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  1. moonslav59
    I think they started "shopping" Betts as soon as the settled on a new GM and had their big strategy talks, which was mostly about how to we make massive slashes to the budget. I don't see waiting until February as evidence of indecision. I think they were trying to do better than the measly off the Dodgers gave, but the found none. The Price aspect of the trade was the kicker.
  2. moonslav59
    One massively expensive RHB contract is Trout's. He's way to expensive for JH to pay, and he seems to refuse to be moved from CF, and would likely refuse to DH. He's owed $37M a year until 2030 (6 more years!) His lux tax hit is $35M. Even giving LAA Yoshida at $18M x 3, would hardly put a dent into what Trout is paid and will be worth. He just turned 33 and is always hurt- just what we need, right? Anyway, what might a Yoshida for Trout deal look like? How much money would LAA have to pay, beyond the $54M they get in Yoshida? Would adding T Anderson at 413M x 1, lessen the payback amount and sweeten the pot for the Sox? I think he's owed $222M/6. Minus $54M for Yoshida and Maybe another $54M paid years 4-6 would bring the cost to us down to about $19M a year and $17M CBT. I still would not do it. Add T Anderson, and I'd still say no, even if he agreed to DH fulltime. Trout looks like the next Pujols, or maybe he already is him.
  3. moonslav59
    Word was the Sox scouts were drooling over Masa for years. He has not come close to earning his keep, and $18M/yr sets a high bar for a DH to meet. I still think finding a team looking to dump an even bigger salary might be the best was to get something for him, but teams looking to dump salary, will not want Yoshida and his contract. Usually, teams looking to shed salary are rebuilding, and Yoshida is not at a point where he would be part of any rebuild. I'm not even sure many teams would take him for nothing in return at $6-8M a year. Maybe a few might take him at $5-6M a year- maybe a few more at $3-4M a year, but that's a hefty loss to take on anyone. This is becoming an awful habit- paying other teams to take our players.
  4. moonslav59
    All of these guys would interest almost every team. What are you getting at?
  5. moonslav59
    I do not think we should undersell the loss of Pivetta. He was 4th in IP, this year and 3rd in bWAR. He was a horse in previous seasons. Thinking Gio will match his numbers scares me. Losing our two best RP'ers from 2023-2024 scares me, too. Our pen sucked, even with them. No way, am I counting on Henriks and Fulmer to duplicate their production. At minimum, we need one solid SP'er, who projects to 175+ IP, AND we need two solid RP'ers who can close or be 8th inning set-up men, hopefully one is left-handed. That is 3 must gets. We can also use a RHB defensive catcher, with some pop would be real nice. A one year deal makes the most sense, with Teel nearing ML readiness. Swapping 1-2 LHBs for a RHB would help, too, but what position they'd play is in question (CF, RF, 2B and the already mentioned Catcher positions come to mind.)
  6. moonslav59
    Yup. My bad.
  7. moonslav59
    Well, word was DD almost traded Betts, at the deadline in 2019, but a winning stretch put it on hold. IMO, the idea to trade Betts was a priority from then, until he was actually traded. They had time to make a decision, and I am not sure there were all than many options to choose from- maybe two. I don't think there was "indecision." They decided he would be traded, early. When the injury was discovered on Graterol, maybe there was a period of indecision on how to restructure the deal. but think they were very decisive on trading him, at some point.
  8. moonslav59
    True: Anderson only had 9 PAs against in high leverage. Bernardino had 79 (5th most,) but he was doing very well for the first half of '24. These could be replaced by IP from Whitlock or someone better: 75 Kelly (7th most) 69 Weissert (8th) 60 Wink (11th) 30 Booser, 18 Campbell, 11 Joely, 11 Horn 14 other scrubs combined This is almost 250 PAs we can improve on with more from Whitlock, Slaten, hendriks and Fulmer, but maybe a demoted SP'er, too.
  9. moonslav59
    You mean Adrian Beltre?
  10. moonslav59
    No, but it's more useful than 60-80 from Chase Anderson and Mitch Keller. (Also, maybe it could be 80-100 IP.) The idea is we replace him with someone who goes 180, as well, but with 17 HRs allowed, not 34. (Also, Gio replaces Pivetta, so maybe a new SP'er replace Fitts/Criswell, not Crawford.) 1. ____ 2. Houck 3. Bello 4. Gio 5. Crawford
  11. moonslav59
    Great info. Thanks. fWAR 2023-2024 (xFIP) 5.1 Houck (3.76- 5th best) 4.3 Crawford (4.34) 3.9 Pivetta (3.52 3rd best) 3.6 Bello (3.94) 2.5 Jansen (4.30) 2.4 Martin (2.77 best) 2.1 Sale (3.72) 1.5 Slaten (2.90- 2nd best) 1.3 Paxton (4.00) 1.2 Whitlock (3.76 -6th best) 1.1 Criswell (4.43) 1.0 Winckowski (4.01) SP ERA- 87 Houck 93 Pivetta (Soon to be gone) 95 Sale (GONE) 96 Criswell 97 Crawford 99 Paxton (GONE) 100 Bello & Whitlock (to pen?) 155 Kluber (gone) RP ERA- (50+ IP) 50 Martin (to be gone) 69 Slaten 73 Weissert 79 Jansen (to be gone) 80 Wink 83 Bernardino 92 Kelly
  12. moonslav59
    Adding a starter might push Crawford to the pen, as a long man. That would help the pen, as well, right?
