Hugh2
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But all it takes is one team willing to give him 1/10 for him to opt out of that contract. There's no way he pitches 4 years of that deal.....one way or another.
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Mine too, the more I read about him the more I like him. Scouts liked him more than Senga. I really like this Roki Sasaki kid I keep reading about too. John Henry doesn't have the balls for it but you wonder how marketable and profitable it would be to have 3 japanese superstars on one team (Yamamoto/Yoshida/Roki) And you can probably have all three of those guys signed for less than Ohtani. But I suspect the bidding for Yama and Roki will get pretty high.
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Well, there are a few names I could add to the list if ONE of them was a big-time name like Ohtani or Yamamoto (Yamamoto feels like more of a Boston bet). Like Jordan Montgomery for example. Yamamoto Montgomery Taylor Rosario That would be a nice haul, a perfect bridge to the next wave who can start helping you win now.
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Some names I think the Sox really should be in on next year. Shohei Ohtani Yoshinobu Yamamoto Lucas Giolito Julio Urias Blake Snell. Amed Rosario Jun Hoo Lee Teoscar Hernandez Michael Taylor Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Would love to see 3-4 guys from this group with 2 of them being pitchers.
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Probably, but prices are always going to be exorbitant unless you want to go dumpster diving and take chances on guys like Kluber having one more season left. If you're a G.M. and you're the most rational guy in the room, you will lose every single time. At some point, the Sox will have to throw some real money around if they want to sign a legit TOTRS. I'm not sure how many more premium arms are available next season. WIthout counting if feels like just a few more but next years class is younger and has less injury concerns. DeGrome, Rodon, and Verlander were the top 3 arms last winter
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As is mine. We are talking Yama right? If I was John Henry I'd be all over Yama next year, and then Roki the year after.
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Things look a lot different if Houck/Bello/Whitlock are locking down the rotation next year and Crawford/Wink are on point out of the pen.
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A time to spend, ideally, which should be next year. Limit is reset and you have a much better starting pitcher class next year.
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Kopech 2014 Houck 2017 Still, I agree that it is apparent the Sox have a bias towards position players. That point is true.
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I mean, you bring up an interesting point. The Sox player development department looks much better on the other side of the ball. You can always trade from a surplus for what you need. Looking back at the last 10 years of the draft Sox have drafted 21 position players and 9 pitchers in rounds 1-3. A few notable 1st round picks we forgot in that time frame. Michael Kopech, Tanner Houck.
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Is it really fair to call it 4/26? We could also call it a 3/36 deal too. It's a very wacky deal, but if the team doesn't want to pay him $16 million in 24/25 there's a really good chance he can find someone to pay him more than his $6 million player option.
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I'd also say the Sox do draft pitchers, roughly just as many pitchers as position players. The thing is they usually don't draft pitchers with their first couple picks, and the few times they have the last decade they've gone bust (Groome, Ball). I feel the Sox inability to develop homegrown starting pitching is truly a combination of factors. 1. their bias towards up-the-middle position players early on in the draft 2. Their ability to scout, draft, and develop arms. 3. Luck, I think luck plays a large role in it because developing pitching is really really hard and effectively you're trying to predict a human being's future. Which is also hard. Can't do anything about #3 but 1-2 you can. And as you said, it takes 3-4 years to even notice those changes. For all we know they've made changes and have a great system in place now.
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Oh, I'm being sarcastic, I think this move is a real head scratcher. I will say though I'm optimistic about his role in a bullpen, I think he could be good there.......but after ONE appearance down in AAA?IDK.
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But, he had that one good relief outing?
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I don't even want Kike looking at SS. Don't even look over there.
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Murphy has an ERA north of 7.00 LOL, he did look good coming out of the pen. He might really take to that role, but still....that's literally a ONE game sample size. Now you can see why the Sox are hoarding depth at the MLB level. I really hope they plan on investing in pitching next year.
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I have a very vivid memory of it, because I got a lot of pushback around here for suggesting it. Obviously opinions differentiate wildly on this board. But not many wanted Nate around here, even less wanted Wacha back.
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More options coming soon with Duval back.
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Now they can put Kike in CF and Reyes at SS and turner at 1B and sit two of Duran/Yoshida/Casas/Devers vs. tough LHP.
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What was the alternative move?
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I thought it was a no-brainer, but 2/3 of this board at the end of last year did NOT think that way at all. I highly doubt Nate keeps up the year he's been having, and if he does.....good for him.
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I specifically remember listing Nate as a player the Sox should offer a QO too. When I did that on this board there was a lot of talk about not signing Nate. Some, wanted him but not offering the QO.
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Patience is usually a skill set that is highly predictive of MLB success. As a matter of fact, it was Yoshidas patience that drove me to defend him early in the season when 1/2 the board was sold that he was a bust who could not hit. Casas is going to be fine.
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Casas OPS over the last month .758 MLB Average OPS in 2023 .727 I know it doesn't look pretty, but given his age and inexperience there's a lot of reason to expect him to adjust and only get better.
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After his slow start he's had a .750 OPS on the season. Not great, but that's an MLB player. I think he will be fine in the long run.