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Everything posted by notin
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He was drafted as a shortstop. If they needed a left fielder, they should have drafted a left fielder!
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Honestly, what the f*** are they doing? Best RF in the game and they are using him to cover for every injured MI they can…
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I’d rather put a better fielding 3b over there and make Devers a 1b/DH…
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I greatly prefer overpaying Devers to losing him after Betts and Bogaerts. It would have been better for the Sox if he accepted the Matt Olson extension, but much worse if he simply walked…
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Based on what? Last year at age 23, Casas had a .856 OPS and 24 HRs. Devers’ age 23 was the pandemic shortened 2020, but at age 22, Devers had a .916 OPS, 32 HRs, and 54 doubles. Casas might be a bit behind Devers’ pace. Not sure why you’re so pro-Casas but so anti-Devers…
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Fair. But if pitchers are riskier, doesn’t it make more sense to lock them up when they’re cheaper? As opposed to paying too dollar and THEN shelving them?
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Possible he was simply a lousy 2b in college. There is this weird tendency to take overly speedy infielders and move them to the OF. There have been success stories (Billy Hamilton) but also serious flops (Donnie Sadler). I see the appeal, but I don’t think speed = defense. Some guys are fast but still lousy outfielders. And this makes no mention of Duran’s weakest defensive attribute - his arm…
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For a 1b with a weak glove? I would wait and focus on locking up my SP cheap…
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I’m not even sure what this means. Freeman did play in his 20s and never approached that kind of money, accepting an extension from Atlanta of about $105mill over 5 years at age 27. A Freeman in his 20s didn’t have an MVP award under his belt and had 2 of his 3 best seasons (by bWAR) in 2022 and 2023…
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Ok but what if he doesn’t? Only 6 players reached both of those plateaus last season. And Freeman missed by one HR…
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On everything but line drives. There all line drives in the box score…
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Actually, Devers' AAV is higher than Betts. I suspect there was a lot of PR involved in the Devers' negotiations. After losing out on Betts and Bogaerts, I don't think the Sox could afford to let Devers walk as well. And it is hard to extend a player one year from free agency without basically paying free agent money for him. Plus Bett's deal was signed amidst a pandemic-induced shutdown. There may have been desperation on one or both sides to get something done...
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Freeman got $27mill one season after winning an MVP award. Not sure his price tag goes up much higher 3 years later with him being 3 years older. If Freeman did get a $30mill AAV today at age 34, it would probably one be for 1 or 2 years...
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I think they are trying to extend him to get him locked up through his arbitration years at a bargain price. Casas seems unwilling to play for a bargain price and prefers to go through arbitration unless Breslow hits his magic number. Not sure why/if they are not trying to extend Houck or Crawford. It's very possible attempts have been made. If either is unamenable to to same type of negotiation, then those extensions get more difficult. But the lack of stories about the subject doesn't mean there have been no negotiations...
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I didn't miss it. I just don't buy into that media hype. They were getting injured as fast or faster in 2014 and 2015, but no one seems to mention that and only compares to 2023. These injures are no unprecedented. There is significant precedent. But that precedent doesn't serve the purpose of the adding controversy to the pitch clock. Add to it the pitchers this year have largely had big names and corresponding pay checks. But these numbers are not unheard of.
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Casas has no track record right now. In his one season, he was worth less fWAR than Lamonte Wade Jr in SF. I suspect/hope he improves upon that, but he is very much an unknown. And the worst kind of unknown - one that wants to be paid significantly...
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A risk inherent to every player ever. If either had a significant track record, that would be one thing. As of now, they do not...
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No he doesn't. Maybe he has to prove more to Breslow. But it's unlikely you and he have the same threshold for proof...
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Who said they were hot commodities? They're good pitchers. They might not be good starting pitchers, but if they get extended now, they probably won't be paid like good starting pitchers. So either you have cheap starters or moderately paid relievers. What's the risk?
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I do not get why they moved him to the outfield, and why they kept him there. He should have been left at 2b...
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I'd lock up Crawford and Houck before Casas. Despite repeated failed attempts by Bloom, first base is simply not the toughest position to fill adequately...
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If Houck proves too much more, then the extension gets that much more expensive. If you lock him up early enough, you can get him for middle reliever/set up guy money. That reduces that chances of him being any sort of contractual albatross...
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I can't think of any 24yo first basemen with 1 year of service time that have been extended recently to draw a comparison...
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Would you extend Houck for 3/$24mill or 4/$32mill? Fairly short contracts that stand a good chance at being worth it even if he does not stick as a starter. Bello is NOT paid like 1/2. Bello has a lower AAV than Reynaldo Lopez, who barely has a track record as a starter...
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No way should he get that. Freddie Freeman is only getting $27mill AAV, and he is a former MVP with a Hall of Fame track record. Casas has youth on his side here, but anything over $20mill is probably too much...
