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  1. Hugh2
    I think we can hold our beloved team to a higher standard, demand more investment without comparing them to the Dodgers as the archetype of spending.
  2. Hugh2
    The offseason is not over, and it's likely a pitcher will be moved. But here is your non 1-5 starting rotation Kyle Harrison/Patrick Sandoval/Kutter Crawford/Connelly Early/Payton Tolle. Kyle Harrison (former top 25 prospect, still just 24 years old, characteristics Sox love) Patrick Sandoval (put up 6 War in 2022-2023, 29 years old Sox saw something in him) Kutter Crawford (still just 29, not an all star but we've seen MLB rotation potential in him) Connelly Early 23 year old with perhaps a little more development left, showed potential in 2025 Payton Tolle 23 year old, perhaps still cooking, top Sox prospect, current top 100. Honorable mention, are close prospects like David Sandlin, & Jake Bennett currently sox have the #1 projected WAR in the big leagues on the pitching side, lets' not talk about the offense.
  3. Hugh2
    I think one thing is abundantly clear, if the Sox make a move for an infielder (and I think they have to and will). It's going to be a trade, it's not going to be Bo. If we could assume Bo gets $30 million a year, right now that would cost John Henry $45 million a year (base salary plus luxury taxes) plus they will be forfeiting their 3rd and 6th round draft picks next year (on top of their 2nd and 5th). In total (with the Suarez signing) the Sox will have forfeited their 2nd, 3rd, 5th, and 6th round draft picks, $1 million in international bonus pool money AND pay a total of $321.5 million dollars in total payroll (cash + tax). Not only are they not going to do that, I wouldn't want them to.
  4. Hugh2
    I like the line "almost always right" because no one can be right all the time, but when it comes to all things baseball I trust Lou more than most. He's almost always spot on. ehhhh....see what I did there?
  5. Hugh2
    I'm specifically talking about Suarez and his defense.
  6. Hugh2
    I've always thought that what we hear about "interest" is 100% 50% of it if that makes sense. Agents have an incentive to leak stuff......teams do not.
  7. Hugh2
    He hasn't even signed a contract yet
  8. Hugh2
    I'd wager Bo at 2B/3B being a much much much better defender than Suarez any day.
  9. Hugh2
    With Suarez it's probably below average at every position, well below. Except maybe 1B???
  10. Hugh2
    Elite? he had a .824 OPS last year, which is good but not great. .228/.298 AVG/OBP. He literally hits some bombs here and there and nothing else.
  11. Hugh2
    Ok, but that's not happening. I don't think Contreras plays more than 5-6 games at catcher. He's emergency C. You still need a 3b/2b. And I disagree on there being room for 1B/DH type. Between the two we have Yoshida/Contreras/(one of the 4 outfielders)/ Casas. That's 4 guys.
  12. Hugh2
    One trend I've been noticing is the Sox almost NEVER sign the guy that there is reported interest on, and they usually make a signing or a trade for a guy with seemingly little to no smoke. The most smoke I saw around an acquisition this year was Wilson Contreras. Kind of gives you hope that they're not done and a move is in the works to fix the infield.
  13. Hugh2
    Given that the Sox have invested so heavily into pitchers, particularly pitchers who induce ground balls at an average to above average rate. Suarez 52% Oviedo 44% Gray 49.7% The Sox will get more bang for their buck if they invest in a 3B who isn't in the 8th percentile for range at 3B. If Contreras wasn't already signed and they wanted him for a DH/1B role I can see the bat playing, but I'm not sold on him anymore. Bo or a trade will round out the roster nicely.
  14. Hugh2
    I'd still rather take a chance with him playing better at 3B/2B than I would with Arenado who is in serious decline.
  15. Hugh2
    Abrams sub par defense is seemingly his poor range, his arm is about as strong as Bregman/Mayers/Storys is and he has decent hands. I think he would be fine at 3B. I know people don't like to assume but I don't know why people are so reluctant to acknowledge that SS often see their defense take a few ticks up when they move off of the demanding SS position.
  16. Hugh2
    Yeah last year was insane. Lets looks at the last two years. Yamamoto 325/12 Shohei Ohtani 700/10 Will Smith 10/140 Blake Snell 5/137 Tanner Scott 72/4 Tanner Scott 66/3 Honorable mentions: Tommy Edman and Blake Treinen Roki Sasaki That's insane
  17. Hugh2
    Prepared to be a hermit, AI is booming and will soon be impossible to not be in our everyday lives. I'm still stuck on stopping all these damn spam calls.
  18. Hugh2
    Why is everyone so upset? the Sox are coming in second place for literally every good free agent? How many teams can say that?
  19. Hugh2
    That the Sox wouldn't give him one.
  20. Hugh2
    he might do better than 30 AAV too.
  21. Hugh2
    Seems silly to me, I'm not saying it doesn't happen, because it does, and perhaps my perception is wrong here but I feel like the vast majority of the time players do not waive their no trade clause.
  22. Hugh2
    That would be a wise bet
  23. Hugh2
    I thought my earlier off season projection of Bo for 240/8 might have been a little too high, now I'm thinking it might even be a little too light. I don't think he's getting anything out of the 200's but he's going to push high into the 200 million mark. If Bregman can get 175, Bo will command more.
  24. Hugh2
    If that was the hang up....IF it was the hang up, that's a little strange to me. It feels more often than not guys are willing to waive their no trade clause.
  25. Hugh2
    In a vacuum, I can't blame the Sox for not wanting to pay that amount for Bregman. In a vaccum I see merit in setting a value on guys and not getting desperate to overpay for them. But in the aggregate, looking back year over year and missing out on pretty much every higher mid tier to high tier free agent that fits there needs is unforgivable. Maybe Bregman isn't the guy, but at some point you have to move out of your comfort zone a little. Having Bregman for one year was fine, but giving up a high draft pick for a guy is not good business and now they're pretty much in a position of Bo or bust. I get they can still trade for a guy, but you can't build your entire team trading for guys, at some point you're going to run out of ammunition.
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