Plus, with how well Wong is doing, the need is not really there. Also, why start his service time clock and lose a prime year (or two) of control?
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They have been willing to spend, in the past, but they never seem to go really big on FA bats. Soto could be that guy, but the bidding will get silly big on him.
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Reports said they were open to the idea, but their asking price must have been too high.
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I feel the same. Maybe Bello is just going through some growing pains. I also think Criswell may be morphing into a decent 5/6 slot pitcher. The big if for 2025 is Giolito in the rotation and Hendriks (and Fulmer to a lesser extent) in the pen. We could be one major SP'er away from a top 8 rotation in MLB. We are currently 6th in fWAR rotations, but may end up 8th to 10th by season's end. Next year, Houck, Crawford and Bello should be able to go 175-190 IP. If Gio can give us 190 decent IP, we could be fine.
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I can actually see this way of thinking as being justifiable, but with the way MLB is set up, right now, especially the AL, I think we are close enough to being a top AL contender, this year, than we have been since 2021. I do think trading Jansen, Pivetta and O'Neill could significantly improve our chances in 2025 and beyond, but I'm tired of the wait until next year mantra.
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They have also been rumored to be listening for offers on some of their best SP'ers. I think we might match up with them, but more likely, this winter, not the deadline. Castillo ($21.6 AAV until 2027 w vesting option for '28. Gilbert (3 arbs left!) Kirby (4 arbs remaining!) Miller (pre-arb!!!) Woo (pre-arb, but not likely available) We could offer Anthony or Abreu + mid level prospects We could offer Mayer or Campbell plus others I'm not sure Abreu, Campbell and Fitts gets us one.
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I think we will come to this point, but I suppose they may wait one more winter. We've had enormous success trading top prospects for controllable SP'ers- way better than the FA route. I am not expecting it to happen, but I think there is a very good chance it does- a much better chance than I have thought in the past 4-5 years.
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I think Campbell passes Bleis in the EOY rankings. I like Cespedes better, too. I agree with MVP, far away prospects don't have the same appeal (and trade value) they used to have. I think Cespedes, Bleis, Arias and Zanetello are better held onto, as their upside potential is very high when compared to their trade value. I'm not sure the BTV $13M on Bleis is how other GMs see him. All it takes is one, though. Maybe the CWS are looking 3-4 years down the road and really likes Bleis.
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I'd say Anthony and Mayer are about equal, and since our OF looks loaded, Anthony might be the guy we move (probably not at the deadline.)
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Very well put. The same could be said about Lugo and Meidroth. This does not mean these guys won't every be good MLB players, but only that we cannot use their OPS, OBP and other numbers to predict MLB success. Plus, Lugo and Yorke have positional issues and defensive concerns. Meidroth's D, especially at 2B is kind of questionable, but he should be okay to decent.
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19 and 21 are virtually tied. Catchers have more value, and every indication is that Teel will stick as a catcher. As MVP points out, Teel is ML ready, now (apparently.)
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I had my doubts, too. It wasn't so much about the $7M/yr as it was about Cora's disgust over management's unwillingness to spend on improving the roster he had to use. He has voiced his displeasure and discomfort, several times over the last few years. I always thought JH & Co. wanted to keep Cora: it was more about Cora knowing many teams would want him and pay him to be "their guy."
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24th of July: Boston at Colorado
moonslav59 replied to moonslav59's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
We really need one or two of these guys like him to step it up, in a big way. Even if we trade for 2 RP'ers or 1 RP and 1 SP (Pivetta to the pen,) we'll still need some step-ups. Last 14 days OPS Against: 1.346 Bernardino 1.250 Horn 1.228 Jansen 1.101 Wink .864 Pivetta .863 Anderson .859 Crawford Our best in 2 weeks? .077 Booser .583 Kelly .704 Weissert (Yes, you heard right) .716 Houck .744 Criswell .769 Bello -
You guys, as well as LAD, NYM and other big spenders, should have landed DD.
