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I think he should start there and stay there. He is much more likely to be an effective bullpen arm than starter anyway...
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Was 2007 the best up-and-coming Red Sox team?
notin replied to kenmeister's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
The only reason I can see to include Daisuke was that BA did list him as the #1 overall prospect despite his already having had a very successful professional career overseas. I do think BA needs to stop including Japanese imports as "prospects"... -
Exactly. The minors have been recast before and will be again. The overwhelming bulk of minor leaguers never make the majors anyway and the goal is only to find the best 26 to make a team. And for a large market team that spends heavily, the effect will be even less than it will for a team like Tampa or Pittsburgh that has less resources...
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And held them to the same standard?
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This is neither new nor tragic. The bottom line is only 750 people get to play in MLB at a time. And unless/until more teams are added,vthat's not changing and the goal is to be one of the 750. The most likely outcome of some reduced minor leagues is actually fewer carer minor leaguers...
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Just like other leagues. you can have undrafted free agents. Some will go play overseas and try to establish themselves...
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With about 100 unsigned players, there can be a lot of changes...
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Was 2007 the best up-and-coming Red Sox team?
notin replied to kenmeister's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Early 70's team that saw Rice, Lynn, Evans, Fisk, and Burleson all come up within a few seasons of each other? -
It is a tough division, with them playing 57 games against New York, Tampa and Toronto. But I still think 83-87 seems reasonable...
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I don't think so. I think that most HS kids don't fret over Rookie Ball when they sign. Probably never enters their minds that they will be playing that level. What might happen is the draft rounds cut again. No more 40 rounds, and certainly no more guys like Mike Piazza getting taken in the 62nd round. Maybe they cut the draft to 20 rounds?
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Even college players play in the minors. The only players even recently to jump from college to the pros have almost exclusively been relief pitchers (and Mike Leake and Ryan Zimmerman). I atually think non-RP used to jump from college directly to MLB a little more often, back wen players like Ventura and Incaviglia did so...
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They also need to get the truck there...
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It's Jose Peraza money. So, yes...
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Last year the sox SP who got the most starts were (in order) Perez, Eovaldi, Godley, Mazza and Weber. They also got multiple starts from Brewer, Hart, Kickham and Triggs. Those pitchers I just named started 29 out of 60 games. The Sox also used Brasier, Brice, Osich, Hall and Leyer for another five starts, making it well over half the season. Granted, Perez and Eovaldi are reprising their starter roles, but replacing all those other AAAA arms with actual MLB arms does make for an improvement. I am hoping this team can be a competitive team that at least is still interesting in September. They still have one of the highest payrolls in MLB, so I doubt anyone expensive gets added. but this is defintely a better team that last year's mess...
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Yes and that offense should be better, but the Sox bullpen should fare better against the Jays' lineup than the Jays' bullpen would do against the Sox lineup..
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Well, don't forget that Eduardo Rodriguez guy. And eventually that Chris Sale guy. I don't think he's done, either. The OF is still a question mark, and I don't think anyone tagged Renfore as a starter, given that he only paid him $3mill. That's utility infielder money. I assume the Sox will add an OF at some point in the next week or two...
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Only early on. Their rotation is not much better than the Sox, if at all (although wild card Nate Pearson could go either way, and one of those might put them over the top). But their bullpen has more question marks in it than the Sox bullpen does. Their only real pitching advantage is at the prospect level...
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NBA teams have minor league affiliates...
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Well, walking out on the Cardinals in a dispute over playing time probably did not help his brand...
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The Sox could easily pummel the makeshift rotation that the Jays have, too...
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That does help.
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Roster sizes do vary, so that needs to be accounted for...
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When compared to other sports, MLB owners have done an insane job of keeping salaries low. Carson Wentz made $32mill AAV on his cotnract this year. His season is 10% as long as an MLB season. Also he sucks. Imagine how much he could make if he was good? John Wall - extremely talented player, but not a name one thinks of as the NBA's elite - has a contract with an AAV of $42.7 million - higher than any contract in MLB history. Again, the season is only about one half of an MLB season. Also, in terms of durability, John Wall makes Nathan Eovaldi look like Nolan Ryan...
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Is that a high enough floor? Right now that gets you Trevor Bauer and 25 players making less than $1mill each...
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Villar to the Mets 1 year $3.55 mill. If he returns to his 2019 form (4.1 fWAR), this is an absolute steal for the Mets...
