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  1. notin
    What is your definition of an offensive hole? It seems to start somewhere between .774 OPS (Duran) and .741 OPS (Story)…
  2. notin
    Ive thrown Bello for Paredes around. But as far as I can tell, 100% of that buzz comes from just me. I’m not sure either side is interested. Now reportedly Houston is moving Paredes to 2b, which likely sticks Altuve in LF, which might mean their lineup is all set (until injuries kick in). But to my point, a Duran/Paredes swap isnt just a defensive fixes…
  3. notin
    And the Sox haven’t. For all the talk of trading Duran, it’s getting to be fairly evident the Sox were not getting a package they wanted. While discussing trading Bello for offensive fixes makes sense, had there been any actual buzz on that front?
  4. notin
    I think the Sox batting order right now might be: Duran Anthony Contreras Abreu Story Mayer Hamilton/Romy or Yoshida/(Romy?) Rafaela Narvaez Which two hitters are you removing? The easy answer for one of them is Hamilton/Romy/Yoshida, but they might just be placeholders for Casas. If so, which two hitters?
  5. notin
    And where on the field? Unless MLB is going to re-write the rules for us like they did for the Dodgers, these players are required to field somewhere. At least one of them is…
  6. notin
    Duran’s .335 wOBA for Paredes .353 wOBA isnt such the dropoff, is it?
  7. notin
    And just where are these two good bats supposed to play?
  8. notin
    A lot of talk about pushing Duran back to 2b, a position he hasn’t played since college, I believe. Before I went there, I’d just sign Luis Arraez and return him to 2b where he was awful, but at least doesnt have to re-learn anything he hasn’t done in the past decade. The real dark horse with no mention to date is Thairo Estrada, who posted ungodly OAA numbers in 2022 and 2023 at 2b for San Fran. He was also worth 6.3 fWAR in that 2 year stretch. He’s battled some injuries since and had limited playing time the past two seasons. He is only 29 and looking for work. He might even be available on a minor league deal…
  9. notin
    As the team is currently built, is it worth compromising defense at both CF and 2b to get Yoshida’s bat in the lineup? It seems like the options are Duran DH Rafaela CF Hamilton/Romy 2b Or: Duran CF Rafaela 2b Yoshida DH Granted a lot can change between now and ST
  10. notin
    I am willing to wager Ive broken more bones (mostly from falls) than most if not all of these posters. And I did ALL OF IT before turning 21…
  11. notin
    While it seems logical pitchers over 30 are more likely to get hurt, the reality is that data can be influenced by the dozens upon dozens of Shane Baz/Grayson Rodriguez types that get injured nearly every year and rarely make it to 30. Not to mention all the 30+ pitchers whose injury woes started in their 20s…
  12. notin
    Piker!! Say it!! Piker!!
  13. notin
    Anything designed to predict the future can be wrong; they erred on the side of caution. Would you prefer the team had too many outfielders or too few?
  14. notin
    Well, it’s less fun to keep paying topflight salaries to numerous players well into their less effective late 30’s…
  15. notin
    Maybe he didn’t think all three would necessarily pan out?
  16. notin
    You need to stop paying for free agent steaks…
  17. notin
    More like 4 inches, and at that temp it’s pretty light stuff. (<- Talk about optimism!)
  18. notin
    Is it higher than the 1 degree Fahrenheit that it is here?
  19. notin
    And sign Matt Chapman for 3b! Only worth 9.1 fWAR since signing that deal. But Yoshida played LF, Duvall in CF, Verdugo in RF until Duvall hurt is wrist. And Justin Turner was the Sox DH, where he did have a pretty good year at like age 60, I think…
  20. notin
    The big issue with the Mookie trade was the limited interest, which was probably influenced by the inclusion of Price. The Sox had two offers, and the San Diego one was even weaker (plus they wanted Boston to take back Wil Myers, which made zero sense since he was owed nearly as much as Price). No one chanted “keep Brusdar Graterol” louder than I did. But he really didn’t turn out to be any more useful than Wong plus Downs, did he? I heard stories Bloom originally wanted Will Smith, but no idea. Whether or not Friedman planned to extend Betts is immaterial. If the Sox didn’t trade him, he was only under contract for one season. If the Sox didn’t trade Betts, they weren’t going to have him for 13 years. More likely he leaves after one and then signs with LA for 12 years anyway…
  21. notin
    Sportrac has the Sox payroll at 6th highest in MLB, behind the Dodgers, Mets, Yankees, Phillies and Blue Jays. While they’re not at their limit yet, the notion of the Sox being cheap might be a bit overblown. They will get problem is, the cheap label often means “not signing free agents”, and there are reasons to not do so that go beyond simple monetary ones…
  22. notin
    That’s great but we are really only looking at Gray vs Bello. And let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves - the Sox still have them both. This is really only a conversation about who they could/should trade to round out the infield. They should get a better player for Bello. And they have more than enough depth to cover for losing him. Not sure why the Sox would trade Gray or what they would be able to get for him, but very likely less than they could get for Bello…
  23. notin
    Bloom was trying to build the minor leagues into a sustainable pipeline while starting with the 30th ranked system. The easiest abd fastest way to build up the minors is to draft lower risk position players….
  24. notin
    I think I’d be ok if he would just change to piker…
  25. notin
    Ranger Suarez?
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