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Don’t underestimate Verdugo’s defense as well…
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Good news: Sale is back Saturday! Bad news: Verdugo is on paternity leave (Ok, it’s not bad news that he is going to be with his wine as she has their child. Just that the Sox would miss his recently returned bat for a few days while so many others are out and struggling. Yeah that’s the selfish viewpoint.)
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So let’s put Schwarber there…
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I’d put money on Richards getting a DFA to put Sale on the roster. He’s admitted he got by using substances. Perez had flopped recently, too, but for him this kind of funk just seems to happen all the time. The Sox likely hold on to him to see if it ends. But Cora has so far shown little faith with a lot of early hooks we probably would not have seen in April and May…
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I think Schwarber’s catching days took a severe hit when he tore up his knee in an outfield collision back in 2016. Apparently he has caught 8 innings since then, but I don’t know the circumstances. He might be an emergency catcher, but only until/if the Sox call up Wong in September. Me? I wouldn’t risk him there. But we’ll see what Cora does…
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Maybe. That he hasn’t exactly dazzled in AA is not expediting his timeline. That he is young for that level, however, is encouraging…
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No one said Duran wasn’t going to come up this year. Just not in May or so when some were clamoring for him. Likewise I think while a free have passed for Casas to come up, it’s not likely any time soon. I’d bet against him coming up at all this year, but I suppose September is still possible. The thing about our top prospects, which I’ve repeatedly said were simply not good enough to get the big names compared to what other teams gave up, is they have value beyond whether or not they become Star players. I’ve never been very high on Duran. I’m still not. But that doesn’t make him expendable or mean he needs to go back to Worcester. That he (or any prospect) can work his way into the starting lineup is in itself valuable, because it prevents the Sox from having to spend money to fill a position and frees up more budget to retain star players, or sometimes just decent players. There is also value in that. Not necessarily enough to hold a player at the deadline, but minimum wage players are important especially on the larger budget teams…
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At what point do we acknowledge that Dalbec is also not a seasoned first baseman? I don’t think anyone expects Schwarber to step into the position and look like Kevin Youkilis over there, but at the very least I expect he can top Dalbec’s lackluster offense and come close to replacing his mediocre defense for an overall net gain against RHP. (Dalbec will probably still start vs LHP and, if Schwarber is particularly horrific at 1b, come in as a defensive replacement late in close games.)
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But if you’re going to have a player shift over to any position for the first time, first base is easily the best place…
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Anthony Rizzo, too
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Often highlighted by the e justification “[Player X] can’t be any worse!!” Sure he can. It’s very possible. The thing is, when somethings not working, it’s natural to want to see it fixed. I’m MLB, the only way to fix a broken player is to replace someone. But the reality is, that player is often a top the depth chart for a reason, and that reason is he’s the best player for that role today…
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You do realize that you’re griping that a second place team has too weak of a bench and therefore the GM failed. We really needed a starting pitcher first. The players who will push those three out of the starting lineup will all be back soon…
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True. I really have no idea how it affects the players. Sure some might be down, but others might not care as much. Right now this team is struggling to both hit and pitch. Losing two players to COVID and Bogaerts having a balky wrist are also not factors…
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His ERA before today was also nearly two runs lower than before the ban. Barnes has gotten better since Manfred banned Spider Tack, etc…
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Sure. I can see the argument. However the Sox lost their starting DH. Is a utility infielder any better off a call up? If the Sox want someone not on the 40 man, Joey Meneses might have made more sense. Or Johan Mieses. Of course I can see why neither was called up, as they have a combined 11 PA above Portland this year…
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Jump on that bandwagon!! Manfred banned foreign substances on June 23. His OPSA before Stickygate was .474. His OPSA since the ban has ballooned to .484. (prior to today’s game)…
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It looked to me like he was trying to play at a $100! Table e with only $50 in chips. The only way he’d even get a chance to spend them is if he switched tables. He did do that eventually, but maybe the nickel slots l shouldn’t have been his second choice…
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Who were they supposed to bring up?
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I’ve spent far too many off-season posts campaigning for Schoop. If some non-baseball fan was reading them, the sheer volume would give him the impression Jon Schoop was among the best players in MLB history…
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Schoop is also playing first base for the first time this season. Cron is out and Rizzo went to the Yankees, in case you missed it…
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What about for 2 months of the Rizzo who has a lower OPS than Jon Schoop? You know, since Bloom doesn’t have a time machine…
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I think you can expect all the rental players to be available since none will get qualifying offers. Even with all his extension talk, Scherzer still might be available…
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This analogy might require some explanation. Because it could mean you think Bloom should have dealt Casas for anyone. If the Yankee prospects were better or if Hoyer liked them better, the Sox were not getting Rizzo period. No matter what Bloom did. Your position seems to be Bloom didn’t even offer his best prospects. Maybe he didn’t. Maybe he did. My position is it didn’t matter either way. If Bloom made mistakes at the deadline - and I agree with that - it was ignoring the second tier pitching market. (Honestly I don’t know if he ignored. All I know is he was never rumored to be involved,). I think even bringing back Jon Lester was a doable move that - while not a game changer - would have been an improvement…,
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Someone give a test to Bogaerts
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Wander Franco started playing 3B for the Rays this year during a pennant race after never playing the position before this season and only playing it 7 times in the minors. I bet if I wanted to dedicate the time, I could find a slew of players who moved to 1B during the season as a result of a deadline trade...
