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Game Thread - 09/04 - Jays (Roark) at Sox (Godley)
notin replied to TylerD's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
Hey, I told you earlier, he is a frontrunner for 2B in 2021... -
Since no one likes Benintendi any more, maybe he could be dealt for a 2b? Benintendi to Pittsburgh for Adam Frazier?
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Pitching will certainly take precedent. But that doesn’t mean the Sox can’t spend some cash anywhere else. I don’t think 2021 will be the debut of Hudson Potts or of Jeter Downs...
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Actually Dalbec just turned 25 in June. But he is at an age where he goes from prospect to suspect rather rapidly. Casas is 20 and has never played above A ball. He’s not an option for 2021. But he is better than Chavis. Oldtimer, you’re going to seize your engine changing gears that fast. Let’s let Dalbec have a chance larger than 15 at bats before we write him off. You know, like the Moncada example I cited. And let’s let Casas play AA ball and maybe even AAA ball before we give him 15 at-bats and decide to look elsewhere, too...
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I’ll set the over/under for number of pitches it takes the Blue Jays to score 5 runs at: Mazza - 22 Hall - 30
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So I was listening to The Happy Hour on MLB Network radio, and they were talking about this season's freeagent class. They mentioned that a lot of options previously thought to be no braimers were potentialyl not going to be picked up this off-season. Most of them, like Danny Murphy ($12mill/$6mill buyout), Brett Gardiner ($10mill) and Edwin Encarnacion ($12mill) did not intrigue me much. But they did mention Kolten Wong ($12.5mill / $1mill buyout). If Wong is available, he actually might be a nice fit for the Sox at 2B/leadoff hitter...
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He was also a BA#1 overall prospect. He’s a good player, but I think some expected a better one with his pedigree. But then he’s also still only 26...
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Well, it has been a long time. Wedge was the player they didn’t protect?
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They chose to protect Wedge over Burks in the expansion draft in 1992. The Rockies selected Burks...
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But we needed Eric Wedge!!!
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Does anyone really expect an old kajillionaire to suddenly not change his habits of changing? Unless the pandemic lingers and significantly alters pro sports industries (and Henry is secretly preparing to sell), then Red Sox fans concerned with payroll balance, taxes, and roster-crippling contracts shouldn't be surprised when Boston goes all out spending huge on a big-name free agent in the next two or three years. Regrettably, it won't be on Betts, whose personality and physical skills have been nothing but great his entire career. But for many reasons previously posted, including the turnstiles and cost of living increases, some other lucky "superstar" will inevitably sign with the Sox for what many will view as ghastly amounts -- in both dollars and years. I expect him to suddenly change his spending habits. In fact, I expect him to do so multiple times. That's what he has been doing all along, which I summed up in the remainder of my post...
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No. That was KOJI-RIFFIC!!
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I'm sure other "hindrances" could have been avoided. There was no reason to bring Eovaldi back, for example. And it has been a massive flop. Of course, even if the Sox saved that $285mill does not mean they would have tied it all up and then some in Betts. The 2013 team did teach us that spreading the money around a little can be very successful in itself...
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Agree. My favorite target has been Jonathan Schoop, but only becuase 1) he is an adequate player, 2) he takes short contracts and 3) he is a buddy of Bogaerts. He's nothing special. I figure CF is more likely. Duran has not played any real games this year and I dislike the idea of trying to win with 2 rookies in the everyday lineup. Dalbec and Duran have very little in common with Rice and Lynn...
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He has beaten the odds by playing 5 season in MLB, which already puts him well into the top 50% of all players. And he's been a full time starter since being called up. And is still only 26. He's basically a year older than Dalbec, whom people still want to give a chance to. Players his age and from his same first round are just making their MLB debuts now. Ke'Bryan Hayes, for example, debited this week. Sure, there were better players taken later, but a lot more worse ones were. And of the 6 players taken in front of him, 3 (Kyle Tucker, Brendan Rodgers, and Dillon Tate) are less accomplished in MLB and a fourth (Tyler Jay) has been largely ineffective in AA ball for multiple organizations. But yeah, he's no Alex Bregman. Although he sure can catch Bregman's sinking line drives...
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I can't, but honestly, I thought this outcome was predictable when the Sox signed Price. I only liked that deal because of the opt out, and once he got injured, it seemed really unlikely that he would. But my main contention that I posted way back on the archives of this board, was that it made it more difficult to extend the players like Betts, whom I did name specifically...
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The Series where I fell in love with Alex Gonzalez, easily my favorite of the Sox Post-Nomar/Pre-Bogaerts Revolving Door at Shortstop Era...
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Now if the Sox try this in 2020: C:Vazquez 1b: Devers 2b: Munoz or Chavis 3B: Dalbec SS: Bogaerts LF: Benintendi CF: Duran RF: Verdugo DH: Martinez BN: Plawaecki, Chavis (or Munoz), Lin, 4th OF (or Peraza). Is that lineup sufficient to just allocate resources to the mound? If not, which position should the Sox focus on upgrading?
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I am actually starting to like Yairo Munoz, despite how the Sox did acquire him. (He threw a tantrum over playing time and voluntarily left the Cardinals, who later released him.) He hits the ball hard and plays everywhere. No need to play Arauz every day. He's earmarked for Pawtucket next year and probably has the ceiling of a glove-first utility infielder (once he learns to keep his mitt squeezed and hold the ball)...
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And right after Benintendi, the next pick was Carson Fulmer, who has been DFAd three times in the past 12 months. Is Benintendi a good Major Leaguer or not? Just because a better player was picked later does not mean he was a bad pick. By that logic, Strasburg was a bad pick because Trout was still on the board...
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So I take it only 2020 counts? 2016-2019, Happ and Benintendi were basically the same hitter - .796 OPS for Benintendi and .816 for Happ. Miniscule difference, especially since Benintendi has about 1000 more PA in that timeframe. But Benintendi was worth 9.0 fWAR while Happ was only worth 4.8 fWAR...
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I remember way back a long, long time ago when the Sox had another infield prospect who struck out 12 times in his first 19 at-bats, and everyone thought he simply could not hit MLB pitching and was overmatched.. But you know who liked him? The White Sox, and they were willing to give up Chris Sale to get him. (Yes, he was their second choice, but he was still a choice)
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And Lester. After all, Kason Gabbard got off to a hotter start than Lester did....
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So it did start with Moncada. I can't fault that. Was Rusney considered part of that budget?
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You are forgetting the one thing all rich people have in common - the desire to not make other people rich...
