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  1. notin
    But Boston clearly is, or at least isn’t eliminating the option, as they have already talked to Tyler O’Neill
  2. notin
    I like the accidental yet accurate replacement of “4” with “$”…
  3. notin
    My early take. The team to talk to about. a SP isn’t Seattle; it’s Miami. Thoughts that the Sox will only spend on pitching are incorrect. Hopefully if they go the free agent route, they limit themselves to RP. And Juan Soto. A talent like Soto shouldn’t be dismissed so quickly just because he’s too pricey…
  4. notin
    Too close to IBS, so many might feel it’s related…
  5. notin
    Agreed. But if you were Mike Hazen, you’d probably be told to move as much of that $25mill as possible…
  6. notin
    It’s hard to envision any team wanting to add any of these 3 over their own talent before the R5D…
  7. notin
    Valdez’ .409 OPS in limited action after the All Star break probably didn’t do much to make another team want to add him to their 40 man roster before the Rule 5 draft. He’s much more easily DFAd…
  8. notin
    But time machine bounce backs are usually not. That’s why I don’t want the Sox to pursue Jake deGrom or Lance McCullers this off-season…
  9. notin
    That and $5.75 will get him a triple mocha half cafe espresso at his local Starbucks, assuming he has a valid coupon or uses their app* * At participating Starbucks only
  10. notin
    It’s not difficult to envision the Sox not protecting Garcia. But he probably is the third best candidate to protect after Dobbins and Fulmer.
  11. 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…
  12. 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…
  13. notin
    There’s a pretty good chance Horn and Mata both get DFAd. And I’m on the fence with Shugart…
  14. 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
  15. 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…
  16. notin
    I didn’t see it mentioned in this thread but per MLBTR, Bloom does not take over until after 2025…
  17. 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…
  18. 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…
  19. 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.
  20. 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…
  21. 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…
  22. 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…
  23. 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…
  24. notin
    Story, Grissom/Campbell, Refsnyder and O’Neill/Grichuk/whoever…
  25. 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…
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