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  1. notin
    Kyle Tucker is the top position player…
  2. notin
    Almost over? Nearly 30 of the MLBTR top 50 free agents are still available…
  3. notin
    I could see Henry authorizing the mess and still holding it against DD. Sounds just like how Ilitch handled him in Detroit. The “payroll mess” was acceptable as long as the team was winning. Seems plausible that his “not a team player” attitude falls into the same category. All of this is acceptable when it’s working. But once it stops, Henry was left with a guy who built an expensive mediocre team and was difficult to work with. That all seems plausible…
  4. notin
    Maybe there were health reasons when he sat? Cora has absolutely shown a willingness to play Yoshida in the field at one point. Of course if the Sox demote him to Worcester, not sure how Cora’s usage of him matters. And for the record, Devers’ blatant refusal to move off third is a bigger factor in not acquiring Arenado. With Bregman, the issue besides money is the divide on his position…
  5. notin
    Why not? How would you describe the payroll state of the Sox after 2019? When they spent over $240mill on an 84 win team that missed the postseason by a dozen games? And still had $300mill tied up in Sale, Price and Eovaldi, who were all starting to get repeatedly injured, and then couldn’t afford Mookie. And you think he WASN’T fired for that? Seriously? What abominable crime against nature do you think that man committed that led to his firing?
  6. notin
    But regardless, it’s going to be Bregman at 2b. This is not a wish; it’s a prediction…
  7. notin
    To be fair, hydrants are there to snuff things out and stop disasters. Not sure Thats an insult…
  8. notin
    I get they stood to gain nothing from playing their starters, but the Bills didn’t need to tank. They did have 70,000 paying fans in attendance who might not have felt their $200 tickets were so meaningless…
  9. notin
    Yoshida’s contract isn’t a big deal. First of all, he is a pretty good hitter. Second, unlike most players paid similarly, Yoshida has options left and can be demoted to Worcester. If he can’t be traded, DH him or D-mote him…
  10. notin
    That was bad. I know. I’m hoping they don’t dip below third. Cleveland already lost, but the Browns, Giants and Titans will all try to be in on Cam Ward and Shedur Sanders. I am hoping Travis Hunter can fall to NE. Hopefully one of them can get a win…
  11. notin
    I think they keep him, too. My only point is he’s more tradable for more now unless he has an ungodly season, which is possible at his age…
  12. notin
    1. I already made the injury point about Sale and Story. You were supposed to answer that, not ask the question again? 2. My point wasn’t that DD’s bad deals outweighed his good ones. It was that his bad ones were far, far more prohibitive than those silly one year deals for Kluber, etc. Bloom had misses, but DD had bigger misses. And your post made them sound equal..,
  13. notin
    True, but as I pointed out, they’re getting back Spencer Strider and Ian Anderson. And they have an All Star pitching in AAA!! Not because of injury, either. He just couldn’t crack the rotation last year. If Atlanta lacks pitching depth, how are we able to have any sort of tradable surplus?
  14. notin
    Casas is 24 years old with over 800 career PA and an OPS+ of 125, which is almost identical to that of Devers (126). Unless he is going to have some sort of other worldly season, that lost year of control is a huge factor, especially since it’s a minimum wage one. Control is just as important as ability when trading players (and salary is right there as well).
  15. notin
    Atlanta probably won’t turn down pitching, but until the injuries kick in, they’re loaded. Sure Fried is out, but Ian Anderson is back. Followed eventually by Strider. Plus they have Spencer Schwellenbach and the guy who made the second biggest comeback in MLB last year - Reynaldo Lopez. Oh and the biggest comeback, too. They also have some top pitching prospects, like AJ Smith-Shawver and Hurston Waldrop, both of whom are on the cusp. (I think AJSS saw some time last year.) Oh and some vet arms like Grant Holmes holding down the fort. Also their AAA rotation has 25yo former MLB All Star Bryce Elder. Any team with a 25yo former MLB All Star hiding out in AAA because he can’t crack the rotation might have some pretty good pitching depth. But at SS, it appears to be Orlando Arcia or former Oakland A’s batless glove Nick Allen. And that’s it…
  16. notin
    There’s a difference between misidentifying talent and signing players who get injured. So Story was a failed signing by Bloom but Sale was a successful one for DD? Seems counterintuitive. DD did have more success stories, but he signed a lot more large deals. And when forced to operate on a budget, he didn’t do so well. Comparing the jobs each one did to each other is not the same at all. Yes Bloom missed on those low impact deals like Kluber, etc. How much did those handicap the team? And why is the $40-50mill spent on those players somehow more debilitating to the Sox than the $320mill plus spent on Price/Sale/Eovadi for which the Sox received about $21 bWAR total?
  17. notin
    I’m going with the “I hate this move and it makes only marginal sense at best, so therefore they’re going to do it just to spite me” line of thinking. That kind of logic transcends money…
  18. notin
    Oh. Ok then. Carry on…
  19. notin
    Dombrowski wasn’t the only CBO capable of identifying talent, but he is the last one who was allowed to spend, at least until 2019. The payroll went down every year under Bloom (except a bump in 2022) and reached its lowest point since 2014 under Breslow. Dombrowski and Bloom could both spot talent. But only DD was allowed to pay for it…
  20. notin
    Casas isn’t worthless, but as a 1b he doesn’t have that kind of trade value. Casas straight up for Langeliers? I could see that. But not for Miller plus, or even Miller straight up. (Worth noting - Langeliers is a lousy defensive catcher and is best used at DH.) But I don’t think anyone gets dealt. And hey, stockpiling beyond your needs is page one of the Dodger playbook, that says “bring in multiple utility infielders, turn all of them into All Stars, don’t trade your homegrown players, and then move the right fielder to starting shortstop. And even after all that, bring in a Korean All Stars.”
  21. notin
    Are you impugning the baseball acumen of a fictional character along with a random blogger with no credentials??!?
  22. notin
    Absolutely he could have a great year. But one thing that is certain is if the Sox wait, he will have one less year. That said, I fully expect them to wait…
  23. notin
    I’m not so sure one depends on the other. I’m not wild about Bregman either…
  24. notin
    Casas might be more difficult to trade next year. One less year of control and entering his arb years. Easier to deal a player making $30-35mill over the next 4 years than one making $30-35mill over the next 3 …
  25. notin
    I don’t think there is as much there as you think. Devers is locked in to one of the 4 spots. As is Story, although as locks go, he’s not one of those ones you shoot with a gun in a commercial, if you get my drift (and arcane reference). Romy and Hamilton are not so much part of the starting four infield spots, either. They shouldn’t be counted. (And Romy might be a DFA candidate.) So with two “locks”, that leaves two spots for Bregman, Casas, Mayer, Grissom, and Campbell. Casas has refused an extension. His time might be short. And the addition of Bregman might push someone into a DH role. That leaves the prospect bunch (Grissom, Campbell, Mayer) potentially fighting for one spot, unless there are injuries or trades…
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