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  1. FWIW Steamer projects Cole Ragans with a 2026 WAR of 4.2 in 172 innings over 29 starts and Jarren Duran with a 2026 WAR of 2.5 in 605 plate appearances over 133 games: https://www.fangraphs.com/projections?type=steamer&stats=pit&pos=&team=0&players=0&lg=all&z=1764733448&sortcol=&sortdir=desc&pageitems=30&statgroup=dashboard&fantasypreset=dashboard https://www.fangraphs.com/projections?type=steamer&stats=bat&pos=&team=0&players=0&lg=all&z=1764733448&sortcol=&sortdir=desc&pageitems=30&statgroup=dashboard&fantasypreset=dashboard Upcoming projections from other sources may flip those numbers because Ragans and Duran are difficult to project.
  2. Kansas City fans tend to overvalue Cole Ragans (just as Boston fans tend to overvalue Jarren Duran).
  3. A Kansas City blogger proposes a trade of Cole Ragans to Boston for Jarren Duran, Kyson Witherspoon and Jhostynxon Garcia: https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals/what-would-it-take-for-kansas-city-to-trade-away-cole-ragans-r3968/
  4. A Kansas City Royals blogger has set his sights high on any trade of Cole Ragans to the Red Sox: https://www.royalsreview.com/hok-talk/91090/if-the-red-sox-want-cole-ragans#comments 😉 A Red Sox blogger offers his take: https://www.si.com/mlb/red-sox/onsi/boston-red-sox-news/red-sox-should-offer-this-4-player-trade-package-for-royals-cole-ragans-jackson3
  5. FWIW Cole Ragans would give the Red Sox three of the top nine pitchers in Steamer's projected 2026 WAR: https://www.fangraphs.com/projections?type=steamer&stats=pit&pos=&team=0&players=0&lg=all&z=1764560800&sortcol=&sortdir=desc&pageitems=30&statgroup=dashboard&fantasypreset=dashboard
  6. The current 2026 Steamer projections for Red Sox position players: https://www.fangraphs.com/projections?type=steamer&stats=bat&pos=all&team=3&players=0&lg=&z=1764474193&sortcol=&sortdir=desc&pageitems=30&statgroup=dashboard&fantasypreset=dashboard What, if any, changes need to be made this offseason?
  7. The Nationals are unlikely to contend over their remaining two years of team control over MacKenzie Gore.
  8. Pitchers Kade Anderson (No. 23), Ryan Sloan (No. 44) and Jurrangelo Cijntje (No. 90) are Top 100 prospects at MLB.com.
  9. A healthy Blake Snell would likely be preferred over Sonny Gray as the starter in a Game 2 of a postseason series but a durable Gray would be of more help in getting a club to the postseason.
  10. Check out the 2026 Steamer projections for Red Sox pitchers: https://www.fangraphs.com/projections?type=steamer&stats=pit&pos=all&team=3&players=0&lg=&z=1764387860&sortcol=&sortdir=desc&pageitems=30&statgroup=dashboard&fantasypreset=dashboard ... Yankee pitchers: https://www.fangraphs.com/projections?type=steamer&stats=pit&pos=all&team=9&players=0&lg=&z=1764387860&sortcol=&sortdir=desc&pageitems=30&statgroup=dashboard&fantasypreset=dashboard ... and Blue Jay pitchers: https://www.fangraphs.com/projections?type=steamer&stats=pit&pos=all&team=14&players=0&lg=&z=1764387860&sortcol=&sortdir=desc&pageitems=30&statgroup=dashboard&fantasypreset=dashboard
  11. FanGraphs projects 30-year-old Sandy Alcantara with 2.5 WAR and a 4.15 ERA next season in 31 starts covering 187 innings; https://www.fangraphs.com/players/sandy-alcantara/18684/stats?position=P Every pitcher carries risks.
  12. Any remote Seattle interest in MacKenzie Gore would be as a replacement for Luis Castillo as a No. 4 or 5 starter. Gore is projected to earn $4.7 million in 2026.
  13. FWIW MacKenzie Gore posted an ERA of 6.75 in 11 starts after his All Star appearance. Opponents posted a .288/.381/.492/.873 line against Gore in those 11 games.
