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  1. notin
    Still plenty of time to make additions. The Sox are in a good spot to deal because they have SP depth. In fact, they might even be wise to hold until ST injuries kick in snd teams get a little desperate for SP. Personally I think if they do that, it’s not intentional and just worked out that way. I think they add an infielder before games start…
  2. notin
    It might not help the offense, but does it help the team?
  3. notin
    The NBA and NFL have better national TV deals than MLB. The NFL in particular relies heavily on it…
  4. notin
    My point was the silly notion that teams Don want caps on executives that was suggested. The executives make peanuts compared to the players…
  5. notin
    If the Sox had done nothing, the position that Breslow bungled the negotiations becomes more supportable. But it is possible his attitude was “If Bregman doesn’t want our deal, we move on to Ranger Suarez.” I have no problem with that…
  6. notin
    They do have a full lineup now, but it’s not optimized defensively. If the season started tomorrow, we’d probably see Rafaela at 2b with Anthony-Duran-Abreu in the OF. Or back to Hamilton/Romy at 2b with Yoshida on the bench. Campbell might even get another shot at some point. It’s not a great offense, but it’s better than last year’s injury-fueled postseason lineup. The biggest improvement is at 1b, with Contreras over Toro.
  7. notin
    The Jays fortified themselves? They lost a 3.5 bWAR infielder but added a pitcher coming off a 1.1 bWAR season. The Sox lost a 3.5 bWAR infielder but replaced him with a pitcher coming off a 4.7 bWAR season. Why isn’t that fortifying anything?
  8. notin
    Using WAR as a guideline, he was almost identical in value to Duran last year… Duran: 4.7 bWAR, 3.8 fWAR Rafaela: 4.7 bWAR, 3.7 fWAR
  9. notin
    And if we signed one of those guys, fans would be bitching about the missing “#2 starter”. Much easier to get an infielder at this point…
  10. notin
    Are teams signing Scouting Directors and Vice Presidents of Player Personnel to nine-figure salaries now?
  11. notin
    If you’re going by what Pierzynski said, it was money. Pierzynski said Boston: 1) made an insufficient offer 2) didn’t counter when presented with the Cubs’ offer 3) did not include a no-trade clause. Its on YouTube, and Pierzynski - who definitely knows more about free agency and negotiations than me, but that doesn’t make him an “insider” for this case - brings nothing we didn’t already know…
  12. notin
    And next thing you know, your house is full of Cubs’ fans! (See, that’s funny because my house is full of Cubs’ fans… )
  13. notin
    Nope. Is that necessarily a bad thing? I mean, What if he was only Plan A because he was cheaper? Just because it was Plan A didn’t mean it was the only possibly path to success. The fact that they clearly had a Plan B tells you they didn’t think Bregman or bust…
  14. notin
    What kind of praise did you expect for offering a player $35mill a year to play third base?
  15. notin
    I wouldn’t have minded Bregman back, but that they pivoted snd still improved the team with a better, younger player is a good thing. And frankly, that Breslow “bungled” the negotiations is outsider thinking. Breslow wanted him at a certain price point, the Cubs offered more. That Breslow didn’t believe such an offer existed isn’t that surprising considering that type of ploy happens all the time. Boras did the same thing with the Yankees during Bellinger contract talks. Except he was bluffing then…
  16. notin
    The Dodgers need for Duran fell apart when they signed Kyle Tucker. Any deal for Duran would probably require taking back Teoscar Hernandez, which then re-clogs the Sox outfield.,.
  17. notin
    The chances of the Padres and Dodgers trading with each other is about the same as the chances of the Bloods and the Crips creating a choir together in order to sing songs about the dangers of littering…
  18. notin
    His first big attempt to upgrade 2b (Vaughn Grissom) didn’t work out so well…
  19. notin
    Technically the question was “without a trade.” I think that leaves free agency in play. Im not wild about Eugenio, but he is a better option than Hamilton…
  20. notin
    “Then again, his natural position, center field, is far more important to the organization and he’s already won a Gold Glove there. ” Best use I’ve ever seen of the phrase “natural position,” which is too often used to link a player to a position he played in high school or college or A-ball and was often moved off of for a reason. As former Fangraphs contributor Dave Cameron used to say, “there’s no such thing as a natural position.” But Rafaela spent 2018 and 2019 as an infielder, and didn’t play outfield until after COVID. But that he took to it so quickly and so well actually does make it a “natural position” for him, and you’ve proven Dave Cameron wrong…
  21. notin
    Nate Eaton is not battling for a full time stating position any more than I am. Romy Gonzalez isn’t going to be a full time starter either, unless the Sox face 162 LHSP next season. If no trades are made, third base is either Mayer or Eugenio Suarez. Second base is either Mayer or the Hamilton/Romy platoon, or Ceddanne Rafaela in an unwise move that does clean up the OF logjam and not much else…
  22. notin
    That further shows how the Dodgers are ruining baseball - they’re putting 14 players on the field!!
  23. notin
    Thank you once again for your insider perspective…
  24. notin
    Old Red lives in a world of Sox management criticism. Who gives a f*** if Bregman was Plan A? They wanted Bregman. It didn’t happen. Someone else got stuck with him. It happens. Life goes on . Ask Toronto. Ask San Francisco. At least, unlike those teams, the Sox actually had a Plan B they were able to make happen…
  25. notin
    So sad. It seems like just last year they were all just 29…
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