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Everything posted by notin
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I’d do the Snell and Flaherty deals. Pass on the Verlander deal. Cease isn’t getting moved and it’s looking less and less like Stroman is as well…
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And that’s exactly the reaction I expect…
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BTV - who’s been pay accurate so far this deadline - gives Snell a surplus value of $8.7mill. This makes him roughly equivalent to Mikey Romero or Alcantara. Not sure I go there for two months of Snell…
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I’m thinking a three team deal in which Boston gets Blackburn and Tony Kemp, Oakland gets some non-Boston prospects, and Verdugo goes to Seattle or Cleveland…
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That’s one thought. Another is many will be moved. And the third part is simple attrition; several of them will simply fail to advance at some point. If you want an MLB shortstop, you simply cannot draft just one and hope for the best…
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Most high school shortstops are merely the best player on their team and will be moved elsewhere. Mookie Betts, Carlos Asuaje, Mauricio Dubon, Santiago Espinal and Michael Chavis were all shortstops when drafted but have moved on to other positions…
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By the way, can I still make that prediction about how many more games Eovaldi starts this year? That still open?
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And you are 100% positive Paulino was the guy St. Louis wanted? You seem to be focusing on him as if you knew his name came up. It’s like you seem to think they went in and said “We want your # 11 and your #14 prospects. We don’t care what level they’re at or what position they play. And we certainly don’t care how good they are at baseball. We just know want them for Montgomery.”
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The Phillies have no prospects to fleece
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And that was where Bloom learned it was a mistake to rely on the health of Eovaldi. But if you recall the 2021 deadline, no one was happy with the SchwarberRobles-Davis additions, but the Sox did manage to be one of the last four teams standing…
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My guess either St. Louis wasn’t targeting the #11 and #14 prospect and had certain level of MLB-readiness, or Bloom didn’t want rental pitcher…
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The impatience is rampant here, my child. Ok let’s stop pretending this is something new. We’re all Baseball Freaks to some degree. 1. The “rest of the league” isn’t improving. So far it’s been Texas and the Dodgers. Outside of them, Houston and Toronto did each grab a bullpen arm. Lots - in fact most- of the buying teams in competition for postseason spots have yet to make a move. 2. Bloom isn’t going to make any deals until Tuesday. Again, most teams blah blah blah. 3. I have no idea who abloom will acquire, but I can predict with 100% accuracy most of you (myself potentially included) will hate his deal(s). 4. And yet somehow at least one of them will turn out to be a very good ballplayer that contributes…
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The Sox aren’t going to replace Kenley Jansen at the deadline.
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Yes because: 1. All prospects ranked 11 and 14 in each system are equal 2. Jordan Montgomery was sadly the only pitch available 3. The deadline passed far too long ago…
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A lot of Bloom’s wrong moves turned out to be right. I didn’t like turning down Graterol for Wong and Downs, but Wong has really filled a need. I didn’t like protecting Ort over Ward, but so far, Ort has outpitched Ward. Many drilled him for letting Wacha and Eovaldi go, but Wacha is on the IL since July 2, and Eovaldi went down with a forearm strain (which could be mild or could be his third Tommy John surgery). I didn’t like not replacing Story, but Chang has turned out to be OK. I didn’t like getting Mondesi. Ok that one has no real bright side, except Taylor hasn’t been any better…
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Nothing like making up a scenario and then holding Bloom accountable for it…
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The Sox didn’t need to dedicate any 40 man roster spots to any position in December. In fact, they added multiple shortstops after the Rule 5 draft, including Mondesi, Chang and Reyes. However, what is lost in all this of award hasn’t been very good, and has secretly been worse than Ort. Certainly he’s young (albeit not that young) and could improve. But so far, he’s not someone I miss. Much like most NL East bats…
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I went with Kemp. Other candidates IMO include Nicky Lopez (KC), Harold Castro (Colorado), Ildemaro Vargas (Washington) and Luis Guillorme (NY Mets). Guillorme is currently on the IL, so his likelihood is reduced (but not eliminated; Schwarber was on the IL when Bloom acquired him)….
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It’s been said, however. So do you think Cora made the right move starting Hernandez, who was struggling both offensively and defensively, over Reyes for the bulk of the month of May?
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Ok new crazy deadline plan Boston deals Verdugo to a third team and receives RHP Paul Blackburn and LHH 2B/OF Tony Kemp from Oakland (possibly with a prospect from that third team). Third team candidates include Miami, Seattle and Cleveland. That feels Bloomy
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My personal theory is Hill hated the treatment Cora gave him. But it’s not a theory I can dogpile with documented evidence…
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Turner has made a clear car he is finishing 2023 in Boston. I could see Bloom dealing Paxton, but I’m not as sure about it as I was a couple weeks back. I do wonder what the Sox trade bait is. And I’m wondering if Verdugo has entered that picture. With 1.3 years left and Rafaela destroying AAA pitching (albeit without ever taking a walk) and Dunn on board the rest of the year and currently thumping, does Verdugo fit in the picture? Or is he part of some depth that could be expendable?
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What’s blatantly not true is that Cora had no other options. Reyes was acquired on May 12. He started at SS on May 14, 15 and 16. And then once more for the rest of the month. Guess who started the rest of the games at SS…
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As I’ve said numerous times, the money didn’t bother me nearly as much as the years. When a guy has the season Kike was having, a one year $10mill deal seems more palatable than a 2 year $10 mill ($5mill AAV) deal. What I will always wonder and never know is why out till a so long to promote Hamilton. That’s Bloom’s job, but Cora most definitely has input…
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In the last month, I think. He started about 69 of the first 80 games, give it take…