  14. Absolutely not IMHO. The Twins front office may feel otherwise. According to Baseball Trade Values, Garrett Crochet had a surplus value of $53.4 million last December when the Red Sox traded for the left-hander: https://www.baseballtradevalues.com/trades/179460 Baseball Trade Values currently assigns Joe Ryan a surplus value of $52.7 million and MacKenzie Gore a surplus value of $48.4 million.
  15. FWIW in their offseason plan the Locked On Mariners podcasters proposed a trade of six years each of catcher Harry Ford, right-hander Logan Evans and outfielder/inflielder Tai Peete for two years of MacKenzie Gore (with a separate dump of Luis Castillo's salary.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcK7lWfD7G0&t=252s
  16. Last offseason with two years of team control, Garrett Crochet was coming off a season of 4.6 fWAR/4.1 bWAR with an ERA+ of 115 in 146 innings. With two years of team control, Joe Ryan is coming off a season of 3.1 fWAR/4.5 bWAR with an ERA+ of 125 in 171 innings. With two years of team control, MacKenzie Gore is coming off a season of 2.9 fWAR/3.0 bWAR with an ERA+ of 98 in 159.2 innings. Ryan is four years older today than Crochet was last offseason. Gore is a year and four months older today than Crochet was last offseason.
  17. Seattle is highly. highly unlikely to trade left-hander Kade Anderson. A year ago the White Sox trade of Garrett Crochet netted Kyle Teel (No. 25 overall prospect), Braden Montgomery (No. 54 overall prospect), Chase Meidroth (No. 11 in Red Sox system) and Wikelman Gonzalez (No. 14 in Red Sox system)..
  18. A Locked On Nationals podcaster proposes that two years of MacKenzie Gore land three Top 75 prospects in Kade Anderson (No. 23), Harry Ford (No,. 42) and Jonny Farmelo (No,. 75) in a trade with the Seattle Mariners : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFlyFKGJSvY&t=956s That's more than the Red Sox surrendered last offseason for two years of Garrett Crochet.
  19. FWIW for as long as they’re living, Brayan Bello will be 35 days older than Garrett Crochet.
  20. Sonny Gray might not be the ideal choice to start Game 2 of a postseason series but the veteren right-hander should help a team secure a playoff berth. Steamer projects Gray ninth among all pitchers in 2026 WAR, ahead of many pitchers who might be a better choice as a Game 2 starter: https://www.fangraphs.com/projections?type=steamer&stats=pit&pos=&team=0&players=0&lg=all&z=1764301458&sortcol=&sortdir=desc&pageitems=30&statgroup=dashboard&fantasypreset=dashboard Gray's regular-season bulk has value.
  21. Sonny Gray might not be the ideal choice to start Game 2 of a postseason series but the veteran right-hander should help a team secure a playoff berth. Steamer ranks Gray ninth among all pitchers in 2026 WAR, ahead of many pitchers who might be a better choice as a Game 2 starter: https://www.fangraphs.com/projections?type=steamer&stats=pit&pos=&team=0&players=0&lg=all&z=1764301458&sortcol=&sortdir=desc&pageitems=30&statgroup=dashboard&fantasypreset=dashboard Gray's regular-season bulk has value.
  22. As an aside, will Alex Bregman be another one-and-done at third base for the Red Sox? In his age 31 season, Bregman posted 3.5 bWAR/3.5 fWAR in 114 games with the 2025 Red Sox. In his age 31 season, Adrian Beltre posted 7.8 bWAR/6.4 fWAR in 154 games with the 2010 Red Sox. Under his complicated contract, Bregman earned about $40 million this year while Beltre had a $9 million salary in 2010. After the 2010 season, Beltre signed a five-year, $80 million contract with the Texas Rangers.
  23. Steamer projects Sonny Gray 10th among all pitchers in 2026 WAR, ahead of Dylan Cease, Framber Valdez, Max Fried, Joe Ryan and Freddy Peralta, among others: https://www.fangraphs.com/projections?type=steamer&stats=pit&pos=&team=0&players=0&lg=all&z=1764128644&sortcol=&sortdir=desc&pageitems=30&statgroup=dashboard&fantasypreset=dashboard
  24. FWIW Sonny Gray is a year younger today than Curt Schilling was on November 28, 2003, when the Red Sox acquired Schilling in trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/schilcu01.shtml#all_transactions_other Gray is also seven inches shorter than Schilling. Schilling had a good first season in Boston, leading the Red Sox to their first World Series title since 1918. https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/2004.shtml
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