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  1. Hugh2
    Love it, this is pretty much where I see things going. I think there could be a different bullpen name or two. Love adding Soto and adding a good catcher. I do think there's a very good chance a rookie starting.
  2. Hugh2
    I'm find with it, I wouldn't hate a guy on a mutli year deal. Maybe a team likes Wongs bat behind the plate enough for a trade, not necessarily this offseason but maybe at the deadline, if Teel is ready room may need to be made and it would be optimal to have a guy on the roster who you can rely on but also help Teel continue to develop. I'm not sure Wong is that guy.
  3. Hugh2
    The best fit on the FA market, might be Elias Diaz. If you could carry a defense only guy, I'd love some Austin Hedges, but I'd be more interested in him as a back up if we had a solid starting catcher. Diaz is more of a complete defensive catcher and while he can't really hit he's nowhere near the black hole in a lineup that Hedges has been.
  4. Hugh2
    What I'm curious about is Connor Wong, is he a good catcher or a bad catcher? because he looked decent at one point but he looked awful last year as the year went on. Is that because he was overplayed there? if that's true, then getting a good back up catcher who can defend might make Wong better as well. I think they need someone who can easily catch 100 games for them, and if it's more around 60 or so, then fine whatever. But I think they need someone who is good enough to pair with a good young catcher for a few years (Teel) if Wong isn't it. That transaction can pair very well with building up the pitching staff.
  5. Hugh2
    Good read, and summary of the state of the Sox. From what we've been hearing to WHERE we've been hearing it from it certainly seems like this offseason is actually going to be different. Yet, there's really no good argument against those who want to say "yeah, I'll believe it when I see it" I will say this, Sox nation is never happy. If the Sox spend money on big name free agents, people will be upset that they spent money or they spent too much, or they spent it on the wrong guy. If they trade for assets people will be upset that they traded away prospects and future stars yada yada yada. Winning cures a lot and dulls the symptoms in many others.
  6. Hugh2
    If they sign Soto it’s because they’re expanding the budget. I believe if they sign someone like Soto, they’re going out and getting pitching too.
  7. Hugh2
    Honestly, why not just do 675/15? Get the AVV down to 45, and he’s likely going to have an opt out around year 4-5 anyways.
  8. Hugh2
    Fine by me
  9. Hugh2
    And for the first 5 years after he arrived in NY he was the best player in the game with 3 MVPs and two more elite seasons. He was fine for 8 years. Arod was also 2 years older when he started playing in NY, you’d be getting more of Soto in his prime. hes going to get an opt out and only be somewhere for 3-5 years anyways so who cares. If Arod sucked when he was 37
  10. Hugh2
    And LA and NY will stay over the luxury tax threshold too for 12-14 years?
  11. Hugh2
    Well at that point he’s either opted out or the Sox have traded him. Sox aren’t signing Soto then packing it up and being frugal with him here
  12. Hugh2
    You can expect several more losses to the 40 man before the offseason is thru
  13. Hugh2
    What better way to start showing the fan base you’re back, break them out of the fog of not expecting big things, and turning into contender than going out and signing Juan Soto? probably the biggest no brainer we’ve had in here in years.
  14. Hugh2
    That lineup would look so much better subtracting Teoscar and adding Soto
  15. Hugh2
    What is Teoscar like .027 better OPS liftime vs. RHP. I wouldn't say one can and one can't. Besides I need O'Neill to DH, I don't wanna pay Teoscar to play the field or DH when he will cost a lot more. It's all mute anyways, because Yoshida is here and I'm hoping for another move to happen
  16. Hugh2
    In the absence of Juan Soto, I'd rather just run a Duran/Rafaela/Anthony outfield OR a (Refsnyder/Abreu)/Duran/Anthony outfield and go heavy heavy on the $$$ for pitching.
  17. Hugh2
    If they didn't have Masa, I would have just explored a 2 year deal with O'Neill to DH.
  18. Hugh2
    If we are signing Soto, I don't think Teoscar Hernandez is on the table. I was actually the biggest advocate for trading for Teoscar at the 2023 deadline, and then last year on a 1 year rebuild value deal. He's done that, and now I think he's going to be overpaid, and if we sign Soto we already have a crowded outfield. But I agree that Soto bats 2nd in front of Raffy here.
  19. Hugh2
    How many people came in here to make this same point? Certainly would be far from a slam dunk but I can't help but think he'd have a shot if Manny Machado was a half way decent human being. Not only do I think he may have had more games played with better results between 2017-2019, but if didn't fall off like he had maybe even played another year or two as well. It might not of been 2.5 it may have been 4.5 years of production Manny robbed Dustin of.
  20. Hugh2
    If they're willing to go over because they believe in this team, then they probably don't mind staying over for two years, ALSO the penaltiy for going over the 2nd threshold is just nominal money. Still, I think the Sox would want an avenue to dip under several years in the future. I can see them adding two big contracts this offseason if they're serious.....Call it Snell/Soto and then maybe spending higher AAV on a few guys for 1-2 years.
  21. Hugh2
    or did i just give you all an out when I'm correct?
  22. Hugh2
    do you really though?
  23. Hugh2
    Yeah, Jays are pretty desperate. I think I could live with 5, would love it if he goes the Harper route unlikely as it may be.
  24. Hugh2
    It certainly feels like they want to make a decision relatively quickly, and not draw this thing out. I wouldn't be surprised if we know by early December, but I think before christmas might be a lot safer of a bet. Of course the safest bet is before opening day.
  25. Hugh2
    to me 1, 2 it doesn't matter. I think it's just very very likely that there's AN opt out in there.
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