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Everything posted by notin
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He had an insane juiced ball season in 2019 that probably piqued more interest in him than he should normally get...
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Ockimey is not a guy you want starting 70-75% of the time...
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Sure the Sox could run out a plethora of stopgaps. But if they’re going to fix it, why not do it right? I think we’ll see Santana out there shortly, and as he is equally risky as Cordero, it probably won’t be too long before we see Jarren Duran. But for right now, the likelihood of external options is low. Who’s already selling? And the internal options are largely just a bunch of Cordero-types with different names. So sure, they could try Gettys, Wilson, Puello, and Munoz for a few PA each. But will there be a big difference? With the possible exception of Munoz, none of those others has anything in their career that necessarily indicates improvement and none are more likely to go off than Cordero is...
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If I’m second, maybe there is merit. And as many have pointed out, he was a league average hitter (OPS+ 99) for the first 315 PA of his career. But you appear to be arguing that he is who he is based on the last 84 PA...
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A lot of those feelings were based on expectations going in. We expected the Sox to struggle and be much worse. We expected the Yankees to take charge in the division immediately. That we are still in the lead in mid-May is far ahead of what even the most optimistic (except Kimmi) thought of this team. Most of the optimists said about .500, and that still might happen. But that doesn't make the team less enjoyable now...
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At what point are you gving up on Cordero after a little over a month? Cordero entered the season with a .737 OPS, good fr a 99 OPS+. Munoz entered the season with a career 96 OPS+. Codero has certainly been a flop to date, but history certainly does not tell you Munoz is less of a risk...
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Who's wouldn't?
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I've always felt that way, since we knew we would be without Sale forth bulk of 2021, if not all of it...
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The problem isn’t guys that could be written off. That’s basically what Cordero and Renfroe are (more so Renfroe). Maybe they had more faith in Duran than we realize?
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While true, he is also just a backup at this point in his career. Hey I wanted Puig. He can still be had, but he also has some very serious and bad off-field stuff to deal with first...
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Slight difference in both of your arguments. MVP appears to be advocating for another actual MLB starter for the OF. You appear to be advocating for more backup players and part timers. Both plans are better than what we got, but yes, some of that is due to unforeseen circumstances...
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I was never a big fan of his, but there is some revisionist history saying Marwin Gonzalez is not a full time player. He’s been a full time starter for the bulk of his career...
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I think they expected more from Cordero. He’s never been a star before, but he’s always at least been adequate...
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Yasiel Puig and Josh Reddick are both still available! At times, I wanted both of them. Not surprised they avoided Puig. Less so with Reddick, who looked like a good platoon candidate for Renfroe...
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He was healthy enough for auditions, and might have been ready but then developed some sort of foot infection...
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If Santana never got hurt, would Cordero still be playing in Boston?
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Marisnick has a great glove, but offensively he was just as big of a question mark. The guy has one season with an OPS+ over 100 (with more than 60 PAs) and it took stealing signs to get him there. With Cora and Gonzalez on board, maybe the Sox felt a reunion too many of the tainted 2017 Astros might not be the best idea..
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Having him on the opening day roster isn’t the issue. Keeping him there for 7 weeks is the issue. But right now, injuries to Hernandez, Santana and Arroyo have limited things. They could have given Chavis more time in the OF, but Chavis’ career numbers aren’t much better than Cordero’s. Would we be happier if he was out there struggling similarly? They also could have brought in a stopgap LF, like Eddie Rosario. And while he is better than Cordero, he isn’t killing it either (79 OPS+). And if he had gone down with injury like Santana/Hernandez/etc., the Sox would still be in this position...
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Ok. The bottom line looks like since many of them had taken an unexpected hiatus, the Sox opted for PTBNLs to get more time to evaluate a few players from each system. I’m sticking with my prediction that the PTBNL from the Mets will be 2020 second rounder RHP JT Ginn out of Mississippi State, although he is currently injured and has not pitched yet this year. That will have to change if I am ever going to be correct...
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Hey maybe the short season last year threw off a lot of his rhythms...
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Yes, and the payroll was largely inherited. Sure he was probably trying to build a competitive team, but within some constraints, like not being competitive short term in a way that hampers future seasons. And while Bloom did spend, the short contracts given to Hernandez and Richards are certainly not on par with some of the spending sprees we have seen GMs go on in the past...
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Yes the 40 man roster ad the minor league system in general is pretty weak in the OF. Marcus Wilson remains the one of two OF on the 40 man roster, and he is DFA material. Duran is the only viable OF in the system above A ball. Of course, the Sox did address the OF depth in other ways - Hernandez, Gonzalez, and eventually Danny Santana. Right now, two of those three are hurt and the third is subbing for another injured player (Arroyo)...
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Of course some of that has to do with who the PTBNL's are. The Royals and the Mets have likely both submitted lists for the Sox to choose from, and Bloom is waiting to see who does well in the beginnings of the minor laeague season, which is probably a big factor as there was no minor league season last year to allow for any evaluation. The swapping of Cordero for Beni might have been influenced by the extra year of control on Cordero, as maybe being competitive in a year without Sale was an unexpected thing. Both teams should be completing this deal by August 10 when we see who the PTBNL's are. Right now it looks bad because the Sox are winning with the downgrade in LF. So right now the trade looks bad because the Sox are winning games. I'm not so sure this was an expected result, at least not this season. So this trade looks frustrating because the Sox are actually good...
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One can only wonder what might have been had Ramirez not hurt his shoulder. Dude looked like an MVP after his first month in Boston...
