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  1. Hugh2
    And we are waiting for a Christmas miracle
  2. Hugh2
    I’d like to critique my statement to all I want for Christmas is a 3B or a 2bman underneath the Christmas tree. im not greedy; any non 1b infielder will do.
  3. Hugh2
    All I want for Christmas is a third baseman
  4. Hugh2
    It's not my first choice, but he's fine there for a year. It doesn't have to be permanent. Someone could still get traded once the season begins, someone could get hurt, or a trade could still be on the table for 2027, or he could return to the field.
  5. Hugh2
    Duran could just as easily give you an OPS north of .800 and he adds value on the bases and in the field....tremendously compared to Yoshida.
  6. Hugh2
    Having a 4th outfielder doesn’t make sense defensively (accept for actual 4th5th outfielders) but in terms of the lineup keeping Duran in there raises the bar. Now what to do with Yoshida…
  7. Hugh2
    You hope Casas hits his way back, if he does there’s a spot for him at DH. If you retain all your outfielders you can get them all full time at bats with the DH spot over. Masa doesn’t kill you if he’s in the lineup, but he’s just such a horrible fit for this roster. So much is opened up if he’s gone.
  8. Hugh2
    Well seeing how this has turned into the Jarren Duran trade thread I'll keep this in here. But at this point in time I think it makes MUCH more sense to trade Duran for offense, which he is but we need it at other positions. It makes a lot more sense to trade Duran (whether 2 team or 3 team trade) for a 2B or a 3B. This team NEEDS and offensive upgrade much much more than it needs more pitching.
  9. Hugh2
    Agree 100% on both accounts
  10. Hugh2
    Ok but I wasn't bringin up Joe Ryan or a #2 here, you are the one who responded with "you're not getting a #2 for Jarren Duran" It just kind of felt like you were suggesting that I was specifically saying we would get him for that. That's how it sounded. I'm just saying overall, that Duran is a likely trade candidate and that he has value.
  11. Hugh2
    Ok, but in the sake of brevity if the factor of something is by far and large A and not B I'm going to say A. You said I'm thinking like a big market team well I'd say you're thinking more about guys under contract. the difference between 1-3-7 million is miniscule compared to a guy making 15-25 million. I'm not trying to discount it, but I just don't see his salary from last year to this year being a very large factor at all in his value. Like a said....about maybe 10% of his value has decreased this year because a team will have to pay an extra 3-4 million for him.
  12. Hugh2
    9% is still 9%. I'm not writting a whole book, theres' nothing outrageous about saying the drop in Durans value to this year is mostly tied into having one less year of team control. 9% 9%? wouldn't teams trading for MORE years like Milwaukee or Cleveland get to those pay raises anyways!!!!!
  13. Hugh2
    which mine as well be a long time ago. That was the deadline, this is 6 months later with different players, control, and needs involved and I had never brought up the name Joe Ryan. Clearly Joe Ryan is A GUY you could trade for along with thousands of other mlb players. It's just the way you said it made it sound like I've been beating the trade Duran for Joe Ryan drums. I have not been.
  14. Hugh2
    Yes, he made about 3 million more, for a 4 WAR+ player that's a fraction of the value lost by one whole year of team control. Well, if $7.5-8,0 Million gets you one WAR then we're talking about 9% of the total depreciation of his value
  15. Hugh2
    Ok but that was a long time ago, I figured we were just talking about trading A outfielder overall. I wasn't specifically saying for Joe Ryan or even a pitcher. BTV Accepts Jarren Duran for Jackson Ferris, Emil Morales, Mike Sirota with the dodgers. THat's baseballs 100th, 98th, and 64th ranked prospect in baseball according to pipeline. 3 top 100 guys. I'm in no way shape or form suggesting we make that trade, or that either side would accept, but rather researching the approximate value Duran would receive in a trade. He certainly is going to get you 1-2 top 100 prospects plus. Those prospects could be used to replenish the system, or they could be used as part of a larger trade for a starting 2B (Marte?) or packaged up with other assets for a #1 pitcher to pair with Crochet. Or saved to used as assets at the deadline. And again, I'll reiterate that it does not have to be Duran, but it's more likley than not the Sox do trade an outfielder. I'd say the liklihood of outfielders being traded rank as follows. Duran/Rafaela/Abreu/Cambell/Yoshida/Anthony
  16. Hugh2
    According to BTV, which is a very imperfect source of information. Duran, Rafaela, and Abrue are the Sox 4th, 5th, and 7th most valuable trade chips.
  17. Hugh2
    What do you mean? If I could guess are we talking about trading for an ACE? if so I'd agree. Duran alone doesn't get you one but Duran/Tolle/Arias gets a team listening.
  18. Hugh2
    I think this pretty much gurantees Casas starts the year in WOO. There was speculation about him being ready by opening day and even if he was ready with all the time he's missed some time in WOO was warranted. That time is going to end up gifting the Red Sox an extra year of team control for Casas. If he spends 1/2 or most the year down in WOO and ends up figuiring it out eventually, it will have paid for itself to start him there.
  19. Hugh2
    a #2? who said anything about a #2? I'd say the infield is much more of a concern right now but yes a prospect haul might make the most sense. For various reasons.
  20. Hugh2
    I don't disagree his value was higher last year, but most of that is due to the fact he had one whole extra year of team control.
  21. Hugh2
    Geeze, you say one word and people freak out. Haul is subjective; what is a haul? a top 25 prospect? 2 top 50 prosects? 3 top 100 prospects? or is it amorphous and vary in comparision to the value of the player being traded???? Regardless of how YOU want to define it my position is the Sox can get good value back in return for their outfielders. Trade prices are high, teams are in need of offense, and they have young cost controlled assets.
  22. Hugh2
    Well the term "haul" is subjective I was talking in the aggregate of their outfield talent obviously the return is going to vary by player. I wouldn't under estimate how much teams might be willing to pay for Rafaela or Duran, I read that report too and that was a long time ago. There's been a lot of silence on this front but that doesn't mean conversations haven't been happening behind the scenes. If they make a move, which I'd say is 60-70% likely they trade a starting outfielder. It's going to be very interesting to see what they get in return or what was available.
  23. Hugh2
    Add: If I was a betting man, I would bet the opposite here, because we've seen the market for position players has been sky high this year and the Red Sox have been said to value Duran very highly. They could be waiting to see who losses out on the Kyle Tucker sweepstakes, because one of those teams might up their offer when that happens. Sox should get a haul for anyone of their outfielders.
  24. Hugh2
    But we didn't have Roman Anthony coming into the mix last year. You have one more starter in the outfield so 2026 is a little different.
  25. Hugh2
    Not specifically Sox related but does anyone else find it odd that there has seemingly been ZERO reporting on this years top free agent Kyle Tucker????
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