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  1. notin
    True and it’s not exactly Bagwell/Andersen. Actually, from a PR standpoint, it makes sense. The message to the fans that the title meant more than the prospects works better if Vazquez starts. But there’s always the humility angle. But why Houston breaks up MLB SP for a RF is beyond me. I mean, we need a catcher in Boston now, and it doesn’t have to be a short term solution. Does that mean we can deal Houck to get one? And of course, in Boston we have the “f*** Houston” angle where we let them suffer and fall in the standings rather than helping them out..
  2. notin
    If the Red Sox are taking on Cristian Javier, who is out for most if not all of 2025, Houston can take back a bad contract or two…
  3. notin
    Houston might be a bit embarrassed to deal away Abreu for 2 months of a backup catcher a couple years ago, and then empty the pitching staff to get him back, especially since they really don’t have much depth there…
  4. notin
    His substitute is similar, but a little more neurological. https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/laterality
  5. notin
    Reportedly the following pitchers are available via trade Dylan Cease (surplus value $33.6mill) Zac Gallen ($24.6mill) Framber Valdez ($24.4mill) Mitch Keller ($19.4mill) Keller is controlled for 4 years. The rest have one year left until free agency. Also, why so down on Manaea? You were down on him last year, too, and then he went and posted 3.2 bWAR…
  6. notin
    Why? You’re dropping the right word https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handedness
  7. notin
    He’s been a 1.4 bWAR each of the past 2 years…
  8. notin
    Very cursory and misleading summary. He came out slow for the first 2 weeks in April. Then started crushing the ball (.953 OPS the last 20 games), got hurt and missed 6 weeks. Struggled his first 15 games back in June. Then crushed again (.899 OPS) through July and August. And at some point tore his labrum and struggled playing through it. He has talent and he can hit. He needs to stay healthy…
  9. notin
    And the price wasn’t so ridiculous. The Orioles traded away two top 100 prospects for just one season of Corin Burnes less than a year ago…
  10. notin
    Mayer and especially Teel had the clearer paths to MLB than Montgomery, as the Sox control Duran, Rafaela, Abreu and Anthony all for the next 4 seasons minimum. Teel is a big deal, as the Sox have nothing better than Wong above A ball (and maybe not even there). Mayer, who’s only 4 months older than Montgomery, is already in AA and blocked by an oft-injured player who will definitely clear a path for Mayer by accident at some point. As the White Sox best prospect is an MLB-ready shortstop named Colson Montgomery (no relation), I imagine that helped tip the scales in favor of Teel.
  11. notin
    They can also demote him to Worcester, as he has options. And they might when he comes back if he misses time early on. But he’s not getting traded…
  12. notin
    1985? The year he cut down on his errors by getting to fewer batted balls? And you were 7? Maybe? B-R does give him 1 dWAR-ish for most of his years back then, which is good. Fangraphs doesn’t bother backfilling that data, but they do give him excellent defensive runs marks. So maybe he’s one of those guys that later evaluation techniques assessto be much better. Of course, he was still a left-handed hitter with limited power…
  13. notin
    I think he won’t be missed because he won’t be gone…
  14. notin
    They have obviously tried to trade Casas already. If they’re actually moving him, then Yoshida becomes more necessary. My prediction would be that when the season starts, Casas will be at 1b and Devers at 3b and they’ll ignore the defense, and that decision will be independent of Yoshida. And Yoshida was hitting pretty well until he hurt his shoulder…
  15. notin
    The Sox aren’t trading Yoshida. Not coming off surgery. He’ll be the DH once activated and platoon with Refsnyder in that role. Add a RHH left fielder (Teoscar? Taylor Ward? Nick Castellanos?) and a catcher that can be had on a longer deal than 1 year. And the lineup will be complete, barring any re-arrangement for defensive purposes…
  16. notin
    Baseball-Reference also gave Yoshida -0.9 dWAR for playing 1 inning in LF when nothing got hit to him. Thats your source? Early on in Boggs career, he was a very sloppy third baseman. He did improve in time…
  17. notin
    That formula did work out before with Swamp Shark movie star Wade Boggs…
  18. notin
    Law needs new material. He used to say that about Sale as well…
  19. notin
    One of the few?? NOBODY bought into. It was more of a running joke all off/season. Heck I kept calling Kennedy “Squealer”. (That is a literary reference, in case you weren’t one of the few to catch it.) because of the way he gave public statements…
  20. notin
    Means is looking at a deal anywhere from minor league contract to $1.5mill (aka The Fulmer Deal), and people are all up in arms like this is their Big Move for the off-season…
  21. notin
    Last year, Crochet was very open to an extension after a trade. I think he’ll get one. No idea on money/ years…
  22. notin
    I live in White Sox/Cubs country. It’s hard to cry “cheap ownership” to those fans. But I will say, far too often when fans call any owner cheap, they’re only referring to new money spent this year…
  23. notin
    Paying Fried got a lot less likely with the Yankees involved anyway. The Sox can’t outspend the Yankees, but they can put together better prospect packages…
  24. notin
    He really isn’t, sadly enough. Especially when compared to other owners. I mean, you’re calling a guy cheaper because he was outbid after putting up SEVEN HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS. In one bid for one player. How many full season payrolls spread across multiple years do you have to add up from the Pirates to get to $700mill? Or the Reds? Or As, Rays or Brewers? For all his penny-pinching, the Sox still had the 11th highest payroll in MLB. Over half the teams spent even less. Hell the Nats non-tendered their ALL STAR CLOSER a couple weeks ago because they didn’t want to pay him $4mil. Now THAT is being cheap…
  25. notin
    And sometimes it gets to the point where money is no longer a factor. When Trea Turner reached free agency, San Diego was determined to sign him at all costs. Philly was in it, too. Offers went back and forth a few times and his deal kept escalating. But Turner’s wife is from Philadelphia, and she wanted to go back there. Turner had to tell San Diego to please stop bidding. And of course they did. And took the bulk of the money they didn’t give Turner and spent it on another shortstop - Xander Bogaerts. Which is why his contract got so ridiculous as well…
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