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I’m not sure why so many people want to see Eovaldi go to the bullpen. The Sox will add a reliever or two at some point. And one of them or Barnes or Brasier will get a shot at closing. The Sox will also have an easier time finding a relief pitcher than a starter in their farm, especially considering the farm will probably already be taxed with replacing Rodriguez during his annual injury...
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I He was certainly able to overlook them with Miguel Cabrera...
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Familia would have been the guy in that case. But he got away too. Ditto Kelly...
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We’ll never know. But with the goal of just clearing the position for another player, it’s tougher to say than with other fictional trade scenarios. If necessary I would have added a minor sweetener like Dalbec. But again, I’m not sure DD never asked about this himself. So it’s not like I’m holding anything against him here...
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I would have gone for an upgrade to a full time player who didn’t need an insurance policy. When Philadelphia made Carlos Santana available not to dump salary but to clear 1b for Rhys Hopkins, I would have offered Moreland and Nunez. If they accepted, I upgrade 1b to a full time OBP machine (whose power admittedly is not ideal for Fenway) and clear up the bench logjam for the same cost in the end as signing Pearce. But that’s me. Moreland/Pearce May work out better and I get why the World Series MVP was brought back. And for all I know, maybe DD did make that offer to Philadelphia and got rejected...
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I think DD wants a one year closer so he can reset after 2019 if he’s needs to...
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Oh I know I’d be an awful GM. But DD has taken a few pages out of the Notin Playbook this off-season with his signing of minor league contracts and not going overboard signing a closer. He did (understandably) sign Pearce, which is where we differ. I get why he did it, but in general, platoons are very un-Notin moves. I think of them as more of a small market strategy for teams who decide they cannot afford one good player, so instead decide to sign two players who only suck part-time...
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Does Erasmo Ramirez count as an upgrade to the sixth starter? How about Ryan Weber?
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The Yankees have been just as inactive as the Sox, with both teams really just adding one starter and the Sox bringing back a weak side of a 1b platoon. The AL East team taking the most advantage this off-season is the Tampa Rays, who finished last season an impressive 90-72 despite getting of to a 15-21 start. I think they’ve been involved in about as many 3-team trades than the Sox and Yanks have combined transactions...
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... on a two-year deal for $23mill. I thought Dombrowski offered him two years and Robertson’s camp was insisting on 3yrars. DD’s money over 2 must have been less...
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As I told you before, it’s the Suitcase Hall of Fame, not the Suitcase Hall of Awesomeness...
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But then it is still January 3rd and the Yankees don’t have Machado or a new significant bullpen piece yet. So far they have only added Paxton, a talented pitcher with a knack for getting injured. The Sox have added a full season of Eovaldi, who is essentially the same thing. The two teams have combined to lose 4 of the best bullpen arms available this off-season and have not replaced any of them yet. This situation is going to change on both sides...
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And he (finally) earned his paycheck with the Sox this year with one phone call to Alex Cora. It is possible that because of that rough stretch in Boston, Gagne learned a little something about tipping pitches...
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We’ll put him on a special list with Darren Bragg and Paul Bako for players who averaged nearly one team per season...
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Yes that one trade 12 years ago is the definitive one. Did David Robertson work out or not for the Yankees as a much more recent mid-season closer acquisition? (I know Robertson didn’t close for New York, but Gagne didn’t close for Boston, either. Jon Papelbon was the Sox closer that season.)
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I think they’re also hoping Robertson will come down to one year and possibly Ottavino and maybe Cody Allen as well. Ottavino has been an active commodity, so he is less likely. But so far the buzz around Allen has been non-existent and the buzz around Robertson only tepid...
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Cut him some slack. He played for 9 different teams by age 30. He played for 11 seasons and managed to play on 9 different teams. Hopefully he waited until he retired to buy a house...
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Normally the retirement of a mediocre to borderline player like Tuiasosopo is barely newsworthy and certainly not worth a thread on its own. But Matt Tuiasosopo is a rare case. It’s somewhat common for family members to play the same sport professionally whether it’s father and son or two or more brothers. It’s much rarer to find a father and son who play different sports professionally or two brothers who play two different professional sports. But as his father Manu and brother Marques both played in the NFL, Matt Tuiasosopo has the rare distinction of having both a father and brother who played a different sport professionally. Not sure if I can think of another similar case, especially where all reached the highest level in their respective sports. Or maybe I’m the only one intrigued by this...
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And Chad Gaudin...
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I really don’t mind the present catching logjam, but rumors of interest in Cervelli did and still do make me think it’s on DD’s radar. The free agent upgrade of Yasmani Grandal is still possible. But if DD isn’t spending on a closer, he isn’t likely to spend on a catcher. Unless... The Moustakas comparison for Grandal (by Passan) is more apt than many think and Grandal eventually settles for a one year deal. If that is the case, he doesn’t impact any ability to reset. So far, none of the bigger name closers have indicated they will accept a one yer deal. This might be one of the factors DD is waiting on...
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I missed his going to the Twins, but my point remains that he’s a better option than Tulowitzki despite the low ceiling...
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You left out the part where you win the lottery, Jessica Biel calls you up and proposes marriage, you both strike oil on your honeymoon, and Netflix writes you a blank check for the rights to your life story. The Blue Jays didn’t release Tulowitzki because there was a slim chance he would return to prime form. They released him because they felt the chances of his contributing at all were somewhere in between microscopic and non-existent. They decided that paying $19.45 million to give his spot on the 40 man roster to some aging journeyman on a minor league deal seemed like a better allocation of resources. It’s worthwhile for the Yankees to give him a shot because they can cut him before the season and only have to pay his travel expenses to Florida. But I think we all know how this is going to play out. Meanwhile, out here in Chicago, Ronald Torreyes is screaming “WHAT THE #%%#€?!!!”
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He was signed as an insurance policy against not signing Machado. If the Yankees sign Machado, they can release Tulowitzki before opening day and pay nothing. So you might get your wish. I’m hesitant to think there’s any upside. Toronto didn’t release him wantonly. He’s their Pablo Sandoval. If the Sox are going to gamble on a veteran middle infielder, I would prefer Neil Walker...
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There’s still about a dozen or so experienced closers on the market, and a few more who are free agents next season who might be available via trade. If the budget concerns are real, I don’t expect Kimbrel, Britton or Ottavino. If there is no budget limit for DD, I lean towards him signing Robertson (whom we know will go as low as 3 years). Otherwise, I think the Sox trade for a reliever. Worst case is Barnes closes...
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Also not sure why you find Wohlers’ opinion on the subject so worthless. The man was an All Star closer after all. While him home run to Leyritz certainly wasn’t a high point, the it also may not have ruined his career. He did save 33 games in 1997. In 1998 he had his infamous bout with Steve Blass disease, but that may have been more related to a divorce he was going through at the time...
