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  1. notin
    Sure, if Contreras only gets 120 plate appearances. Donovan is very popular for a reason. Hes a .280/.360 hitter, which makes him an on base upgrade over Duran. I’d gladly take him and I’m not sure why anyone would be hesitant, beyond holding out for Marte…
  2. notin
    Getting a SP from any team interested in Duran makes no sense. Maybe something involving a third team like: KC gets OF Jarren Duran Washington gets C Carter Jensen, SP David Shields Boston gets SP Mackenzie Gore That work?
  3. notin
    Do scouts recommend value? I think Bloom put the dollars on the table. Not blaming the scouts for overvaluing Duran, who is still very valuable. Just not Ragans level…
  4. notin
    I’m sure someone will step up and fill the whiny bitch void left by trading Devers. Sure players like Chapman will take a step or two backwards. But players like Abreu could easily take even more steps forward. But I withhold any real predictions until I see the actual product. At least on paper…
  5. notin
    If the Sox are asking for Ragans, there’s a good chance they might be the ones with questionable valuation techniques…
  6. notin
    Or an Internet guy who writes articles and thinks he covers sports. I read a great one about Roman Anthony going to the Padres, and it was written like Anthony was a free agent saying stuff like “the lure of San Diego might be too strong” and citing how Anthony will want this move. It completely ignored than Anthony signed with Boston for 8 more years. Never even mentioned it. (The Crochet trade had plenty of buzz beforehand. We even discussed the pros and cons of his acquisition on this forum before the deal was final.)
  7. notin
    So one more win despite the clear upgrade from Toro to Contreras?
  8. notin
    Him or Coulombe or Chafin. Im still assuming a 2b/3b is in their future. It might not be Marte or Bichette or Bregman, but that doesn’t mean the Sox are settling for Jared Triolo either…
  9. notin
    Contreras is a downgrade in talent? Our leader in games played at 1b last year was ABRAHAM TORO. And on that list, only Schwarber and Alonso are off the board. (And maybe Parelas, but I am not sure who you are referring to so I don’t know). Obviously thr Sox are going to miss out on others, and presumably land one or some other rough equivalent. Most rumors are clickbait with either no substance or exaggerated interest. So who knows how interested the Sox were in any player, and who they’re really in on. How many Sonny Gray or Johan Oviedo rumors did you hear prior to those deals?
  10. notin
    We do if we are continuing this aversion to free agents…
  11. notin
    I predict other moves will be made…
  12. notin
    He would likely not play the OF much, but bear in mind Cora used Rob Refsnyder out there a lot, and the only person who think he’s a good outfielder is maybe Mrs. Refsnyder. Maybe. And while other full time DHs like Alvarez do get out on to the field once every 10 games or so, a lot of them are also very poor fielders like Yoshida. Ever seen Kyle Schwarber in the OF? That’s why he plays DH…
  13. notin
    And Cora always lets LHH face LHP…
  14. notin
    And I think you refuse to acknowledge he doesn’t fit your statement about the trend being to rotate players into a DH role. Whether or not Ihtani could field is irrelevant. He doesn’t, except at pitcher. He didn’t take over for a struggling Conforto in LF for example. And no one on the Dodgers rotates into the DH slot even when Ohtani pitches. And that is because even when he pitches, he DHs. MLB even changed the rules so that he is two players, just like in Yahoo fantasy baseball. And he DHd 158 times last year. I do hope that counts as full time. Sorry, but your premise that teams use the role as a rotation to rest players most definitely does not apply to the Dodgers, more so than any other team…
  15. notin
    So by this thread, almost no teams have a full time catcher! DH is like any other position. Most teams have a player (or a platoon) they plan to start until injuries or performance forces a change. No team uses it as a rotation to rest their regulars…
  16. notin
    It’s not a glowing report on his contract. I suspect Breslow agrees.,
  17. notin
    Using your numbers, probably 0. Boston had a guy do it 100% of the time until they traded him. But do you think if not for injuries, Stanton, Alvarez, Ozuna, Schwarber, Ohtani (he does DH even when he pitches), Suzuki, and Diaz don’t DH that often? I’d add Santander as well but his .541 OPS should have been a factor even in the absence of a Springer injury…
  18. notin
    I think that’s your entire point, but you’ve tried to argue Yoshida is some sort of singular instance of a player limited to starting DH. There’s a massive difference between saying teams don’t have full time DHs anymore and Yoshida isn’t a good DH. The former is flat out untrue. The latter opinion is shared by many. And your Ohtani argument was specious. Yes, he pitches, hence his insane salary. But he’s a full time DH even when he pitches. And has multiple MVP awards, none of which were earned on the mound. Heck, MLB re-wrote the rules to accommodate him in that regard…
  19. notin
    My theory is Breslow, like you, isn’t wild about Yoshida or his contract. But the Sox most definitely had a full time DH for the first 73 games last year…
  20. notin
    Which gives DH ss much flux as any other position except catcher, where starters typically play 120-130 games due to physical strains. No one would argue the Sox didn’t enter the season without a full time 3b last year, despite Bregman only starting 75% of their games…
  21. notin
    Unless the Cubs bring back Tucker, Suzuki will see his role change in 2026 as he goes back to RF. That’s not a rotation. Really the Cubs kill your argument more . than any other team. They had 4 good outfielders, like Boston, with Happ, PCA, Tucker and Suzuki. All four are good defensive outfielders. PCA won a GG in CF. Happ has won multiple Gold Gloves in LF. Suzuki and Tucker both grade out well on multiple defensive metrics. But when all 4 were healthy, Suzuki played DH almost exclusively. His time in the OF giving Happ and Tucker days off occasionally pushed them to DH, but with no greater frequency than any other player. Less with Happ, who started 3 games at DH. Tucker started more, but a lot of that was due to shoulder(?) issues. And Seiya’s vocal objections to being a full time DH. I don’t see the Sox doing this. Yoshida might be platooned at DH, which makes sense. DH is the best position for a platoon because differences in defensive abilities don’t matter…
  22. notin
    Right. I’m talking nonsense to a guy who presented Miguel Ballesteros and Owen Caissie as taking 65% of the Cubs Dh time desire them only totaling 93 plate appearances for the season. Suzuki started 102 games at DH per baseball-reference. What is your source saying 14%? Suzuki probably would have been there more if Kyle Tucker didnt get hurt.
  23. notin
    This one is so misleading. I am not sure it was intentional, but at first glance one might think the author said Ballesteos got 40% of the Cubs’ DH plate appearances and Caissie got another 25%. The reality is Baesteros had 66 PA for the season and Caissie had 27 PA. These players were barely involved. Suzuki handled the bulk of their DH, and got some OF time in primarily when Tucker was injured. Like Devers, Suzuki was unhappy being a full time DH. Unlike Devers, he did everything his manager asked anyway…
  24. notin
    Springer moved to DH after an injury. The Jays reportedly signed Santander to be their DH, but the return of Springer combined with his inability to return to the OF full time plus Santander’s .541 OPS made the decision easier. Santander is proof Youre wrong given his contract and anticipated role…
  25. notin
    And does that happen IF ALVAREZ IS HEALTHY ALL YEAR? Alvarez missed May, June, July and most of August with an injury. Replacing injured players doesn’t mean the injured player was not a full time starter. This literally applies to every situation you have found. …
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