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Everything posted by notin
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NEVER sign players just to keep them away from another team. Houston and NY will find some pitching somewhere. You cannot stop them...
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Hey!! Don’t go messing with your trade value!!
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That makes things interesting with regards to Eovaldi. If the Sox think Wright/Johnson can hold the fifth starter spot, then the focus turns to bullpen...
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Maybe we’ll trade you
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They may have talked when Vaz was hurt, but apparently the talks have been renewed. Or it could simply be some crazy blogger with no real sources and a vivid imagination...
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A) Maybe he does, or maybe some of that love faded after Vazquez posted -0.8 fWAR this year. While $7mill is not insignificant for the Sox budget right now, we really don’t know where moves like this fall on the priority list. Maybe if the Sox don’t get Eovaldi, they pull the trigger on the two most expensive Pirates and acquire Cervelli and Ivan Nova ($8.5mill) for the same estimated $15mill increase from Eovaldi? Ok that one is pure conjecture on my part. C) The Sox have to replace a potential crowd after 2019 anyway, starting with Sale and Bogaerts. If DD goes for a one year catcher upgrade, he really is all in on 2019 again. Regardless, the rumors exist that DD is looking to bolster the catcher position, whether this is the smartest idea or not. Time will tell how interested DD is...
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There has been chatter about upgrading the catcher situation since at least July. In theory, the Sox could send back Vazquez or deal him elsewhere, which would them remove about $3.5mill AAV from the budget, making an addition of Cervelli only a net increase of about $7mill...
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Reportedly the Sox and Pirates talked about Cervelli in July and may have recently renewed their discussions, per soxsphere.com. The Pirates have some interest in Mike Sharwyn, according to MLBpipeline.com. More to come at the Winter Meetings?...
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You could say the same thing about Eovaldi, with the exception of this year. Price would have been the best one on the market had he opted out...
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Yes, Dombrowski did the right things and they worked. It's OK to criticize some things, but to hold any and all mistakes against him like they were fatal to the organization is flat out silly. It's like chiding Alexander Fleming right after he discovered penicillin by saying "Hey!! You ruined all that bread!!"
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Having a potential outfield with Juan Soto, Victor Robles, and Adam Eaton helps...
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Athletes in any professional sport bleed the colors of the team that signs the checks...
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Oh there was lot of “These guys were the future? Pfffffft.” And “Moncada lead the league in strikeouts!” That kind of stuff. Moncada will be a star. Sale is one. Logan Allen looks like he will be a star very soon. Kimbrel was one. That’s how trades are supposed to work...
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No. You can dislike trading Moncada and still like the Sale trade. Many people do...
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Read the boards more often. There have been plenty of posts about Moncada and all the other prospects DD traded away saying things like “DD traded away the future, but these guys were the future?” No one needs to justify DD’s trades that way. Sale and Kimbrel and even Pomeranz did enough to justify them on their own...
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Patrick Corbin to Washington. Others to follow? https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/12/nationals-to-sign-patrick-corbin.html
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Expectations are the enemy of any prospect. I’ve seen some already label Moncada as a bust. He’s one month older than Bobby Dalbec, who hasn’t even reached AA yet and some fans are already getting excited about. If Moncada is a bust, what’s Dalbec?
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I’m not so sure the Sox can get a lockdown closer with their current prospects. Look at what controllable closers have gone for in recent years (Giles, for example) or what other contracts are taken on to acquire them (Diaz and Cano). I’m hoping the Sox can get someone like Keone Kela, Jose LeClerc, Kirby Yates or Corey Knebel for Chavis (plus?). But the Marlins turned down Chavis and Groome for 27yo Drew Streckenrider last July. At the time, they were ranked 1 and 2 in the Sox farm system...
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To be fair, the contract Miller signed with the Yankees at that time was actually pretty outrageous cash for a set up guy. The market did catch up with Miller fairly quickly, but I don’t fault anyone for not seeing that...
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The only GMs who never make bad moves are the GMs who make no moves...
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Omar Vizque is like 51 years old. Ozzie has to be over 60 by now...
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And out of those players, I expect Lakins and Feltman to make debuts as relievers (not starters) this year. Possibly Sharwyn as well. But for starters, Hernandez and Chatham I can see. Chavis and maybe Dalbec, but neither probably in Boston ( especially Chavis, whom I suspect is dealt within the next 2months)...
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Except for the dreaded Boras Factor...
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Gotta keep those sons of Major Leaguers. Toronto has built a premier system around them (Vlad Jr, Bo Bichette, Cavan Biggio, Dwight Smith Jr)...
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Ok well I’d like to know how optimistic you are. Discounting anyone in A-ball, since a lot can happen good and bad between A-ball and MLB, how many major league starters do you think the Sox have? How many star player? I think no star players, and maybe 4 starters at most. And that Groome has been continually ranked so high after setback atfter setback is not a good sign...
