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Chavis is not A MLB caliber player it’s time ......
notin replied to Swiharts Ghost's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
He has a clear role that works for him. If the Sox keep him in that role, he's fine. But his .553 OPS vs RHP is concerning and should keep him out of any full time 2B talk forever... -
He's one of those "If you give me enough" guys, the he gets dealt. Now in this case, "enough" doesn't mean Wander Franco. I suspect the price is reasonable. He's on a one year/option contract. Cledarly not a building block, and never meant to be here long term. If the Sox do bring him back, then we just have this same conversation again next year, only then 1) he might not be doing as well and 2) he won't bring back as much anyway, since he won't have the cheap option year attached...
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Why trade him? Most teams are not looking for slumping outfielders on the IL. And it's not like the Sox have a littany of minor league outfield talent ready to step in. With Bradley likely on the move after the season, are the Sox going to position themselves to get two outfielders, a second baseman, maybe a DH, and as many pitching arms as Bloom (thinks he) can salvage?
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Chavis is not A MLB caliber player it’s time ......
notin replied to Swiharts Ghost's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Chavis has an OPS of .852 vs LHP. Since he's basically just Moreland's platoon partner at 1b, how is that a bad thing? He's a role player who cannot do much outside his role, but can handle his role well enough. Leave him as a RHH 1B and focus on other positions... -
I agree. Trust notin. Barnes = traded. Bogaerts and Martinez stay put. Martinez does not opt out. Book(mark) it...
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While this team needs Trevor Bauer, I would be a little surprised if they actually signed him. However, the bargain bin starters IMO this year are probably Kevin Gausman, Alex Wood and Taijuan Walker. Wood and Walker come with obvious risks...
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Just specualtion, I'm guessing. I'd be surprised if either got moved.
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I don't have much history for the type of free agent Bloom covets, but he did sign a couple this year when he had virtually no budget. The common thread between Peraza and Perez were both were under 30. I think he would look more for short term players 30 or under who can fill holes. Michael Taylor might be one such player who can fill CF and will only be 30 and might be amenable to a 1 year deal (with an option?). Maybe bullpen arms like Keone Kela or Ken Giles, too. But it really depends what kind of deal they would want... I doubt he goes all in for Springer or Ozuna.
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It’s got to be a factor if the other team wins one
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If he can play good D, he's a welcome addition. He can always bat ninth...
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To be fair, Hahn broke up a pretty good team to make those deals. When you deal 3 good players who are all on ridiculously cheap contracts like he did, you damn well better get back some serious quality...
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Not until it gets them a title. And it very well might one day...
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They didn't have dedicated relievers. Relievers were starters on their off day. They also didn't have DHs. Looking at the 1903 Giants (with Mathewson and McGinnity), that duo appeared in 100 games and started 90 of them. Their B-R page only lists 7 pitchers, and two of them appeared in 2 games or less. Of course, they also only list 13 position players. Were rosters smaller back then?
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I do think one of the big problems today is the radar gun. Lucas Giolito had TJ surgery in high school. Probably because he had a 98mph fastball that he threw far too often. Does anyone really need to throw 98mph to get high school hitters out? But those lofty radar gun readings lead to scholarships or signing bonuses, so kids will continue to try to get them...
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Would he want to? I have to think one of the perks of being a famous MLB pitcher is no longer having to carry around the jockstraps of guys named "Hippo"...
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Carlton and Morris were throwing that hard. The last pitcher to throw 290 IP was Blyleven, who was a soft-tosser with his endless stream of curveballs...
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Not even if you added up two of their pitches. But Jamie Moyer had plenty of success soft-tossing the ball into his late 40's..
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Escalating salaries is certainly a big factor now, but we really didn't see those take off until around 1990. Since that was also around the time the closer became a limited ninth inning specialist, I couldn't tell you if one factor was bigger than the other...
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Not sure how anyone will value him. His K/9 are down and his BB/9 are up, which is probably a bigger factor. His trade value is probably about the same as Workman's, since he has the extra year of control. (Baseballtradevalues.com gives Barnes a surplus trade value of $3.2mill while Workman was worth $2.3mill.)
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Looking at his game log, Barnes has given up 9 ER in 11 games. But 8 of them came in three outings, with 6 of those 8 coming against the Yankees. Not ideal, but I think other teams might value him differently than we do on this board. Especially since the number of sellers is probably going to be small with this expanded playoff format...
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It only takes one team. And Barnes has a good enough track record. I don't think his 11 IP this year have killed his value completely...
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Did you see Greinke throw that 54 mph eephus pitch for a strike the other day? Can't toss the ball much softer than that...
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Look at the top ten for 1969. Juan Marichal threw 299 2/3 IP and came in tenth in IP that year. It is odd that after the shortened 1981 season, no on ever topped 300 again. And after 1985, no one ever topped 290. A lot of that might be because were entering the Closer Era of pitcher management, and the closer often came in long before the ninth. inning. The rise of the Closer Strategy, which then lead to the specialized bullpens of today, basically killed the complete game and appears to have done a hatchet job on pitcher IP. And now we are in full blown Death of Starting Pitching, as Tampa has shown the effectiveness of spreading out the IP with their use of openers. (Kansas City tried this a few years back, too, but was not as successful.)
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He still throws 95 mph. It just takes on pitching coach who thinks he can fix him and is ignorant of the fact that he hasn't been able to fix all the problem pitchers in his s***** bullpen that are creating the need for Barnes in the first place. While that sounds really specific, it's probably a lot more common than we realize...
