So... players get one season to adjust?
And then why are people so high on Dalbec?
After 92 PA, Dalbec had .959 OPS, 8 HR, 39K/10BB
After 91 PA, Chavis had .999 OPS, 7 HR, 24K/14BB
I think he could be the starting 1B in Pittsburgh, but I think the strategy for the Sox boils down to not trading away younger players for established veterans...
I'm as down on Chavis as anyone, but at some point we should probably acknowledge his career consists of just 540 plate appearances. That's just one season's worth of PA...
The whole "all in" tyhing basically means they are not unloading the farm for missing pieces. There are still plenty of free agent players thy can bring on board, either long term or for short/flip deals.
Of those four, Pivetta is the guy with the highest ceiling. It’s just a matter of him reaching it.
Happ is 38 and is trending like a 38yo. He could easily finish with the worst season of those four...
What about something like
Archer ($4mill), Colome ($6mill), La Stella ($6mill), Rodon ($1.5 mill + incentives) and Marisnick ($3mill)?
Somehow I think more of these guys find their way on to Bloom's radar...
The Sox could sign Odorizzi ($14mill), Colome ($6mill per MLBTR), Marisnick (we'll say $3mill) and then deal for Frazier ($4.3mill) and be under the limit, but with very little room to add and stay under. But the team might actually be good. Not great, but good...
And if this was the NFL or the NBA, that strategy has a little more merit. But in MLB, the benefit of punting a season has no impact beyond taking in less cash...
Exactly.
Even if the team is not "all in" as Kennedy said, it at least could become a watchable product that provides many hours of enjoyment for the fans...
I could pass on Happ. And thankfully, Bloom already did that.
Despite the long history of former Yankees failing in Boston, I would not mind Tanaka. Paxton just seems like he gets hurt too much, and we already have Eovaldi for that...
Well, that team did make a significant financial dump that took that down a few pegs on the payroll scale. They gave themselves the financial flexibility to improve and did so quickly..
I don't hate the idea of 6 year contracts. I hate the idea of 6 year contracts for players over 30. Do you think Sox fans relish the idea of watching one of the highest paid teams in the league finish in last place like they saw in 2014, 2015, and 2020?