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  1. moonslav59
    Yes, and the Cubs went nutty at the deadline, too.
  2. moonslav59
    Speaking of the Dodgers, they've now lost 5 straight and 7 of 9. The Sox have messed up the Yanks, too. We swept the Yanks and they went 16-15 afterwards
  3. moonslav59
    I'm not sure the medical staff is as bad as many think it is. They often hold back all the information they know, and it's not their fault these guys get hurt on their couches, while on the IL.
  4. moonslav59
    As "high as I am," I gave the deadline trades a "C," and am not yet sold on the "fixing" of the middle infield. I want more than anything to believe in Monasterio at SS and Seigler>Mead at 2B. Sogard looks nice as the utility guy going forward and Arias is a top 5 prospect in all of baseball. We even have Romy as a possible platoon place, one he properly "rehabs," again. It's hard not to be happy about our current middle infield, but to use Red's words, all these guys are "suspect," even Mead, I'm not being a downer, here, but there was a reason I had SS as my second choice to Catcher in our everyday needs priority rankings. You know my "love" for Duran, but I still had SS higher ranked than LF/DH.
  5. moonslav59
    The games played also plays into the worthiness of an extension and how much is the extension and years. I don't agree with blanket statements like "A" if we extend him and "B" if we don't. What if he plays less games for us? What if he plays 75% of the game but hits .625?
  6. moonslav59
    I'm not saying I agree with the BTV value, but they say Story is worth $4.7 over 1.3 years, so maybe $3.5 for 2027 alone. He's owed about $30M for 2027 and the buyout on 2028. In theory, we could trade him and pay $26 of the $30M owed and save $4M, maybe, or like you said, take back an equally ugly contract. At those numbers, it's pretty close to DFA material, but the guy did hit over .800 for the last 82 games of 2024. He can steal bases, still. Maybe somebody takes him with $22-25M paid by us. Worth a try. If not, cut him loose or let him come to ST'ing to try out for 2B only. I don't see a roster crunch, but if Brez adds some players, and one arises, fine- DFA him.
  7. moonslav59
    I don't think we traded for that 2-3 Rut. I think we knew that was a long shot. How many games he can play is a big part of his value and projected value. Last 2 years: despite a .713 OPS (still 101 OPS+) his bWAR is 3.8 over 157 games and 649 PAs. They'd take that in a heartbeat. They'd tale a 3.2 bWAR in 130 games, too. His 2025-2026 fWAR is 3.5, so over 130 games that might project to 3.0. I think the Sox would be fine with that too. The team fWAR at Catcher is 0.2, this year and was 1.8 last year. That's much worse than 3.0 to 3.5. Is that upgrade worth giving up 3 top 6 prospects plus Narvaez? Games played will likely give us the answer, but he could do worse or better when he plays, too.
  8. moonslav59
    I get why they did it. I just don't think they did it to save a spot for La Sorsa or the like.
  9. moonslav59
    The Soxprospects.com podcast mentioned thinking there might not be an innings limit on Tolle & Bennett. They loved the AR trade and mentioned he has a higher WAR in way less games than the team as a whole. They thought adding Azocar was overkill, but needed to get him. "Both can be true: it's a ridiculous overpay and a good trade for the Sox." Even if he doesn't ever play like his first 2 seasons, if he stays healthy, he's a 3-4 WAR catcher, which is a huge upgrade. They kinda talked up Gutierrez. He was 20-25 in SF's system, which is a pretty good system. High A with good numbers and high contact rates. Probably LF'er due to arm. Fast and has some power. "No path for Mayer here... He gets back to California." No rental deals- not bad for 4 deadline deals.
  10. moonslav59
    So, only 8 straight more?
  11. moonslav59
    Casas should be wrapped in bubble wrap, but then he'd suffocate.
  12. moonslav59
    LOL
  13. moonslav59
    While all these trades are TBD or N/A, my thoughts: B Mead B- Rutschman C White C- Miller/Gutierrez Overall: I'll go B- thanks to Mead.
  14. moonslav59
    A Great B Good C Okay D Bad F Horrible (I didnt count the Mead trade. Maybe that brings it to a B- or round off to B.)
  15. moonslav59
    6 middle infielders on the 40 is not really excessive, but trading Story would help.
  16. moonslav59
    Chapman and Whitlock ready to go, if needed. Looking good.
  17. moonslav59
    I was thinking B- to C+ and settled on "C" I feel okay with the AR trade, but OK is a C. I'd have kept Mayer and hope his stock goes up.
  18. moonslav59
    It was not everyone for sure. Many thought Sale still had hopes. I disliked the money part, but I ended up being okay with the trade. I felt we "used the savings" to sign Gio who looked like a cinch to give 150 IP in 2024. (LOL)
  19. moonslav59
    i may have started the Valentine one before opening day.
  20. moonslav59
    Very nice post.
  21. moonslav59
    I do feel more confident with Tracy than Cora on not so easily defaulting to Story at SS and IKF at 2B, if the mix is still doing well when they get healthy. Maybe they took Mayer out of the mix to make the choices easier.
  22. moonslav59
    Despite having 8 players on the 60 Day IL I'd want protected going into 2027, I don't really see a 40 man roster/Rule 5 crunch coming up. (Okay, Story, Casas and Kelly could go, and I wouldn't blink, but I think there is room for all 8 plus maybe Brannon or Paez added for Rule 5. That's maybe 9 guys to add. Say good bye to 4: Gray, Sandoval, IKF and Rogers to free agency Not so hard to DFA or trade 4-5: La Sorsa, Brett Harris, Gamboa, Gasper & Jones or White. One could also trade or DFA Kelly, Story, Casas or Yoshida or Duran. Are Eaton and Samaniego untouchable? As deep as I've bragged about our roster, many are not hard to replace or clear out some bottle necks.
  23. moonslav59
    That almost always is true, but we could make a change that backfires.
  24. moonslav59
    The thing is, everyone wanted Tolle and Early last summer. I really like Tolle & Mead for this year and beyond.
  25. moonslav59
    I still wish we had another big bat, too, and I wanted one at this deadline. AR offers a chance for a vast improvement over Narvaez on offense, but he's no Alonso or Schwarber. The thing about the Durbin for Bregman trade off is that it was more, and we can see it now, Bregman, DHam, Harrison & Drohan for Suarez, Durbin, Monasterio & Seigler How about that Perales for Bennett deal that kinds flew under the winter radar stations across New England? Anybody upset we lost Dobbins (doing well, now,) Fitts, Clarke, Gallo, Fajardo & Aita? We got Gray and Contreras for that group. Despite the injuries to IKF and Oviedo, those deals don't seem awful anymore, but winning helps with those type deals.
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