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  1. notin
    BTV-Approved Trades Trevor Story and Kristian Campbell to NYM for Bo Bichette Trevor Story and Franklin Primera to Toronto for Vlad Guerrero Jr. That seems really light even with the 13 years $465,000,000 left on that deal. But he apparently has made negative comments about the Jays organization and the new CBA might not favor this deal. He most likely does stay in Toronto, however. I think the Mets might accept the Bichette trade. Their contract with Bichette is such that the only way they keep him last 2027 is if he completely falls apart or has serious injury problems. I could see dumping that, especially after his lackluster 2026…
  2. notin
    So much for my suggestion of replacing the pregame stretching routine with just putting players on the rack…
  3. notin
    We need name suggestions for SLC, Portland and Nashville, and not their current minor league team names (all 3 have MiLB teams, assuming you count the Hillsboro Hops as a Portland team). No Salt Lake Bees and no Nashville Sounds….
  4. notin
    Didn’t you want Boston to start him in their postseason games in New York this season?
  5. notin
    MLB fans desperately need a Rays-Brewers World Series. First of all - two best teams. But more important, two small markets fighting for the title might be the “f*** you!!” many fans have wanted to give NBC for putting postseason games behind paywall streaming services and channels like Peacock and HBO. Fox never did that…
  6. notin
    There really aren’t. Josh Bell puts up good StatCast profiles with acceptable stats and can usually be signed for one year. But he’s not exactly going to satisfy the bloodlust fans have for NL high-priced free agents. Next year’s free agent class (aka this year’s trade bait) isn’t really any better. Tucker, Bellinger, Bichette, Freeman, Stanton? Which one will even be available? And I don’t consider trading Durbin for Bichette to be an option. At least not a smart one…
  7. notin
    With the s***** free agent class, I’m hoping for Sato but not going to be surprised or disappointed if they don’t get him. Im not wild about: C: Rutschman 1b: Contreras 2b: Story 3b: Durbin SS: Arias LF: Anthony CF: Rafaela RF: Abreu DH: Mead (or Mead/Gasper or Mead/Yoshida) … but I don’t think it would shock me either. And I certainly don’t think it’s horrible…
  8. notin
    I mean, that does involve replacing 1/3 of the lineup, and is an upgrade from Yoshida, Sogard and Narvaez…
  9. notin
    Story snd Yoshida will both be in Boston next year. Arias will start the year in Worcester. Also who is this “one guy” the Sox need to withhold the reserves to afford? Teruaki Sato? 33yo Brandon Lowe? The surprisingly good but no team ever wants him Josh Bell? The utterly useless Gleyber Torres?
  10. notin
    You got that kind of cash?
  11. notin
    They did sign Bregman to a $40mill contract 2 years ago, and Suarez got $135mill I over 5 years last year. If Sato’s contract is anywhere near Murakami’s (2 yrs $34mill) I expect Henry to take command and drive Breslow to the negotiations
  12. notin
    Arias likely isn’t starting the season in Boston without an injury. Most likely we get Mead (2b), Story (SS), Durbin (3b) and a Mystery Guest (Sato?) at DH. Mead did display quite a bit of power last year, hitting 17 HRs in 285 ABs. However he started the year as a weak side platoon before taking over full time. So, as he does murder LHP, his .852 OPS might have benefited from facing a disproportionate number of southpaws…
  13. notin
    1. I think sponsors might object to Rose and Jackson. Does Fanduel really want to be represented by a gambler? Not like Emmanuel Clase is taking their calls. 2. The Jays hopefully didn’t think Bichette was why they list, as opposed to that infinitesimal lead IKF took off third before getting thrown out by 2 inches (maybe), making Toronto the team in MLB that came the closest to winning a World Series but failing. And then they gave up Bichette and plummeted into last place a mere 162 games later…
  14. notin
    I would put both in. But I would not let either of them work for an MLB team in any capacity. They needed to learn their lesson…
  15. notin
    Even needing to use Manny as his cutoff man…
  16. notin
    And that throw against the Reds in the opening series was kind of mediocre and a few feet off the plate…
  17. notin
    The scouts who watched him in the minors and aren’t bsing everything on his one throw vs the Brewers? On soxprospects they wrote “Strong defensive instincts make up for only average foot speed. Takes efficient routes when moving laterally, but on occasion will be a step slow reading balls over his head. Has primarily played center field, but started playing corner outfield more often in July 2024. Profiles best in the corner outfield long-term, but could play center at least at the beginning of his major league career if needed. Potential above-average defensive profile in the corner and average in center field.” What are you basing it on?
  18. notin
    Being banned from baseball shouldn’t necessarily mean being banned from Cooperstown. Completely separate entities. Pettitte shouldn’t get in. He’s far down on the list of deserving pitchers…
  19. notin
    Vizquel is a borderline case to begin with. Bonds, Clemens, Palmeiro, Sosa. Put ‘em all in where they belong. The Baseball Hall of Fame is a historical museum. The purpose of a historical museum is to preserve history, not to selectively censor it. Nothing to do with fandom…
  20. notin
    It was a rhetorical question. I knew Valentine had one and Rico did not…
  21. notin
    MLB only adds teams when the lose collusion lawsuits and have to pay hundreds of millions to the players’ union…
  22. notin
    The Fungible Isaiah’s
  23. notin
    Dunno. Did Rico ever have an unassisted triple play?
  24. notin
    Maybe Worcester, assuming he gets tendered…
  25. notin
    Plus he rounded third and ran all the way to New York in game 5…
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