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  1. moonslav59
    Out of this group, the Beckett 2007 season & playoffs jump out the most.
  2. moonslav59
    There seems to be a few players still on the market that are getting no firm offers. You wonder if Pivetta or Flaherty will even sing before opening day. There are a few RP'ers left, and surely teams want and need to boost their pens, the Sox included. Bregman and Alonso and a few other everyday players are in limbo.
  3. moonslav59
    Going through soxprospects.com 2025 Projected Roster page, I could not help but notice a few positions of interest: SS: Mayer AAA, Romero AA, Arias A, OF: Anthony AAA, Jh Garcia AA, Bleis & Ehrhard A C: Jo Garcia & Brannon A UT: Cespedes A The AAA pitching staff looks better than it has in over a decade: SP: Criswell, Fitts, Priester, Dobbins, Fulmer, Gambrell/Drohan RP: Guerrero, Penrod, Kelly, I Campbell, Mata, J Moran, N Davis, W Mills Portland's projected rotation: Sandlin, Early, Wehunt, Mullins, Monegro, Coffey Greenville: Paez, Tolle, Neely, Ingrassia, Duffy, Dean Salem: Valera, Ehrlicher, Judice, Clarke, Tygart, Cason
  4. moonslav59
    I don't see any plus side. The umps will still be there. They will still yell out "Balle!" "Strike" "Out" "Safe!" I don't see any gains with bad calls and players having to try and guess what an ump will call a strike or not. Consistent calls will help everyone know what they need to do- no excuses.
  5. moonslav59
    Good to know. If you dont project you can never be wrong. On Anthony not being in LF- sounds like a prediction. I think he'd better in CF or RF, but maybe not better than Duran-RAF in CF or Abreu in RF- you know, the GG winner who "kicks the ball around RF."
  6. moonslav59
    What is a reasonable expectation for our top 3 prospects, assuming they play a full season in the bigs in 2025? Campbell: Plus D at 2B. (.290 20 75?) .345/.445/.790? Anthony: Plus D in the OF (.280 20 75) .335/.435/.770? Mayer: PLus D at SS or 2B (.285 15 70) .335/.415/.750? Could we see this line-up in 2025? 1. Duran CF 2. Campbell 2B 3. Casas 1B 4. Devers 3B 5. Story 2B 6. Abreu RF (Rafaela v RHPs batting 9th) 7. Anthony LF 8. Mayer SS 9. Wong C
  7. moonslav59
    It would save them a lot of grief from fans over bad calls.
  8. moonslav59
    6 is better than 5, and Gio is slated to be ready for day one of ST'ing. What I see different is our 7-9 starters (Criswell, Fitts, Priester) look better, on paper, than any other year I can remember, and our 10-11 SP'ers (Fulmer and Dobbins) could be okay, too. Sandoval might be ready in AUG or SEPT. Of course, this could all go South, quickly, especially with 2-3 injuries of a couple guys regressing substantially, but it's better having this kind of depth than not.
  9. moonslav59
    We do have a new coach, who did help some Yankee catchers greatly improve their D. With new catching instructor Parker Guinn, the Red Sox have developed an individualized plan for Wong that they hope will pay off in a big way.
  10. moonslav59
    I doubt they add them to the 40 & 26 for that. They both seem to have good splits, so that should not be an issue, but sometimes rookies struggle with the wrong handed pitchers. I think Anthony as a FT'er with an Abreu-Rafaela platoon works well. There would be no reason to platoon Campbell at 2B. If Devers gets hurt, Campbell at 3B would not platoon, or we play Grissom, Mayer or Romy at 3B and Campbell at 2B FT.
  11. moonslav59
    I see that OF'er signing as a platoon for Abreu more than Rafaela insurance, but yes, some of both. Campbell could also play OF, so maybe the need is not so great.
  12. moonslav59
    I'd like to sign one of those two, but I'd also like to see Anthony. A one year deal would be fine. To me, signing a RHB OF'er would just further put the squeeze on the roster to oust Yoshida, even though he bats LH'd.
