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Yeah, I’m good with that. A three way platoon sounds more like a tape job than a plan.
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And I think it’s worth noting, I’m not dead set on trading Mayer, I’d prefer not too, but I wouldn’t hate it for a TOTRS type.
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Sale cost the #1 prospect in baseball plus 3 more. Effectively two mayers. Lopez isn’t exactly Sale, but Mayer isn’t exactly Moncada/Kopech either. I’d also expect to get more than Lopez back in a trade, with more moving parts, maybe even a third team to bring in a closer type or someone with closing potential too. Also, with Mayer, you. An shoot a little higher than Lopez maybe.
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3 guys platooning are 1B? What happens if Franchy is a black hole? arroyo gets hurt, or even Hosmer? Who’s playing first base then? Franchy full time. I suppose you could say the same things if Casas goes down. It just seems un necessary. Why trade Casas when you don’t have too? And that actually gives you more money to spend next year. Also, starting Casas gives them a shot at earning a draft pick.
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I would expect Hosmers platoon split reversals fo end. That’s an anomaly And I’d expect regression towards the mean next year. Also, do we really want another platoon spot on this roster? Who are we platooning him with? Franchy? Dalbec? Guys who don’t have much value anywhere else. Or someone else we have to buy in FA instead of paying Casas the minimum. The reality is there are plenty of trade deals we could make for pitching, good pitching that don’t involve Casas.
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And Lopez has more potential than Casas, I don’t care what BTV says. I’d be willing to bet by years end he out values him. How often do they update their values? Lopez is putting himself in the convo as a top 30 pitcher in all of baseball who could be even more than that next year. Remember a bird in hand is worth two in the bush. The other side has to like the trade too. As fans our trade proposals are often biased.
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BTW if you trade for a SP and keep Casas without signing a 1B you have even more money.
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Yes I’d trade Mayer for him In a heartbeat. I’d expect a prospect back with Lopez and other working pieces, but he’s not going to be a MLBer for several years. And if we’ve signed a Dansby type our infield is set anyways. We’re also flush with up the middle talent now too.
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I honestly don’t get the allure of stallings, he’s not that good. A Wong/McGuire platoon might be much better than him.
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I’m fine with a McGuire/Wong platoon next year. If anything I’d sign Vasquez or Contreras and save my trade chips for some pitching. Which we need more than a catcher right now.
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Do we really want Hosmer there? I know the bars been set pretty low the last few years. Hosmer had a 3 war season years ago at age 27. Since then he’s been either below 1 or negative war. Going into his age 33 season should we expect more or less? He’s defense isn’t good either. Again, I know the bar was set low but he’s a lousy 1B. I know he’s free, but there’s a reason he’s free.
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It’s looking like Wong is going to be the better prospect out of that deal. In hindsight.
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You make that assumption with 100% of MLBers. But with a system flushed with talent, why are you so eager to trade a potential middle of the order bat? There’s other guys, who don’t have a place next year you could trade away? It just seems so unnecessary.
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I mean, there’s a lot of inbetween here but often trades are a “a bird in hand is worth two in the bush” scenario. When you suck, you’re not trading for MLB talent. You’re trading for two potential MLBers
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Agreed, but we have other top prospects to trade who we don’t need to fill immediate holes. Then you have cost controlled guys at 1B and a SP. that gives you even more flexibility to fill those other needs.
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I think you can add Anthony to the “looks really good so far” I know we didnt get the best draft grades but early returns suggest we had a phenomenal draft. Remember these guys grading a draft are the ones judging based on their own biased, flawed rankings. They really have no ideal.
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I’d explore Mayer heading that deadline first. Now you have a cheap pitcher and a 1B next year.
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But yes, generally speaking I like Aaron Judge.
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I believe BA and/or FA graphs had them at 9. Pipeline has them at 11
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Aaron Judge is irrelevant, the point is it’s easier to swallow those big contracts when you can constantly turn out top tier talent onto your team, you’ll never get there by trading it all away. I’m all for trading guys, but never trade a guy where you have a hole. We have a hole at 1B and our top prospect is a 1B man.
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I’m not trading Casas I’m starting him at 1B next year. The more cheap home grown guys you have like Casas, the easier it becomes to go out and throw money at a guy like Aaron Judge
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I think both Dalbec and Duran have stock going down, but I don’t think wink, or cutter ever had as of expectations. Maybe Cutter develops into a great bullpen arm. Bello there’s still hope for. Guys at the top of the system have more promise than they have over the last several years roo
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I think if you go over, you go up against the next threshold. I don’t think the Sox want to go over that number. So hypothetically they may have that $110 million of Bogey opts out. Devers already accounts for 11 million of that so even if you lock those two up you’re still looking at somewhere north of 60 million they have to spend (if they want too). I think they need to trade for some cost controlled pitching. I expect big things this winter. I’m sure I’m going to be let down, but they’re probably going to spend big enough to surprise someone around here
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It gets expensive staying over, but do you lose draft picks staying over just the first threshold? Given where they pick and What they get, the Dodgers are phenomenal at drafting. Gotta pump money into scouting too. It’s a crap shoot, but that still matters
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The way I envisioned a small market GM in a big Boston market was the blend the strategy. Use the financial muscle to get some top tier talent on your team but to imply the organizational building philosophy used in Tampa to round out the roster. If that’s the goal, this is the off-season to do that. Blooms pass ends with the 2023 season.