So we’re going to use half a season of data vs the careers that brought them to free agency?
If the Sox need Jalen Beeks to make key starts in September, will you be defending him over Hellickson or Lynn?
Is Swihart the better than Lucroy?
He seems to hate John Henry and is disappointed that JH is ony willing to spend about a quarter billion dollars per year for out entertainment. Considering collectively we spend 0 dollars for his entertainment, I might say we have some reasons to be grateful for the man SBF repeatedly calls "Pruneface"...
You know, you are making too big a deal out of the offhand comment of the hat and ignoring the real problem with Rodney. His lack of control and the subsequent abundance of walks has caused tons of issues throughout his career...
Rodney struggles to throw strikes and has averaged over 4BB/9 throughout his career.
Relievers who put men on base late in the game are very often a bad thing...
I do hate his hat tilt, but it was in jest. I assumed he did it for the same reason Pedro Strop does - to keep from hitting it with his arm while pitching.
Rodney has a long career history of being wild. He lets on too many base runners and only survived because his current role lets him start mostly clean innings. He’s not a good idea for the Sox...
Anyone who doubts this needs to go to freeforums and try to debate PumpsieGreen or seabeachfred.
Although Joebreidey does post there and he may have been the most rational of all the BDC posters...
Castillo makes about $12mill annually. If JBJ starts making $9-10mill next year, Castillo is barely an increase. The Sox could trade JBJ and replace him for maybe $2-3mill more. It might be cheaper than using free agency to fill holes...
Why would the Sox trade Bradley for a good glove no bat outfielder? Or, if the goal was to get a hitter, why would another team trade a good bat good glove outfielder for Bradley?