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  1. notin
    Maybe Duran should just run the ball back to the infield. His running speed and throwing speed are probably closer together than any other player in the majors...
  2. notin
    I don't think so. They needed an arm badly. If for no other reason than to bump Doubront out of the rotation...
  3. notin
    I agree. BTV right now has Verdugo with a higher surplus value. But after this year, he is eligible for arbitration, so I would expect that to drop as he will be making more money. Duran, as the minimum wage player, will have a stronger appeal around the league. I still think a Duran/Montas swap is possible. But Dave Forst is not answering my texts right now...
  4. notin
    I love that lineup offensively, but there should be no arguing that it is much worse defensively...
  5. notin
    Verdugo is hardly the ideal CF, but if you do play CF in Fenway, another factor in Verdugo's favor is he has a cannon where most people have a left arm. Duran's throwing arm doesn't quite look like we should be comparing it to Johnny Damon, but it still doesn't compare to Verdugo's either.
  6. notin
    I hope they keep Schwarber next year as well, but if they do it really creates a logjam in the LF/1B/DH positions with 5 bodies struggling to fit into 3 spots...
  7. notin
    Ok, but just because he can't play CF doesn't mean he is struggling. I bet Sale can't play CF very well either. Is he also struggling?
  8. notin
    The most likely candidate is probably Bogaerts. Sure the defense can be upgraded by dealing Dalbec, but probably not by all that much... He's probably gone after 22 anyway. And he plays the most critical defensive position. Duran is also possible, as he is the lesser left fielder who will make less money and therefore become better trad bait.
  9. notin
    Yes.
  10. notin
    Yanks had a crazy winning streak where everything went right. But the Gods of Baseball Parity have stepped in now and they are leveling things out...
  11. notin
    Defensively, that is their best alignment. It does leave Schwarber out in the cold...
  12. notin
    Yes. Did you watch Duran play the outfield ever? Verdugo had a rough Monday, but not every player should be assessed solely by their worst game...
  13. notin
    So your prediction is Seattle keeps their streak alive and misses the postseason again?
  14. notin
    And why is Dalbec blocked? They have no one in front of him regularly in MLB and the hot name behind him has an OPS less than .100 better two levels down. Casas hasn’t earned anything yet…
  15. notin
    OPS since August 1 Dalbec 1.147 Verdugo .931 Duran .624 While Verdugo hasn’t kept with with the torrid pace of Dalbec, I am a bit hesitant to lump him in with Duran under the “Struggling” label…
  16. notin
    Again, if you take on some cash. That trade value lines up with Matthew Boyd and Joey Lucchezi, for example. But I think the OF is more likely where any trade comes from…
  17. notin
    I don’t think Dalbec fills that need unless said rotation help is a salary dump..
  18. notin
    And yet those prospects exist every year. Bubba Starling, anyone?
  19. notin
    You didn’t know the Sox Chief of Baseball Operations was instrumental in destroying the Ring of Power and freeing all of Middle Earth from the clutches of Sauron? Do you even follow baseball?!?!
  20. notin
    I very much doubt the Sox will cut JD loose. Just because Schwarber has been better lately doesn’t mean JD is a bad player, and certainly won’t absolve the Sox from paying his $19.4 mill salary. If JD so chooses, he will be in Boston for 2022. Schwarber will be the one more difficult to retain…
  21. notin
    And maybe he loves Duran. It’s tough to piece together next year’s OF, especially if they do keep Duran. Maybe we see Schwarber at 1b, Kike ar 2b, Verdugo in LF, and Duran in CF…
  22. notin
    Maybe he meant it. Maybe he didn’t. Maybe he was answering the question of why Duran hasn’t been called up yet (which I believe he was in this case) and he had to say something. The real bottom line is the Sox will have a glut of corner OF options - especially if they put Schwarber into that mix - and there may be nowhere for Duran to play. Possibly Verdugo as well. If that’s the case, should they force someone into CF and hope it works out or deal from their strength to fill other holes with better fits?
  23. notin
    I wouldn’t expect Bloom to say anything else about Duran. Did you expect a blunt comment like “Duran gets by in the minors with numbers artificially inflated by unsustainable BABIP”? I’m not saying he is being disingenuous. But there is a possibility that it’s also just salesmanship…
  24. notin
    The way this race is shaping up, it’s probably a folly to assume Cole or Ray or Eovaldi or Sale is lined up to pitch. The teams that survive probably won’t have sufficient time to set up their staffs. The game could end up with Pivetta facing Taillon or Matz…
  25. notin
    I probably should have said among the leading candidates. But say Kike - who grades well at 2b using DRS - does play CF. That still leaves only one starting OF spot for Verdugo and Duran and possibly Schwarber. So what is a good recommendation for Verdugo and/or Duran? If one has to be trade bait, what’s the preference? BTV does give Verdugo a higher surplus value - 41.0 to 34.8. But then, I think he is also the superior player in several aspects of the game…
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