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And not exactly against the strongest part of the schedule...
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So the Sox didn’t add HRam and Sandoval in2015? Good thing, because they might still be feeling one of those deals today...
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Those results also include 3 last place finishes in a 4 year stretch. I don’t care how profitable the team is; I just want them to be competitive as often as possible. The easiest way to avoid stretches of non-competitive Red Sox is not have the team bogged down for several years by a lot of dead money...
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Or ie, which is the square root of -e^2
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But there is a distinction between payroll and spending. Paying/extending your current players through their peak years = good. Spending for post-30yo free agents for big contracts long term = bad Free agency for the Red Sox (and most teams) typically has been a case of short term gains, and sometimes coupled with long term commitments. Manny Ramirez remains the outlier case where the team spent heavily on a player and he was productive for the life of the deal...
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And that it’s been hit and miss shows what a complete crapshoot that process is...
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The annual Jackie Bradley Jr thread (2019 Edition)
notin replied to Station 13's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
1.003 OPS since May 20... -
???? No. If this team has taught us anything about spending, it’s that high priced free agency is a real waste.
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6/13 vs Walker Texas Rangers
notin replied to Thunder's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
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1. You don’t get a “product” when you divide. You get a “quotient”. And sometimes a “remainder.” And if you’re me, a “wrong answer.” 2. Infinity is a concept. Not a number. And therefore, not a quotient. 3. X/0 does not = infinity. As you work in a math-related field, I was a little shocked. But I do at least agree that “infinity” has no place in accounting, and you hopefully rarely divide by zero. Only Chuck Norris can do that. That’s today’s math lesson...
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Whether or not they have the money isn’t the issue, is it? The Sox have spent over $240mill for a team barely over .500. Given that type of spending, is the solution here really to spend $300mill?
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But I agree. He would be safer in the US. Maybe not Boston, as it’s a little obvious for him to go there...
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Both parts are just rumors, right? Not that I have seen any other theories. Still, maybe I’m over influenced by Hollywood, but part of me thinks drug lords can afford more competent hitmen and don’t view contract murder as a place to bargain hunt...
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Certainly there are no poor owners. But not all teams have equal valuations and revenue streams, either...
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So far the drug lord/police story is nothing but a rumor, right? Is it worth noting that one of the men involved also hired another person to help him carry out a murder in Pennsylvania, apparently over a minor dispute. The man’s name is Luis Rivas-Clase...
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The hit rate is marginally better. But then from 2005 to 2014 (randomly chosen 10 year stretch long enough ago to mean something), the only player drafted at 16 to eclipse 4.0 fWAR in his career was Brett Lowrie. (Lucas Giolito and Jeremy Jeffress might one day.) 26 has no one close, in fact the only players in that timeframe drafted at 26 with positive fWAR are Michael Chavis and Blake Swihart (both drafted by Boston). However, there were a lot of good players on the board every year at 26. If for example, we randomly chose drafting 32, both Jose Berrios and Aaron Judge would be better picks. I don’t think the Sox are going to consider the draft at all when deciding what to do inJuly. They will consider 2020 and beyond, but not the draft. Not like DD is such a great drafter anyway...
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I don’t think the chances of drafting a significant player at 26 are that much worse than they are at 16...
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I think Rusney Castillo should be traded for Yasmanny Tomas...
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I think your expectations of what Encarnacion will return might be unrealistic. There aren’t many good comparisons from last year’s deadline, but Josh Donaldson (27yo career minor league pitcher) and Andrew McCutchen (21yo unranked A-Ball pitcher and 23yo AAA SS who might be a utility infielder one day) didn’t net their trading teams much. If Houston was interested in giving up a decent prospect package for EE, then EE would have been dealt to Houston instead of Seattle. But the Astros are notoriously stingy with prospects and frequent trade deadline bystanders. The “spare parts” from the Boston farm are probably going to be similar to what most teams are willing to give up...
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Agreed. But making the majors is an accomplishment in itself. I think his ceiling might be Nick Ahmed, a defensive whiz with late-blooming offense. But will CJC reach it?
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Chavis actually doesn’t look horrible at 2b and his metrics have him as about average. The biggest critic of his defensive play seems to be a Yankee fan who may actually not be watching very many Red Sox games. Now in order to make his average defense more palatable, he really needs to adjust his offensive game, particularly the slow start to his swing. Otherwise he is probably relegated to super utility role as maybe a (very) poor man’s Scott Kingery...
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I think Dalbec could handle any corner spot defensively, although RF at Fenway might be a challenge. But will his small scale TTO offense keep him in the lineup? Especially as a replacement for Betts? But then, don’t you think RF is locked up for the next season and a half?
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Well, they’re 2.5 out from a spot in the wild card game right now...
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What are the chances of Porcello being offered a contract extension?
notin replied to TylerD's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Great. A 34yo pitcher whose thrown 78 mostly ineffective innings in the past 2 years combined while battling numerous injuries and domestic issues. What could possibly go wrong? -
I think Dalbec is gone by August. It’s just a question of how much another team values him and what they’re willing to give up for his future...
