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Everything posted by notin
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He’s still owed about $35mill on his contract, which runs through 2024. I bet he clears waivers…
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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…
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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…
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Unless they want Ort’s 40 man roster spot…
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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…
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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…
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All six of them?
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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!
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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…
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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…
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Kluber has an ERA+ of 55. Wacha is a baby step better with an ERA+ of 67…
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Lots of teams gambling with inexperienced shortstops while Didi Gregorius and Andrelton Simmons wait patiently by the phone…
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When it comes to Stanton, never say “back” and “locked” in the same sentence…
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A little early. But I will put him on my Watch List if you like…
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But his team flops in the playoffs because it conflicts with the start of his Pop Warner league…
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Aren’t you a little old to still be playing Little League?
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Tampa has the best offense in the AL. Minnesota actually is at or near the bottom. Those might be factors, too…
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It always seemed to me the Seminoles, Gators and (especially the) Hurricanes were more popular than the Dolphins…
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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?
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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…
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If Cora did that, folks would freak out..
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The Savior!!!
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The prime candidate (along with Ort) for “most questionable use of a 40 man roster spot”…
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Brasier really isn’t horrible. We’ve seen worse, and anyone we try to replace him with is more likely to be a step down than a step up…
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There is no place to sweat the mop up guys. Even in a thread titled “Sweating the Mop Up Guys” Now if we get to a point where Ort is needed for meaningful innings, I’m on board with moving him out and getting a capable (or even an untried) replacement…
