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  1. Hugh2
    Agreed.
  2. Hugh2
    Hendricks might be a better comp because he went to FA. Barnes chose not too, to gauge what he’s get in FA, it would be more appropriate to analyze high end remover contracts in FA the last few years and not other extensions which can vary more widely. Barnes gave a team friendly deal, and it makes sense. He still made himself a millionaire and he even stated he wanted to be close to home. He grew up in Bethel CT, and has family here. If his aspirations where to stay close to home that makes his market VERY small. Some guys are just family oriented and I respect that.
  3. Hugh2
    That will be the case if they decide to bring him up later in the year when the minor league season is done or close to it. If they were to bring him up now, it wouldn’t be to sit the bench. I don’t disagree, I just think the timing matters.
  4. Hugh2
    I could be wrong here, but I believe teams pretty much always spend their bonus pool, and in most cases go 5% above. I don’t think cash is an issue. Personnel can be though, Bloom has a new boss that may have different influences. It’s also about the team of scouts feeding you information as well. The picks belong to those guys just as much as it does the GM….although they’ll never get the same level of credit externally.
  5. Hugh2
    While he hasn’t been linked to the Sox, I’d be happy if they surprised everyone by picking Jobe.
  6. Hugh2
    I’ll eat some crow, but I assumed Barnes would go to FA and get bid on. I still think he would have got much more than this in FA, especially if he continues to be as good as he has down the stretch. This is a team friendly deal, and a steal for the Sox. I was not expecting this. The Connecticut boy who grew up a Yankees fan chooses to sign a team friendly deal to stay with the Sox.
  7. Hugh2
    Reportedly this is an extremely deep draft in the later rounds. One of the strongest draft in years for rounds 4-10. We should get some excited players with #40 and #75 too.
  8. Hugh2
    Now this may be more of a semantics battle but most top draft picks are signed for under slot. It’s not uncommon for a guy to sign for 200-500k less. When people talk about “cutting a deal” at the top, they’re talking about saving 1-2 million.
  9. Hugh2
    That’s exactly how it works. If a team really likes a guy, thinks he will drop further and will sign for less than slot they can throw less money at them and use the surplus in later rounds. I forgot what the percentage amount is, but I believe a team has to offer at least 75% of the slot value if they want a comp pick if a player refuses to sign. So if Pitt drafts Leiter and he doesn’t sign they get the #2 pick next year, if Boston’s pick doesn’t sign we get the #5 pick.
  10. Hugh2
    Oh I’m sure they did, but it’s the timing that has me convinced. At the very least he’s still a very strong consideration for 1-1
  11. Hugh2
    Oh dude, me neither, I just didn’t want you to think I was strongly advocating being sellers. I don’t even believe 1/2 of my own crap I just type out unfiltered word vomit.
  12. Hugh2
    It’s a hypothetical thought experiment dude. It wasn’t my intention for someone to take it literal and run with it as I pointed out. I just find it fascinating that we (me included at times) are willing to turn a blind eye to the future to win today. https://www.inc.com/melissa-chu/why-your-brain-prioritizes-instant-gratification-o.html
  13. Hugh2
    The point is to win a championship. It’s like the classical philosophical question. Would you rather have 100k today in one lump sum, or wait 3 years and receive 100k every year for life?. I think we’re discrediting the concept of forgoing instant gratification. This is just a hypothetical, but would you rather have 1 championship this year? Or three consecutive championships starting 2 years from now? Not saying going for it isn’t the most viable option. We’re fans, we don’t have any real personal stake in the outcome of these games. But I find it fascinating still.
  14. Hugh2
    But with that said, I think a bat to platoon at 1B would be nice. Also I could go for another reliever. Sale will be back for the playoffs, but he’s not going 7, probably not even 6. Our pen has been one of the largest reasons of our success, and strengthening it now could serve as an anticipatory move assuming someone gets hurt or regresses.
