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  1. notin
    Why Mayer at 3b over Story? Little older, struggling to stay healthy. Move him before the decline sets in. If the Sox stay internal, Grissom or Romy are more likely at 3b over Mayer…
  2. notin
    Hey, George figured out how to get Bonds and Griffey!! And without giving up that much!
  3. notin
    So we could get the third worst hitter in that deal?
  4. notin
    Exactly! After all, FSG would have just rained another $30mill per year!
  5. notin
    Possible, but I optioned Hamilton to Worcester in order to keep Romy.
  6. notin
    Joely was worth -0.7 bWAR for Boston. And you’re telling me Wilson can DOUBLE that? I’m sold!
  7. notin
    I think most writers/voters/media use fWAR when they refer to WAR…
  8. notin
    I’m sure stories get misreported through honesty, agents drop names to create false interest, and even routine due diligence gets exaggerated in order to keep other parties engaged. And not just with the Red Sox. We’ve seen this before. Agents try to exaggerate teams and dollars to get the best deal. Reporters do what they can to struggle and keep stories straight. And some bloggers just add players to team to get hits on their website, but it gets taken seriously by just one guy, and next thing you know, it’s all over Sons of Sam Horn and SAWXHEADS. The Sox sometimes do try to straighten out these rumors, but whats really in it for them? Nicer commentary on web forums? Not sure why they’d care…
  9. notin
    There are so many sources these days, and not all of them are reliable. And even if the media tries to be diligent and honest and maintain credibility, do the agents have similar values? Maybe media fabrications is a misnomer here, but it’s always possible someone is creating rumors. There have been literally hundreds of instances of Team A being “interested in” some free agent, only to have the team or player deny it later.
  10. notin
    There’s also the possibility some of it was media fabrications and the Sox were never in at all on Players X, Y, and/or Z. Not necessarily any better, however…
  11. notin
    Then he goes to LF, Duran to CF, and Rafaela to RF weakside platoon/super utility…
  12. notin
    Who are your better candidates that I didn’t mention?
  13. notin
    Oh ok. You sure you don’t want DFA Justin Wilson? Ship is sailing…
  14. notin
    If there’s really no more moves: C: Wong 1b: Casas 2b: Grissom 3b: Devers SS: Story LF: Roman Anthony CF: Duran RF: Abreu (Rafaela vs LHP) DH: Yoshida (Refsnyder vs LHP) BN: Narvaez, Gonzalez. Hamilton has two options left and heads to Worcester for now. Of course the Sox have to DFA either Chase Shugart or Chris Murphy (or beat the rush and DFA Justin Wilson) to add Anthony to the 40 man…
  15. notin
    Part of the reason they limped to the finish line was many people were physically limping…
  16. notin
    Or what the Red Sox could do is trade MLB.com #3 prospect and Marjory Stoneham Douglas Alum RF Roman Anthony to Baltimore for MLB.com #8 prospect and Marjory Stoneham Douglas Alum 3b Coby Mayo, since Baltimore could use an OF and Boston could upgrade at 3b. Of course to make this work on BTV, Baltimore has to include Heston Kjerstad plus…
  17. notin
    I’m surprised MLB allows the deferred money trick to reduce AAV when they were denying the longer contract to reduce AAV…
  18. notin
    With Story and possibly Mayer replacing Rafaela, I expect a massive upgrade at SS. Grissom and/or Campbell might give one at 2b as well…
  19. notin
    Varitek! Roughly 25% of the time!!
  20. notin
    The Sox could still sign Santander, put him in LF, move Duran to CF, and platoon Abreu/Rafaela in RF. They likely won’t, but they could. And it’s probably a better move than signing Bregman for 2b on multiple fronts…
  21. notin
    Is that really true? The Sox have a decent history with Japanese players, and I’m not sure any team has ever removed themselves from the Japanese market by DFAing one. Did DFAing Castillo remove them from the Cuban market? (Hint: no.) Did DFAing and releasing Sandoval take them out of the Dominican market?
  22. notin
    Manny!!
  23. notin
    The Sox could DFA Yoshida. Or demote him. Both moves are legal. I also would have accepted “trading Casas” here. As for Flaherty, no idea. How long is he being offered now? And I’m shocked you don’t think Flaherty can push Bello to the bullpen. Does this mean you’re on board with Santander?
  24. notin
    It’s one of those issues that most likely solves itself in time. Either someone isn’t performing and gets demoted/released or someone gets hurt and creates that opening. I assume that when Anthony does get called up, it will be initiated by a need or a roster vacancy, and not just by a calendar date…
  25. notin
    MLB can be a cruel, cruel place…
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