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Everything posted by notin
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Ah yes. The old “If he doesn’t hold the lead I don’t want to see it anyway” philosophy...
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Especially if you’re driving. But then you can deny the existence of a bridge and still drive over it. That doesn’t always work so well with cliffs...
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The Sox have room for both!!
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Don’t say “bridge” on a Red Sox website!!!!
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It just makes me wonder what numbers DD was talking about with Robertson. Boston certainly had the geographic advantage over Philadelphia for the Rhode Island resident and reportedly DD was talking about the same years. Or maybe there was no offer. But one would think Robertson would have contacted Dombrowski once he did decide to settle on 2 years...
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Exactly what I’ve been saying. The trend the past few years is this is becoming a game of bullpens. With starters averaging about 5 IP, per start, worrying about inning 6 through 8 is becoming more important than focusing solely on the 9th...
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None of them can. Elite closers only get $16-18mill AAV. What do Robertson and Familia types really think their value is?
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It is looking more possible. If DD is looking for one year deals that won’t affect his ability to reset, the money might not have to be so low...
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I had that same operation 5 years ago. Recovery was not bad at all. Just don’t lift anything too heavy...
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What about the White Sox fans? Their drought (1917-2005) was longer than the Red Sox but no one ever talked about it or acknowledged it at all...
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I’m pretty sure Eovaldi’s role will remain constant throughout the season. And that role will be starting. His lengthy history of arm troubles is going to be enough to overcome without being placed in varying roles. The Sox will find someone to close. Even with Robertson signing today, there are still plenty of closers still on the market, and a few more options can and will emerge via trade, which has always been Dombrowski’s preferred method of acquiring players. He does have a couple extra options in the system - notably Chavis and Dalbec - who can be moved in the right deal and are actually decent trade chips...
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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...
