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I'd like to talk about Brian Johnson for a second
notin replied to Dojji's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
It is amazing how quickly our opinions change on players. Johnson from “DFA!!” to “Obvious Replacement for Most Recent Cy Young Winner.” Or Jor Kelly from “Not on the playoff roster!” to “closer of the future.” Maybe if Manny Machado helps an old lady cross the street, he can get canonized on this board as “Saint Manny”... -
Lately it’s offense at the corners and athletes up the middle. A look around the league at the shortstops aged 26 and under shows a lot of terrific all-around players....
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Yuli Gurriel might not be a glorified DH, but he also isn’t a good defensive first baseman...
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For the price of only four cups of coffee at Starbucks* *Starbucks coffee not meant to be taken internally
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Unless DD prioritized financially cheap stability. I don’t want to hypothetically assign any more positive or negative personality traits to Moreland specifically, since my point is that we really don’t know and a lot of it is subjective anyway. What one person likes about a guy might be loathed by another. Moreland is a good, not great, baseball player who is extremely likely to play 1b for the Sox next year. That’s really all we know...
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Maybe he’s a great guy. But we as fans have an extremely strong tendency to assign positive personalities to players who are playing well. For example, in his first two seasons, i can’t tell you how many posters complained about how bad of a teammate John Lackey was and how awful of a human he was for always yelling at his infielders on every play as he struggled heavily in his first two seasons in Boston. But one T.J. surgery later, and Lackey is still out there yelling at infielders, but suddenly he is a good teammate. In fact, there were lots of complaints from fans when he was traded. It turns out the big problem with Lackey’s personality might have been his inability to get his ERA under 5.00...
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He might be. He might be one of those guys who gets angry at teammates for not joining his prayer group. He might be a heavy drinker or that guy who takes total control of clubhouse music. He is a good (not great, but that’s ok) baseball player. The Sox could do better at 1b, but they could do worse. This free agent class offers no obvious upgrades at 1b. The Sox could do something crazy like sign Josh Donaldson to play 3b and move Devers to 1b, but that’s not likely in my opinion...
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Frank Thomas was a DH in 1310 of his 2280 games and is already in the Hall of Fame. And he didn’t get there by dazzling anyone with his glove in those 970 games at 1b...
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I don’t know Moreland at all, so I know nothing about his character. But I used to follow Logan Morrison on Twitter because he is probably the best MLB player to follow. While occasionally he does air his gripes, he actually came across as a pretty cool guy overall who liked to let you know what was going on inside his head, and above all. Granted, it’s only Twitter. But I think I have more insight into Morrison than into Moreland. All I’ve ever seen Moreland do is play baseball...
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There are more than we like to count. Some do go to Japan and bypass the regulated salary system here...
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I’m hoping they can retain as many Killer B’s as possible, but really, what is a realistic number? Maybe 2? Maybe not even? A lot of these players have already refused extension talks (as Bradley and Bogaerts are represented by Boras, this is not a surprise). So in order to keep them, it’s probably market price. For Betts , that means the Machado-Harper payscale that we’re going to see in the next 5-6 weeks. But I don’t expect all of them to leave. Sale is a different matter. He probably shouldn’t be re-signed when his deal is up. And Eovaldi is not going to replace him...
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I’m fine with Moreland for now even if they don’t get a platoon partner for him. But I reserve the right to change my position on him if he has a .650 OPS in June...
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I In his age 23 rookie season, Miguel Andujar had a 127 OPS+ and was valued at 2.7 fWAR in 149 games. In his rookie season, Maikel Franco had an OPS+ of 130 and was valued at 1.7 fWAR in only 80 games.. I know you were impressed with Andujar 16% K%. At the same age, Franco had a 15.5% K%. Andujar had a 4.1% walk rate. Franco had a 7.8% walk rate. You’re right. Andujar is nothing like Franco was at the same age. But he could have been with just a little practice...
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Mountain Matt Adams is a free agent this year. Think he can be had for $4mill again?
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Swihart could be traded and might be. Not for much. If the Sox do need to trade a non- starting player, Chavis is the most likely candidate to get anything back. The HanRam release was going to happen regardless. (Cora publicly said it had to do with playing time.) Keeping Swihart didn’t avoid a lawsuit anymore than if the Sox had released him to keep Lin. Anything can happen in the next 5 months. But as of now, Swihart appears to have a roster spot. And possibly even a role...
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If Chavis isn’t traded, I expect him to make his MLB debut next season. Think Dombrowski cuts Swihart loose to make room for Pedroia? Didn’t he surprise the world and keep him in that exact same scenario last year?
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deGrom is one year older than Bumgarner and signed for two more years at arbitration costs. You wouldn’t trade Maikel Franco, I mean Miguel Andujar (honest mistake), for him? And while older, Kluber’s AAV (the number that matters) has him paid like a setup guy for 3 more years. If the Yankees want him - and I bet they do - it should cost something similar to what the Sox gave up for Sale. That might mean Andujar and Sheffield...
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I’m not so sure Bumgarner would be amenable to an “affordable extension.” He’s one year from free agency. It’s little late to think he wants to be extended now, especially below market price...
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If Pedroia’s healthy, the Sox position players could already be set with Swihart, Holt, Nunez and Leon. If that’s the case, either Swihart is the RHH first baseman or Moreland is not platooned. If Pedroia is not healthy, either Holt or Nunez move to 2b and maybe the Sox can take on a real platoon partner for Moreland. Of course, it’s only mid-November and Dombrowski does like trades, so the current roster of position players may not be the same as the one in March...
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I think that’s a good thing. The fans of the Reds and the Royals and the Rockies need stars to root for, too...
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I think the primary goal is to limit salaries. The financial penalties have the impact of letting some of the star free agents receive offers from teams beyond just the biggest of spenders...
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And if MLB put no restrictions on payroll and international signing bonuses, would baseball be any better if the more financially viable teams like New York and LA set up training camps in the Dominican Republic and Cuba and South Korea and every global baseball hotbed in order to sign every 15yo with even a glimmer of talent?
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I wouldn’t look too deeply into Chavis’ reverse splits in acseason when he had less than 200 plate appearances. I’m not wild about Swihart as a platoon option but 1) he is here, and 2) Dombrowski apparently likes him...
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Cash had no chance. Not with the way they count ballots in Florida...
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Nah. Nelson Cruz is like 60. He can go sit on a park bench and feed pigeons during NL road games...
