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Or maybe he believes Renfroe has peaked and is due to step back? But then Bloom has a very brief history filled with moves (trading for Pivetta, signing Hernandez, drafting Yorke) that seem questionable at first but end up paying off relatively quickly…
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So now you’re trying to argue defensive metrics based on single seasons? He also had a career best 2021 without Betts.
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Most end their careers when no one will hire them. Sometimes they can’t hit any more, but if they can’t play anywhere in the field, only 15 teams will even talk to them. Remember, Barry Bonds posted a 1.045 OPS in his last season (at age 42!!). And he was playing the outfield. Ever wonder what he (and that nuclear waste treatment plant coursing through his veins) could have done if he just focused on hitting?
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Kike’s data isn’t as consistent. Plus it’s possible playing next to Betts did hurt JBJ’s numbers a little…
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No point in anything but speculation until we (including Cora!) know who’s actually on the roster…
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1. It will be a very chilly day in Hell before I care about Derek Jeter’s opinion on any subject. 2. He also probably doesn’t even have a say on this issue since he isn’t the majority owner of the Marlins. (Bruce Sherman is.). Jeter is just investor brought in to make it look like the team was interested in baseball for once. And to influence the GM to trade anyone good to the Yankees for a pile of dirt.)
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Agree on Bradley. Metrics tell a different story with Verdugo. But I think he’s got the ability (and arm!) to be a very good Fenway RF…
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Kolten Wong might disagree…
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Teams only get added when the owners lose a collusion lawsuit…
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Kike is the best defensive second baseman on the team. Let’s not forget that…
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If the Sox sign Seiya Suzuki, the picture gets clear, as Suzuki takes RF and Verdugo stays in LF full time. CF is still a bit open but I think we see the Bradley/Arroyo platoon with Kike going between second and CF. Also possible some Tommy Pham type signs on as a true CF platoon partner and the Sox just leave Kike at 2b. I doubt the Sox took on Bradley’s contract to bench him. And while Kike was a revelation in CF, I still think Bradley is the better of the two out there…
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I see you opted for the Duran/Arroyo platoon over my proposed Bradley/Arroyo platoon. Both are equally likely IMO. Of course if no additions are made, the Sox still have one open spot on the 40 man (two once Paxton is put on the 60 day IL), which opens a couple doors for platoon options. If they do want a RHH bat for the OF, the Sox are surprisingly short on RHH corner outfielders anywhere near MLB and the door might be open for a Johan Mieses. And possibly the newly acquired Robert Ramos…
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He won’t make MLB money in Japan, but he’ll still wind up being filthy rich by my standards…
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And several dozen players are without jobs. Corey Seager might not mind getting biweekly checks on his $32mill salary while he stays home and plays with the kid(s?). But Carlos Correa could wind up losing real money here…
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Wrong again. It’s the Furries…
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So $350 million divided by 11 million = $32 million?
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True but each side has to get as much money as possible from baseball until they together completely destroy it…
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We really knew the length of their run, but the point is about how many tank years of rebuilding it took to get there. And how many more since to try and get back. That’s a process many teams go through, and most peak with much less success…
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Now if the Red Sox should have converted anyone to starting pitcher, it should have been Scott Cooper. The dude was subpar with the bat, wasn’t really that great in the field. But he probably threw harder than any human being ever…
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He might be able to eke in at some point this season if injuries pile up. Of course, he’ll need to be added to the 40 man roster first. I just don’t this this situation is all that much different from what he had in Boston. So the same results shouldn’t be too surprising of an outcome
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For every team that works the system successfully, how many never get there? Even some of the success stories are short-lived. How many years did it take the Royals to build an elite farm system with, was it 9 players in the BA top 100? And how long was their run?
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That’s the type of situation Ockimey may find himself in every year. It could be tougher in Philly, where Rhys Hoskins is a considerable obstacle at 1b, unlike Dalbec…
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I get selling off pieces in July. I just don’t like watching the same teams “building” for a draft pick every March..
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No idea. Manfred stopped taking my calls. But my point all along has been the union should concede to the owners’ proposed ceiling if they can get an adequate floor (with proper penalties)…
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And really, shouldn’t every GM act similarly? Tanking for a pick is a joke in MLB that ruins the game for an entire fan base. Not to mention, most teams are not out of it at the beginning of the year except by choice. When you can put a projected .400 team on the field and the best on your division is a projected .600 team, the decision to stay in it can actually pay off…
