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June 27, Miami at Boston
notin replied to Maxbialystock's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
Sell who? You’re not going to build a rotation by trading away Paxton, Kike and Duvall… -
The mlb.com roster only has 39 players on it…
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He’s on the 40 man. At least according to soxprospects.com. https://www.soxprospects.com/40man.htm
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I think that’s why the focus has been on hitters in the drafts, IFA. Build up the total prospects and deal some for pitchers…
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You would. You know it. We all know it. (I would, too. DFA Taylor Scott.)
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Last August/September, Devers was dealing with injuries. I haven’t heard if that’s the case this year…
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He had some crazy stretch where he struck out 40 batters between walks, too. But he did miss some time again - and was limited to 147 IP. He had a 4.40 ERA and was only worth 2.1 bWAR, down from 6.5. (I see you’re back on FIP.) Think he made the right call betting against himself with that extension?
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Three years earlier, 32yo Zack Greinke signed a 6 year $206mill contract and 31yo David Price signed a 7 year $217mill contract. Sale was 29 when he signed and could have reached free agency at 30. Safe bet a healthy Sale equals or betters those deals in AAV and length of contract…
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The problem is - DD did do that. Sale crawled to the finish line in 2018, giving the Sox 32 IP after August 1. And did so without really even needing to extend Sale, who was already controlled for 2019. And given Sale was the epitome of undervalued contracts, one would think he would hope to cash in by betting on himself and seeking a contract in the neighborhood of David Price or Zack Greinke, which a healthy Sale would have no problem getting, especially since he was younger than both of them when they signed their deals. But Sale instead leapt at the 5 year offer, very likely because he knew if the season played out, he wasn’t going to do any better. And certainly it appears as though his agent felt that way as well…
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Youn clearly don’t know what that means…
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It’s easier to step down from Henry than it is to upgrade. Be careful what you wish for…
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Joe Ryan is the low bar? Most of us can limbo under that one without getting off our stilts. Of course Garrett Whitlock for nothing is looking ok. And Pivetta - like him or not - is an upgrade over Workman and Hembree…
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2023 MLB Draft
notin replied to sk7326's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Maybe, but converting to shortgo isn’t too rough… -
It seems like a yes or no question. Yes they’ve struggled against teams under .500, but they have a winning record against teams over .500. A quick look tells me they’re 12-15 against teams under .500. Of course that also means they’re 28-24 against teams over .500. (No team is currently exactly .500.) Are you saying that first record makes the second one moot?
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Doesn’t schedule matter? The Sox so far have played the third toughest schedule in MLB, per http://powerrankingsguru.com/mlb/strength-of-schedule.php. And still have a winning record. I hope you agree schedule matters after repeatedly pointing out last seasons hot stretch came against weaker teams…
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They needed a clear change of direction. That became obvious after 2019…
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Also he trade Matt Barnes and his 5.48 ERA for Richard Bleier’s 5.85 ERA. A difference that adds up to the same amount of ER but Barnes pitching one more inning. That seems fairly equal, too…
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(Not) Fun stat you probably didn’t know: Since April 16: Casas: .782 OPS Devers: .745 OPS
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If you like bWAR as an evaluation tool, you probably shouldn’t be so wild about Wacha, who totaled 1.9 bWAR from 2016 through 2021. 2022 was a clear outlier…
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I’ve often mentioned his low total is influenced by 2020. But I also have REPEATEDLY emphasized the multiple years. Kluber signed a one year deal; if he sucks or gets hurt, he isn’t dragging this team down even next season. Did Eovaldi carry that same mitigation of risk?
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6/25 sox @ cws 2:10pm et
notin replied to SPLENDIDSPLINTER's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
One thing I never noticed was just how small Andrew Vaughn is. You get this 1st round high pick college 1b, and you think he’s going to be built like Casas. Nope. Vaughn is listed at 6’0”, but absolutely not. I think he’s not much taller - if at all - than Yoshida. But he is considerably stockier… -
The whole “upside” thing is bothering you? Seriously? I think every free agent ever was signed based on “upside”. Did you expect him (or any GM ever) to suggest they were going to sign a pitcher based on “downside”?
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Are we revisiting which one works better in hindsight?
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I didn’t mind Kluber. He was a 3.0 fWAR pitcher last year; in that respect, or outpitched both Eovaldi and Wacha combined. And I hope the Sox NEVER sign a free agent pitcher to a deal longer than three years…
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He’s only taken high school shortstops. In high school, the shortstop is really just the best player on the team. And most high schoolers change positions in the minors anyway…
