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Everything posted by notin
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Dombrowski seems to like him too. Not sure if he sees him as a starting catcher or ot...
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And Mike Hazen in 2015. The Interim Mike’s...
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See, I think you overvalue Colome (1 fWAR) and Healy (-0.8 fWAR).
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But when the defense is a pure minus like with Gary Sanchez, that’s different. Right?
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Three things if you count his being spokesman for Viagra. Not sure why he lost that deal after his PED suspension. It really should have helped his cause. “I’m Rafael Palmeiro and I know a little something about enhanced performance...”
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If the Smith-Zunino trade is any indication, the Mariners appear to want controllable MLB players. I could see either Healy or Colome as a match for Boston. But I would not empty the farm for both. Although if including Johnson got it done, I’m amenable...
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So what do you suppose the Mariners would be willing to trade for Vazquez? Or for Swihart?
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Absolutely. In that case, I just look at it from the other side and the simple corollary still works. Or that could also be looked at as the willingness of Team A to meet the demands of Team B...
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I was being facetious. Not sarcastic, just facetious...
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As the originator of that factoid, I do feel it is necessary to point out that Duquette was the last Sox GM to have the position for more than one year and not win it all. The Sox did have two interim GMs who I think need to be called the Interim Mike’s (Mike Port and Mike Hazen) who did not win a ring in their one year tenures...
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I know people like to cite this as one of the most egregious examples of a bad award, but no one ever considers the possibility that in those 28 games, Palmeiro was really, really good...
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It might not be a non-issue. The Mariners have a couple players the Sox should like. Both might be reaches for Vazquez (assuming he is the target). But I’d say there is a mild possibility of a deal. My personal preference is to move Swihart if any of them have to go. But if a good trade can be found for Vazquez, I assume DD will listen...
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Oh you say that about all the Sox players. But a player’s true value in a trade depends on only two things, neither of which can be quantified statistically (although they might be justified that way). The only true factors to determine trade value are 1) How badly Team A wants to acquire the player, and 2) How badly Team B wants to keep the player. If the Mariners really want Vazquez, they offer more for him. If they don’t want him that much, they offer less and move on if it doesn’t meet the Sox demands...
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That was very likely the plan. In fact, Koji appeared to be pretty far down the bullpen later when he was acquired...
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I wouldn’t mind if Pomeranz returned. When healthy, he’s much better than he showed last year. And he might be relatively cheap if the Sox do spend heavily on a closer like Kimbrel...
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Tough to answer, as Dombrowski doesn’t post here. But there is a possibility of a deal, since the Mariners now have a need and the Sox have a surplus. I would imagine the only two players on the Mariners’ MLB roster that would intrigue the Sox and not be a massive overpay are Ryon Healy and Alex Colome. However, getting a minor leaguer or two to serve as viable trade chips is always possible...
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I believe it was the 2012 Cardinals who broke every myth about needs to win a World Series. Their ace went down in March for T.J. and they used at least 5 different closers over the course of the season, none of whom were acquired in midseason trades that year. Even looking at Koji, who was really never a closer before the Sox. And the Sox didn’t bring him in for that role, but had to use him there becaise the two experienced closers they brought in both went down with injuries. Really the only truth is that in order to win, a team simply has to get hot at the right time. This is easier for some teams than others...
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And you always insist you want to. I was teasing, of course. I just forgot to put in my to indicate this...
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I think we can all agree Kinsler did not win a Gold Glove based on his accomplishments with a bat...
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Not to mention,it’s never been proven, let alone time and time again, that you need a closer in the postseason. And you only have to go back as far as the 2016 Astros to see one example. There are plenty of others as well. In fact, a significant number of World Series champions have used multiple closers over the course of the season....
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Well that’s probably a short trip, and one that makes me question reading comprehension. Where did I say Duquette and Dombrowski were comparable? If anything, I excluded Duquette from the GMs With Rings Club, which has 3 Red Sox members. Duquette certainly left Epstein a good foundation, but then Cherington left Dombrowski with a good foundation and BC takes an endless pummeling on this board. As for Duquette, I was one of his biggest critics, but a lot of that was because in many cases he was further ahead of the game than I realized. He wasn’t so bad as a GM. But he still remains the last Sox GM not to win a ring (not counting the interim guys, Mike Port and Mike Hazen)...
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Would we have been in the playoffs without Betts? And before anyone asks if we would have been there without Martinez, we were in 2016 and 2017...
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Remember, folks. No disparaging comments about Dombrowski in front of cp176. It makes him cranky. Lighten up. Every GM gets criticized on this and every other Sox board on the entire internet. Dombrowski has a great year, but bear in mind the last Sox GM who didn’t “get it done” was Dan Duquette...
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Teams have 15 extra players on the 40 man roster and typically come close to using all of them at some point in the season. In fact, most teams will add players to the 40 man roster during the season. The 2018 Red Sox called up 13(ish - quick count) players from the minors last year. This does include non- prospects like Dan Butler and Brandon Phillips...
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It’s not a question of whether or not he’s been a great closer. The question is, will he continue to be one for the next 5 years, and to learn the answer can cost up to $100mill. And even if the answer is yes, how important is it for the Sox to have the closer position locked up through 2023 when the team could stand to lose so many much more important players, including Betts, Bogaerts, Bradley, and Sale, among others. They can get another closer and probably will. Closer might not be the best use of what could be limited resources this off-season...
