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If the batter steps out with 8 seconds left on the pitch clock they will be charged a strike.
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What starter?
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And trading away a top prospects who can play RF/CF at that. Houck also might be closer in making. I'd eat socks if we made that trade.
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Hard pass on Yelich who is in decline, and even if the decline of the bat slows down or he bounces back a bit I still think the defense is going into a tailspin. He's a left fielder, we don't need a leftfielder. Our biggest problem in the outfield is we have effectively ALL left fielder on the roster (Verdugo is passable in right). WHy, why would we trade for another left fielder????
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I wonder if this puts more value into speed on the bases, and into strong-armed catchers. One thing worth noting, the young guys coming up are already used to this. Bodes well for guys like Bello/Casas on the roster. Also, if the run game is about to become more valuable, then so is controlling it. Which makes a McGuire/Wong catching platoon more valuable. I wonder if Bloom had this in mind when acquiring McGuire.
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irrelevant, point is he has decent (not great) power, if anything that's a knock on his ability to stay healthy, and while he has spent some time on the DL the major reason he hasn't played over 100 games more than twice is because he's only been an established Major leaguer for 4 seasons where he could possibly have. He was an up/down guy until 2018 and no one could have played 100 games in 2020.
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Nimmo averages about 17 HR's per 162 games. That's not a power hitter but that's not a slouch either. That's above average.
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Imagine if David Ortiz was born 15 years later, and got to hit without a shift?
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I like Nimmo over Conforto, not sure how I feel about a guy who has been sitting for a whole year. Then again, maybe he takes a one year to try and rebuild his value. Or maybe they can sign him to a low AAV contract with an opt out after 1 year. But Nimmo is a guy who can lengthen your lineup, has high OBP, and can play in both CF/RF. Which this team desperately needs.
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Winc strikes me as the guy who is up/down, provides bulk relief and depth but might have a season or two in his peak where he's just on and can pass as a #4 or 5...retired by 30. The complete conjecture here...predicting his career.
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It's way too early to give up on any of those guys, but if we want to talk about what they could be.....In order of how good they can be I'm excited about Bello/Crawford/Wink. Bello I think could develop into a #2 if everything breaks right, maybe more of a #3. Crawford could be a back-end guy if everything breaks right but his stuff might play up better in a pen role/swingman role. I see Wink in a similar role.
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Players almost ALWAYS go for the more guaranteed money. The vast majority of the time. Also if the Sox use the QO as a precursor to sign Nate or Wacha, they might be able to get them for 2-3 years at a LAAV
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Worse pitchers are getting that, why wouldn’t he?
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Wacha is old enough to where he might not ever see money like that again if he has a down season or gets injured. If he has a down season, he needs another to prove himself again. He’s turning down a QO, there’s about a 90% chance he does.
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Steve Matz gets 4/44 Kikuchi gets 3/36 If a players of that caliber gets that kind of money do we really think something like that if not more will be there for both Nate and Wacha? Both should a QO, and if one accepts…great. We need a bunch of starters anyways.
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Why would Wacha take 18 million when 36-45 will be on the table for him? He might never see money like that again. He rejects a QO, and that nets you pick if you don’t resign him.
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Sox probably could have got JBJ for close to nothing and kept Renfroe. Hopefully Bloom learned his lesson from that one. I’ll give him credit, he’s made some pretty crafty moves here but this one completely blew up in his face. Hypothetically he could still win the trade if one of these prospects develops, but right now it doesn’t look so great. One of the worse trades I’ve seen in a very long time.
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I think Blooms thinking was JBJ would be better than his 2021 and Renfroe wouldn't be as good. Renfroe would likely still be a little bit better but with JBJ's defense + the value of the prospects the Sox would ultimately come out on top. Not a terrible gamble when you consider their career norms. The problem is he ended up being wrong on all three fronts. JBJ was awful, Renfroe was amazing, and thus far the prospects don't look so great.
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Well if another team DFAs him presumably he’s costing us nothing.
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You know what's hilariously sad. If they had done just that, they probably would have claimed JBJ and stuck him in CF/RF or as a defensive replacement. Instead, they're the team paying him to not play here.
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I trust soxprospects, and scouts in general. It was no secret his defense was pretty bad and I remember everyone (ok a few people) clamoring for him to be the next CFer because he had nice AAA numbers and he was fast. I remember a few people even saying he "passed the eye test" It's funny how everyone passes the eye test during their first game on TV after putting up good numbers in AAA.
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That's optimal in the long run if you want to reset the cap, but if you want to get under the cap at some point in the next 1-3 years it could be completely counterproductive. If they want to live in LA land for a few years it could make sense to sign Verlander to short term deal and then not worry about spending the money to resign Devers.
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It’s a calf injury, he’s expected back this year. I’d have general concerns out his age but he’s been extremely durable up until now.
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If you only have one trade chip that you can realistically trade for a pitcher, your system is probably not strong enough to start depleting. The easy answer here is Mayer should be on the table, in that no one is ever untradeable for the right price. Yorke, Bleis, and Mata aren't slouches either.
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It's weird. There's some really good guys out there like Verlander and Scherzer, both of which are still pitching amongst the best in all of baseball. But they will both be 38/40 next year and could literally fall off a cliff. Then there's Degrom who has stated he wants to be the first 50 million dollar pitcher. He's going to get paid, but good luck with that. To be fair, If I was willing to pay Judge it might make more sense to be willing to dish out the money to Degrom. Maybe Verlander is good for another 3 years.