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  1. notin
    Which means I becomes a question of performance vs safety. Porcello is only 3 months older than Sale but has proven much more durable. Sale is far and away better, but has shown an element of risk in a long term deal.
  2. notin
    The PED thing is so overblown. In many cases, it wasn’t even against the rules. It does really need to be ignored for a lot of these players...
  3. notin
    Actually the Yankees appear to be unwilling to do “whatever it takes.” If they were to do whatever it takes - like Dombrowski does - that farm system would be a lot emptier and that rotation and bullpen a lot more full. Cashman might try to go all in, but sometimes he has Cherington’s Disease and doesn’t want to part with prospects. It may or may not work out in the long run for NY, but it is tougher to compete with Boston in 2019 if he sticks to this half-measures approach...
  4. notin
    Rumor has it DD is leaning that way...
  5. notin
    Cora seemed to like Bogaerts in the fifth spot. The third spot is wide open. Most likely the status quo approach with Moreland/Pearce. But if the Sox can get a three hitter - and why not Pedroia - it stretches the lineup that much more...
  6. notin
    I figure DD will bring back either Eovaldi or Kimbrel, but probably not both (although maybe). The Sox need Kimbrel more in 2019 but will probably need Eovaldi more in 2020 and after...
  7. notin
    Eh. I look at Johnson as a borderline starter that could and should be upgraded...
  8. notin
    The thing is, letting Mookie walk might enable the Sox to keep Xander and Bradley and maybe keep up the arbitration payments on Benintendi. So while the idea seems crazy, the alternatives can still be pretty good...
  9. notin
    Is putting a .370 OBP up in front of JDM and X really a bad suggestion? By the end of the year,Moreland and Pearce were hitting there...
  10. notin
    It’s no biggie finding someone who’d take Hembree and Johnson. But for that package the Sox would need to find a team with no definitive catcher and a fifth starter who is or is about to get a little too pricey...
  11. notin
    Shouldn’t that be more applicable for a right fielder than a long reliever/spot starter?
  12. notin
    That was in 2016. They’ve passed on one since. The Sox also made a selection in 2014, a pitcher named Jandel Gustave or something. He was traded to the Royals along with his Rule 5 status...
  13. notin
    Deals can be worked out. It’s very common for the selecting team and the team losing the player to work out a trade or cash settlement that can negate the requirement for the player to be on the roster. This allows the selected player to go to the minors...
  14. notin
    Well then maybe you’re right. Henry LOVES spends money. I think he approves signing Harper and Machado and Corbin and Kimbrel and then gives DD a bonus for recognizing these are the best talents. Or are only you allowed to be sarcastic?
  15. notin
    Johnson probably needs at least one more injury to make the team. Hey, if Thornburg isn’t recovered enough to get an arbitration offer, that might work...
  16. notin
    If the Sox sign Eovaldi, Johnson might be in a fight for a roster spot with Wright and Workman. Johnson has the advantage of being left-handed but the disadvantage of being the worst pitcher of the three. If injuries do not create a spot for Johnson, he might be traded or released. Velasquez has options and probably starts the season in Pawtucket, barring significant injuries. But he will get his innings in...
  17. notin
    Goldschmidt was never an option for the Sox with their farm system. But to say the Sox shouldn’t be interested in one of the best sluggers in the game because of a kid who was in high school last year? Casas is miles away if he pans out at all. At least Dalbec is in AA ball and might be good. But players have done better inAA than him and still flopped (Middlebrooks?), so I hope DD isn’t passing over options just because of these guys. Ditto Chavis, whose future position is a question mark and is probably 50/50 on whether or not he’s still in the organization in April...
  18. notin
    Why not just “platoon” Pedroia with Holt? Dietrich plays multiple positions, but not because he is a versatile defender. The Marlins have been trying to find one he can actually play. As a hitter, he has power and not much else. I’m all for getting a 2b if there are fears about Pedroia’s knee, but Dietrich is not the guy I’d go for...
  19. notin
    I think there might be. These drafts rarely produce immediate stars, but there are some helpful players. And if nothing else, it's a quick way to add help to the Sox upper minors, which will be important this season...
  20. notin
    So no on moving JD to first - a position about half of the starters in MLB learn at the Major League level - but yes on moving Mookie to second, a position he hasn’t played in years because he’s been establishing himself as the best defensive RF in the game today?
  21. notin
    I can see why. When it comes to off-season medical reports, the only reliable news is bad news...
  22. notin
    And in other rumors, we now se Plan B if Eovaldi doesn’t sign https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/red-sox/will-red-sox-bid-years-japanese-free-agent-prize
  23. notin
    If it doesn’t happen, I wouldn’t sweat it. The Sox play what? Nine games in NL parks each year? If JD or one of the outfielders sit for nine games, it won’t be the Kiss of Death for this team. It would be nice to have him play 1b in the World Series. But then from what we saw of Cora this year, he seems to have no problem with a player making his MLB debut at 1b in the World Series...
  24. notin
    And if he is, that all but kills Swihart’s roster spot. This, of course, operates on the massive assumption that everyone is healthy, which is less likely than not...
  25. notin
    In that respect, it does make sense. But Bradley is probably 4th in terms of important Killer Bs.
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