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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
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Craig Breslow hired as Head Of Baseball Operations
harmony replied to Tedballgame's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
From The Athletic on Thursday: Craig Breslow sounds a lot like Chaim Bloom; Why did Red Sox fire one, hire the other? https://theathletic.com/5025869/2023/11/02/craig-breslow-chaim-bloom-red-sox-differences/?source=freedailyemail&campaign=601983 Subscription required but ... -
Masataka Yoshida was No. 87 on Baseball America's Top 100 prospect list heading into the 2023 season: https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=yoshid002mas With 0.6 fWAR this season Yoshida ranked 20th among rookie American League hitters: https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?stats=bat&lg=al&qual=y&type=8&season=2023&season1=2023&ind=2&postseason=&pos=all Another 19 rookie American League pitchers exceeded Yoshida's 0.6 fWAR: https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?stats=pit&lg=al&qual=y&type=8&season=2023&season1=2023&ind=2&postseason=&pos=all
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:confused: https://www.usclimatedata.com/climate/seattle/washington/united-states/uswa0844 https://www.usclimatedata.com/climate/boston/massachusetts/united-states/usma0601 https://www.usclimatedata.com/climate/new-york-jfk-intl-arpt/new-york/united-states/usny0999
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The five MLB teams on the West Coast have the best baseball weather. During the baseball season even Seattle averages less than half the precipitation of Boston or New York ... without the humidity.
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Texas lefthander Andrew Heaney reportedly chose the Rangers over the Red Sox last offseason: MLB Trade Rumors speculates that the Red Sox could pursue Heaney again this winter if the southpaw opts out of his Texas contract. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/11/al-notes-red-sox-heaney-twins.html
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Craig Breslow hired as Head Of Baseball Operations
harmony replied to Tedballgame's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
The source probably has a name but was unidentified or anonymous. An old newspaper editor was a stickler on that point. -
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