Hugh2
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I'd prefer to not sign Hosmer at 1B, but he almost certainly would return much greater value for the next 4 years than any lost draft pick would.
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I figured the free agent market was implied.
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People do realize we have almost no trade chips at this point. If we want to get an impactful MLB player we are giving up another one. Which I'm not opposed to, but I still view this as somewhat of a sizeways move in the absence of making some FA signings.
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Hosmer would be a significant upgrade over Travis. Interesting that this was the take away from my post. My preference would be to sign Martinez and Otani. Hosmer is brought up because he plays 1st base, he's one of the best hitters on the market, and he plays a position the Sox have a hole at and could use an upgrade when they desparetely need an upgrade on the offense. Can this move be criticized? absolutely, but to those throwing stones, let us hear your plans to upgrade this team? In terms of where Martinez plays, I wouldn't be opposed to giving him a 1B glove, depending on how far down the rabbit hole we want to go I wouldn't oppose seeing him in LF and using Benintendi as part of a package to upgrade another position. I'd also be fine with him being a 4thoufielder/DH hybrid, he could upgrade the offense, fill in youngs role and open up a roster spot for one more out of the Marrero/Hernandez/Holt/Lin clan which will go a long way with Pedey's situation up in the air.
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I'm ok with Santana if the price is right, but if you're going all in I'd take Hosmer whose just as good with 4 years younger.
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Sign Otani, Sign Martinez, resign Moreland or if you really want to go all in sign Hosmer as well. I think the pitching will be elite next year. I think a clean bill of health and sophomore Benintendi + Devers will make the offense better. Adding Martinez I think can put us over the top.
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14 years in baseball salary inflation is a few lifetimes. Baring any injuries, or a huge drop in production Stanton will be worth every bit of that contract as Manny was.
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Sale/Pom/Erod/Porc. Price the long guy if one of those guys look like they are going to lay an egg early.
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I'm not exactly Farrells biggest fan, but it's hard to put all the blame on him when the starting pitching has been weak lately and the teams offense goes dormant. Yes, they are tired and probably need rest. I'm sure if they squeezed out one more win the past 160 days that is exactly what he would be doing. Now we might actually have to pitch Pomeranz and Sale to end the season.
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9/29 vs Astros - the CLINCH
Hugh2 replied to Slasher9's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
Yup...another egg. Laid. -
9/29 vs Astros - the CLINCH
Hugh2 replied to Slasher9's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
It’s so nice to know that this is the team we cashed our chips in for. -
this team is looking like they’re laying an egg again at the end of the year
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The guy who drafted JBJ and Betts....
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So I'm in charge of running a charity event tomorrow and I'm running all over the state of CT stoping at store after store to try and find all of the necessities. I'm listening to this frustrating game thinking it figures that Sale can't get any run support when in the begging of the season it felt like they scored 10 runs every time he threw a shut out. I admit I gave up hope, but I thought to myself this team was due for a big come from behind in the 9th. I didn't think they actually would pull it off. Holy s*** what a win
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His best bet to play every day is to be a position player in the N.L. or A.L. Whoever gets him is going to commit to him playing one side of the ball. I'm not really sure we see a "wink wink, nod" I can see an understanding to have an early extension buying out some arbitration years but that type of collusion is illegal and the Sox have been caught enough lately. I also doubt any "wink wink" contract would hold weight if he blows out his elbow in a year.
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This is true, but we've also spent about $7 million as well.
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With Devers graduation I also see him jumping ahead of Travis but I'm not sure I'd put him ahead of Groome or Chavis just yet. He's still young and very far away.
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BA Rankings Sox #2 Flores #7 Diaz #35 Flores Not that it makes much of a difference, they are higher on Diaz and lower on Flores. I trust BA more with international guys but both the Yankees and Red Sox have done well with international guys. As a matter of fact, until recently the only real young talent the Yankees were able to bring in was international guys.
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I definitely think this team will be exciting to watch next year. I think they overachieved a bit last year in that they were the #1 seed but obviously weren't the #1 team in the east. They might take a step back in the wins column this year but I think this team has more upside and a legit shot at knocking off the Cavs. Perhaps saying they have passed them is premature but they have the legit star power to compete now. Competing against GS....now that is a different story. I think they are still a few years away from GS unless Brown take a big step forward or Tatum is a star out the gate and even then I'm not sure that will be enough.
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I love IT but I'd make this trade over and over and over and over again.
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The reality is the totality of this bullpen is very very good. Our bullpen has won us more games than almost every other team......but it just doesn't feel like it.
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If he hit 92, I wouldn't worried at all unless he looks bad coming into camp next year. It would be really really really awesome to have him 100% this year going into the playoffs but I don't think we can count on that.
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His AVG fastball velocity is 92.9
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I don't think he was, I think he sat 92-93 might of touched 95. Will have to look it up, but velo wasn't a big part of his game. He is just really good.
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The pick you give up your hope would have been you get lucky enough to draft a player like Irving. You get him now and don't have to develop him for several years, and the BK pick could easily be 5-8 this year. I love Isiah Thomas, but I'd be fairly comfortable wagering that he will never be as good as he was last year. I don't think he will be worth a max contract, although he has earned it and that brew a troubled scenario when you factor in his size, age, and injuries. You get Irving in his prime, and you can make a good case at extending him. I'd take Irving over the next 4 year any day opposed to IT. Yes we gave up a lot, but you have to give up a lot to get a guy like Irving. We still have Tatum, and Brown, and we still have some more draft assets that could pan out pretty well too. This team is still set up good for the future, but they will be able to compete now as well.