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Everything posted by notin
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Yes you can get owner salaries, but you also ave no say in the player's deal. You take on whatever years he has left, for example. As well as any bonuses, NTC, etc. Free agency is generally more expensive but also allows the team some say in the terms...
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So how long until some blogger on Fansided asks why Bloom was asleep at the wheel and did not acquire Lindor either?
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Not really. Prospect capital represents potential major leaguers at minimum wage, and trading them typically involves taking on higher salaries. Free agents? Trading prospects? In both cases, you're going to be spending more money...
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It was a snarky way of saying "no one is doing anything". It's January 7th, and so far the biggest free agent contract has gone to James McCann. ...
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By moving the top tier players to the other league, teams can benefit from the return they get and not have to compete with the star's new team for postseason spots. Cleveland is still a good team and even with Carrasco (and Clevinger) gone, they still might have the best rotation in the American League...
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Carrasco's deal (2 yrs/$27mill) was favorable, but his health was not. He was diagnosed with leukemia a couple years ago. But the Tribe has dealt Clevinger and now Carrasco in the last 4 months, and still has Bieber, Aaron Civale, Triston McKenzie, Cal Quantrill, and Zac Plesac for the rotation...
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The "useless" BTV site was pretty accurate with this deal... https://www.baseballtradevalues.com/trades/trade-36124/
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SS Amed Rosario, SS/2B Andres Gimenez, OF Isaiah Greene, and RHP Joe Wolf headed to Cleveland...
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Sure. But then I'd sign my own mother to that kind of deal...
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So.. you on board now? Also my understanding is Sugano is more of a Cat Guy...
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Much like Eovaldi, the problem with Hill is not the talent...
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But maybe people would stop eating his legs...
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What does he need to do to earn your love? He's pitched well in his career, his contract requests do not appear unreasonable, and he is probably very nice to his mother, even when she does not deserve it. Also he probably owns a puppy. Or knows someone who does...
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Based on what?
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If the Sox can get Odorizzi for 3 yrs / $39 mill, it should probably happen now...
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By 5pm today, Tomoyuki Sugano will haveto make a decision about what American team he will accept a deal from. Reportedy the Sox are still in the running, but no word about whether o rnot any team has reached his demands for a deal greater than the one fellow countryman Yusei Kikuchi received from the Mariners (4 yrs $56mill), which apparently Sugano wants. As he has a 4 year offer with 3 opt outs already from the Yomiuri Giants, it does seem likely he will return to Japan and try again next year...
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Who should the Sox have play CF on opening day?
notin replied to mvp 78's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
One potential acquisition might be Steve Piscotty (3 DRS, 3.7 UZR in 1171 innings in 2019-2020). Piscotty is owed $16mill over the next 2 seasons, which might not agree with Oakland's budget. The A's do have a couple outfielders in Dustin Fowler and Skye Bolt they could use to replace Piscotty if they deal him. The one stumbling block might be Bay Area native Piscotty, who requested a trade to go back home a few years ago to take care of his ailing mother (who did eventually pass away), a request that St. Louis accommodated despite it not necessarily being in the best interest of their team. So whether or not Piscotty wants to leave the Bay Area or can block moves or whatever is all unknown to me. However, he is one guy whose bat looks like it might play well at Fenway... -
Who should the Sox have play CF on opening day?
notin replied to mvp 78's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
The best UZR numbers from 2019-2020 for available RF are Tyler Naquin (4.1), Nomar Mazara (-0.2) and Yasiel Puig (-1.2). Naquin achieved his total in only 834 innings. All three are behind new Red Sox acquisition Hunter Renfroe (6.8), achieved in only 799 innings. Renfroe (13) and Naquin (6) are also the only available RF with positive DRS numbers in that time frame. So maybe the Sox already have that guy? -
If you're worried about the health of your starting pitching, Rich Hill is far more likely to be part of the problem than part of the solution...
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If only he could be as durable as Jordan Montgomery...
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Oh I am also hoping for depth signings, and ones better than Dan Gossett. But I'd like there to be something in front of that depth for once...
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While everyone agrees SP is important, one has to wonder exactly how important. In 2002, in a meaningless final game of the season, Tim Wakefield gave up 2 hits in the 6th inning, and both runners scored (one as an inherited runner with Bobby Howery on the mound). Those 2 runs raised Wakefield's seaon ERA from 2.70 to 2.81, pushing him behind Barry Zito (2.75) for 4th place in the AL. Had Wakefield simply come out after 5 innings, the Red Sox would have had the starters who finished first (Pedro Martinez - 2.26), second (Derek Lowe - 2.58) and third (Wakefield - 2.70) in the AL in ERA. They also would have still missed the playoffs, finishing 10.5 game behind the Yankees for the AL East title and 6 games behind the eventual World Series Champion Angels for the Wild Card...
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Well as it stands the Sox have 4 pitchers slated for the rotation in ERod, Eovaldi, Pivetta, and Houck. Certainly getting 2 SPs and bumping Houck to the bullpen seems like it will happen. I am not so sure they bump 2 of them. Of course, there are likely to be a few arms still left in ST who wait for injuries to kick in and get deals. So if the Sox find they need someone then, we will see who is still available...
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But you won't be retiring for another 35...
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+1 That's why I am not going to root for them when the revolution comes...
