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Everything posted by notin
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I actually am. To a point. Bauer might wind up getting a contract like Price’s. And like Price’s deal, it will work out the first couple seasons. I’m not so sure Realmuto commands a 7 year deal. He might, but catchers typically don’t get anywhere near that. Even 5 is almost unheard of. But Realmuto is no ordinary catcher. He’s a former shortstop turned catcher who, in the event his deal is too long, would probably still be able to handle a corner INF or corner OF position adequately. Five years? A no-brainer. 6 or 7 starts giving me pause...
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But does Bloom like Boras?
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Incorrect. Arroyo has not proven he is a starter, but that’s not even remotely the same as proving he isn’t one. One might think a fan who has spent the last few seasons in watches Luke Voit, Gio Urshela, Aaron Hicks, Mike Tauchman, Didi Grigorius, etc. might understand some players are later bloomers. Unless, like everyone else, he knows those players only bloomed late because they cheated...
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I do like that idea. I think Realmuto is more likely to live up to his contract than Bauer is...
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Somebody has to do it!! It's always the most unlikable guy, probably desperately trying to be liked...
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Tom Werner is saying different. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/09/red-sox-chairman-tom-werner-we-expect-to-be-competitive-next-year.html So.. Trevor Bauer or JT Realmuto?
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The chances the Sox add minor league 1B Jerry Downs to the 40 man roster for his age 27 season are only slightly greater than the chances they add me to it...
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Duran ended last year in Portland, where he posted a .634 OPS in 352 PA. I don't think service time is why he is not in MLB yet...
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It is significant, until you realize Oder has morphed into a replacement level player and it will cost more than $8.75 mill to replace Eovaldi. Now if Oder can return to being a 2.4 fWAR player, that’s another matter...
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Since te Sox are not likely to move him without eating money or taking back some sort of Rougned Oder-type hideous deal, he probably stays. Hopefully they move him to the bullpen. He simply cannot handle the rotation...
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Well, some of those current commitments will also come off the books, too. For example, after 2021, Pedroia is off the books.
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Downs might be one of the better prospects, but he should have ZERO impact on decisions made about the 2021 team. He's an A-ball middle infielder. Teams do not build around A-ball players. The Nationals had both Juan Soto and Victor Robles in A-ball, and that did not stop them from acquiring Adam Eaton. Teams can make these kinds of depth problems work out. Now if Arroyo or Munoz can earn the 2B position, great. But by no means should either be given the role so Downs can take over in 2023 with a clear path. By the time Downs get to the majors, he might not even be a 2B or SS any more. (Remember our last good 2B prospect. Some guys named Betts.)
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FTFY. As we discussed somewhere else in the archives of this board, some of those minor league team names are flat out awesome...
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These are among the reasons I'd rather see him moved to a closer role, which is hopefully in the future for him. He simply struggles to handle a full time starter role. With Eovaldi, and many other pitchers, it's never been a question of ability but rather one of durability. He's like Brett Anderson that way, and why I would never give Brett Anderson a 4 year big money deal, something every GM in MLB clearly agrees with me on...
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True, but it never cost $68 million to find out...
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Even if they did not restart the club, the trademark might still be valid. Of course, this is usually the type of problem easily solved with massive amounts of cash. But new owners would probably want to brand their own way. So Portland Pioneers or something boring like that is more likely....
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Some of those were two TJ surgeries ago. He's a very, very high risk and was at the time of signing and has done nothing to prove me wrong when I said so. It's a shame, because a pitcher who can throw 98mph as often as he does is indeed a rarity, although it may also be the source of the problem...
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Two years after he was traded, he gave Arizona 98 innings of 2.01 ERA/209 ERA+ baseball. Will we ever get a 209ERA+ from Eovaldi in a season? Or 98 IP?
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Had? Who stopped?
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They did trade Buchholz...
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Tht depends on the team's ability to guess how well he recovers. This is uncharted waters. With Sale, at least they know that pitchers with his problems do come back eventually, but they also (likely?) new he was a big question mark for 2020. With ERod, that is not necessarily the case...
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There have been no playoffs on this contract, much less any heroics. There is time, correct. Lackey is a great example of a player who was worthless for 2 years, then missed a year, and was only really any good the last 2 years of a 5 year deal. But we all remember him positively. Thank you, 2013 postseason...
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Guilty. I didn’t...
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Again, not the biggest sample size. With the benefit of hindsight, has signing Eovaldi been a good move or a bad one? Now, granted, he does have 2 years left to go all Lackey on us and make it look like a good deal...
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Any reason? I mean, it's better than the Portland Baseball Team. Personally, I like the name Portland Trash Pandas...
