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Everything posted by notin
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That’s not what I said. I said teams looking for a catcher will look to the Dodgers, who are loaded there. They won’t want Vazquez period. They might have interest in Betts if they lose their third straight World Series. Pederson and Taylor are not deterrents to acquiring Betts. In fact, they are reasons to make that move. My guess for the Dodgers is they keep Smith and deal Ruiz to Pittsburgh for Felipe Vasquez...
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I felt that way about Bogaerts...
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If I want a catcher this offseason, I’m calling the Dodgers, who defensive whiz Austin Barnes, rookie Will Smith, and MLB-ready stud prospect Keibert Ruiz. And only one home plate to defend...
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Also he’s also the only thing keeping Sandy Leon and Juan Centeno from splitting starting catching duties...
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Except hat Sprowl was an unproven commodity whereas Owings had a sufficient career that everyone knew he was nothing and had been already released by the worst team in the AL...
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Entirely possible...
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Didn’t the Sox trade Shaw a few years ago? And why trade Chavis when you’ll probably get back a prospect worse than Chavis? Also this team will suck for 3 years minimum. Pass...
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So one more Yankee reaches base for every 1,000 who come to the plate and you go out of you way to say it’s higher? Said it before, say it again - the biggest problem with baseball stats is people don’t understand math...
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Really? Not even a little? I think they’re the biggest culprits, but you can’t simply tell them “do your job right” and expect it to make a difference. Now the same isn’t necessarily true for DD and Cora...
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Yawkey passsed away a long time ago (1976). I moved out of Massachusetts in 2000 and at that time, the Sox NEVER ran promotions about minor league talent. This is a team that completely ignored the last Hall of Famer to come up through their system (Wade Boggs) and didn’t even move him to MLB until they had an injury to a utility player. So I have no idea what you’re referring to. Can you please provide some specifics?
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I don’t mind Bradley’s bat at sub-.700 OPS for an 8th or 9th spot hitter. But he made $8.8mill this year and could make close to $11mill next year. His overall play just won’t justify that salary for a team that might be taking budget into account and resetting. If the Sox do plan to reset (which they should), no way they keep Bradley unless something unforeseen happens (Price Trade, Martinez opts out). For a lot less than $11mill, the Sox can get another all glove/no bat outfielder....
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Sportrac has the Sox at $57mill below the first threshold prior to arbitration cases. The Sox have 4 likely expensive arb cases in Betts, Bradley, Barnes and Benintendi. Not likely this reached $57mill, but the Sox could come uncomfortably close. Betts is a tough call, but with that type of headroom I think they keep him, pay him, and reset. Benintendi is an obvious choice. Bradley is an extremely likely non-tender. At $8.8mill this year, he might get $11mill+ in arbitration (depending on what each side offers). His overall play just doesn’t justify that salary. Barnes might be in the $3-4mill range tops. But if it comes down to it, I could see the Sox moving him. (Atlanta?) I hope they don’t think he could convert to starting....
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Has any player in MLB history ever been more overhyped than Joba the Hut?
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For Sale, it could easily be one down year. That happens. For Price, it looks like his career is in decline and expect it to continue for the remaining 3 years...
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I believe it was McAdam who first put forth the DD Gone/Reset Plan.
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Colten Brewer!!
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Per that site, the Sox have $57million to spend, but that money includes arbitration for Betts, Benintendi, Barnes, Bradley, Hembree, Workman, and Wright. And possibly others. The arb cases for the B names alone could easily top $40million, which is why I doubt they’re all back next year...
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Clearly you are unfamiliar with the PR department of the Chicago White Sox...
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I live in the Midwest where cornhole aka bags is a religion. But no one EVER watches it on TV. Ever. That takes a special brand of despondency...
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Nowhere near the same impact as his contract. And performance for that contract. Trevor Bauer has a reputation for being difficult on all fronts, yet look at the haul he brought to Cleveland. If Price was still putting up Cy Young numbers during his arbitration years, he could stick forks in Eck’s eyes and set fire to Eck’s hair without any negative impact on his trade value...
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And yet this type of performance isn’t common, even for elite prospects (who aren’t rookies for the Rockies)...
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I’m putting in my application for GM...
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I think they don’t deal Betts if they don’t have to. But I also don’t think every available roster spot will be filled internally...
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Complete non-prospect with a .760 OPS in the minors who was unranked by every scouting organization, and he gave them no reason to rank him. But in MLB, he is on an absolute tear. He homered again tonight, giving him 7 in his last 6 games. His OPS in the previous 5 games was 2.098. As he just had the one home run tonight, it might come down a bit.
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If they reset, I think dealing Betts might be s necessity unless JDM opts out, which is unlikely...
