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  1. moonslav59
    So, Duran should DH, right?
  2. moonslav59
    Nice. Correctomundo!
  3. moonslav59
    Who is the worst defensive OF'er of the 4? Do you think they DH Anthony over Duran? Share the duty? It's hard to know what Cora will do, I agree, but I'd DH Duran every game an OF'er does not need a rest.
  4. moonslav59
    2Bman Brendan Rodgers signed to minor league deal. SEE, I TOLD YOU WE WEREN'T DONE! LOL
  5. moonslav59
    He would be an expensive utility guy, but when you have Mayer and Story inches from an IL stint, he's nice insurance.
  6. moonslav59
    So, you're not assuming Brez is done?
  7. moonslav59
    Nope. He's be watching Anthony make those catches, while sitting on the bench as the DH. (Now, that IS an assumption.)
  8. moonslav59
    I think IKF might play 3B v L and Romy plays 2B v L as DHam sits. God, the thought of DHam starting 115 games at 2B is frightening.
  9. moonslav59
    If it's Abreu for Paredes and Sousa, it does not help the offense, but if fills a big need, balances the L-R issue and clears the OF logjam. It gives Masa the DH slot and allows for Campbell to be the 4th OF'er and 3rd sting 2Bman, if we choose to stunt his growth by having him on the bench.
  10. moonslav59
    I'm 100% on asking this same question. It seems so obvious to everyone. I'm hopeful Brez is thinking the same way.
  11. moonslav59
    But that's not an assumption, right?
  12. moonslav59
    Well, we could trade a $7.75M Duran or $9.3M Bello for someone like Shaw and get under the 2nd line. We might also be seeking to just stay under the 3rd line, and many deals could meet that limit.
  13. moonslav59
    I thought this was an assumption (or opinion) : If Brez had an agreement in place I think it would have been done already.
  14. moonslav59
    He could have been a one year wonder, but a repeat of 2025 or somewhere between 2025 and 2024 or 2023 would be fine. He can have a better year than 2025, but I don't expect way better.
  15. moonslav59
    Abreu has improved vs LHPs but is still not "good enough." He did pass Duran v L, but it's just one season. I'm most worried about Mayer vs LHPs, but I'm glad we have Romy for that. IKF at .650 could be a major improvement over Mayer, if he's at .550 v L. My next "worry" vs LHPs is Duran not Abreu. I might even put Masa above Abreu,
  16. moonslav59
    Of course. Abreu for Paredes is kinda sideways, but does swap a LHB for a RHB, for whatever that adds. Trading Bello & Phillips for Shaw would help the offense. Crawford & DHam for Hoerner, too.
  17. moonslav59
    Yes, I mentioned him being up and down. I caught a lot of hell for suggesting he might be in decline. I walked that back, but I still worry & wonder.
  18. moonslav59
    I'm guessing nothing major or significant happens, but I'm going to wait until opening day to judge the winter as a whole. (As of now, it looks like a C or C-, since we failed to add a top quality 3B/2Bman and did not really get a great middle order bat. (Contreras is good but not great.) Adding Paredes, Hoerner or Shaw brings us to the plus side- like a B+ to B.
  19. moonslav59
    Why do some assume this? GMs have multiple talks going on at once, as they seek the best one they can make. They also might be haggling about who gets added onto a deal, but have a solid framework already worked out. I'm not saying the odds are high for a February trade, but there are a few teams with a surplus of infielders, and we have a surplus of SP'er depth many teams would die for. We also have 4 FT OF'ers and Masa at DH making $18M x 2. Granted, I'd put the odds at under 50% and maybe even under 33% a major deal gets done, but here are some past FEB deals by the Sox: 2024: Schreiber for Sandlin (a roster numbers move) 2023: (Jan 30) Barnes for Blier 2021: Beni for Wink, Franchy and others- plus- Springs & Mazza for Ro. Hernandez & Sogard (depth deal) 2020: Betts & Price for Verdugo, Downs & Wong (We are 2 days from the anniversary of that infamous deal.) Agreed, this list does not support the idea that big additions via FEB trades are common, but the need is present.
  20. moonslav59
    You don't think GM have talks where they are thinking, "I'll make this deal being offered, but I'm first going to try and improve on it or see how this other deal is moving along that I like better."
  21. moonslav59
    Good post, as always. The thing is, every team has players where it can be asked, "What if ___?" I'm not expecting a better offense than 2025. We lost too much to think that. I don't even expect the same runs scored or ranking on offense. I'm thinking 14-17th seems about right, as is. There is a pretty high ceiling, and I think the ceiling goes higher than #14 by more than the floor does from #17. Adding Paredes, Shaw or Hoerner would get us closer to even with 2025, which by the way, was not all that great, when adjusted for park factors.
  22. moonslav59
    Agreed. Not all players improve as they near 26-29, and the one year players are even harder to project. I think we can all agree Rafaela is too hard to project. Narvaez, Anthony and Mayer, too. The injury issue with Casas makes him a total guess. One should probably expect regression from Story, and maybe fewer games played, too. (One good reason to add IKF.) Masa may have peaked out around .750-.775. That's most of the everyday players on the roster. One could add Romy & DHam as hard to project, as well. Only Duran (who has also been up and down,) Abreu (several minor injury issues over the years,) and Contreras (getting older) seem like they are easier to project. I'm not saying the group as a whole will improve, but I do think there are no tangible reasons to "expect" the OF will decline. (Yes, I moved the goalposts by adding "expect.")
  23. moonslav59
    Yes, and we don't need everyone of these guys to become great. It does look like the odds 1 or 2 will/might be is better than we've seen in a long time- at every level on the farm!
  24. moonslav59
    I don't think we should be dismissing the chances a February deal gets made. There is a chance Brez already has an agreement in place, but is trying to get a better deal or work a deal with another team he'd prefer. Of course, maybe not, too. I haven't heard his say he's "working the phones" or the like.
  25. moonslav59
    I did think the o.2 projection was very low.
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