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That you had to include $41mill in cash also shows it was ridiculous. A simpler one with no cash included would be Seattle gets Yoshida (-21) and Boston gets Castillo (-7.5) and Garver (-13), It works on their site because Castillo has 3 years and $72mil left on his deal plus a vesting option. But he’s only 31 and I don’t see the Mariners taking an offer like that seriously…
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Francona owns the top spot. I put Farrell ahead Cora. Farrell is the only manager in team history with three AL East pennants. That has to mean something. i know spending was cut under Cora,, but the spending done for Farrell’s teams (Sandoval, Rusney, Hanley) wasn’t always helpful… -
Is this a serious justification to equalize Abreu and Baty? So we should ignore that one player list his starting job while the other is in the running for AL ROY. But, hey, ZiPS said something 5 months ago. Apparently, as I paraphrase Douglas Adams, ZiPS is definitive; reality is frequently inaccurate.
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With JP Crawford signed for 2 more years and $23mill, interest in Mayer might be tempered….
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You want Campbell to play 1b without a mitt? Seems a bit cruel…
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If Seattle insists on equalizing the BTV values, they can call Texas themselves…
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No. They have Arozarena, JRod and the newly extended Victor Robles in the OF already, plus Raley and some younger role players like Cade Marlowe and Dominic Canzone. They have nothing at 3b. And no real 3b prospect in the minors, just a bunch of guys all named “Ben.” Who was the last good third baseman named “Ben”? I rest my case…
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Boston gets: Bryce Miller (55.4) Texas gets: Wilyer Abreu (29.7) Seattle gets: Triston Casas(27.9), 3b Josh Smith (23.9) Works out reasonably with current BTV values. When the off-season gets here and teams can make trades, most figure to go down as all of these players will lose some control. No idea how much each had when the current values were calculated. Boston gets a much needed SP, and clears RF for Roman Anthony and 1b for Kristian Campbell (his new home). Seattle gets a much needed hitter in Casas and upgrades 3b over the dregs they’ve been throwing out there all season. Texas deals from their 3b surplus to upgrade their near-bottom (in terms of fWAR) right field position. Everybody wins. Texas benefits about $6mill in surplus value, with Seattle losing maybe $4mill and Boston losing $2mill. But at these values, I accept that as equal…
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Casas (27.9) and Abreu (29.7) for Bryce Miller (55.4) Buy Campbell a 1b mitt. Done…
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Potential upgrade over Urias/Rojas/whoever?
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And what’s the Sox biggest need? Pitching. The Sox have managed to reach a point where the infield is getting crowded. Casas, Devers, Story, Campbell, Hamilton, Grissom, and some lesser candidates that no one thinks of as starters - Romy, Meidroth, Valdez. It’s the surplus to deal from. Story is immovable; he’d probably break if they tried. Devers is too important for both baseball and PR reasons. Grissom, Valdez, and Romy aren’t worth much in trades right now. (I could see Meidroth in a lesser trade, like packaged with Wikelman to Washington for one year of closer Kyle Finnegan.) That leaves Mayer, Campbell, Casas and Hamilton. While Bloom admittedly thought Devers would end up at 1b, not sure that was ever the plan out is anymore. Mayer is a popular choice, but after the fragile Story, he’s the only shortstop. That leaves Campbell and Hamilton. I like Hamilton, but not sure what level of starter he brings back, beyond maybe insufficient. So Campbell is trade fodder or the Sox re-arrange the infield and move Casas. Not sure who plays third in this re-alignment..
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BTV would think you’re a Mets’ fan. Boston gives up Yoshida (-21), Abreu (29.7), and Casas (27.9) to receive Miller (54.4), Garver (-13) and Haniger (-18). Lose about $10mil in surplus value. Seattle gets Casas, Yoshida, and Brett Baty (0.1) for the three Sox above. About even for them. The Mets get Abreu (29.7) for Baty (0.1). They benefit the most and by a lot. Boston’s job isn’t to weaken their roster to help the Mariners and Mets. We reserve that privilege for the Braves…
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Agreed. If (big “if”) the Sox do decide to re-arrange the infield to accommodate Campbell, a better alignment is Devers at 1b, Campbell at 2b, Story at 3b and Mayer at SS. Maybe not the best alignment, but better than Campbell at 3b. (Casas to DH or trade? I have my doubts.) Campbell’s lack of a position might position him as trade fodder as well.
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Hyperbolic, but it wasn’t called The Reset Button trade for nothing. If you measure by player count, it was not the bulk. But what if you measure by contract value remaining?
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He left Ben with a team that quit in early September. Ben unloaded the bulk of them and won a World Series a year later…
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Actually no. That all gets explained in “Air Bud: Automated Strike Clone”….
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As mentioned earlier, this is an origin story. So it’s a prequel. Buddy’s downfall comes in the next feature “Air Bud: Fixed By Pitch”
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Wasn’t the Beckett trade done by Hoyer and Cherington while Theo was doing his Count of Monte Cristo thing in a gorilla suit?
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The working title is “Air Bud: Safe At Turd”
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I hear Carrot Top has signed on to play you in the movie…
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For your sake, I hope Kennedy uses flavored shoe polish…
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I think the only ones who consider Crawford’s future role as “unknown” are the ones who don’t want to accept it. His role is established. He will be a starter next season, and most likely with the Boston Red Sox…
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That’s been my assumption. But now he has a rebuilt elbow. And he does have a past that includes successful stints as a starter. It’s one thing if he’s a candidate to hold the rotation slot for Giolito. That’s not so bad. I just hope they don’t bank on him in the rotation all year…
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Right, because we now know past injuries cannot predict future injuries…
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Oh, Coffee Boy!
