Hugh2
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Why? he rose there from being unranked. He's old, and yes he can't help that but it is what it is. He has 10 IP at AAA, and 70 at AA as a 25-year-old, which he could be really good, he also should be really good and mowing those hitters down. 38 also gives him the capacity to keep rising, and if he keeps this up into next he will likely continue to jump and probably find his way onto the MLB roster at some point too.
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Fair enough, but I still ask the question why? it's like robbing Peter to pay Paul. That is real value you are sucking out of the offense, which has had it's fair share of issues this year as well and now you have to go out and replace that. I'd like to trade from depth when my cup is full, if the fullness of your cup is defined by how good your MLB team is then are these Sox ready for that? no. If we had 3-4 Casas on our team I'd have a different outlook, but how many guys do we have long-term on this team with that type of potential? Devers? that's it and I think Casas has a higher ceiling than him. I get the philosophy that no one is untradable for the right place, but to me, Casas is effectively untradeable because of how much I think he could mean to this organization going forward. We should be looking to add pitching to a line up with him in it. Not rob Peter to pay Paul.
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I would like to prevent further evidence that Tristan Casas should never be traded. We all remember how tremendously he struggled at the beginning of the year. At the beginning of the day on June 1st he was hitting .196, with a .310 OBP and a .673 OPS. Since then he's hit .310/.405/.578. If this is more of a reflection of his skill set then over the course of a full season he would 38 HR's and drive in 98 RBIS. I'd expect those runs batted in to increase as he moves up in the lineup, as he should. Casas is still young, he's a rookie, he is still likely getting better, learning the league, and learning how to be a better hitter. The kid is a true student of the game, and of hitting, so I don't even think he's at his ceiling yet. He's going to be a true middle-of-the-order bat. A guy who hits for average, power, and takes walks. That's rare. Casas is the type of player that a team like Atlanta locks up to long-term deals early in their careers. I hope the Sox start doing more of the same.
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Still talking about Bobby. Who also can’t be traded right now.
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He doesn’t have to be Eovaldi, the point is what your feelings are on his medicals. If you think a healthy Paxton can replicate this year and do so with a little more stamina? If you believe this, you believe he’s worth a QO
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Didn’t Eovaldi look bad down the stretch too? I could be wrong. I do not disagree one bit, but allow me to play devils advocate. Paxton has been very good much of the year but has not looked so hot recently. If you believe that with a full season back, and a healthy offseason that he can go further into the year next year you do it. Or at least that’s how you make sense of it. But you only do it if you do believe in that, because there’s a very very very good chance he’s accepting that offerZ
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Even better, they should have done it months ago
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If Dalbec had any significant trade value he would have been gone at this years deadline. I think it’s telling he’s still here. If Turner is gone he makes sense as depth, but he may still be better served as trade bait. I think you can get a DSL flyer on a guy for him, maybe a PTBNL.
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At this point, those two have virutally none to little trade value, especially Dablec. I wouldn't mind seeing them throw Mata in the pen and let it fly. They should be doing that RIGHT NOW.
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The fact that Chris Murphy is never going back to the rotation and him going back into the rotation two years from now only makes my point. The Sox have to look outside the organization to add to the rotation. Otherwise Chris Muprhy is going back to the rotation. And I don't think he ever goes back to the rotation. Also, it doesn't matter what they need this year. The year is over, and they can't trade for anything. It would take a miracle run. But, I have my eyes on the rotation of tomorrow.....or at least 2024.
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I remember the argument between Lawlar and Mayer. There were many who thought Lawlar was as good as Mayer. Marcelo might be right there with him or close to it if it wasn't for his injuries. I think it may be more realistic to expect him in early 2025 now.
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Neither would I. Realistically you're not drafting 4 SS every year. You're drafting a SS, a 2B, a 3B an an outfielder every year. They just all played SS up until that point.
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Or it might of been I had an actual vision of the future.
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I said it before and I'll say it again, the Sox are adding starters this offseason and I expect one of them to be a big name. With zero moves their rotation in a few years is 1. Bello 2. Crawford 3. Houck 4. Whitlock 5. Murphy/Walter Bello is the only sure thing there. The rest of those guys are good, and maybe 1, MAYBE 2 develop into a viable 4th/5th starter on this team but most of those guys are bullpen arms. AND I THINK THEY WILL BE REALLY GOOD THERE. But still just bullpen guys. Maybe one of two from the Drohan/Perales/Wilkmen make their way into the rotation as well. With some reasonable projection maybe you have 3 starters there, maybe 4 but even in that situation it's a bunch of BOTRS filling out the entirety of the rotation. No high end talent outside of Bello (who may be a #2, not a true 1) The team realistically needs to sign two starters to long term contracts over the next two seasons. They just reset. They really need sign Yama. He's the perfect fit.
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Sox could QO Paxton and keep him for a year. I think you do that thinking he accepts. It's overpaying but who cares???? It's for a year.
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I actually had a dream a few weeks ago that in 2024 the Boston Red Sox end up drafting a short stop with their first-round pick. And everyone got angry.
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Who cares about Arod, Nomar was clearly a much better fielding short stop than Jeter, until he got injured. Look at peak Nomar from 97-00. He was clearly better than Jeter, and if we recall that was the consensus around baseball back then outside on New York at least. All respect to the captain, but the Jeter shine don’t rub on this Sox fan.
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I think pitchers appreciate the guy who get to more balls and make more plays. This was the Jeter vs. Garciaparra argument back in the day. Nomar would end up booting a few more balls than the captain, but at the end of the day we all know who the better short stop was in his prime. Prime Nomar was really really good (on all fronts)
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I remember learning in school when evaluating a scenario like this that you always do so as a “all things considered” What we happens to one sample size happens to the other, you’re isolating two variable to measure performance and come to a conclusion. Adding in uneven variables is just changing the question. It’s like asking what’s 2+2 and then saying it can’t ever be 4 if you’re multiplying the solution by 10.
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Well….which one is it?
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There going to be some people who will always chose 8, b cause they are think the pitcher will pitch better knowing they will never make an error. This is of course wrong.
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They answer is in that OPS. How hard is it to find a fringe corner defender that hits .775? Those guys are just very replaceable so why pay them?
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If they’re not any better in 2024, I don’t see Bloom being the guy to stick with to “go for it”
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Maybe he smells really bad?
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This is what I think too, they realistically need two starting pitchers. One should be a top-tier guy, and then one second-tier. Maybe someone with ACE potential but not first tier anymore. Someone who fits the Kluber mold but perhaps a few years younger and not actually washed up.