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Everything posted by notin
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I’m not against trying Casas (or Dalbec) in left field, either.
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The thing about Casas is, first base isn't exactly the toughest position to fill. We have a blocked third baseman playing there now...
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The call to trade him was based on: 1. The Sox had a full outfield and 2. He was a legitimate top 50 prospect. When the Sox had needs, he was a good candidate to trade. Unloading Arauz was only going to get so much, if anything…
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Yeah not really the point…
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Duran had what? 112 plate appearances? No decision should have been made either way. His fielding is largely based on scouts and observations from his minor league days. Not because he didn’t flub any of his 47 putouts. I’m ok with giving Duran an actual shot now with Renfroe out of the way and, unless it’s a marquee talent, another outfielder. Kris Bryant? Trade Duran! Corey Dickerson? Is he really an improvement? Seiya Suzuki? I don’t know enough about him to make a call either way, but I do know Duran is already here…
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Plus I think they want someone who so does less research
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I wonder what the plan is for Duran. The Sox seem intent on pursuing Suzuki. Is he necessarily a better option? Sure he could be the next Hideki Matsui, but he could also be the next Kosuke Fukudome. Maybe sign a platoon partner (McCutchen? Pham?) and play Duran in LF, play Bradley in CF and Verdugo in RF with Kike at 2b vs RHP. Vs LHP, McCutchen/Pham in LF, Kike in CF and Arroyo at 2b. Spend Suzuki’s salary on a couple RPs instead. Suzuki’s numbers in Japan are solid, but Duran is 25 and a top 50 prospect. His limited playing time last year was just that and might not mean anything going forward…
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Well, considering you were using a projected surplus valuation of -$2.9 mill for one year, why would you consider that valid while a surplus valuation of $1.1 mill over 3 years is too volatile? And what is it about Steamer that makes you think they have any validity?
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I didn’t think so. That just didn’t feel like something they’d do…
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Of course you don’t need to fill 3 extra gas tanks if you’re bringing your wife and two kids with you in the car…
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But not NRBQ?
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Was it Selig who negated the Sox signings of Sammy Sosa, John Wetteland and Kevin Appier after the 1994 stoppage?
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Not really. Moon’s point was Renfroe’s defense would have been even worse had it not been for his throwing ability…
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That’s not even that critical, and is even potentially accurate reporting (depending on perception of Manfred). It’s not like he wrote “Rob Manfred is ugly and his breath is what I imagine would happen if a compost heap came to live and dined exclusively on garlic and Limburger cheese” or anything actually insulting. This just makes me like Manfred less..
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I find that hard to believe. At some point, teams need to include their operating costs into their ticket prices, and player salaries are definitely part of their operating costs. Players’ salaries are probably not as significant of a part of ticket prices as many fans believe, but I have to think they get included in there somewhere…
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But when you’re the Commissioner of Major League Baseball, receiving criticism is part of the job…
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So Manfred lacks humility? Who’d have guessed?
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More like the $60 million question…
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While I doubt Bloom is done, one notable observation is 60 IP from Paxton. Coming off TJ, he isn’t likely to go more than 5IP per start, if even that much. I’d think getting even 30 IP from him is wishful thinking. But I also think Seabold and company are likely to combine for more than 50, especially if the tan makes no more moves…
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I could have kept going and added that Bloom handed him the empty cards and said “Here, put some of that $7million you’re not worth on these.”
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And he didn’t even bother to pre-load them…
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Epstein also brought in Kevin Millar, who was mere seconds away from departing for Japan to play for the Chunichi Dragons. He did his share of scrounging…
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Theo didn’t scour bargain basements and waiver wires? Have you talked to David Ortiz about this?
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Just because the Sox didn’t add umpteen millions in new contracts last off-seasons doesn’t mean they’re not big spenders. Sportscaster had them sixth in MLB, and that’s after three off-season of being somewhat frugal, relatively speaking. They didn’t get that high by not spending. And this off-season is far from over…
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Fair, unless you count Whitlock. I mean, drafting Marcelo Mayer didn’t take a huge amount of baseball acumen and savvy...
