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Everything posted by notin
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They had a closer. All Star closer, in fact. He just imploded in August of that year and never bounced back…
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Teams usually line up 7-10 SP every year. But often those last spots are guys either from the farm or on MiLB contracts, so they’re not reliable. But every team does this and no team just uses 5 SP all year, where’ whether they have Chris Sale or not…
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It seems like Bello, Crawford, Pivetta and Sale will fill the back 3 rotation spots. One of them is likely to be injured at any point in time. (Guess which one.)
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Trevor fired his agent for his own questionable decisions…
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They need to have some honor. The advantage to playing the kids is at least they are trying like hell to make an impression…
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And clearly that version makes it Trevor’s fault…
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Houck and Whitlock shouldn’t. Crawford has been improving as a starter despite moving past career high limits in IP. The Sox E also very unlikely to add 3 starting pitchers this off-season…
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I do wonder why no counter. Unlike you, I don’t speak for the players. But you really can’t call the original offer to Devers a lowball when other equal or better players are accepting it…
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That sounds silly. It’s not his agent’s fault he accepted the deal, and not his agent’s fault whatever team he wanted to play for wasn’t interested…
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At best it showed a previously unseen willingness to spend…
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Why was the original offer to Devers a lowball offer? Matt Olson (6.4 fWAR) accepted a similar offer and has severely outperformed Devers (3.2 fWAR). And please don’t use the “but Devers is a third baseman” excuse. He’s a hitter who plays third base, and not very well. Some of these Sox players might be a little too greedy…
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Cora is doing what he should be doing. Build up the IP for his like Crawforf, Houck and Bello; give some opportunities to the potential future pieces in Abreu, Rafaela and Valdez; and make a modest effort to actually win since you are in a position to impact a pennant race and do need to honor that…
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Snell and Nola probably start the bidding at 7 years and go up from there. Gray isn’t much older, has less wear on his arm. Five years is a bit much but I risk it. The arb eligible Miami pitchers don’t look enticing. Luzardo will cost a fortune and Rogers is always either injured or awful since his one good season. Other arb eligible pitchers their cheap teams might be willing to trade include: Brady Singer, Mitch Keller, Aaron Civale, Cal Quantrill, Zac Plesac, Paul Blackburn, Shane Bieber, Brandon Woodruff and Corban Burnes…
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1. If Nola or Snell is willing to settle for 5 years, TAKE IT. For Gray, I’d also do 5, but no more. 2. Yamamoto is a massive risk. He might be Daisuke 2.0 and they’re 10 years. 3. The Marlins won’t be dealing prospects. But they might be dealing arbitration-eligible pitchers due to their low budget (“What did you say?”) small market ways. Arb eligibles this year include Jesus Luzardo and Trevor Rogers. Next year’s crop includes Braxton Garrett and Edward Cabrera, both of whom might be available but probably a bit pricier…
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Actually they’re 9.5 games out. But likely they finish 10-12 games out of the postseason. Winning the division is obviously much better, but just getting into the postseason is the real goal. The Phillies finished 14 games out last year and made it to the World Series. We still count that, right?
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The thing is, they’re actually not. As bad as this team fell apart, they’re only going to finish 10-12 games out of the pistseadon. And while that’sa large enough gap to keep the mystery out of this season, do you really think its an impossible task to improve by that many games in a full year? Granted, the Sox need to make a couple expensive additions to the top of the rotation and straighten out the crowded outfield, and then they might actually be back in the postseason. And once you get in, anything can happen. Last year we saw a team with 2 starting pitchers, no bullpen and an extremely questionable defense just go on a hit streak and make it to the World Series. Once you’re in, you’re contending…
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The Padres are an odd case. Last year they were 60-46. They dropped a slew of prospects to acquire Juan Soto and Josh Hader (mostly Soto). Since then they are 106-107. And probably going to unload Soto and let Hader walk (with a QO). And they are likely to find out (like Boston did) that dealing one year of a high-priced young superstar might not attract as many trade offers as they would like…
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Completely irrelevant (and also completely theoretical) what a previous commissioner would have done. The current commissioner - the only one that matters - levied a punishment he felt was sufficient and Cora served his time…
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Technically the rehire was the only time they hired him after knowing he cheated. Unless he talked about it in his first go round of interviews. “Ever hear that trash can banging when we are up? That was me!”
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Cora cheated against the Red Sox in 2017. And yet they still hired him…
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Given the 13 DFA and non-tender candidates I listed, moving Walter in a trade to clear a spot isn’t too likely…
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Devers, too. Right?
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His hefty option all but assures an opt out. He had a good enough season that he will draw interest; that is definite as well. And he needs to only get an offer of $6.8mill to exceed his total if he opts back in. Given that we live in a world that pays Leury Garcia $5.5mill, a bet of Turner exceeding $6.8mill is roughly equal to betting the sun will rise tomorrow. As for what Turner wants - a shot at another ring? A starting role? As much cash as possible? - none of us know. But he will very likely have choices that offer some combination of those options. But he is opting out. This is not up in the air…
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You think he isn’t a candidate? Obviously the Sox aren’t going to DFA everyone but Hamilton hasn’t established himself as much more than a weak bat utility option. He could still have an MLB career, possibly in Boston. But he is also on the list of players who might not fit into the new CBO’s plans and might be deemed expendable…
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Baseball doesn’t ban cheaters for life. Just gamblers. Gaylord Perry cheated, too, and he was not only not banned, he was enshrined…
