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So Bloom can be frustrating with his inactivity in replacing injured players during the off-season. When Sale went down last February, I get using Houck as starting options were limited and replacing Sale isn’t easy. But I didn’t get not backfilling Houck in the bullpen. Now with Story down - and the Sox already down one middle infielder - still no movement? Elvis Andrus is an easy temporary fix for losing Bogaerts. For Story, why not Jurickson Profar? He’s easily the best position player (and maybe the best player period) on the market. While he primarily played LF last year, he did play over 1,000 innings at 2b as recently as 2021. While he’s no Frank White out there, he does at least bring serious OBP to the table. Maybe the Sox can’t or won’t sign both. But at least get one of Andrus and Profar. Or get both and we can rebuild that 2016 Rangers’ infield…
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At the very least, he should be a step up over Cordero/Dalbec defensively. And even offensive improvement isn’t a big ask…
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The 8 year deal Manny Ramirez signed was easily among the best long term contracts in MLB free agent history, along with the original deal for A-Rod (it was; look it up) and Washinton’s deal with Max Scherzer…
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That does sum it up. And we got his 27-30 years for less than SD will be paying him for ages 38-41. Dombrowski was often far too generous with his contracts (and apparently still is), but his contract with Bogaerts was brilliant on so many levels…
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Bogaerts was one year away from free agency. Very likely if you don’t give him an opt out clause, he’s gone after 2019. Why else would he have signed that deal?
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Are you six?
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Oh, ok. Tell me about them. What are they? How much do they impact the team? Does Vazquez have them? Does McGuire not? Or are they just buzzwords folks throw around about players when they have nothing else to support their point?
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I saw that. It’s not bad at all…
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MLBTR still says “close”…
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I gave up reminding that one guy who constantly does that to me…
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Nerd…
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First of all, “clutch” is a very subjective term. So it’s not much of a measure. This is not up for debate; it’s been the subject of multiple debates. Second, while certainly a lot less games played, McGuire has had starting jobs. And no catcher is a full time player. Third, for his career, Vazquez has been worth 0.0167 fWAR/game. McGuire has been worth 0.0169 fWAR/game. That’s about as equal as it gets. I don’t care if you don’t like fWAR. It’s objective. Not like “clutch”. And don’t debate that point; it’s been belabored to death…
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Awww someone doesn’t like it when he gets misquoted or misinterpreted? Take it like a man!!!
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McGuire is as good as Vazquez…
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No idea. That was the extent of the discussion before one of the talking heads decided Carlos Correa was still more interesting and the topic of his contract(s) needed to be completely repeated…
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At least 20 teams figure to fall into that range…
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I’ve heard he was trying to get ready for the WBC…
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Stop. I didn’t like the Story signing, but at least liked it temporarily killed the Tampa North rhetoric. But I also don’t think a flexor strain automatically equates to surgery, and would like some medical opinion from people who don’t think surgery is as routine as brushing one’s teeth or some sort of professional obligation. I also don’t think every time a player needs surgery, it’s because something was missed a year earlier…
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Devers signs 11 year $331 million extension
notin replied to Jasonbay44's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
I’ll predict a trade for Paul DeJong and his $9mill salary, which Bloom will use an an opportunity to poach a prospect from St. Louis. No predictions on the quality of the prospect… -
Devers signs 11 year $331 million extension
notin replied to Jasonbay44's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Yes and it would be well spent. But we both know such an opportunity will never arise. So my biggest hope is the Padres cannot extend Soto. Rafaela, Mayer, Mata, etc all work out. And the Sox swoop in and sign Juan in two years. Bit of a long term hope, but if there is one player worth locking up for 10-15 years, it’s Soto.. -
Devers signs 11 year $331 million extension
notin replied to Jasonbay44's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
I added one more year, but basically the same. Acuna missed a lot of time but IMO is a better player than Devers, and this is not a slight to Devers at all. To me, Devers is clearly among the handful of best MLB players age 26 and under. Bad glove or not, he is still a solid foundation to build around. That said, I’d deal him for Soto in a heartbeat… -
I think in this case there’s a lot of justified fan frustration. Sale, for example, took forever to get TJ surgery and missed a lot of time he really didn’t need to had he decided (or the team decided, not sure who makes the call) to have it earlier. And Story now appears to be on a similar track just after the Sox decided to part ways with Bogaerts.
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I imagine the risk of dying during Tommy John surgery is rather low, but yes, it’s not non-existent. But I would also not be surprised if the overwhelming majority of flexor strains among athletes do not result in surgery and become cured over time. Of course not all do. Bryce Harper will miss several months with the exact same injury due to having surgery. Christian Vazquez also sat out a year with the same problem. But still, the number of non-pitchers dealing with elbow injuries that require surgery does seem to be very low to me…
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Now when players sign these deals, they have tons of activities prohibited. No skiing, for example. No motorcycles. No bicycling (yes, I mean you, Chris!) Given the amount of control the team assumes over the player’s physical activities, is the choice to undergo surgery even the player’s option? Or does that decision come from the team? And if so, can the player decline and seek other treatments? Or do those require a similar level of team approval?
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I would imagine every player has issues in their physicals. Remember the foot issue that prolonged JD Martinez initial contract? The Sox did put some team protection in there for it, but they never needed it. The Dodgers have since signed JD with no such publicized language. Either because his foot healed or, more likely,it’s not so necessary on a 1 year deal. With Story, the flexor strain was a known issue. But I don’t know how often or how severe it has to be to become a surgical concern. Not even sure our resident doctor knows, although his input (which I’m requesting here, Jacko) will certainly be better than mine…
