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Everything posted by notin

  1. Injury to Ranger Suarez pushed him there…
  2. No. He was just activated this afternoon. His post was hypothetical about who gets demoted if EVERYONE was all healthy at once…
  3. He’s still owed about $35mill on his contract, which runs through 2024. I bet he clears waivers…
  4. They might like Wong’s glove. They probably won’t DH McGuire just in case Wong goes down mid-game. Catcher platoons are unlike other positions in the starter is often determined by your pitcher and not your opponents…
  5. You’re confusing DFA with a demotion. DFA is Designating For Assignment and is done to remove a player from the 40 man roster, often preceding waivers and release. Duran (and Ort) have options left and can just be sent to Worcester for the cost of a bus ticket and there’s no reason to remove him from the 40 man just yet…
  6. Unless they want Ort’s 40 man roster spot…
  7. If the Sox listened to me: C- McGuire, Wong 1b - Casas, Dalbe 2b - Never recommended much. Maybe Valdez/Arroyo platoon? 3b - Devers SS - DeJong (acquired for Barnes. St Louis definitely makes that move) LF - Verdugo CF - Kike RF - Gallo DH - Brandon Belt SP - Sale, Kluber (I was fully on board), Whitlock, Paxton, Pivetta, Bello, Ward (but not Song) RP - Houck, Schreiber, Winckowski, Taylor (I don’t pull the trigger if Mondesi is hurt), Kelly, Brasier, Fulmer, Crawford. I also liked Chafin, but probably settle for Reyes Moronta (big whoops) BN: Arroyo and an OF. (Tapia? I don’t hate him.) So… probably not much better. Except defensively…
  8. Making a big deal about CERA when not a single pitcher on the staff has 20 IP yet seems premature regardless of whether or not you think the star has any actual meaning…
  9. All six of them?
  10. Part of it is many fans didn’t like the struggles agaisnt the early, easy teams. Baltimore (11-7) and Pittsburgh (12-7) might be better than anticipated, and at the very least are playing that way early on. Tampa (15-3) certainly started off better than anticipated. Heck, so did Minnesota (11-7). But hey, Detroit!
  11. I prefer Wacha over Kluber this year. But Wacha is still a slight improvement at best, and the bulk of his track record still makes him a part time pitcher. Wacha hasn’t topped 130 IP since 2017. Even the oft-injured Kluber has thrown over 160 IP twice in that span…
  12. I could see Yoshida being a factor, but I doubt any GM/Pres of OPS/whatever for any team anywhere has been fired over a one year deal like Kluber’s…
  13. Kluber has an ERA+ of 55. Wacha is a baby step better with an ERA+ of 67…
  14. Lots of teams gambling with inexperienced shortstops while Didi Gregorius and Andrelton Simmons wait patiently by the phone…
  15. When it comes to Stanton, never say “back” and “locked” in the same sentence…
  16. A little early. But I will put him on my Watch List if you like…
  17. But his team flops in the playoffs because it conflicts with the start of his Pop Warner league…
  18. Aren’t you a little old to still be playing Little League?
  19. Tampa has the best offense in the AL. Minnesota actually is at or near the bottom. Those might be factors, too…
  20. It always seemed to me the Seminoles, Gators and (especially the) Hurricanes were more popular than the Dolphins…
  21. I’ve heard many times the issue with that stadium is the location. I assumed it was out in the middle of a swamp or something. But then I went to St. Pete and it’s right off the highway like so many other stadiums. So what’s the deal? Terrible traffic? No parking?
  22. Think those attendance numbers in Philly stay up if wins stay down? I’m not so sure “star power” is the attraction nearly as much as active, high-spending offseasons are, since those send the message to the fanbase that ownership will not let money stop them from competing…
  23. If Cora did that, folks would freak out..
  24. The Savior!!!
  25. The prime candidate (along with Ort) for “most questionable use of a 40 man roster spot”…
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