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  1. Hugh2
    Ok....I mean I didn't really believe it either, but most trades match up very well or close to it on BTV. The proof is in the pudding. And remember this, a lot of you might be against all this analytic crap but we know for a fact that most front offices ARE NOT, so right or wrong we have an ideal of how they're evaluating players. So......it's not so much about whether or not it is a lopsided trade if it is perceived as such you could of got something for less.
  2. Hugh2
    The early trade was an "overpay" by btv but it was still accepted.
  3. Hugh2
    MH?
  4. Hugh2
    I think BTV is using surplus and how close in value they were when deciding when to accept or not. Outliers exist, but it's really impressive how close it is on almost all real trades.
  5. Hugh2
    I've made it a habbit of plugging real trades into BTV, it's a lot closer than you'd think the vast majority of the time and that trade was a major major major overpay for the Sox. I don't think the Mets go for that though, unless they were particularly high on Duran and Mayer.
  6. Hugh2
    It's been done, not terribly common but more so than you'd think. I can't think of a team that has ever employed a 6 man rotation year round but there are a LOT of examples of teams who have done it for a stretch of 1-2 months including the Angels, Astros, Mariners, Nationals, and the Phillies. It's not ideal, but it's probably easier to find bullpen arms ride the shuttle and ideally when you have an extra day of rest you can go an inning longer, partially negating the need for the bullpen. I'm certainly not claiming that is the only way to go, but something will give if innings are not managed with our starters. I'm open to suggestions to sway my opinion.
  7. Hugh2
    I'm very much OFF the Lindo boat. But if the Mets were to open up shop, their preference is to kick in a lot of money and get a better return.
  8. Hugh2
    This trade provides the Mets with surplus value of $68.50 million and the Sox with $8.50 Breslow should be chased out of town if he ever makes a deal like this. The deal evens out when the Mets add in $80 million. That turns Lindors contract into about $18.5 million per year. Still, I see Lindor moving to 2B sooner rather than later and we just traded for a guy who will play 2nd.
  9. Hugh2
    Tolle is at his career high for innings, Bennet is over it, Sandoval is coming off of TJS, Gray is pushing 37. What do you think happens to all these guys in Sept/Oct if they are beat up even more over the next 2 months? If the goal is to go deep in Oct, you have to start thinking about these things now.
  10. Hugh2
    I was thinking of that too. Heck I’d do it for everyone, rotate everyone with a week off so by the time mid September rolls around everyone has had 10 days off recently
  11. Hugh2
    I know people have poo poo'd this ideal before. But I think these young guys could really really benefit from a 6 man rotation, they will need to play without their arms falling off in Sept/Oct.
  12. Hugh2
    Neto is not a good fit unless you're moving him to 2nd, in which case Mead was acquired to be your DH, which in that case.....what to do with Yoshida? who has actually hit well.
  13. Hugh2
    Bello is the guy who goes to AAA, Sandoval has no options. Bello is fine when he has an opener, it's the strangest thing I've ever seen but let him start in the 2nd and he will get you 5ish quality innings every time. Start him in the first and the team is way behind right off the bat. I wonder if the Sox trade for a guy that has options, someone who they can easily move back and forth between AAA/MLB this year.
  14. Hugh2
    IDKW but this old simpsons episode just popped into my head. 96K views · 2.3K reactions | Let that be a lesson to the rest of... WWW.FACEBOOK.COM Let that be a lesson to the rest of you... nuts.
  15. Hugh2
    A guy isn't available just because you want him, some teams are just not putting certain players on the market. It's the dude who keeps asking the same girl out on facebook messenger for years......no means no dude, the Royals aren't interested.
  16. Hugh2
    Romy has no options, Seigler does…it’s probably not him
  17. Hugh2
    I saw that, and I don’t like it. Durbin is very good with the glove at 3B and Meade is better at 2nd than he is at 3B. they didn’t say when Durbin said that. Was the team specifically targeting a third baseman? Or did they cast a wide net and target infielder looking for the best bat/deal combo? If it’s the later Durbins comments might just be him being the opposite of Raffy Devers
  18. Hugh2
    Apparently Durbin was quoted saying he would be happy to move to 2B if the Sox acquired a 3B. would is not Will and was said before this specific trade. So maybe they put Mead at 2nd? I think they will
  19. Hugh2
    Mixed emotions of this one because I was a fan of Early, but it seems like a fair trade. We traded from a position of strength to fill in a big hole. And the guy came with team control. I like the trade much better if he moves to 2B. He’s played there before and the scouting on him is that is a more natural position. I earlier advocated a SS with the thought in my mind they may play 2B, because what we really needed was another bat in the infield. This was my #1 need and it looks like the Sox agree. we kind of have to pick up another starter now, but Bennett and Tolle were clearly better than Early and healthy. good trade. more please.
  20. Hugh2
    Who is the odd man out?
  21. Hugh2
    They will could (they should) move him to 2B. His defense is much better than and Durbin has been great at 3b
  22. Hugh2
    Even after getting red hot Sox bats went from worse to average. The pitching carries the team, if they want a deep playoff run they HAVE to add offense.
  23. Hugh2
    Well start the duck boats and hand them 10 year contracts. I'm sorry, as Drew would say I'm being "condensending" but I think you know those guys are not long term starters. Guys like that pop up all the time, and they either never last or their skills seriously decline when they're asked to move from the utility role to the full season starter role. You need to raise the bar on this team. If Monasterio does it for you great....I'm trying to end our monopoly on last place.
  24. Hugh2
    Add, I don't think that sentence helps your argument at all. None of those guys are striking fear into anyone. EXcept maybe Arias in the Eastern league
  25. Hugh2
    So, Trevor Story and IKF are people you'd seriously rely on right? that feels par for the course with how horrible this team has been the last few years. A team looking to compete and get better should do much better than that. I like Arias, but when are we going to stop relying on young players so much. Rememeber the big THREE????? Cambell/Mayer/Anthony it's a full two years later and between underperformance and injury those guys have given us basically nothing. YOu need a SS, Story/Mayer/whoever can battle it out for the other up the middle position. If Arias hits his way onto the team GOOD, it's a good problem to have. If your other guy is Story/Mayer they're probably hurt and there is no log jam anyways.
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