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  1. moonslav59
    They tried Altuve in LF, last year and they gave up. They are NOT trading Altuve or Walker. They are not trading Pena or Correa. Paredes can play 3B or 2B, and even 1B, but I think we'd put him at 3B. Just my guess. They could put Mayer at 3B and paredes at 2B- fine with me.
  2. moonslav59
    That is normally the case, but a team like HOU wants Yordan at DH FT and has 5 infielders. They want to win, now and need an OF'er real bad- about as badly as we need a 3Bman.
  3. moonslav59
    Pre-ARB or was that the ARB ruling? That was about what was projected and $1.5M more than Duran's AAV.
  4. moonslav59
    The Sox probably have one pitcher HOU thinks is one minor tweak away from a Cy Young Award. (It's probably not Bello.) They clearly need an OF'er. Word is they really like Abreu- the guy they gave up for Vazquez.
  5. moonslav59
    How about Arias, Witherspoon & DHam for Wynn?
  6. moonslav59
    I've heard no talk on that... strange.
  7. moonslav59
    Realistically, maybe Eaton offers the best platoon and back up option for 3B, but hey, I was willing to roll the dice with E Suarez at 3B for a full year, so why should Romy at 3B scare me this much? 2B is easier to fill than 3B, although out putrid record at 2B since 2018 shows otherwise. I'm pretty sure HOU wants Abreu and would give us Paredes. I just think the hang-up is with the Sox not wanting to trade Wilyer, wanting Duran to go instead, or wanting something with Paredes that HOU just won't add what we want, if anything (yet.) I really do not want to give up 4 years of Abreu for 2 from Paredes. I think Paredes + King is fair, but maybe Brez wants more or HOU says no.
  8. moonslav59
    Nope. They locked up Devers' glove and chiseled DH ONLY on his statue.
  9. moonslav59
    If Suzuki DHs, I think they have room. Ballesteros could DH. (I doubt he beats out Busch for 1B.) They lost Tucker, but still have... LF: Happ (Shaw?) CF: Crow-Armstrong RF: ____ or Suzuki, Alcantara or M Shaw Maybe Abreu, Harrison & Sandoval for Shaw?
  10. moonslav59
    The 2 open slots on the 40 offer some hope.
  11. moonslav59
    He's just trading 1 not all 3. We have 4 OF'ers. Trade Duran: LF Anthony, CF Deddanne, RF Abreu Trade Abreu: LF Duran, CF Ceddanne, RF Anthony Trade Rafaela: LF Duran (Anthony) CF: Duran (Anthony) RF Abreu 4th OF: Campbell or Masa
  12. moonslav59
    A third team might help fit the needs between HOU & BOS, and it's always hard to know if talks have broken down or just put on hold as one team seeks a better deal elsewhere. We just don't know. I'm not so sure the Cubs need an OF'er, but they did lose Tucker and like Suzuki at DH, so they may have a need and an "extra" infielder to spare after signing Breggie. Maybe KCR or NYY need OF help, but likely don't match up giving us an infielder. There was word Chisholm was being shopped. Do the Cubs trade us Shaw for Abreu or Duran? I still like Duran or Abreu for Paredes + one from King, Sousa, Janek or maybe B Abreu.
  13. moonslav59
    It's not like we didn't try to fix 2B a few times. K Campbell was the shiny "suspect," last year... OUCH! Grissom was a gamble, for sure, but he was supposed to be a decent gamble. E Valdez was never good on D, but when his bat failed... poof, he was gone. DHam was never a serious hope, despite his half a good season back in '24. Arroyo, Holt and that one partial season by Story were the best we've had since 2018. If we didn't need Kike in CF and later at SS (YUCK!) he might have been okay. It's rather astounding that since 2018, the Sox have not had one player get more than 550 PAs at 2B! 544 Arroyo, 412 Holt, 396 Story, 375 Nunez, 304 Kike 277 DHam, 254 Chavis, , 227 Campbell, 194 Romy 141 Kinsler, 131 Marco, 119 Marwin, 109 Grissom, 100 PReyes. 100 Ceddanne 91 Arauz, 89 Peraza, 88 Urias, 73 Sogard, 51 Iggy, 44 Yolmer, 39 Westbrook, 36 Lin 5 guys between 23-29 Total clown circus.
  14. moonslav59
    Yes, many teams fall into one or both of those categories, but we do know a few teams need an OF'er and many teams need a SP'er- even if a #4 or 5 type.
  15. moonslav59
    Mayer/Romy at 2B makes me feel more at ease. If Mayer gets hurt... If Mayer needs a platoon... Yes, let's try to keep Romy off 3B. Since our DH may need a platoon, we can do that instead. If Mayer plays 3B, we may platoon Romy at 2B, depending on who the "other guy" is. Paredes makes too much sense, to me.
  16. moonslav59
    Agreed. To me, there is no reason we can't add a real good 3B/2Bman by offering what we want from our 2 logjam areas: OF and SP depth.
  17. moonslav59
    I like mayer at 2B better, where he can be readily and more functionally platooned with Romy, if needed. That's why I want Paredes as the #1 possible option. Matt Shaw might be my #2.
  18. moonslav59
    Or he plays 3B until Story moves on or is moved to 2B. (Arias might have a say in that, too.)
  19. moonslav59
    Yainer is a better hitting catcher than Narvaez rates to be.
  20. moonslav59
    BTV accepted this one a few days ago... Sandoval, Harrison & Azocar for Hoerner Fan rating 5-2 yes for BOS and 3-3 yes for CHC.
  21. moonslav59
    BTV accepts Abreo for Paredes and Kevin Alvarez. This, too: Abreu, DHam & Wong for Paredes, K Alvarez & B King.
  22. moonslav59
    BTV accepts Abreu & Narvaez for Paredes, Yainer Diaz & Byran King. Do you? Diaz & Paredes hit about 25 Hrs per 650.
  23. moonslav59
    If it was Bello for Paredes, a third team would be needed- someone with an extra OF'er. HOU is not trading Yordan.
  24. moonslav59
    I would much rather pin my hopes on any two from these guys filling the 4-5 rotation slots than counting on DHam at 2B. Oviedo, Crawford, Sandoval, Harrison, Tolle & Early. I'm at the point where Bello looks like the logical "give." I feel pretty good about those 6 to fill 2 slots and any injuries. After DHam, we have Sogard & Eaton. I don't count Romy, because he may be DH'ing and playing 1B, some, and would likely only play 2B vs LHPs. DHam is the worst vs LHPs, out of Masa (DH), Contreras (1B) and Mayer (3B). Maybe Romy wins the FT 2B job. We should not bank on it.
  25. moonslav59
    I'd prefer we fix the roster issue AND improve the offense. Improving the D, too would be even nice. That being said, I like Paredes better on O than Duran and Abreu, but it's very close. Getting Paredes and keeping all 4 OF'ers would be the best end result for the offense, other than KMarte- who is not being traded. I'd love Bello as our #4, but if that who HOU demands, I'd do it. (Maybe get Sousa back.)
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