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The Seattle draft picks, to be precise: Logan Gilbert, 14th overall pick in 2018 draft George Kirby, 20th pick of 2019 draft Emerson Hancock, 6th pick of 2020 draft Bryce Miller, 113rd pick of 2021 draft Bryan Woo, 174th pick of the 2021 draft Hancock, the highest pick, has made the least MLB impact to date. The Red Sox had the fourth pick in the 2021 draft that produced two likely 2024 Seattle starters. Next July the Red Sox will draft ahead of the Mariners for the third time in four years.
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Craig Breslow hired as Head Of Baseball Operations
harmony replied to Tedballgame's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Trivia: Craig Breslow and Seattle's Jerry Dipoto -- rare top team executives who played in the Major Leagues -- were MLB relievers who posted identical career bWAR of 6.3, Breslow in 12 MLB seasons and Dipoto in eight seasons. FanGraphs gives Dipoto the edge over Breslow in career fWAR, 5.1 to 2.0. -
The Seattle Mariners skip AAA with many pitching prospects, including Bryce Miller and Bryan Woo. Logan Gilbert and George Kirby made only one AAA start apiece.
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Luis Urias, who was born and raised in Mexico, will get to work with touted Seattle infield coach Perry Hill, who played six seasons in the Mexican League: https://www.lookoutlanding.com/2022/10/6/23355628/perry-hill-mariners-coach-defensive-wizardry-rooted-in-respect-jp-crawford-ty-france FWIW
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Luis Urias’ negative 2 Defensive Runs Saved in 208.2 innings at second base for the Red Sox brought his career DRS at second base down to 0 in 1080.2 innings. The 26-year-old Urias has posted 11 DRS in 1319.1 career innings at third base and could audition next season to replace Seattle third baseman Eugenio Suarez, who will be in the final year of his contract.
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The Red Sox essentially traded Bradley Blalock for Isaiah Campbell with two months of Luis Urias stuck in between.
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The timing of the trade at the non-tender deadline suggests that the Red Sox did not think Luis Urias was worth his projected 2024 salary of $4.7 million. The Mariners apparently felt otherwise. Seattle adds Urias to its second base mediocrity pile of Josh Rojas, Jose Caballero, Dylan Moore and Sam Haggerty. And the Mariners are high on second base prospect Ryan Bliss, a nearly 24-year-old Mookie Betts Lite. Sort of.
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Isaiah Campbell could be fantastic pickup for the Red Sox. Mariners fans apparently are not crazy about Luis Urias: https://www.marinertalk.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=8824
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The Heathcliff Slocumb trade for years has helped Red Sox fans forget the previous season's deadline trade of Jamie Moyer, who produced more WAR for his new team than any player involved in the Slocumb trade. Win some, lose some.
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FanGraphs columnist Michael Baumann discusses Alex Verdugo's trade value: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/exploring-a-second-alex-verdugo-trade/
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"Let’s get this out of the way: Boston looks like an unlikely landing spot for Ohtani." The Boston Globe's Alex Speier wrote Thursday. https://www.si.com/mlb/red-sox/news/red-sox-insider-pours-cold-water-on-boston-signing-polarizing-superstar-steve1 https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/11/09/sports/this-baseball-offseason-its-shohei-ohtani-who-has-first-move/
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Hugh, I hope you find solace from your trauma. No one deserves the abuse you described. My questions: 1. After gaining discovery, did Trevor Bauer post all the texts? 2. Or did Bauer post only texts (and other evidence) that supported his version of events, omitting any texts (and evidence) that supported her version of events? 3. If Bauer had overwhelming proof, why did he drop his suit without extracting a retraction from the woman? 4. Did Bauer and his attorneys fear losing at trial where Bauer and his witnesses would be subject to cross-examination and where the woman could present contradictory evidence? Truth is difficult to ascertain in these matters but a trial with evidence from both sides may have brought us closer to the truth. Or not. Trevor Bauer will likely pitch in Major League Baseball next season. Let's live with it.
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Trevor Bauer was entitlted to his day in court but dismissed his suit. Instead Bauer chose to take his case to the court of public opinion where his infomercial video would not be subject to cross-examination and contradictory evidence. Bauer dismissed his suit without extracting a retraction from the woman; the woman dismissed her countersuit without extracting an admission of wrongdoing by Bauer. We'll need to be resigned to never learning the truth. That's fine. Many MLB teams will shy away from Bauer but the rightlander is likely to land a job.
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The Padres reportedly took out a $50 million loan in September to cover expenses: https://www.forbes.com/sites/danepstein/2023/11/01/the-san-diego-padres-borrowed-50-million-and-now-face-tough-offseason/?sh=6b8c761d7fe1 Fernando Tatis Jr. has a 2024 salary of only $11.7 million while Juan Soto is projected to earn $33 million in his final arbitration season. A trade of Soto would provide more immediate financial relief. Tatis has full no-trade protection in his contract while Soto has no contractual say in where he is traded.
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Indeed Seattle shortstop J.P. Crawford, who posted 4.9 fWAR this year in his age 28 season, remains under contract through the 2026 season. And four of Seattle’s top seven prospects are shortstops, including 18-year-old Felnin Celeste’s, the overall No. 2 prospect in a recent international class. The Mariners would be unlikely to trade their top prospect, 20-year-old shortstop Cole Young, straight up for Marcelo Mayer (and the Red Sox likewise would be unlikely to do that deal).
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Columnists Tim Britton and Aaron Gleeman at The Athletic list the Red Sox among the select best fits for Aaron Nola, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Jordan Montgomery, Eduardo Rodriguez, Marcus Stroman, Hyun-jin Ryu, Whit Merrifield and Tim Anderson: https://theathletic.com/5029170/2023/11/06/free-agents-mlb-list/ Subscription required.
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And vice versa.
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Most fans don’t get what they want for their favorite teams. Baseball forums are filled with wish lists.
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The Chicago Cubs reportedly have exercised their 2024 option on Kyle Hendricks:
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FWIW in 34 games this season Cade Marlowe posted 0.9 fWAR and a wRC+ of 112 while in 142 games Alex Verdugo posted 2.0 fWAR and a wRC+ of 98. Of course it’s a small sample for Marlowe who comes with six years of team control.
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If the Red Sox don't want Nick Pivetta at a $6.9 million salary, why would another team want Pivetta at that salary instead of pursuing "top tier starting pitchers"? To address the question: To trim payroll would the Red Sox trade one year of Nick Pivetta at a projected $6.9 million and one year of Alex Verdugo at $9.2 million to the Seattle Mariners for their Round A PPI Draft Pick and 26-year-old outfielder Cade Marlowe? Baseball Trade Values calls it an even trade.
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Like most industries MLB and its teams have become increasingly dependent on analytics to make those type of decisions.
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Righthander Mitch Keller, a 27-year-old with two more years of team control, ranked 23rd among all pitchers in fWAR this season (a decimal point behind Justin Verlander): https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=pit&lg=all&qual=y&type=8&season=2023&season1=2023&ind=0&postseason= Marcelo Mayer's stock has not risen in the past 12 months.
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Craig Breslow hired as Head Of Baseball Operations
harmony replied to Tedballgame's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
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FWIW after his breakout 6.0 fWAR season in 2021, Bryan Reynolds has posted more pedestrian fWAR of 2.8 and 2.3 the last two years as the Pirate approaches his 29th birthday in January: https://www.fangraphs.com/players/bryan-reynolds/19326/stats?position=OF