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Feinsand: Starting Pitcher Top Priority For Boston Red Sox
notin replied to Matthew Lenz's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
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Ok, but that’s a huge factor. Trade value is a meaningless concept; it’s not like a price tag in a store. Websites like BTV calculate it based on WAR and salary, both current and projected. But that’s a lot of guesswork and future voodoo involved that may or may not come true. While most teases probably use similar systems, at the end of the day, only two real world factors establish the value. 1) How much Team A wants to trade the player and 2)how badly Team B wants to acquire him. If Team A wants to dump him for salary reasons or attitude problems or he whines when asked to play first base, then Team B can probably get him for less. But if Team B wants to acquire a player more than Team A wants to deal him (especially if they need to outbid Team C), then the price goes up. There has been far more buzz about Duran than Bubic. But Bubic is a pitcher, which is always in high demand. But I don’t think that alone puts him so far ahead of Duran and his extra years
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How does the KC front office feel about Bubic? Let’s be fair about evaluation criteria. Duran clearly peaked last year and you were not alone in advocating a sell high. But Bubic appears likely headed the same way. If this is a time to sell Bubic high, 3+ years of an All Star outfielder is a pretty good get. And as for Duran’s perception, most of the media feels he will be among the most valuable players traded this off-season - sobering no one has said about Bubic, although that might be related to how many think he could be traded.
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1. LF is harder than RF now? 2. Lefties start 40% of opposing games? (Duran’s OPS vs LHP this year is far below Abreu’s.) I do agree Bubic, whose career before 2025 included a 4.66 ERA and a total of 2.5 bWAR in 300 IP, might be overvalued by some…
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It’s a different day. Of course 3+ years of Duran is worth more than 1+ years of Bubic, unless you base their value solely on their performances in 2025 and 2025 alone. The only real question for KC is can they sell their pitching while simultaneously building their lineup and put together a winning team with that formula. They’re not very good, and only made the postseason last year because going 12-1 against the worst team in MLB history masked a sub- .500 performance against the rest of the league…
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Huh? You just said this tab lacks hitting, contact, and rub scoring in general. And then followed up with Breslow needs to get pitchers…
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Why? They miss Jordan Hicks? Or do they want to put that money towards other large contracts that free agents will then ignore? Devers is off to a slow start, but they have him for eight years…
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Wasn’t Nico Hoerner in that draft as well?
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It is 3+ years of Duran for 1+ years if Bubic. If it’s not 1 for 1, I don’t think the ancillary pieces figure to be too valuable…
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Question of the week: Was trading Devers the right call?
notin replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Early returns aside, I think the Giants will not regret that trade… -
Question of the week: Was trading Devers the right call?
notin replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Nomar Mazara. Mediocre outfielder with the Rangers and (I think) White Sox. Never played for Boston, so we didn’t trade him. Maybe the complaint was not trading FOR Nomar… -
I wondered if it was hitting breaking balls. If so, and he was ignoring fastballs, it would certainly up his K rate and could even lead to hitting the ball the other way. But it likely doesn’t lead to less pitchers per PA unless other teams have caught on and Hes starting every PA down 0-2 after seeing two fastballs down the middle…
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… which is why I wouldn’t rule out dealing him. If it was me, I would only deal him for MY price. Not necessarily for best offer as I would be content holding him. But if, say, Philly offer Andrew Painter, I’m shipping Aroldis out. Not that in reality I expect that offer. (Painter was chosen because, among MLB.com top 100 pitching prospects on teams that need a closer, Painter’s #19 ranking was the closest to Gleyber Torres’ 2016 MLB.com ranking of 28.) It’s not the only offer I’d accept. But it’s an example..
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I know his numbers are not good. But are they not good because he is struggling with AAA pitching or because he’s doing some development program?
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Just release Toro already. Guy can’t hit anymore Can’t pitch either. And he hasn’t sold a single Fenway Frank. Someone remind again me what he brings to this team…
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It’s one thing to get shut down by Colin Rea or Cade Horton. But they scored twice against Zack Wheeler, whom Philly pays in excess of $40mill. AAV. He’s not paid that much because he’s easy to score off…
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Duran for Bubic. Makes sense for both teams. Except Kansas City…
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History says the 38yo whose career depends on his ability to sling his arm such that his hand is traveling at 102mph…
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Fitts has options. A new acquisition is unlikely to. With no more waiver deadline in August, July 31st is the last chance to add any pitching depth from outside (barring deals for players who have not played in MLB this year). If the Sox acquire starting pitching, Fitts will be the one demoted regardless of performance, simply because no one else can be…
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If the Sox extend Chapman, his fastball might be pushing 70 at some point as well. Would getting the next Gleyber really be “future gazing”? He posted 3.4 bWAR as a rookie and made the All Star team…
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Jordan is one option. Bringing back Campbell is another …
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Yellow uniforms are the ugliest, but the Sox have had some serious hot streaks in them…
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I assess before and after. Some deals make sense beforehand but just don’t work out. It’s ok to acknowledge that…
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Same. Ive kicked myself for not thinking of ever even creating a site like MLBTR or BTV. Missing the BTV idea in particular annoys me because I’ve used sites that do the same thing for fantasy. It never occurred to me to make one that works for reality…
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… and defense. He didn’t start Mark Belanger at SS because he was afraid of missing out on those 9 RBIs…
