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  1. notin
    And what hat he wants on his bust in Cooperstown…
  2. notin
    bWAR/162 Grich 5.7 Pedroia 5.6 Whitaker 5.1 So maybe as questionable?
  3. notin
    Career cut short. But he had the potential to be either in the Hall or a Lou Whitaker-esque questionable omission…
  4. notin
    My rankings are as follows 1. Carson Kelly 2. Christian Vazquez 3. Nick Fortes - listed by MLBTR as a non-tender candidate. 4. Kyle Higashioka. Decent framing. Weak blocking. All are defensive upgrades over Wong. Wong’s bat and versatility does give him some usefulness and some trade value if the Sox pursue a pair of catchers.
  5. notin
    The money is higher than preferred, but a reunion with Christian Vazquez does make sense. https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/christian-vazquez-543877 Minnesota is cutting salary, but Vazquez only has one year left. So while he will be blocking pitches, he won’t be blocking Teel. His BTV surplus value of negative $4.3mill doesn’t suggest a trade will be costly…
  6. notin
    Enmanuel Valdez isn’t a top prospect. He’s a decent (ceiling) bat with no glove absorbing a 40 man roster spot that would need to open up to acquire Vasquez. And he could get the distinction of being traded for the same player twice…
  7. notin
    I believe Price’s opt out was after year three. He could have taken his ring and hit the market prior to the 2019 season and just in time to free up $123mill to add on to Betts’ offer.
  8. notin
    Reportedly he is working on it…
  9. notin
    Ok but we’re keeping Abreu. Want Enmanuel Valdez?
  10. notin
    Ptchers are never blocked. But signing position players is different, and can quite often involve making a long term commitment to solve a short term problem. Not to mention free agency typically involves paying players in their 30’s for what they did in their 20’s, and often for another team. That said, I rarely advocate heavily (or even at all) for any free agent. But I still want the Sox to be all in on Soto. Fix the pitching via trade(s)…
  11. notin
    After reading that article comparing him to Vientos, I’d put Romy Gonzalez in the 3b mix. And I can include Meidroth. I’d also keep Campbell and Mayer out for now. Both are more likely to fit better in the middle infield. No one has confused Story with Cal Ripken lately. And Hamilton, while fun and surprising, can be beaten out at 2b…
  12. notin
    You could flip flop those two names in that last sentence and it makes just as much sense. Not to mention, Grissom is only 6 months older than Meidroth, already reached MLB, currently on the 40 man roster, and liked enough by the current admin that they increased the money in the Sale trade to acquire him. And also have not likely given up on him after one injury-plagued season…
  13. notin
    No! Spend recklessly and wantonly!!
  14. notin
    $🐍
  15. notin
    I hope they don’t waste money on Max Friend. Is he even a minor leaguer?
  16. notin
    There’s times when they’re good for fans. Price had an opt out after year three when he would have been 34 (with 4 years $123mill left). It looked like one he might have taken had he just stayed healthy for 3 years, especially since Zack Greinke signed a mega deal with Arizona around that time, and he was 4 years older than Price. But Price just couldn’t stay healthy for 3 years. Or even two years…
  17. notin
    <sigh> I mentioned earlier Harper and Soto reached free agency at the same age, in fact Harper was about two weeks younger…
  18. notin
    But trading them away from a team that was in the postseason hunt until the final week of the season does make less sense. Ober and Ryan might make a combined $8mill next season. Pablo Lopez makes a guaranteed $21.75 million per year for the next 3 seasons
  19. notin
    That depends - do you mean Pittsburgh or Seton Hall?
  20. notin
    Maybe if Harper had those two extra weeks…
  21. notin
    I can admit to bring harsh on him. But Seager racing free agency at 27 really isn’t the potential opportunity on the same level as Soto reaching out at 26. Of course they will have something in common when all is said and done. Seager didn’t sign with Boston either. But until pen hits paper, I’m allowed to dream on this one…
  22. notin
    As discussed before, most of the above average right-handed bats do not hit lefties as well as Soto does…
  23. notin
    This is true. But Boston desperately needs a superstar to get past Betts…
  24. notin
    Just finished his age 25 season, just like Soto. He was actually a couple weeks younger…
  25. notin
    And you only brought extrapolated data into because the regular data doesn’t put Seager within 10% of Soto. Do you consider Seager to be the same type of generational talent as Soto? Seager’s had a great career, and will very likely get votes for Cooperstown. But Soto is on a historic path. Since 1950, he ranks 9th in fWAR through age 25. Ahead of Betts, Bonds, Harper, Mays, Ripken and lots of other guys who have already posed for busts…
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