  13. moonslav59
    I expect nothing for Yoshida, except salary relief that can be added to our winter spending budget. If the savings just go in JH's wallet, than I prefer we just keep him, and hope he build value. I'd scour the league for someone who wants Abreu and DHam and has a very good RP'er or two to gives us in return, or maybe a solid #3 SP'er. We need to shed a couple LHBs, anyway, and I think these two have real value, along with 5 years of control, each. You have BTV, I believe. Who are some RP'ers or SP'ers we could get for one of these two guys or bth combined? Does adding Wink sweeten the return all that much?
  14. moonslav59
    You know me: no player is untouchable. Of course, I have players I'd much prefer to keep, and I tend to value years of control and upside potential more than some, but I'll trade anyone for a better return. I'll trade anyone for an equal return, if the return is in an area of greater need, and the step up in that area looks to be greater than the step down from the area we traded away. I prime example would be trading Duran for a 1 slot SP'er. How big is the step down to Anthony or more time from Abreu, Ref and rafaela in the OF? Weigh that step down vs the step up from a top SP'er vs Fitts or Crawford in the rotation. Also, moving Fitts or Crawford to the pen or rotation depth would improve that roster slot as well. Alternately, we could trade Anthony and keep an already excellent OF intact. If I had to list our who I'd prefer to keep, it would be like this: 1. Houck. 2. Anthony, T3. Campbell & Duran, 5. Teel, 6. Mayer, T7 Casas and Bello, 9. Slaten, 10. Arias
  15. moonslav59
    AP Rankings 1. Texas 5-0 2. Ohio St 5-0 3. Oregon 5-0 4. Penn St 5-0 5. Georgia 4-1 6. Miami 6-0 7. Alabama 4-1 8. Tennessee 4-1 9. Ole Miss 5-1 10. Clemson 4-1 11. Notre Dame 4-1 & Iowa St 5-0 ___________________ 13. LSU 4-1 14. BYU 5-0 15. Texas A & M 5-1 16. Utah 4-1 17. Boise St. 4-1 18. Indiana 6-0 19. K St & OK 4-1 21. Missouri 4-1 22. Pitt 5-0 Some big games, this weekend: 2 Ohio St @ 3 Oregon 1 Texas @ 18 OK 4 Penn St @ USC 9 Ole Miss @ 13 LSU (The winner likely stays in front of or jumps over ND. The loser will be below ND, if ND wins.) Stanford @ 11 ND
  16. moonslav59
    Exactly. If it wasn't for the 60 Day IL for the toe injury, 2023 would have been a lot better looking, except for the defensive bump. Duran's O has been very good for 1.5 years: his D for just 1.
  17. moonslav59
    I think they would have trade JD, had the signed Schwarber. They could not have afforded both with those budgets we had.
  18. moonslav59
    Very well stated. I've always been for building up a rotation from the top. Trying to add a 3/4 to bump out your 5 is no way to win. I've also been saying we need at least 2 solid SP'ers, but I doubt it happens. I'd be okay with Houck as the 2, but Bello and Gio should be 4-5 and Crawford in the pen. That means, at worst, we need a solid #1 and #3. Again, I doubt we add 2 SP'ers, unless one is like a Criswell addition, and if we do add one, it will be a #3, not a #1.
  19. moonslav59
    It is truly wide open.
  20. moonslav59
    The big RHB has been a key to all our ring seasons, just as having two TOTR pitchers has been, too. 2004: Manny 1.009 (43 HRs and 124 RBI) 2007: Manny .881, Pedey .823 & Youk .843 2013: Napoli .842, Pedey .787 & L/R Nava .831 & Vic .801 2018: JD 1.031, Betts 1.078& Bogey .882
  21. moonslav59
    hUH?
  22. moonslav59
    I don't think anyone wants to trade these two and even several others. When you look at all of our top 6 trade chips, one-by-one, I'd like to keep all of them: Duran, Anthony, Campbell, Mayer, Casas, & Teel. We could find a way to plug our holes without trading any of them, but it would take one or both of these things to happen: 1. JH to open his wallet or Brez to strike gold on mid level signings. 2. Brez to strike gold on mid-level trades (like Abreu, DHam, Wink or other non blue chippers..)
  23. moonslav59
    He will still be paid less than FA, but arbs are on the rise. His 3rd and 4th arbs will not be cheap.
  24. moonslav59
    Campbell could also play OF (instead of Rafaela) or 3B (move Devers to 1B, DH or 1B/DH w Casas) Or, as notin suggests, play Grissom at 3B and Campbell at 2B. I'm all for giving Campbell a wide open chance to make the 26 man opening day roster. Unless we trade Abreu, it's easier to find a spot for him than for Anthony.
  25. moonslav59
    I still think trading for a SP'er is the best route to take. Use the limited budget on 2 solid RP'ers, pitching depth and maybe a decent catcher with some RH'd pop. I guess we could trade Abreu and DHam for pen help and sign a big FA SP'er, but I'm thinking Flaherty might be the best we'd pay for.
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