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Or Houck. That Cora keeps using Robles shows he is apparently clueless that Robles is still doing exactly what Brasier got demoted for…
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HR and RBI were added later. After you were questioned on it…
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In post 102, you said Renfroe outhit Mookie. Not outhomered Mookie or had more RBIs. Outhit. Your word. This despite Mookie having a higher BA, OBP, OPS, and, well, better just about everything. And no one cares if you don’t like OPS. It tells a better story of a hitter than RBIs…
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But you also should accept the fact that RBIs are a lousy measure of a player’s talent since they depend heavily on someone else getting on base. Joe Carter was my first example. He was a lousy hitter who drove in 120 runs for the Padres one year. He didn’t drive in that many runs because of elite talent; he did it because he batted behind two Hall of Famers (Gwynn and Roberto Alomar) who were always on base. Put him behind two average hitters, and his RBIs could have easily been less than 70. Would that mean he was a less talented hitter? Because of who hit in front of him…
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Yaz was not a sub-.800 OPS guy like Renfroe. He had power, but he was also a complete hitter. Dave Kingman always had more RBIs than Rod Carew. Was Kingman better?
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So comparing RBI for a middle of the order hitter to a leadoff hitter makes sense to you? Did you also think Joe Carter was a better hitter than Tony Gwynn?
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The first one was a mess and a shortened season and the team had no choice but to trade the insignia league Betts. The second one got the team to the ALCS. The third one is in progress, but he’s already added a nine figure contract…
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What makes you think you’ve seen everything about Bloom? Especially since you’ve been wrong about his methods (nearly?) every time?
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Red Sox trade Hunter Renfroe in trade involving Jackie Bradley Jr
notin replied to Jasonbay44's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Kike is an excellent fielder at multiple positions and an above average to passable one at the rest… (Except catcher.) -
The theory that the Sox are not trying this year is just that - a theory. To me it looks like the Sox are playing a balancing act of trying to be competitive now and in the future…
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That sounds more reasonable. And that’s the range I peg for Devers. With those numbers, hopefully something can get worked out..
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It’s not. Unless you’re one of those “but they print money” people who thinks having even an insanely high budget is still being cheap…
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So you’d be ok keeping Bogaerts and Devers both, even if it meant not adding two starting pitchers and a closer?
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Any idea on years? Your guess is probably close on cash..
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And why Story was likely brought in. While a lot of people found the 4 year $90mill offer insulting (and it was), how many think the Sox should concede even if Bogaerts wants 8 years $240mill?
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And this is the issue What are Devers’ and Bogaerts’ demands? Have they even hinted, beyond Devers’ (agent’s) comment that the Sox were about $100 mill short?
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I generally prefer shorter deals, but if the Sox lock up Devers for 10/$300, I might not mind. I’m starting to think Devers at 10/$300 might be a better move than Bogaerts at 6/$150…
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If Bogaerts get $30mill, that’s probably a bad move preferably by some other team. Unless it’s like Correa’s deal. For a 3 year contract, I’m ok with a much higher AAV than I normally condone…
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I think I expected it to get that high. But I shudder at 10 year deals. Even 8 years ones…
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Which is why I pointed out Bradley and Renfroe are pretty close in that department…
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Renfroe was a better deal, but he didn’t outhit Betts using any metric…
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Looking at this again, my first thought is - no, Devers is not in the same class as Soto. Soto has a career OPS+ of 159 at age 23. At that age, Devers’ career OPS+ was 115. Devers is a great player and a perennial All Star, but Soto is next level, possibly multiple levels ahead. I wouldn’t give Devers a blank check, but at his age an 8 year $240 mill is my ceiling. My fear is that’s what Bogaerts’ is thinking he’s worth, and Devers has even crazier contract demands…
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In didn’t want him traded, but it did get to the point where it was clear he was not going to re-sign…
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Would you have handed Betts a blank check?
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What was the Sox original offer to Devers?