  13. moonslav59
    I didn't say he would be. I just said I like him as a SP'er more than Crawford and Gio and "maybe" Bello. We are not signing Pivetta. Zero chance.
  14. moonslav59
    We don't get a pick, if he doesn't sign by opening day, I believe.
  15. moonslav59
    Cora had to find a way to play Ref vs LHPs, and with O'Neill missing some time and Rafaela at SS half the year, playing Ref in the OF worked. Romy never DH'd over Ref, so there is that, too. I kinda like a Yoshida-Ref platoon at DH, but with Abreu sitting vs LHPs, and no real 4th OF;er, I can see needing someone in LF vs LHPs.
  16. moonslav59
    Based on what we saw in 2024, I can see that position. I hope we see him sooner, rather that later.
  17. moonslav59
    I'm not worried about our rotation or rotation depth. I'm wondering which starter might be used in the pen.
  18. moonslav59
    Pivetta would likely be used from our pen, although I like him as a SP'er more than Crawford and maybe even Gio and Bello. He'd be too expensive for the pen. Pass on Pivetta and hope someone signs him and we get a comp pick.
  19. moonslav59
    Why platoon Romy at DH and not Ref? You think Ref is a better LF'er than Romy?
  20. moonslav59
    Why ask something like this and suggest 2 of our best players?
  21. moonslav59
    Altuve sucks on D at 2B, so it makes some sense.
  22. moonslav59
    ESPN says Mar 1.
  23. moonslav59
    Reports say Yoshida will be ready March 1st. He may start the year on the 10 Day with some added rehab time, but not the 60. ESPN has Giolito ready Feb 1st and Whitlock APR 18th. The 3 players who will be placed on the 60 Day opening day are: Sandoval, Chris Murphy and Perales. The big question will be who do we add? One or two of the top prospects should only be added, if they start the year on the 26. Nate Eaton? (since we need more everyday players on the 40.) Philip Sykes? Fulmer? (If we add him, we may lose him, if we have to DFA him, later.) I Campbell? Mata, if healthy?
  24. moonslav59
    Ref & Yoshida both suck on D. Both will probably play some OF, but that should be avoided, if possible. I'd rather DH Ref vs LHPs than Romy, so that is why I labelled them DH only. There is someone ahead of them on D, at every position, including OF, as I'd prefer Romy in LF over Ref and Yoshida. To me, they are 3rd string LF'ers with the ability to play RF in away games at short RF parks. Okay, don't call them "DH only," but the fact is, anyone playing a position over them is a plus on D. Rafaela offers a great service to Cora, and he can be moved to 2B, SS and RF, if needed, at anytime in the game. DHam looks good on D only at 2B. Grissom looks good on D, nowhere. Romy offers the second flex-utility guy, next to Rafaela, who they say they want in CF "as much as possible." To me, it is clear that Romy offers Cora way more options than DHam or Grissom and Yoshida or Ref. I think that is a reason to place him on the 26 over Grissom. You don't. Okay. It's not a slam dunk choice. I'm fine with Romy beginning the year at WOO, and Grissom starting just 30% of the games at 2B, Of course, Campbell could make all these choices moot.
  25. moonslav59
    MLBTR reported that the Sox do not want to offer more than 4 years for Bregman, which would end at age 34. This makes sense but might ensure we miss out on yet another "target of interest," because we refuse to meet or surpass other teams' offers (in $ and or years.) I can understand the sentiment, and I'd understand Bregman thinking he won't make mush money as a FA going into his age 35 season. I'd like to know what money we suggested. If it is $124M/4 vs HOU's $156M/6, maybe he takes the 4 years. Maybe we give him a nice buyout on a year 5 team option that could bring his guarantee to $128M/4. That is probably much higher than BOS will go. We probably will offer him $116-120M/4. ($29-30M per) Again, I'm not keen on the idea of Bregman being the second biggest FA signing since Price, but I see a window opening in 2025 with a key addition, like him. All FAs are overpays, and he's the last high impact man standing.
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