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  1. notin
    As opposed to a 35yo pitcher that’s made 26 starts total in the past two years. Now THAT is a building block…
  2. notin
    Do you remember your point? Teams only go in for Verlander (and his ilk) when going for it, and the Sox were in no position to do that. So tell me how 68-94 Texas is in a better position? And hopefully your argument doesn’t hinge on them finishing ahead of Oakland…
  3. notin
    And if we only use one season, do we conclude Elvis Andrus is a better home run hitter than Bogaerts? There’s a reason most use multiple seasons. I prefer 3 years worth myself…
  4. notin
    Maybe he gets dealt for a shortstop? Verdugo for Ames Rosario? Cleveland is swamped with middle infielders and is starting (per Roster Resource) someone named Oscar Gonzalez in the OF. Granted he did have a big postseason home run…
  5. notin
    And Toronto didn’t sign Kiermaier to put him on the bench, but sometimes you can make a trade that improves your team even more. If money allows, why shouldn’t they?
  6. notin
    Are you really going to lead with “4th place” as if it was such a major accomplishment? They won 68 games and finished 38 games behind Houston. They finished 18 games behind Tampa for the third wild card. Just because they played in a division with the more incompetent A’s didn’t make them closer to contention than Boston. Remember when you repeatedly crapped on Boston’s hit stretch as being just against a bunch of bad teams?? Those bad teams are Texas’ division!! And they got to play them 76 times out of 162 games!! Oh but now those teams are clearly all better positioned than Boston.
  7. notin
    I have heard the stories about his bulking up and that it didn’t go over well…
  8. notin
    Texas spent more on deGrom despite winning 10 fewer games than Boston…
  9. notin
    Old Red has already written the future. Just like he’s already filled in all the blanks from the past…
  10. notin
    You’d start him over Devers?
  11. notin
    Why? Bad teams often sign veterans on short deals. If the team didn’t turn everything around, they become trade bait at the deadline…
  12. notin
    You must be thrilled that the Sox avoided Verlander…
  13. notin
    The Sox reportedly offered Eovaldi 3 years. Not sure of the money. It’s hard to say Wacha is a lock to get more than Kluber right now since no one has signed him for anything yet…
  14. notin
    Gallo was right there looking for a deal. Maybe trade for Ramon Laureano? How about Verdugo in LF, Kike in CF, Laureano in RF, Yoshida at DH, and Turner to the bench?
  15. notin
    Did you read mvp’s post #36?
  16. notin
    At pitching. In what way is Wacha better? (And Wacha may not be out of the picture FYI…
  17. notin
    The Sox pitching staff is already better than last season’s. And it’s still December and they still have (per educated guessing, admittedly) about $20mill to spend…
  18. notin
    Yes. Next question…
  19. notin
    I get the Pirates taking Davis, as he was a division 1 college player closer to MLB and they had Oneil Cruz locking up SS…
  20. notin
    It’s possible and I am putting that possibility out there. We know Devers’ talks centered around his future as a 1b/DH. Think they ignored Bogaerts ability to play SS long term while discussing a long term contract? Frankly it would explain why only 4 years were offered…
  21. notin
    Reluctantly or happily?
  22. notin
    The shift actually started in the 1920s, although it was usually reserved for special hitters. The Williams Shift was actually used long before Ted Williams’ debut, and was named for a different Williams - Frederick “Cy” Williams. The nicknaming of star players “Cy” is just another tradition that died off too soon…
  23. notin
    At the very least, I wanted Houck’s vacated spot in the pen fillled. I get that the remaining starter options were a step below exciting…
  24. notin
    Losing Eovaldi, Wacha and Hill while adding his Marlins’ starter, Kluber, and a full season of Bello certainly has a legitimate chance to be an improvement. Not to mention, replacing Bogaerts, Cordero/Dalbec, and Bradley/Refsnyder with Yoshida, Casas, and Andrus, not to mention Avisail Garcia, also has a legitimate chance to be an overall upgrade. Right or wrong? And there there’s the bullpen…
  25. notin
    Let’s not forget last year’s rotation was never set either. Once Sale went down, we had Eovaldi, Wacha, Hill, Pivetta and then one of Houck or Whitlock, with roles changing all over the place…
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