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MLB Trade Rumors weighs in: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/10/looking-for-a-match-in-a-mookie-betts-trade.html#comments

Those three teams had the advantage of playing in an American League East division that finished with a cumulative regular-season record under .500 at 404-406 (.499). The Minnesota Twins had the advantage of playing in an American League Central division with a cumulative regular-season record of 372-436 (.460). None of those clubs played in the powerful American League West with its cumulative regular-season record of 422-388 (.521). In its team ratings, one website has the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers as the clear top teams with Yankees third, the Athletics fifth, the Rays eighth, the Twins 10th and the Red Sox 11th: https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2019-mlb-predictions/

Over the past two seasons the "surprising" Oakland Athletics have won more regular-season games than the Red Sox despite Boston's 108 wins in 2018. Over that period the Tampa Bay Rays have won six fewer regular-season games than the Sox. But the World Series flag flies in Boston.

The Red Sox will have the 17th pick in the June 2020 draft: 2020 Draft order set WWW.MLB.COM For the second time in three years, the Tigers own the No. 1 pick in the Draft. After taking right-hander Casey Mize with the first selection in 2018, Detroit is on the clock for 2020. Detroit lost a Major League-high 114 games, the second-most in the franchise's 119-season history, to ... the fourth-highest pick since the Sox took David Murphy with the No. 17 pick of the 2003 draft: https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?team_ID=BOS&draft_round=1&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_round The three higher picks were Trey Ball (No. 7 in 2013), Andrew Benintendi (No. 7 in 2015) and Jay Groome (No. 12 in 2016). Other No. 17 picks for the Red Sox included Rick Asadoorian in 1999 and John Curtice in 1997.

According to one website, Manuel Margot and Logan Allen currently have surplus values of $26.2 million and $15.4 million, respectively: https://www.baseballtradevalues.com/trade-simulator/ To date Margot has posted 4.3 fWAR, valued at $34.7 million, while Allen has posted a rounded-down 0.0 fWAR, valued at $200,000: https://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=14712&position=OF https://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=18555&position=P

Boston lefthander Eduardo Rodriguez earned $4.3 million this season in his second year of arbitration and remains under team control for two more arbitration seasons: https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rodried05.shtml

This year J.D. Martinez posted 3.2 fWAR and an wRC+ of 139 in 146 games while Minnesota designated hitter Nelson Cruz posted 4.3 fWAR and a wRC+ of 163 in 120 games: https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=dh&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=y&type=8&season=2019&month=0&season1=2019&ind=0&team=0&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&startdate=2019-01-01&enddate=2019-12-31

If Eduardo Rodriguez were traded, what would the Red Sox starting rotation look like in 2020?

We're apparently in agreement on the answers to the three questions.

A sports franchise probably is not as attractive to outsiders as the team is to its hardcore fans.

Brandon Nimmo has never played third base: https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=nimmo-000bra

As posters on this forum are. Or not.

Ken Rosenthal likely has sources that we don't. Or not.

From The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal under the headline "The many reasons the Red Sox’ head of baseball operations job is a difficult one to fill": https://theathletic.com/1243402/2019/09/26/rosenthal-the-many-reasons-the-red-sox-head-of-baseball-operations-job-is-a-difficult-one-to-fill/

From ESPN's Buster Olney: https://www.espn.com/mlb/insider/story/_/id/27671442/olney-why-want-boston-gm

From ESPN's Buster Olney: https://www.espn.com/mlb/insider/story/_/id/27671442/olney-why-want-boston-gm

Only Sweet Caroline and Dirty Water. Or not.

Because of its charm, every baseball fan should be encouraged to see one baseball game at Fenway Park. But, because of its lack of amenities, not necessarily a second game.

The recently updated MLB Prospect Watch list has the Red Sox with only Triston Casas at No. 86 while the Yankees have Deivi Garcia at No. 63, Jasson Dominguez at No. 67 and Estevan Florial at No. 83: http://m.mlb.com/prospects/2019?list=nyy

MassLive.com indeed reports that Baseball America has moved the Red Sox farm system up to No. 22 in the BA rankings: https://www.masslive.com/redsox/2019/09/boston-red-sox-top-15-prospects-2019-final-power-hitters-triston-casas-bobby-dalbec-fireballer-bryan-mata-lead-list.html

FanGraphs had the Red Sox farm system at No. 30 in late July: https://www.fangraphs.com/prospects/the-board/2019-in-season-prospect-list/farm-ranking?sort=-1,1&type=100 In February Keith Law reportedly ranked the Red Sox farm system No. 24: https://www.overthemonster.com/2019/2/4/18210329/red-sox-farm-system-rankings-keith-law

Enjoy your break but I look forward to your return. The forum needs your contributions. Warm regards (from The Cooler).

The Red Sox indeed lead the majors in number of pitches: https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/2019-pitches-pitching.shtml Last year the Red Sox ranked 25th: https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/2018-pitches-pitching.shtml

The Los Angeles Dodgers have a highly ranked farm system despite winning seven straight National League West titles with at least 91 wins each season: MLB farm system rankings 2019 WWW.MLB.COM There's a reason that every time a new general manager gets hired, he preaches the goal of building a strong farm system. Developing homegrown talent is the most efficient way of constructing a winning big league club, by graduating youngsters to the Majors or using them in trades for more https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAD/

In losses.