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Everything posted by notin

  1. notin
    Posts like this often come from a place of ignorance, not expertise...
  2. notin
    Marco Hernandez doesn't throw left-handed. He only bats that way, like many other infielders....
  3. notin
    Mike Olt has an .875 OPS and MLB experience. Not to mention the Sox have Nunez and Holt on the MLB roster, and only one of them is needed to cover 2B...
  4. notin
    That was her point - that without Hnaley we don't have enough hitters and the only guy the Sox can call up is Travis. And, while she didn't say it outright, Travis isn't very good...
  5. notin
    Travis is hitting .220/.293/.364 in AAA. Ramirez was hitting better in MLB in all 3 splits and was released.
  6. notin
    Velasquez is another possibility. In limited action, Johnson has been better as a starter (37.1 IP 4.34ERA, 1.47WHIP) than as a reliever (21.0 IP, 6.43ERA, 1.52WHIP). Granted, at those sample sizes, one good or bad appearance can have a significant effect on the end results...
  7. notin
    Pomeranz should go to the DL when Thronburg is activated. Let Brian Johnson start a couple games in his absence. Or Steven Wright...
  8. notin
    Melancon did save 130 games for the Pirates, which might have made him more valuable than a utility infielder...
  9. notin
    I'm not so sure. Cora was batting him third most of the year and second in his last game. If hitting as the issue, why wasn't he ever dropped down in the lineup?
  10. notin
    If they gave that $70mill to Jose Abreu and his zero plate appearances against an MLB curve ball, would that have been so bad?
  11. notin
    Bailey was a Rookie of the Year who made 2 All Star appearances in his first 3 seasons. What exactly had Reddick done by that time?
  12. notin
    I thought he was released to make room for Ed Sprague.
  13. notin
    Yes. They didn't even read it when they wrote it...
  14. notin
    Exactly. I agree it was on the table, but I'm not so sure DFAing Hanley didn't look like the better option once he realized getting actual value for Swihart was not going to happen...
  15. notin
    Short term, I agree. He has his uses. He's a role player, and while his role is pretty wide, he is still best used in his role...
  16. notin
    Which is what I have been saying all along was the reason for his story. Personally, I didn't think anything needed to be said. I would not have guessed Hanley would get DFA'd, but I saw what had to be the obvious reason why...
  17. notin
    That's really all he left after omitting the other possibilities. It just seemed odd the ask for top prospects for him and then plan to DFA him, which every GM suspected was going to happen, That would mean he likely blew his chance to get anything with even the slightest hint of potential value for Swihart. I almost think the plan all along was to DFA Hanley, or at least that was the backup plan.. The first option appeared to be to try and get a massive overpayment for Swihart...
  18. notin
    Not a fan of Holt's defense...
  19. notin
    Why would the Sox want Lowrie? Middle infield is not a weakness. Offense really isn't either.
  20. notin
    Wasn't Francona referring to Crawford? Sandoval and Hanley weren't signed until two years after Francona left...
  21. notin
    True, but he denied it involved demoting Bradley or Holt or DLing Nunez. One can only wonder what it was if it was nothing more than a talking point. DFA for Swihart? Seems like a bad move after asking for the moon and stars for him...
  22. notin
    No. I said the move never required an explanation...
  23. notin
    We all know that. And what you said plus the option were why he was released. Not because of anything Cora said. Had anyone said they made the wrong move? I think we all only disagree with the explanation given for a move that never required one. ...
  24. notin
    That would be Kopech, whose has been indirectly helping this team being good enough to help get Sale. ...
  25. notin
    Pablo was DFA'd and removed from the 40-man roster. I thought that had luxury tax ramifications at the time, since it was prior to the new CBA...
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