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Sale hasn’t been a guy that produced on the early part of his deal and is just dealing with age-related regression. Since driving that deal in 2019, he has been paid $71million (accounting for a partial 2020 season) and thrown 48 innings total. He’s basically been paid $1.5mill per inning. The good news for Sale is with contracts, it’s not how you start but how you finish. Not many when talking about Lackey mention his first 3 years in Boston, for which then then-highest paid pitcher in team history totaled a 5.26 ERA across 375 IP. He’s much more remembered for seasons 4 (especially in the postseason) and season 5…
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If you’re not listening to Rick Sutcliffe, you have no reason to complain. Just ask yourself “WWRSD?” (What would Rick Sutcliffe do?) and know the answer is blather on endlessly about unrelated topics until you as the audience either fall asleep, throw a chair at the TV, or (somehow) both. You’re not listening to Rick Sutcliffe. It’s a good day…
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Exactly. And I’m not surprised being behind them. The same didn’t go for the Jays and White Sox…
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The Giants are typically among the top spenders. Jays? Almost never. White Sox? Definitive second tier for payroll…
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I think it just means 3 weeks of Hicks. The Yankees aren’t adding Dominguez to the 40 man roster, starting his service time, and burning an option year to avoid their $10mill backup outfielder…
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The point is Rodon has pitched in parts of 8 seasons, and seen 5 of them cut short by injury. That he went two years without maiming himself doesn’t mean that is all behind him. (In fact, I think he actually finished 2021 injured.) I pointed out all off-season before the Yankees signed him that Rodon was a major health risk. (As if this was news.) Not sure why anyone would find this surprising. The injuries to Bader and Trivino surprised me. Rodon? Not at all. And I won’t be surprised if Severino gets hurt either. Nor Sale. Nor Kluber…
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The hope is he bounces back from lost time like 39yo Justin Verlander did last year after two lost seasons. It’s a slim chance but there is precedent…
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Wong isn’t likely going to be a starter, but Stephen Scott might be…
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So yesterday we saw a couple risky extensions. Corbin Carroll signed for 8 years $111mill after 115 career plate appearances. Washington also extended Keibert Ruiz and his career 97 OPS+ for 8 years / $50mill. The latter could be the new equivalent of the extension the Royals gave to Salvador Perez. Per MLBTR, the Red Sox are looking into doing something similar with Casas…
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Solely number two. Wins can make it more fun, but so many IP and AB go to players you may never see again that it does kill the significance of a good record or a bad one…
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I never expected anything from Goodrum beyond maybe holding down the SS position in Worcester for the first few months of 2023…
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Lowe? Timlin? Julian Tavarez, who started 23 games in 2007? Dempster, who was the only SP added to the last place 2012 team?
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The difference in actual talent between Rodon and Paxton really isn’t that much. Both have significant injury histories. Rodon just timed his healthier seasons better for a big payday. But that both of them got hurt quickly this off-season carries the same level of surprise as a daily sunrise…
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That’s one reason why pitching prospects are ranked lower by some agencies like Baseball Prospectus, who openly states this. Also because they’re just tougher to evaluate due to higher attrition rates as they progress…
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The only issue I have is the “build up the farm” process appears to be geared towards a ranking rather than producing a sustainable pipeline of minor league talent. Bloom has nearly completely avoided higher risk pitching prospects in favor or lower risk positional talent nearly every time, as if the goal was to increase the volume of Top 100 prospects over actually supporting the parent club. Granted, if you have a good amount of good positional prospects, trading for arms gets much easier…
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What was wrong with Wacha and Hill last year? The pair produced 4.2 bWAR and cost a total of $12mill. Or the Sox could have instead spent all that money on one pitcher and matched the 3 year $36mill contracts of Anthony DesClafini and Yusei Kikuchi, who, for the same AAV, produced -0.9 and -1.1 bWAR respectively, and both signing teams are on the hook for two more seasons. If the Sox worst pitching contract in the Bloom Era is a one year $10mill contract to Garrett Richards, I don’t think Henry will be too upset…
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McGuire for Vazquez worked out well. Vazquez had 2 months left and wound up costing $10mill per for 3 years. McGuire is essentially the same catcher defensively and 5 years but for just $1.2 mill and with much more team control. And in the process of that changeover, the Sox got two decent prospects ( Wilyer Abreu and Enmanuel Valdez) while also unloading the unwanted Jake Diekman. Not so sure this could have worked out better. The Bogaerts/Story thing I can theorize. I’d guess the idea was to improve shortstop defense. Story, like many Bloom acquisitions, seems to excel in Defensive Runs Saved. That he and Bogaerts had the same road OPS probably didn’t hurt either and might have suggested similar offensive performance…
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It’s at least something of an explanation…
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Robinson was another weird case because while he did serve his two year obligation, the Naval Academy (like all military academies) has size restrictions on recruits. Robinson started out there right around the maximum limit, but grew another 6 or so inches while at the Academy. His size actually limited his options within the Navy. Not sure how severely. In spite of this, the Navy still kept Robinson on active duty for two years. Song, at a more modest 6’2” - 6’3” or so (corrections welcome) faces no such limitations…
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Do you think the Navy really cared?
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I don’t think it was a dick move. I do think Song being granted permission might have screwed up his timeline. It seems like the Phillies are a tad unprepared to know what to do. DD probably hoped to bury Song on the Military List for a year, hopefully defend his pennant, maybe win a ring, and reinvestigate this situation next November…
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I think that’s a goal…
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Maybe the philosophy is going to be “short terms for pitchers - always!” How many Tampa starters stuck around for six years?
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I am not so sure he’d clear. Also he still burns an option year. But if he just trades for him before adding, he saves that option year. It might be irrelevant given Song is almost 26 and might not need 4 option years. But that doesn’t mean he can/should needlessly burn one…
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He sets himself up with limited options for the reasons I stated above. I’d say the common ground for what we are both saying is he doesn’t prioritize the bottom of his 40 man to the extent other GMs do. I also get he technically isn’t a GM, like Bloom isn’t as well. But it is a position commonly associated with roster management so I’m sticking with it while acknowledging it’s not technically correct…
