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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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!!!!
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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
  9. 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.
  10. 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
  11. 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.
  12. 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
  13. 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.
  14. Hugh2
    The Sox didn’t technically remove him from the Olympics. He was left off the roster because the Sox might call him up. They don’t have alternates, which is stupid.
  15. Hugh2
    Yeah, I think the Sox might have to gamble with Ward, but I could see someone Whitlocking him.
  16. Hugh2
    I think you have to throw away the Yorke pick. Big difference picking #4. Also, they didn’t have a 2nd round pick last year in a shortened draft and we’re trying to maximize their other picks. This doesn’t mean Bloom won’t look to cut a deal with the guy at the top, but I wouldn’t look much into 2020z
  17. Hugh2
    My point is the part of his game where his defense really lacks is his pitch framing. That’s not going to matter in a few years with Robo umps.
  18. Hugh2
    I mean, there’s exceptions to every norm. It’s not inconceivable that Leiter is drafted and doesn’t sign. But I’d be surprised if that happens. He likely signs if he goes 1-1 1-2 1-3 1-4
  19. Hugh2
    If Robo umps are coming, I think one would have to take a long hard look at Davis if he’s still there at #4
  20. Hugh2
    It’s funny, I’ve heard playing for a losing team expedites your time to the majors, and playing for a winning team expedites your time, which is it? Personally I think is negligible but I suppose if I had to chose a side I’d say playing for a s***** team gets you there. Small market teams don’t have the same budget to fill out a 25 man so they’re more likely to bring up a top prospect young where’s a team like Boston will wait, or have them as an up/down guy for a year. But if a guy can play, and forces a teams hand it doesn’t matter. Think Mookie Betts
  21. Hugh2
    When guys sign because they want more money they normally turning down a 800k or maybe a million. They were drafted after the first round and return to college and years later become a top draft pick (sometimes not, there’s risk in turning down the money). A great example of this was Alex Bergman. The thing about Leiter is he’s not going to be turning down 1 million dollars, he will be tur i g down 6.5-8 million dollars, how much better than that can he do? Not much, but conversely he could blow his arm out and never be the same. Odds are astronomically high he signs. He’s posturing for a payday like these guys do every year. I apologize, but I don’t buy into cooked up conspiracy theory’s that he can afford to not take money because daddy’s rich. Leiter is a top 4 pick, and he signs. Book it.
  22. Hugh2
    That’s a two way street, the penalties could become much harsher, which may explain every teams desire to go past the limit (LA aside)
  23. Hugh2
    Most teams have never paid a significant bill because most teams have never gone past and the. STAYED past the line, which dramatically increases with every subsequent year one is over. I mean, I really don’t have strong emotions on whether or not the Sox should do it, I’m just certain they will not.
  24. Hugh2
    LA is in a league of their own. No one else is over the limit, and if I was a betting man I’d wager that holds true to the end of the year. EDIT. I left LA out because they were already over.
  25. Hugh2
    With the uncertainties of a new CBA looming overhead, I don’t see any team going past the Luxury Tax Line. We might not like it, but I believe the Sox will not do so.
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