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  1. notin
    I read. I just presented in a phrasing to emphasize that you were ignoring extremely recent injuries in favor of a small sample size. I also contemplated saying “he looked healthy in between injuries” to make the same point. Also “he went 40 innings without injuring himself.”
  2. notin
    I’m not quite up to “smart” for a team that gave up on Sale but planned to rely on Whitlock. I go with “understandable until they quit.” I really don’t get why nothing was done after Giolito went down…
  3. notin
    He looked fine in 2023? The year he missed two months for a bad shoulder?!? Your medical diagnosis boils down to “if you ignore the injuries, he’s pretty healthy.” SOME of his injuries were strange. Bike accident. Yes. Comebacker? Unlucky? Breaking a rib while pitching? Strange, and absolutely worrisome. Elbow surgery and shoulder injury for a pitcher? These are not strange for a pitcher. And they can both be legitimate concerns…
  4. notin
    What looks bizarre to me wasn’t teasing Sale; he’d been a source of frustration for far too long. And not replacing him with Giolito, unless weird interpretations of his medicals are in play. Like they noticed issues with his elbow, figured it explained his struggles at the end of 20/3, but then ignored that it could take him out for 2024. That’s weird IF that happened. But I don’t get not replacing Giolito. Even if his injury put Crawford into the rotation, it still left you 1) dangerously thin while 2) relying on Whitlock…
  5. notin
    My other option is to join those who rewrite medical science and diagnose pitchers they’ve never even met for conditions they don’t understand. But I’m the one with consulted hindsight hypotheticals…
  6. notin
    I do better with people who acknowledge history :)
  7. notin
    That’s why Atlanta made a logical team to acquire him. The reason the Sox traded Sale has been explained to you so many times, you’ve started facetiously complaining about it. But I can do it again if you like..
  8. notin
    Yeah I’m not sure how that got added. Do people think Breslow intends to make bad trades? And announce it beforehand? No idea why anyone thinks the Sox want peanuts in their deals. Chocolate covered pretzels? I get that. Heck I’d deal Mayer for that. But peanuts?
  9. notin
    The article states Tomase floated the idea of using Mayer as the centerpiece. That’s no different than me floating the idea. Not news…
  10. notin
    I wonder if the uproar would have been the same had Sale been dealt to Texas (for nothing) and proceeded to sit out most of 2022 and 2023 first…
  11. notin
    It’s not hard to communicate secretly. One method that used to be widely used was to leave emails in draft form. The “recipient” logs in to the same account, reads and erases/deletes the drafts, and maybe drafts a reply. Not something easy to find. It was how the 9-11 terrorists reportedly communicated…
  12. notin
    I know. The Sox agreed to pay Price more to pitch for another team…
  13. notin
    I doubt the White Sox will get a better offer than the #7 overall prospect in MLB for 2 years of Crochet, whose not without injury concerns of his own…
  14. notin
    Or the teams that are willing to give one up…
  15. notin
    Don’t we have an ace? Houck was 14th in fWAR in MLB and 7th in the AL (ahead of Burnes) in his first year as a full time starter. I imagine that qualifies, right?
  16. notin
    I imagine they’ll just decline Chafin’s option. Dunning had a rough 2024, but he lead the 2023 WS champions in wins and IP. i would also imagine Tyler Mahle could be had for less than nothing. But he’s close to deGrom on the dice roll metric...
  17. notin
    I’m betting 2b and 3b with Cole Young in mind for 2b…
  18. notin
    Seattle doesn’t need a SS, but it’s probably the only infield position they have that doesn’t. Per Roster Resource, their 1b is a platoon of Luke Raley and Mitch Garver, their 2b is Dylan Moore, and their 3b is a platoon with Josh Rojas and Luis Urias. They do have a prospect named Cole Young who will probably take over 2b at some point. But the other two positions leave room for improvement. I think their primary target should be Coby Mayo, the Orioles’ top prospect (MLB.com overall #2) who has nowhere to play. But we will see if a deal can be worked out. It becomes much more likely if Seattle is willing to part with either Miller or Woo…
  19. notin
    As it enters its seventh season, this is already the third longest title drought in franchise history, trailing only the 9 year drought from 1903-1912 and one other, probably insignificant one…
  20. notin
    I think he is. But they are basing it on several projections vs the remainder of his contract. Obviously it’s the Steamers of the baseball world who do not appreciate him. BTV is just applying that lack of respect. Of course this also creates the possibility that Yoshida is similarly undervalued…
  21. notin
    In baseball, you have a seventh inning stretch. In football, you have a two minute warning..,
  22. notin
    That’s a no-brainer. I take Verdugo, Downs and Wong. Can you imagine the fallout if the Sox traded Betts TO THE YANKEES!?!!
  23. notin
    It did. But I’m not so sure how franchise-altering the return is for one year of a $27mill player. Even the Padres had to keep dealing after moving Soto…
  24. notin
    Why? There’s a difference between saying “I don’t like that trade” and “Boston doesn’t want that player”. And merely saying a trade works on BTV doesn’t mean the deal makes sense for one or both sides. Kristian Campbell for Garrett Crochet works on BTV. Does it make sense for BOTH teams? (It’s actually not bad.) Miguel Bleis, David Hamilton, Cooper Criswell, and Brennan Bernardino for Garret Crochet also works on BTV. Does it make sense for BOTH teams? (Clearly horrible for Chicago.) There’s a clear difference there without even knowing insider info…
  25. notin
    The translator did plead guilty. Perhaps the FBI considered the case closed at that point…
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