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  1. notin
    Why? Calling up Anthony to replace the oft-injured O’Neill during his IL trips only requires one roster spot…
  2. notin
    There’s been a lot of speculation about Abreu being moved, but has Breslow actually tried moving him? I find it hard to believe teams like Pittsburgh and KC have no interest in a 3 WAR Gold Glove right fielder with 5 years of control…
  3. notin
    I wouldn’t have minded another year of O’Neill, whose off again/on again playing time creates an opportunity for Anthony as opposed to blocking him. But I do think it’s likely the Sox never get a pick. Pivetta shows up for work pretty regularly and so far that hasn’t worked out regarding his compensatory pick…
  4. notin
    Moving Abreu was always its own independent action. Think they move him if Teoscar had signed on?
  5. notin
    I liked O’Neill, but he’s only played 280 games in the past 3 years. Im not so sure that counts for the RHB being taken care of. Not to mention there’s a good chance an attached pick ruins O’Neill’s market and leaves him signing with the Chunichi Dragons, who don’t have to surrender a pick…
  6. notin
    At this stage a year ago, Corbin Burnes was a Brewer. Big moves and changes do happen in February. Of course, it’s not even February yet…
  7. notin
    They gave up ER-C for Narvaez. Sure he’s not the sexiest pitching prospect, but he’s not worthless either…
  8. notin
    And 3-3 vs KC. They went 6-1 vs the White Sox, while KC went 12-1 against Chicago and finished just one game ahead for the last wild card spot…
  9. notin
    There’s apparently also some internal conflict about where Bregman would play, with Breslow seeing him as a way to upgrade corner defense but Cora preferring him as a keystone…
  10. notin
    The White Sox very likely kept Seattle out of the postseason. Boston was third in the East; they have other mountains to climb. Baltimore has yet to do much to improve, save o adding an off-injured O’Neill. But they also didn’t as Burnes until February of last year, and c could do something similar this off season, especially since they have a very highly ranked Coby Mayo and no place to play him…
  11. notin
    Man’s even on paper, the White Sox look worse than a team that only won 41 games last year, which I was not sure was possible. It’s not hard to envision them having a major impact on the AL postseason again. I mean, they single-handedly made everyone else in the AL Central look competitive…
  12. notin
    It doesn’t need to be a bidding war. It just takes one team deciding to up their offer. Also with ST games starting up in a few weeks, a lot can change. If some teams sees their 3b go down for the year, it could dramatically change interest in Bregman. Plenty of teams make trades and sign free agents all through February and even March. These deals can impact Bregman’s market either way. I doubt he thinks he is sitting on final offers. The Yankees haven’t even been linked to him. But does anyone think they really plan to use Oswaldo Peraza and DJ LaMahieu at 3b next year?
  13. notin
    It’s not just about who improved. Sometimes it’s about who took steps backwards. One of the biggest factors last year appeared to be the abominable play of the White Sox. Detroit (76-73) was barely above .500 against the rest of MLB. And KC (74-75) and Minnesota (70-79) were both under .500. And then Boston went and acquired the White Sox best player, making them even worse…
  14. notin
    What will help Wong the most is if MLB implements the automated ball/strike system, negating his lackluster framing skills. He does a decent job controlling the running game. He’ll still be inadequate at blocking pitches, however…
  15. notin
    Why would Bregman sign it today if he wants more? Despite that it’s been going on for a while, the off-season isn’t almost over. He does still have time…
  16. notin
    On Bregman, the Cubs acquired RHRP Ryan Pressly today, possibly opening up budget to fit Bregman, which kills any interest from Boston,..
  17. notin
    Given that his post was in response to one about RHP Dave Robertson, I think the “President” he is referring to is Sam Kennedy and the post itself was apolitical.
  18. notin
    That’s great. Any thoughts on what you WOULD do?
  19. notin
    Not to mention when the NFL proposed replay rules, the cry was “but bad calls are part of the game!” I probably said it myself. Maybe more than once. A lot of it is a typical resistance to change. Adding automated balls and strikes isn’t a stupid change, like a ghost runner. Or an atrocity, like the proposed Golden Batter Rule. It simply takes the hardest part of an umpire’s job and does the heavy lifting for him. Pending changes to implement the automated ball/strike system might be part of the reason why the Sox were hesitant to move off Connor Wong behind the plate…
  20. notin
    I learned the interpreter was looking at up to 33 years in jail. That really killed any notion he was just taking the fall. I could him taking the rap if it was ONE year in jail for which he would be compensated generously, like $10,000,000 of Ohtani’s newly committed $700,000,000. But THIRTY-THREE years? No money makes that bid worth it, and no actual friend would ask him to do it…
  21. notin
    I’d like to see both sign extensions before ST ends, and I think doing so makes them more likely to break camp in Boston…
  22. notin
    I’m hoping when Campbell and/or Anthony get promoted, neither is part of a platoon. Especially Campbell…
  23. notin
    Anthony works, too. I think he’s more of a Plan B if Rafaela continues to struggle on offense…
  24. notin
    I wouldn’t mind Yoshida/Ref at DH, but bring in Grichuk or Laureano…
  25. notin
    And track and field (and swimming) went even longer with manually-operated stopwatches. They don’t anymore. Because electronic timers are better. The act of calling balls and strikes is the single most difficult task for any official in any sport. The task requires deciding whether or not a projectile traveling 100mph touched any part of an invisible box of varying size. A home plate ump would still make the official call. He is still going to make fair/foul calls on anything that hasn’t reached first or third base yet (when the base umps get jurisdiction). He is still going to make calls or call for help on check swings. And he is still going to call strikes on swings and misses on OOZ pitches that the system will call “balls” because the system does not involve batters. Also the home plate ump is responsible for HBPs. It’s not just “once every 5 games” calls. If they eliminated umps for making calls that infrequently, would they keep the guy at 3b? How often does he make an out/safe call on a close play?
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