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  1. notin
    Bergen has been awful since returning. Ditto Yoshida. But when you start listing the bench guys as “not doing their jobs,” you have to remember Theyre not supposed to be starting. Cora isnt playing a minimum of two from Eaton, Ref, Romy and Hamilton in every game because he is trying to rest thr starters; Hes playing them because they’re all that’s left. These guys are getting about 25-30% of the plate appearances now. Maybe the Sox could call up Campbell and Password and hope their higher ceilings show up. But that is the only other option he has. Well, he could not bat Duran 8th anymore. Maybe try to get one of the few actual starters Thats hitting more plate appearances…
  2. notin
    Not all teams are injured equally. https://blogs.fangraphs.com/which-teams-have-suffered-the-most-from-injuries/
  3. notin
    Bregman’s second half - .246/.329/.382. Not counting today. It’s just one year, really one half of one year. But he turns 32 next March and the $25-30mill AAVs for players his age coming off injury are rare. It’s not like he’s Aaron Judge when healthy. If (when, let’s face it) he stays for one more year, gets paid $40mill, and then gets a presumably shorter and cheaper deal next year, but it will probably be the overall more lucrative and stable strategy. I doubt he gets a 5 year $125mill deal this year, but a year from now can he get a 4 year $88 mill deal?
  4. notin
    I didn’t say Boras would do it. I said I would. See, it’s not so much a statement about how agents act but rather one about how stupid it would be for Bregman to opt out this year. I cannot believe I had to explain that…
  5. notin
    Hes a year older, coming off a weak second half, and going to cost a draft pick. At least one team will save a ton of money and a pick and sign Eugenio Suarez, who is only two years older…
  6. notin
    That is how it works. Bregman clearly does not want stability over max dollars. He hired Scott Boras for a reason, and like all Boras clients throughout history (with the exceptions of Jared Weaver and Carls Gonzalez), that one reason was to get BOTH max dollars and long term stability. Agents give advice and take direction from their clients. But if they go against your advice, you are under no obligation to stay in their employ. Bregman might want stability, etc. But his agent might also feel that Bregman’’a weak second half won’t get him the deal he wants, and therefore it is unwise to walk away from FORTY MILLION DOLLARS for one year. Plenty of players in Bregman’s position have taken one term deals to re-establish their value. No team is going over $40mill for one year. His best deal is the one he already has. And his agent has every right to advise him thusly and drop him if it doesn’t work out. His real agent might not do so, but he certainly can if he wants to…
  7. notin
    I looked up Judge and edited that post. Judge has missed 10 games this year, probably not all due to injury. He missed 4 games last year. So your argument is the Yankees have been depleted by injuries because Judge missed 14 games in two seasons?
  8. notin
    Judge has missed 10 games this year and 14 in the last two years combined. He might not be the best example for a team overcoming injuries…
  9. notin
    Since scoring 6 runs in one inning off Will Warren, the Sox have scored 9 runs in their last 36 innings…
  10. notin
    Judge is playing and putting up MVP numbers. How is that the same? Cole went down before the season, giving much more time to fill his void. Do you know how 40 man rosters work? During the season, the Sox lost Casas, Mayer, Abreu and Anthony and all are still out. The players you’re complaining about are their replacements. Bregman was looking like an MVP candidate before his injury and a league—average player since. No one is hitting except Duran, the same guy you keep complaining thr Sox didn’t trade away…
  11. notin
    Story’s recent injury history is severe enough Hes be much wiser just staying in Boston. I expect Giolito to opt out and I expect Story and Bregman to stay…
  12. notin
    Not all teams are injured equally. Are you trying to say that the Yankees losing Anthony Volpe is the same as the Sox losing Roman Anthony?
  13. notin
    Can the Sox find a pitcher better than Giolito who is willing to sign for only 4 years?
  14. notin
    Since Romy can play anywhere except P, C and CF, he will work his way into the lineup vs LHP. Especially if platoon-happy Cora is filling out the cards, since Alex views letting a LHH face a LHP as sinful, even if said hitter has actually hit lefties pretty well..
  15. notin
    I think they move an outfielder to a contender for some tradable pieces to mix and match with their farm to get another SP. Most teams dealing from the top of their rotation are not going to take on players close to or in arb years. Duran makes sense for the Dodgers or Phillies. Abreu makes sense for the Guardians, Royals and Reds. And possibly the Cubs depending on how the Kyle Tucker situation plays out. Now what SP are going to be available is another matter…
  16. notin
    The Sox might view Casas and Lowe as power bats. Devers’ average home runs per 162 games is 33. Casas’ is 29. Lowe’s is 21. Lowe and Casas have the advantage over, say, Pete Alonso in that they are both already here. And at some point, Campbell might be in the 1b/DH mix. Many fans might have given up on him, but I can promise you the Sox have not. (Although they still might trade him.)
  17. notin
    I think Giolito opts out. Bregman and Story stay. C: Narvaez and Wong 1b: Does Lowe get arbitration? Casas is returning. Definite pros and cons here 2b: It’s going to be Mayer once Bregman opts in. Romy and Sogard provide depth. 3b: Bregman. Not opting out. SS: Story CF: Rafaela Corner OF: Anthony Corner OF: Duran or Abreu. Pros and cons for each. DH: Yoshida? I don’t think Brealow is a fan. If he is DFAd, then who? Casas? BN: Romy definitely. Eaton? Hamilton or Sogard? Campbell’?
  18. notin
    Houck is out until 2027. Dobbins probably until June/July 2026. Tolle, Early and Harrison all have options. Fitts does as well but I’m hoping Boston puts him in the bullpen. And Luis Perales is back and pitching! But he certainly starts next year in Worcester. That leaves Kutter Crawford as the fifth starter…
  19. notin
    Ive said it before somewhere, but if I was Bregman’s agent, I’d flat out tell him if he opted out, I’d drop him as a client. For all te crazy clickbait rumors out there for $150-200mill deals, players coming off seasons like Bregman’s seem to sign make-good pillow contracts more often. Well, he is unlikely to find a pillow softer than $40mill, and he’s unlikely to gain interest from a team that plays in a park he is more suited to than Fenway…
  20. notin
    Well if MSN says so. They’ve only been wrong on their last 50,000 “predictions.” So I see your point - they’re due!!!
  21. notin
    RIP Robert Redford
  22. notin
    I think the Sox need to follow Great Grandma Breslow’s advice and have a piping hot serving of Kristian Campbell’s soup. She swears it cures everything from post nasal drip to traumatic brain injuries. And seriously - why not bring up Campbell’s again? Do they really think Refsnyder is the full time solution here?
  23. notin
    It was a balk. It was on Breslow. Old habits die hard…
  24. notin
    And rumor was that the Sox balked at including Hamilton, which is probably a misinterpretation on some level…
  25. notin
    No idea. But I think more likely is the Sox involve a third team and move an outfielder - either Abreu or Duran - and use those pieces to get a SP. Ryan was on their radar once before, and he might still be. Other options include Lopez and the Marlins pitchers Alcantara and Cabrera. (Is it an off-season without Marlins pitchers rumors?) Duran is a solid fit on the Dodgers (Dalton Rushing?) and the Phillies (SS Aiden Miller). Abreu makes sense for Kansas City (catchers Blake Mitchell or Carter Jendon) and possibly Cincinnati. Any of these piece might appeal to Minnesota or Miami..
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