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  1. notin
    I didn’t realize this while adding his name, but Luis Robert had a .568 OPS vs LHP this past year. If he keeps that up, he’s more problem than solution. Taylor Ward, on the other hand, had a .879 OPS vs LHP. I like the idea of sending Abreu to the Marlins for one of their SP. BTV teams me he’s worth both of them, but I’d take either one (health pending). Of course, this assumes Abreu fits whatever the Marlins’ plan is…
  2. notin
    Sale’s frequent injuries were instrumental in the Sox not making the postseason more than once. He was a great pitcher early in Boston and again in 2024. But from 2020-2023, he was a source of repeated frustration and dashed hopes…
  3. notin
    There’s a pretty good chance Horn and Mata both get DFAd. And I’m on the fence with Shugart…
  4. notin
    So I made some calls to my various contacts around MLB (by which I mean I Googled some stuff on my phone) and found the following players who might be available via trade and should be of interest to Boston. Sandy Alcantara Jesus Luzardo Taylor Ward Yandy Diaz Luis Robert Garret Crochet Ryan Mountcastle Nick Castellanos Devin Williams Kyle Finnegan
  5. notin
    Then it must be exploited. Yoshia (3 years $55.2mill) for Nolan Arenado (3 years $74mill). Sox improve infield defense and get their RHH bat. Cardinals get Yoshida…
  6. notin
    I didn’t see it mentioned in this thread but per MLBTR, Bloom does not take over until after 2025…
  7. notin
    I agree. Its hard to argue about the value of quality, cost-controlled starting pitching on one hand, and then think other teams will readily trade it to fill gaps on the other…
  8. notin
    I don’t think the Cardinals make that deal. Even if Bloom still likes Yoshida, he has a budget he has to operate within, and Yoshida simply doesn’t move the needle enough to exceed it…
  9. notin
    The Cardinals wouldn’t make that trade if you kidnapped Bloom’s children and made it a ransom demand. But maybe Yoshida for Willson Contreras? Contreras’ days behind the plate are pretty much over, so it’s a swap of equally paid DHs. Bloom didn’t sign Contreras, but he obviously did like Yoshida at one point. BTV loves that deal for St. Louis.
  10. notin
    Jokes aside, this does probably make St. Louis the most logical landing spot if the Sox are able to deal Yoshida. Bloom liked him before and thought he was worth that deal once upon a time, which separates him from all the other CBO’s. It doesn’t mean he’s willing to give up Masyn Winn for Yoshida. The Sox would still take a bad contract or two back…
  11. notin
    Or maybe move the Phillies to the NL Central. It seems pretty unlikely that either of the budget-conscious Brewers or Reds would ever be able to handle DD’s methods of operation…
  12. notin
    f*** spending. I hope the Sox don’t sign any free agents. Free agents always ruin the whole off-season by taking forever to sign anywhere…
  13. notin
    With Bloom, the Cardinals have joined the Cubs (Hoyer) and the Pirates (Cherington). making it 3 of the 5 teams in the NL Central that are now being run by former Red Sox front office personnel…
  14. notin
    Story, Grissom/Campbell, Refsnyder and O’Neill/Grichuk/whoever…
  15. notin
    If the Sox pass on O’Neill, Randal Grichuk (and his .900 OPS vs LHP last year) makes for a good RHH platoon option. I believe his defensive metrics also exceeded O’Neill’s as well…
  16. notin
    Entirely possible dealing him for Gilbert or Kirby meets that requirement…
  17. notin
    If they have Hendriks, Fulmer, Slaten, Whitlock, Penrod, Criswell, and Weissert in the bullpen, that leaves 1 spot for MLB. Plus a few like Guerrero, Campbell, and Kelly opined down to start the season. The perfect solution for that one spot is Tanner Scott…
  18. notin
    If he’s the 8th man in the bullpen, I’m fine with it
  19. notin
    They can’t really control the postseason part. The “reduced spending” might not have been physically voiced, but everything else they said (except “full throttle”) fell right into that line. Their actions starting with hiring Bloom would have fit right in just as if someone had challenged them to say you’re going to reduce spending g without saying you’re going to reduce spending…
  20. notin
    They do have too many fungible arms. All the lefty relievers are, if I’m being kind, nothing special. And a few RHRP like Weissert and Winkowski might find themselves traded, non-tendered, demoted, or simply released,.
  21. notin
    Given the publicly announced direction the team was going to take - reduce spending and build the farm to where it can produce a steady stream of MLB talent - are the last 3 years really a surprise? Thereal surprise might be the 2021 team, although the reality there is that team was largely the same as the 2018 team…
  22. notin
    The way the Sox have been drafting lately, a top ten player will fall to them in that position, a la Teel and Montgomery…
  23. notin
    Radatz pitched some 550 IP in his 5 years as a “closer” for the Red Sox. That’s not comparable to the role today. Was his decline due to mental fatigue (aka burnout) or physical issues? He was adamant after his career that modem relief pitchers (and closers) lacked the durability to pitch like he did. He was probably right, since even the most active RP are at best just over 300 IP in that same timeframe…
  24. notin
    High burnout rate? I can’t think of a single closer (or player under 35) who “burned out”…
  25. notin
    And many other teams as well…
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