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  1. notin
    I suppose if he has a 4 fWAR season, he might try for a deal longer than his remaining two years, even if the AAV isn’t as good. Those years might not be as available if he waits out his deal. I guess it depends what he values more - years or money. And whether or not he can actually put up a 4 fWAR season…
  2. notin
    If he does, think he opts out? This is the season in which he has that option, and the SS market looks fairly week next off-season…
  3. notin
    How many of those 50-60 catchers are available? And for one year only?
  4. notin
    Hamilton was a pleasant surprise last year, but I’d deal him for a lesser SP than Castillo…
  5. notin
    Murphy is owed $60mill over the next 4 years with an option for a fifth. As Atlanta watched Travis d’Arnaud depart via free agency, I’m not sure who else they have. There is a 24yo in AAA named Drake Baldwin who appears to have some outstanding plate discipline and some pop. Not sure how he is on the other side of the ball, however.
  6. notin
    Vazquez does more for his staff than Ryan Jeffers does. Or Yasmani Grandal. Vazquez is good (not great) defensive catcher who is a huge defensive upgrade over Wong. I’d rather see the Sox trade nothing for his last year than try to bring in pretty much any of the remaining free agents.
  7. notin
    If the Sox had signed the non-tendered Romano (and his ERA over 7), Breslow would be accused of dumpster diving. Especially if Dombrowski had gone out and spent millions on Aroldis Chapman to help his bullpen. Thats called irony…
  8. notin
    Not even if MN pays part of it? It’s only one year…
  9. notin
    Plan Z is still a plan.
  10. notin
    Elston Howard is also available
  11. notin
    I get what you’re saying, but honestly, I think a lot of White Sox players were demoralized by 2024…
  12. notin
    Christian Vazquez. StatCast still gives him good grades for pitch framing. One year left at $10mill. If the Twins want to shave some salary, Vazquez plus $3mill for RHP Zack Kelly (or some other nondescript 40 man arm) makes some sense for both teams. Kelly isn’t awful or anything and he could handle some useful innings for the Twins. But he also won’t be hard to replace in Boston…
  13. notin
    But which one would you want starting 120-130 games?
  14. notin
    Still, Vince DiMaggio is better than John DiMaggio aka the voice of Jake the Dog (from Adventure Time) and Bender (from Futurama)…
  15. notin
    So Robert was a question Mark due to the young outfield court, but Teoscar is in play?
  16. notin
    Walker is a good player who does help the defense, although I prefer upgrading third over first. But I’d be happy with either one. But whether the Sox go for Walker or Bregman or Alonso or Arenado, it does create the logjam that necessitates another move, most likely involving either Casas or Yoshida. And coming off surgery with his contract, Yoshida is a much tougher move…
  17. notin
    Kittredge is fine if you limit him to a one year deal. The guy has had so many arm arm issues in recent years, he’s going to have to learn how to throw left-handed soon if he wants to keep pitching…
  18. notin
    I think you undervalue Robert based on his one bad season. But there is a good chance that the White Sox expect to receive compensation for the 5 bWAR player from 2023 and not something more representative of his services. Sure Scott was lesser a few years back, but signing a reliever for 4 years is a lot less risky than signing a starter for 6 or 7 or 10 or whatever they’re expecting these days. Especially the starters the Sox sign. Who was their last free agent SP that required a significant commitment and didn’t crap out almost immediately?
  19. notin
    Bregman doesn’t turn 32 until March, 2026. But, yes, he is a short term solution that will require a long term contract. I do think upgrading 3b and moving Devers is a good plan, and Bregman is one of the better fits of the readily available players, but right now he feels more like a “see, we will spend!!” type of signing. I’d much prefer Isaac Paredes, whose defense can be up and down on the metrics, but whose dead pull right-handed swing was made for Fenway. But the Sox just do not match up with the Cubs for a trade, despite Paredes being somewhat unpopular with their fans…
  20. notin
    But he gets that same money regardless of where his clients sign. Why would he direct them to Boston? That type of deal would lead to his client suing him for not acting in their best interests…
  21. notin
    The obligatory BTV mention has Castillo with a surplus value of $2.8mill, same as Wikelman Gonzalez. I don’t see Seattle making that deal, as I’d guess they’re trying to capitalize on inflated SP contracts. Castillo might be a mid-rotation guy, but the value of his current contract is only $3mill AAV over the new one for the the extremely fungible Yusei Kikuchi…
  22. notin
    An outfield of Robert-Duran-Anthony looks very strong on both sides. Rafaela is probably best as an overpaid supersub. Abreu is still trade fodder. Long term deals for relievers are typically about 4 years, which is certainly worth it for a RP worth 7.6 bWAR in the past two years entering his age 30 season. Let’s not pervade the myth that all relievers are volatile; it’s simply not true. Arenado works to bolster the defense, but yes, either Yoshida (plus cash?) goes for him or another deal would need to be made elsewhere.
  23. notin
    Signing Bregman, Manaea and probably (hopefully) Scott and trading for Crochet. If they can’t get Bregman, then the Sox will try to get Luis Robert Jr. included in the Crochet deal. I also think Arenado is still in play, albeit not so close for your top plan. Im not wild about Bregman…
  24. notin
    It’s gone very overboard. He will likely make more this year than the Tampa Rays. But Soto is inarguably among the best offensive players in the game today, and got there at a ridiculously young age. That he played 6 seasons before turning 26 is not a mere write-off as to how he’s already putting up numbers with the games all time greats; it’s a crazy impressive accomplishment to even be in that position. He’s most definitely on a path to Cooperstown. I would have loved to get him in Boston, but I do understand not outbidding the Mets here. Hopefully the Sox retain this newfound commitment to spending with the money no longer earmarked for Soto…
  25. notin
    He did have some good years without Judge. I suspect at a minimum he’ll have the 156 OPS+ he had in all those years he and Judge weren’t teammates. Of course he racked those up from ages 19-24, so some improvement shouldn’t be surprising…
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