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  1. notin
    1.003 OPS since May 20...
  2. notin
    ???? No. If this team has taught us anything about spending, it’s that high priced free agency is a real waste.
  3. notin
    So....fire sale?
  4. notin
    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...
  5. notin
    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?
  6. notin
    But I agree. He would be safer in the US. Maybe not Boston, as it’s a little obvious for him to go there...
  7. notin
    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...
  8. notin
    Certainly there are no poor owners. But not all teams have equal valuations and revenue streams, either...
  9. notin
    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...
  10. notin
    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...
  11. notin
    I don’t think the chances of drafting a significant player at 26 are that much worse than they are at 16...
  12. notin
    I think Rusney Castillo should be traded for Yasmanny Tomas...
  13. notin
    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...
  14. notin
    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?
  15. notin
    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...
  16. notin
    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?
  17. notin
    Well, they’re 2.5 out from a spot in the wild card game right now...
  18. notin
    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?
  19. notin
    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...
  20. notin
    Maybe part of the problem is the Red Sox players and management also think they’re going to make the playoffs no matter what and think they can coast for a bit and suddenly turn it on. They might be right, but it certainly is putting a lot of questions in our heads...
  21. notin
    BoSox Injection yesterday listed their “5 Players That Could Be Traded” to improve the Red Sox. For those who skipped it, they were: 5. Eduardo Nunez 4. Steve Pearce 3. Tzu-Wei Lin 2. Sam Travis 1. Bobby Dalbec They kind of copped out a lot on Travis and Lin, citing they’d have to be part of a package, which, with no further specifics, applies to everyone in the Sox minor leagues. I think what they need to say is “could be the token exchange piece another team takes back when the Sox agree to a contract they want to get out of.” Otherwise, package with who? The guys listed 2-5 together aren’t that much of a package. Dalbec has a couple reasons to interest other teams. But I don’t expect an overwhelming return, but certainly someone who could contribute better than one of the incumbents...
  22. notin
    And I’m not all that certain DD is interested in Encarnacion. He had a chance to sign him when Encarnacion expressed interest in coming to Boston to replace fellow countryman David Ortiz at DH, which Edwin said would be an honor. Yet DD still passed. I doubt 2 years later DD is willing to give up prospects to get him for the same salary and only for 3 months. And the $20mill salary next year might not be as much of a selling point as the Mariners think, and is certainly a hefty price to pay for the right to offer a QO, which might be accepted by a 37yo DH, since a QO at that age is a likely career ender. The Sox need relief pitching. The Mariners have none...
  23. notin
    If you were GM if the Astros and sitting atop a boatload of prospects, is Moreland the guy you’d target to upgrade at 1b?
  24. notin
    When you give 8 free passes to 1b and 5 of them score, and you lose by 4, how do you blame the defense? “Hey defense!! Stop letting all the free passes score!!”
  25. notin
    Yeah I think the Sale and Bogaerts extensions killed any plans to reset. They’d have to make some near-impossible moves to do it now. Like trading Price...
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