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Everything posted by notin
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As talented as I think Sale is, I wouldn't go all in on him either. This past season raised questions with me about whether or not he is a whiny prima donna. If the asking price was Swihart and another lesser, sure. But we all know its isn't. ...
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I didn't like the decision to not go for it, but there is something to be said for setting up your rotation. Really that call by Farrell appeared to be playing it safe. If you go all in for home field, you still may not get it as it's out of your control. Then you go into the worst case of playing on the road with your game one starter as whoever's turn it is. If you set up your rotation, it's done. And maybe if things break right, you luck into home field anyway...
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Success in the post-season doesn't counter the advantage of having another hitter in the lineup for 162 games. Defense is important, but defense at the expense of offense , especially done too often, may have a price...
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On a one year deal, there is no real need to worry about his career trajectory. He had a terrific season last year and is unlikely to duplicate it. But how much does he have to drop off before people start thinking "we should have signed Logan Morrison!!"? For one year, he would have been acceptable. For multiple years, his inevitable decline becomes a bigger factor. ..
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But even a declining Beltran is better than a lot of other options. I'd take a declining Beltran over a peaking Mitch Moreland or Adam Lind. Especially if the commitment involved was only one year...
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If Carlos Beltran is breaking down, Matt Holliday is legally dead...
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Yes one could ask about de la Rosa. He actually probably is a better pitcher than Erik Johnson, at least he certainly has had more success at the MLB level. My only concern- clearly Arizona's as well - is his health, which has been an issue with him since before coming to Boston last time...
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Of course he'll start. And so will Price, Porcello, Pomeranz, Wright, Rodriguez, and maybe 10 other guys...
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The Sox aren't going to get a better pitcher than Buchholz for $13.5mill and certainly not in this market. And going after Chapman? The Sox have Kimbrel in the role he wants. They do need to add a reliever or two, but Chapman (and Jansen) might get closer to $20million. The Sox shouldn't ignore the pen, but they don't need to chase the big name pitchers in order to get those 180 outs
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4 of the top 6 made the playoffs. I wonder how many other positions have that. Although Texas had Lucroy for less than half a season...
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No Barnes?
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I really don't see why they are so adamant about a left-hander. Is Adam Lind really going to help this offense more than Napoli?
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Possible. DD doesn't have some sort of long histry with platoons and has usually had a full tim DH. But he might try something new. Another possibility might be Matt Holliday, whose OPS+ over the past three years is better than Beltran's. Although unlike Beltran, Holliday's is definitely trending the wrong way..
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Personally I've always felt Jimmie Foxx was one of the most, if not the flat out most underrated player in MLB history. This is a guy who was second in all time home runs when he retired, youngest to 500 HRs before A-Rod. And remains the only player in MLB history to hit 50 home runs on a team that didn't hit 100...
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Got to be Vern Stephens
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Dombrowski might be more preoccupied with figuring out how to squeeze Encarnacion under the limit
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But then isn't there a strong correlation between the teams with the better hitting catchers and the teams that made the post-season?
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Ross will get attention and then be paid more money than he deserves. And for all that, who knows how often he even pitches? Not to mention whoever signs him might be disappointed unless they start playing their home games in Petco. Johnson has never amounted to much, but the first question I have is "is he better than Henry Owens?" If so, a minor league deal might not be a bad idea.
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Best record might at least add the element of making the last game or two important for a team that has already clinched. Now not only do they need to ensure best record for their own league, but the other league as well. I guess a good question here is why do people so readily accept using best record to determine home field in the LCS but question it for the World Series?
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Yet the NBA and NFL use that same method with no complaints...
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On the other hand, there may be a bullpen crunch. Kimbrel, Kelly, and Barnes have spots. Barring injuries, one of the six starters (Wright?) takes a fourth. If the Sox add two relievers - and other than a DH, what else will they add? - that leaves one bullpen slot for Abad, Ross, Elias and Hembree. None can be demoted without clearing waivers. Even if the Sox only add one reliever, that probably means Abad and Ross grab the last two spots. Elias' chances of making the Sox might be too dependent on the health of everyone else. Ditto Hembree...
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Sandoval went into ST as the favorite, but came out of ST deposed and hidden away on the DL all year. And I think the whole thing was someone giving him a season long "timeout". But the names Sandoval, Shaw and Holt were all options last year. This year they will fight or the honor of holding down the fort until Moncada's Super Two date passes...
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Now HERE is your depth http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/12/padres-non-tender-tyson-ross-five-others.html While Sox fans are wondering why the team won't go out and get rehabbing AAAA arms like Brandon Workman and Rubby de la Rosa, the Padres have put rehabbing Tyson Ross and Erik Johnson (who I believe is not rehabbing anything) back on the market...
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Yeah that made so much more sense. I think home field advantage should go to whichever team has more players named "Logan." If neither team has a Logan, then the tiebreaker shall be number of Chads...
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Not to mention, before using the All Star game, home field was determined in the World Series and in both LCS by alternating years. This was the dumbest method of all. And least fair, because teams in the AL East and NL West could NEVER have home field throughout the entire post-season....
