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  1. notin
    It appears to be a more common strategy this season. I’m not sure if this is the case or just how it’s all playing out, but Seattle, Minnesota, and Philadelphia also don’t appear to have dedicated closers. Milwaukee probably wouldn’t either, but two of their 3 best bullpen arms have been injured...
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    I never wanted Eovaldi back at that price and duration because of his injury history. But I give him credit for being the only starting pitcher in MLB capable of throwing that hard for that many pitches in s single game. Kind of freakish. Especially since he isn’t all that physically imposing. Of course maybe a lot of his problems are caused by throwing do insanely hard on every pitch...
  3. notin
    His defense does. Every metric says so and he is damn fun to watch in CF. I hope every MLB GM is dismissive of him because of his offense and Dombrowski is able to bring him back...
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    Let’s take that argument. Are you saying Devers isn’t playing at replacement level? Fangraphs has him at 0.1 WAR and B-R has him at 0.3 WAR. That’s pretty much replacement level...
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    It’s a bit early to make changes for 2020 yet. But the Sox will have an undetermined number of holes to fill and a limited budget to do so. A trade or two will become a necessity, especially since the Sox really lack a lot of upper tier prospects. And even then, how many rookies can this team count on? So if you’re going to look for actual trade fodder, why are people focusing on struggling players with minimal time left on their contracts? What will they bring back? Bradley at best would be dealt in a deal that resembled the Ian Kinsler trade from the other side. Yes we can get back the 2019 version of Ty Buttrey and hope for the best!! But if the Sox want to get anyone with any real chance of contributing, Devers does offer much more in the way of potential (and dirt cheap salary) and is easier for the Sox to replace internally...
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    The same can be said about Bradley, with the additional comment about him having an ALCS MVP award to his credit. Yet here we are on another “Trade Bradley” thread. Oh and another big difference is the Sox having anyone in the minors to replace Bradley. Going to bring up Rusney Castillo? Cole Sturgeon? Or give more at bats to Steve Pearce at DH and re-arrange to outfield to accommodate him?
  7. notin
    This “disconnect” is probably as simple as just not having much in the way of options. Neither Lin nor Chavis are capable of doing everything a healthy Pedroia can do in their own. But Cora will give each a chance or two (or however many?) until one of his MLB middle infielders is healthy. What else can he do? Jose Altuve ain’t walking through that door anytime soon. And really, the MLB options of Holt and Nunez aren’t really all that exciting. If they were, the Sox wouldn’t have had to acquire Kinsler last season...
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    Lin’s shot was one plate appearance? I agree Lin’s ceiling is probably utility infielder, but no need to write him off yet. Will you advocate cutting Chavis after his first botched double play?
  9. notin
    Since the beginning of 2017, Devers has an OPS+ of 93 and has more errors than RBI this season. Think Dalbec can’t replace that? After the year, trade Devers to fill a void somewhere and let Dalbec have third...
  10. notin
    SCM has been convinced Barnes can’t handle pressure ever since he realized Matt has that dangerous 0.87 ERA in the postseason...
  11. notin
    Hopefully interest will be as low when he’s a free agent...
  12. notin
    Of course it’s Dalbec. Sorry to leave you hanging, but then you know the Sox minor leaguers better than I do. Dalbec has already made an impression with his defense. While he certainly doesn’t make your man-crush Devers expendable, he might be able to give the Sox an opportunity to deal Devers to fill another void or two. This scenario is unlikely during the current season...
  13. notin
    You don’t need to ask me twice
  14. notin
    That’s a good question. In fact, it’s rarely “either/or” with most fans. Unless you mean “either the player hits or he gets traded out of here.”..,
  15. notin
    No reveals. But it rhymes with Dobby Balbec
  16. notin
    That “somehow” might be explained by replacing Kimbrel and Kelly with Colten Brewer and a bunch of Ryan Brasier Hopefuls with long minor league careers...
  17. notin
    So Poyner, who was one of those young stars many wanted on the postseason roster instead of Kelly, is now on the outs after facing one hitter???!!? I think sometimes people are a bit too desperate to replace the current players with the youngsters on the farm.
  18. notin
    “Over the years” means nothing at this point. He makes more money and has less control than at any point in his past...
  19. notin
    The only injuries some people respect are breaks and tears. You could have a guy out there with his femur sticking out of his skin fully exposed, and some poster would be yelling at him “Get back out there, you wimp!! I can see with my own eyes it ain’t broken!!! Nothing a little cortisone won’t fix!!”
  20. notin
    The question does become what does Dombrowski want for him. Reportedly DD tried to move him this off-season...
  21. notin
    That’s one method. The problem is once he gets hot, most of his detractors won’t want to trade him...
  22. notin
    Did you stop when you found one name? No. There is another one. Keep looking...
  23. notin
    Ah the justification of “upside.” Along with “potential,” upside will break your heart more often than not. Devers is one of the few Sox starters who not only has trade value, but also has a ready replacement. And one who can actually play third base. The “trade Bradley” threads always miss the point. So Bradley (in your mind) sucks and needs to go. What do you think you get in a trade for someone like that? And please spare me the “Bradley isn’t right for this team arguments as well. Bradley is good. Sure his offense is unreliable, but this team is supposed to have some reliable hitters to pick up the slack. Rather than calling out the Gold Glive CF who uses defense to keep the game close, where are the gripes about the 0HR/3RBI “slugging” third baseman and the reigning MVP with 101 OPS+? You know, the guys who are supposed to be hitting?
  24. notin
    They’re also out of middle infielders on the 40 man roster...
  25. notin
    So when can we start using the dreaded “prone” label on Judge?
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