Hugh2
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Sox payroll has us closer to 200. They’ve been pretty spot on in recent years. Still had the money for a big game pitcher if they wanted to pull the trigger this offseason.
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Or we could become better at drafting and developing pitchers. Kind of like the Dodgers, they spend the money, but they develop guys too.
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Their best pitchers in the 2019/20 class got 35,000 (Monegro) and $75,000 (perales) 2018-19 it was Wikelman ($250,000K) Bello got $28,000 I'd actually prefer they go QTY in IFA. THere's 11.5 months left to sign and draft pitchers.
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Value trends can go either way, but Bleis would be a lot more valuable if he was in the upper minors. Teams have been looking for close to MLB talent in high end trades in recent years. A guy like Anthony would be much more valuable than a guy like Bleis, who could reach that teir of value if he has a good year this year.
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Boras rarely screws up free agency, so in the unlikely event the price tags for these guys come down I'd be very happy with SNell or Montgomery. I just think it would be a very bad bet to spend $200/$150 million on them. SNell reportedly wants $230 million, just turned down $150 million from the Yankees. Boras obviously knows his market a lot better than I do, but it seems like a lot of their suitors have been signing and trading for other guys.
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Yeah, I wouldn't sign him to that deal, I was being sarcastic. Unless that deal is an AAV that he almost certainly will not accept E.G. 20 million.
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the last comment didn't include italics.
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Ok, but if you go 7 you might get his next Cy young. 2024 - average pitcher 2025 - CY YOUNG 2026 - average pitcher 2027 - average pitcher 2028 - average pitcher 2029 - average pitcher 2030 - CY YOUNG
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It certainly is possible guys on that list take off and break into the majors and are productive this year. So it's probably more of a 1.5-2 year plan. Still, if you liked a pitcher in this years class, go out and get them a year early. Maybe they didn't.
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If I was a CBO I would be dreaming about a lineup with Teel Casas Grissom Mayer Devers Anthony in it and then using the my top prospects of that point in time to trade for a #1 pitcher. I know, I know, no one wants to hear about a 3 year plan. Certainly after the last guys plan failed.
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blies? b lies, B lies, BOSTON LIES! SAM KENNEDY IS A LIAR!!!
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True, but at 16 years old it so much more of a crap shoot. They did sign a total of 34 pitchers that year. Sox have a decent history of finding guys for less than 1 Million. Bello $28,000 Monegro $35,000 Wikelman Gonzalez $250,000 Luis Perales $75,000 I would have liked to see them take some larger swings though. to be fair, theres' still 50 weeks left this period. I wonder if this means they won't make a run at Sasaki, or they figure he won't be posted this year? He wants to be posted now, but will make hundreds of millions more if he waits a year.
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A lot of the guys I wanted didn't really seem to heading anywhere else other than where they signed. Nola Yamamoto Depeding on the price, I still woudn't hate Montgomery/Snell.
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I wasn't going to say it, but I was thinking it. To be fair, they went heavier last year on pitching in the IFA than they have recently, so maybe the rosters are still filled out with some guys they believe in. That narrative would fit better if they draft more pitching state side this year.
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Gray maybe, but didn't Nola sign an extension with Philly almost immediately into FA? Did he even talk with any other teams?
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There's no such thing as a blocked prospect, truly. If a team believes in a guy they will find a home for him if he's blocked at his position E.G. Mookie Betts moving to OF because Dustin Pedroia was the 2B. Also, said player can always be traded.
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2014 IFA period has begun, one of the few bright spots of Sox player development in recent years. Of course, these guys won't make an impact for 4-6 years so I know most of you won't care all that much but some of us love this stuff. Badler lists Carrasquel as one of the potential breaksouts for under 1 million. https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/mlb-international-signings-analysis-potential-breakout-prospects-for-under-1-million/ Carlos Carrasquel, 3B, Venezuela (Red Sox) "Carrasquel has a promising offensive foundation of size, hitting ability and power. He’s 6-foot-4, generates easy power from the right side of the plate and doesn’t have to sell out with an all-or-nothing swing to produce that power, with the strength projection for bigger exit velocity numbers in the future. A shortstop earlier in the scouting process, Carrasquel has gotten faster and improved defensively, but his size and range fit better at third base, with the arm strength to stay on the left side of the infield."
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The anger towards ownership is perfectly justified. However, that doesn't mean there isn't a sense of cynicism built around the expectations that the Sox can be immediately fixed. It's like watching your wife blow up to 300 LB's. You can't just expect her to fit back into her wedding dress in a few months, it's probably going to take a few years.....however, you can still roll your eye because she hasn't put down the ho ho's yet.
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Yo, I ain’t running and hiding, I own what I say. I said to him EXACTLY what he said to me after I wrote to you “that’s the dumbest s*** I ever heard” I was very specific to write exactly that after he called another posters comments dumb. Obviously that went over your head.
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Just calling out a hypocrite when I see one
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Oh….the irony.
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Going lefty first, Casas is my Choice with this lineup. Devers hits 3rd, gets up in the first. If one of Story/O’Neill can’t get going in camp I’d say that’s more optimal
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With all due respect, who are you to tell other people their opinions are stupid?
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It might come down to which one, but at their peak performance that would be good a good discusion to have. Lets pray we have that conversation.
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That's the lineup I envision, except I would flip Casas and Devers. I think Casas could grow into more power but he already has more OBP.