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FanGraphs gives Michael Chavis a modest Future Value of 45: https://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=sa828673&position=3B Top prospects have a Future Value of 70: https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-updated-top-131-prospect-rankings/

David Price has posted 8.8 fWAR, valued at $59.9 million, in his three Boston seasons while being paid $90 million. If he does not opt out, the lefthander has four years and $127 million remaining on his contract. https://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=3184&position=P#value I question whether a 33-year-old Price would do better on the open market.

To be fair, David Freese was a 28-year-old pre-arbitration player with only two years of MLB service when he was named most valuable player of the 2011 World Series and National League Championship Series.

With the exception of Bobby Valentine, the Red Sox have enjoyed good fortune with first-year managers over the past 15 years. https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/

I suspect the sample is too small to be meaningful.

Comparing long-term contracts ... If he does not opt out, David Price has four years and $127 million remaining on his deal after posting 8.7 fWAR, valued at about $59.9 million, over the first three seasons of the lefthander's seven-year, $210 million contract. Robinson Cano's $240 million, 10-year contract with Seattle was ridiculed but the putative second baseman has five years and $120 million remaining on his contract after posting 20.7 fWAR, valued at about $163.7 million, over his first five seasons with the Mariners. Despite an 80-game suspension, Cano this season posted 2.9 fWAR, valued at $23.6 million, while earning a $24 million salary. Of course, the now 36-year-old Cano has not brought the hoped-for postseason berth to Seattle (by little fault of his own) while the 33-year-old Price contributed to a World Series title.

Two years of Seattle reliever Alex Colome, the 2017 league leader in saves pitching in the AL East, could be available ... But I don't see a good match.

David Price ‏ Verified account @DAVIDprice24 Follow Follow @DAVIDprice24 More ... #Iholdthecardsnow 11:06 PM - 28 Oct 2018

A Red Sox fan and his wife had my wife and me over the dinner last night to watch Game 4 ... the Sox turned it around about when dessert was served. My hat is off to the 2019 Red Sox.

Impressive win, impressive season.

Comparing Ian Kinsler and Dustin Pedroia: https://www.overthemonster.com/2018/8/3/17645652/ian-kinsler-dustin-pedroia-red-sox-second-base I saw Kinsler play for the Clinton LumberKings in 2004 when the 22-year-old slashed .402/.465/.692/1.157 over 255 plate appearances in the Class A Midwest League: https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=kinsle001ian The good veteran had a bad night on Friday.

Impressive win.

Again, I don't hate (and question the priorities of a fan who derives hate from a pastoral pastime). I probably don't hold a grudge against the Dodgers for the 1965 World Series any more than I hold a grudge against the Red Sox for overtaking my Minnesota Twins on the final two days of the 1967 season en route to the American League pennant. My only trip to Fenway Park (2010) was more recent than my last trip to Dodger Stadium for the 2009 home opener. I have not returned to Los Angeles since although each year I make a few trips to San Diego. I was last in Boston two years ago for the Head of the Charles Regatta. I did not see the Dodgers or Red Sox (or any other team) play in Seattle this year. The Red Sox open the 2019 season in Seattle and I will join friends for a game or two. In other words, it's a close call on my allegiances. I simply hope to see some exciting baseball. I follow the Red Sox the way a person studies a second language. In the process I learn more about my native tongue and language in general. I apologize to the extent that I have annoyed anyone. That is not my intention. Warm regards.

I tend to cheer for, not against. It's that quirky positivity thing.

http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/la/community/dodgers-foundation/

West Coast bias. Gimme a reason to cheer for the Red Sox. BTW, I avoid hate.

I've held a grudge against the Los Angeles Dodgers since the Blue topped my Minnesota Twins in the seventh game of the 1965 World Series that spanned my 10th birthday. I've probably seen more MLB games at Dodger Stadium than at any other venue but I could never embrace the Dodgers despite living within walking distance* for six years. Nevertheless I find myself pulling for the West Coast team in this year's World Series. Sorry, Sox fans. I hope we see an exciting series. * actually I walked the four miles to and from my home to Dodger Stadium for one afternoon game.

For what it's worth, when Hanley Ramirez was released Blake Swihart had played 19 games, posting a .139/.244/.167/.411 line: https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=swihabl01&t=b&year=2018

That "deep slump" in May was limited to 19 games that saw Hanley Ramirez post a .163/.200/.300/.500 line. As a point of reference, ALCS MVP Jackie Bradley Jr. posted a .158/.238/.228/.466 line in his first 19 games in May.

With the advanced analytics in every front office, the impressive five-game postseason series would do little to enhance Jackie Bradley’s trade value.

Despite their flaws the Seattle Mariners have Edwin Diaz and Alex Colome, who have each led the American League in saves in a season the last two years. The Mariners also have a crowded middle infield with three former All Stars -- Robinson Cano, Jean Segura and Dee Gordon -- as potential replacements for Dustin Pedroia. Rick Porcello would be a decent target but for the $21 million price tag for the righthander's final year of team control. A match is doubtful.

Jackie Bradley Jr. joins Alcides Escobar and Delmon Young* as past winners of the MVP award in the American League Championship Series. I hold Bradley in high regard but an impressive five-game postseason series (preceded by a less-impressive four-game postseason series) won't have a great impact on his value. * and Marty Barrett!

Perhaps versatile nearly 26-year-old Texas infielder Jurickson Profar, who this year posted 2.9 fWAR in 146 games to Jackie Bradley Jr.'s 2.8 fWAR in 144 games. Like Bradley, who turns 29 in April, Profar has his third and fourth arbitration seasons remaining although Profar has a projected 2019 salary of only $3.4 million to Bradley's projected $7.9 million. Of course the Texas Rangers already have a surplus of lefthand-hitting outfielders.

Steven Wright pitched 13.1 innings for the Red Sox in 2013 but did not make a postseason appearance: https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=wrighst01&t=p&year=2013 That year Wright made one start in a 15-10 Red Sox win over the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park: https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU201308060.shtml