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  1. notin
    That was the point - that they won despite those contracts. Most people probably forgot they were all with the team. Yoshida isn’t dragging this team down, despite the weird opinions to the contrary. And his presence might be useful…
  2. notin
    And the Sox are worth $4.7billion, meaning they have 0.004% of their assets tied up in Yoshida. I get fan level concern, but until the Sox think it’s an issue, maybe it isn’t. I can tell you at a bare minimum, it’s not an issue until both make the MLB roster at once. If the Sox are going to ignore payroll for a bit - something they have not done in the past 6 years - this problem can be a temporary blip. Don’t forget the contracts the Sox gave to Hanley, Sandoval and Rusney included rings…
  3. notin
    And you’d be 100% incorrect, because Yoshida isn’t here yet. Is it a potential issue? Maybe. Right now it’s proof of the need for depth, because we have one active DH and one injured/recovering one…
  4. notin
    Well, you repeatedly told us the Red Sox “signed Devers to play 3b” and ridiculed anyone who said he should move, going back to some of those folks with a brilliant yet unpopular brand of foresight to ask the Sox to sign Matt Chapman (8.0 bWAR, .793 OPS in 2 years in SF). They signed Devers, like anyone else, to play baseball in whatever capacity he’s told. Signing Bregman just drove this point home, that no one owns a position with the team…
  5. notin
    But this problem has manifested itself with a weak-fielding first baseman. And so far, that’s it. We do like projecting future logjams, don’t we?
  6. notin
    Better to ruminate in the dugout than on the field…
  7. notin
    But most of the names on that list are probably unattainable. Dylan Cease? Woo? Jones? Ragans? Higher ceiling or not, that guys aren’t moving. Especially since all but Jones will likely be in the postseason chase…
  8. notin
    So Raffy is every player now?
  9. notin
    DRS is probably a better team measure, but OAA for the player…
  10. notin
    I have no idea how players feel about DH. I can see some not liking for various reasons, and others embracing it for various reasons. Some (many?) fans, on the other hand, seem to view the DH a bit differently. On this site and multiple others, it seems like a lot of fans think the DH is for “resting players”. Even saw one fan question Boston moving Devers to DH by asking “does Boston realize teams don’t have full time DHs any more?” Huh? What non-losing team doesn’t? Thinking the DH is for resting players is like thinking the closer role is for resting starters. DH is a position. They play every day. Yes it’s not for every player. What position is?
  11. notin
    The Sox are currently 9th in DRS and 22nd in OAA, up from 25th in DRS and 26th in OAA last year. Don’t confuse “improved” with “perfect”…
  12. notin
    Then well over 90% of the league has been “demoted” at some point, including every former high school shortstop (except for 30 of them, obviously) and every member of every bullpen ever (including former SP Mariano Rivera)…
  13. notin
    It’s also possible the Sox go the more traditional pending free agent route and look at pitchers like German Márquez, Tyler Anderson, Erick Fedde, Brandon Woodruff, etc. Maybe we can even get Chris Sale back! We still have Vaughn “Big Receipt” Grissom…
  14. notin
    Point? Here we have an article about the Sox looking for pitching less than 3 weeks after trading away Quinn Priester…
  15. notin
    DH is a position not a demotion. Is DH a greater demotion than moving him to 1b? After all, a huge chunk of the league’s first baseman (including Casas) are players who started out playing other positions but were moved to first base because they could hit, but not field and 1b is the easiest position to field…
  16. notin
    1984 Rick Sutcliffe. Traded from Cleveland to the Cubs on June 13th. Made 20 starts for Chicago and won the NL Cy Young award and came in 4th in NL MVP voting. Im still confused about Luis Gil. Currently he has 2.073 years of service time, which is a lot (too much?) for last year’s Rookie of the Year winner. He pitched 7 MLB games from 2021-2023. Did he just accumulate 172 days on the roster while pitching those 7 games? And if so, why was he still eligible for ROY in 2024?
  17. notin
    Don’t tell me. Tell Cora and Breslow. Or maybe they could let him sit until his shoulder feels better…
  18. notin
    Masa is not DHing in Worcester because Roman Anthony has a sore shoulder and is occupying that slot. But Yoshida does have three options left, so he could be demoted…
  19. notin
    He can’t hit now because he can’t throw well enough to play LF and because he simply doesn’t hit enough to supplant Devers at DH…
  20. notin
    The Sox are 2-9 in games where either Hamilton or Sabol start, including 0-1 when both start…
  21. notin
    I think those higher arbitration costs are why many players don’t last 6 years…
  22. notin
    I think Grissom could cover Hamilton’s defense. Outside of 2b, Hamilton is a clear weakness with the globe. But what Grissom can’t cover is Hamilton’s pinch running skills, which are valuable in this Ghost Runner Era. Don’t underestimate Yoshida, whose biggest flaw is that he’s overpaid. He lead the Sox in every non-cumulative batting category vs RHP last year. He’s been a defensive liability, but not a player worth discarding immediately just because a couple players are posting good numbers down at that Worcester Launching Pad. There’s plenty of time at PA to get everyone in…
  23. notin
    But Criswell isnt the answer to any team’s search for pitching. Last year, he was one of the Sox top 5 SP, and they still only trotted him out 14 times. Every team already has at least one Criswell, and very few if any are looking for another…
  24. notin
    Most teams already have Criswell or two, and thats why they need a starter…
  25. notin
    I thought demoting Hamilton to activate Yoshida would keep the roster the same size. Are you saying Yoshida isn’t a full man? Is that a short joke?
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