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  1. notin
    Reportedly, but the Jays go in on everyone and no one has signed there since Kevin Gausman…..
  2. notin
    The Yankees can probably get both Fried and Bregman for what they’re not paying Soto…
  3. notin
    Grandal?? Didn’t he catch Koufax at one point?
  4. notin
    Fried seems more likely at this point, which doesn’t mean much. But it’s probably going to be another case of paying a pitcher in his 30s for what he did in his 20s. If the Sox move Casas, they may need Mayer…
  5. notin
    Bregman will be on their radar as well…
  6. notin
    Of all the pitcher names the Sox are connected to, I put Crochet atop my list…
  7. notin
    Most likely, Sale made it a contingency on waiving his 10/5 rights. The extension was announced two days after the trade. Certainly Atlanta didn’t decide in that 48 hour stretch that they’d seen something in Sale worth adding two years, especially given the spotty health history he had at the time. Almost always if a team offers an extension (or.picks up an option) that quickly after a trade, it’s because it was done to get the player to waive some rights…
  8. notin
    Last year. Chris Sale…
  9. notin
    Also Tyler O’Neill. They haven’t been connected to Pete Alonso yet. In fact, I don’t think anyone has been…
  10. notin
    So nearly the exact same pace as Hamilton, unless that last 0.1 (really 0.06) fWAR is crucial to you…
  11. notin
    It makes some sense and it might go up or down. But $11.4 mill over 5 years isn’t exactly a stellar surplus value. Abreu, for example, has a surplus value of $29.8mill over 5 years. Castillo’s is lower but, no matter how he performs, he’s owed $72mill over the next 3 years. His surplus value indicates he should be worth roughly 8 fWAR in that time, which is more than Hamilton. But also for much, much more money. And he also might not reach it…
  12. notin
    I take Crochet over Miller. Not sure where Woo ranks among the three…
  13. notin
    Bullshiit Steamer projections aside, Hamilton was actually worth 1.7 fWAR in 98 games, which extrapolates out to 2.3 fWAR in 136 games. He’s not a step down from Moore. At worst, he’s an equal, and as he’s 5 years younger, is more likely to improve. Moore’s Gold Glove was undeserved. Ceddanne Rafaela played multiple roles and fared better on the defensive metrics. That said, and despite Hamilton’s significantly greater surplus value than Castillo’s, I’d be surprised if even Dipoto entertained that offer, as my guess is the primary reason Castillo is potentially available is because he’s marketed as a “low cost” starting solution…
  14. notin
    I suppose if he has a 4 fWAR season, he might try for a deal longer than his remaining two years, even if the AAV isn’t as good. Those years might not be as available if he waits out his deal. I guess it depends what he values more - years or money. And whether or not he can actually put up a 4 fWAR season…
  15. notin
    If he does, think he opts out? This is the season in which he has that option, and the SS market looks fairly week next off-season…
  16. notin
    How many of those 50-60 catchers are available? And for one year only?
  17. notin
    Hamilton was a pleasant surprise last year, but I’d deal him for a lesser SP than Castillo…
  18. notin
    Murphy is owed $60mill over the next 4 years with an option for a fifth. As Atlanta watched Travis d’Arnaud depart via free agency, I’m not sure who else they have. There is a 24yo in AAA named Drake Baldwin who appears to have some outstanding plate discipline and some pop. Not sure how he is on the other side of the ball, however.
  19. notin
    Vazquez does more for his staff than Ryan Jeffers does. Or Yasmani Grandal. Vazquez is good (not great) defensive catcher who is a huge defensive upgrade over Wong. I’d rather see the Sox trade nothing for his last year than try to bring in pretty much any of the remaining free agents.
  20. notin
    If the Sox had signed the non-tendered Romano (and his ERA over 7), Breslow would be accused of dumpster diving. Especially if Dombrowski had gone out and spent millions on Aroldis Chapman to help his bullpen. Thats called irony…
  21. notin
    Not even if MN pays part of it? It’s only one year…
  22. notin
    Plan Z is still a plan.
  23. notin
    Elston Howard is also available
  24. notin
    I get what you’re saying, but honestly, I think a lot of White Sox players were demoralized by 2024…
  25. notin
    Christian Vazquez. StatCast still gives him good grades for pitch framing. One year left at $10mill. If the Twins want to shave some salary, Vazquez plus $3mill for RHP Zack Kelly (or some other nondescript 40 man arm) makes some sense for both teams. Kelly isn’t awful or anything and he could handle some useful innings for the Twins. But he also won’t be hard to replace in Boston…
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