  15. Hugh2
    Hypothetically if you were sellers at the trade deadline every year, in several years the level of talent you’d have after trading away assets could be equal to or greater than what you make your team by being buyers. You effectively turn all your players into 5 year guys instead of 6, but you load your system up so you’re constantly replenishing the team (or making off-season trades). I’am not clamoring for this strategy, I only find the concept fascinating. It’s like witnessing a case study in psychology, studying instant gratification vs. long term goals play out in real time with a fan base.
  16. Hugh2
    I also think Lawlar going 1-1 gives us the best chance of Leiter falling to us. I can see Lawlar falling out of the top 4, I don’t see Mayer doing so.
  17. Hugh2
    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soxprospects-com-podcast/id309680652?i=1000528053562 2nd 1/2 is an interview with Kiley McDaniels where they preview the draft. I urge all prospect loving draft enthusiasts to check it out if they have time this weekend. Pop in the headphones and start mowing that lawn!!!!
  18. Hugh2
    I think Mayer has the better present hit tool, Wilson has the best chance to hit, House has the highest ceiling/lowest floor, and Lawlar is inbetween. You have to take the Mocks with a grain of salt, these guys don’t really know anything either. They just talk to scouts and know who’s looking at who. They change weekly. Mayer 1-1 is a very defensible prediction. I just can’t get over how Pitt would fly Lawlar out to meet them just a few days before the draft unless they weren’t very serious about cutting a deal with him. But, admittedly I know nothing either.
  19. Hugh2
    Maybe, Lawlar is more likely to stick at SS. I think people are souring on Lawlar because his season ended a month before Mayer. He was 1-1 up until the end of his season. He also flew into Pitt several days ago and it’s been known they’re looking to cut a deal at the top. I think it’s Lawlar 1-1. Insanely good chance Mayer goes 2nd or 3rd which means one of Leiter/Davis falls to us. I think one of those two guys are out picks. I think it’s Davis, unless Jobe goes ahead of us in which case I think that pushes Leiter down. I’ve really come around on Jobe, I kind of want him to be our pick now but I don’t think the Sox are looking at him.
  20. Hugh2
    After hearing Kiley McDaniels on the latest Soxprospects podcast I asked myself. “If you go Leiter because you want pitching, why not just go Jobe?” Jobe is the best high school pitching prospect in years who already throws a 70/70 fastball slider. If he saves you money, you have a purse to throw around in what is one of the deepest drafts in years. Besides, I’m about 90% convinced Lawlar and Leiter are going 1-2, maybe 1-3
  21. Hugh2
    If Leiter falls to the Sox, it’s not going to be because Daddy wagged his finger and told teams not too. This is normal posturing and rumors, the type that happen every single year in the draft.
  22. Hugh2
    No!!!!! Everyone roots for the game in there own way. I’ve always loved watching the farm and the kids come up, many fans take the “call me when they’re in Boston approach” to each their own. It’s easier to get wrapped up in all this when the Sox have the #4 pick
  23. Hugh2
    Odds are they’re saving 1-2 million off that first pick, but I’m sure they’re fine spending the money. Lawlar won’t be the first Hs bat to go first.
  24. Hugh2
    It’s looking likely that Pitt will cut a deal with someone at the top. Jordan Lawlar was flown to Pitts just several days ago. If one can deduce Mayer goes 2-3 then one of Leiter/Davis will be there if those are the Sox preferences. Been some rumors of Sal Fredrick cutting a deal at #1. Please let Pitt be that dumb
  25. Hugh2
    I was sour on Davis in the beginning too but really came around on him. It appears he’s ranked high not because he’s a catcher with plus offense but rather he has plus offense and happens to be a catcher. He might be the most likely guy to hit in the middle of your lineup, and by the time he reaches the majors we may have Robo umps, and with his 70/80 arm controlling the run game he could be a stud. Still like Leiter, would be happy with the top high school short stops too.
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