Hugh2
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It was a late first round pick, guys with that type of value get picked there all the time. If you want a college arm that doesn't need to be tinkered with and has starter potential you need to be in the top 1/2 of the draft. But you got a guy with a very live arm, two potential plus pitches, a floor of a high leverage reliever with the chance to be starter I'll get on board with that every time for where they took him. There's always a level of risk reward with every pick in every draft. Heck if we lived in a perfect world, Mike Trout would have been drafted #1 but there's a level of risk/reward associated with every pick. My issue, is I think the Red Sox may wait too long to move some guys to the bullpen when it seems they're destined for that move to begin with.
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The good news is the reason the system is so weak is because of the trades and graduations that have made the #1 team in baseball right now. A farm is supposed to supplement the big league club, but make no mistake this system is very weak. With that said, I'd be very very very surprised if anyone currently on the Portland seadogs roster ends up being an impactful MLB player. I think the team has some talented players who may contribute in a bench role, or out of the pen and there's nothing wrong with that. But the system is deviod of any blue chippers. With that said, there's a lot of talent in the low minors that if they pan out could really strengthen the system in a few years.
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Houck has also been pitching with a new set of mechanics and learning to repeat his delivery from a new release point. All things considered, I'd give a guy like that longer lead time than the prototypical college draftee. That was the scouting on him when we drafted him. A premium arm that may be destined for the bullpen, the Sox are trying to make him a starter and that's going to be a longer process. As far as I'm concerned he gets one full year to lay an egg and we can write it off so I'm not worried. But at some point you have to think they just put him in the pen and let him thrive. If a guy turns into a dominate set-up/man or closer, he's worth every penny you paid him in the back of the 1st round.
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Really could have used a Marco Hernandez right now. All teams endure injuries but it stings more when you have a bunch of guys playing the same position injured. I would be inclined to say we shouldn't have trade away Marrero, but I don't think he gives us anything more than what Lin would right now.
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He'll get two whole months of development and maybe some more playing time if an affiliate makes the post season. I can see them moving him up or down to get that playing time, and he'll get some at bats in the fall league too. Maybe, MAYBE if he absolutely mashes for 2 months he gets added to the 40 man and gets a September call up. He does have to be added at the end of the year anyways. Still sucks that he missed a lot of time, but this season doesn't have to be a complete waste.
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I was actually thinking of going with Hugo because it's the Spanish derivative of my name and my son will be 1/2 Colombian but my Wife doesn't like that name for a first name. You never realize how many people you hate until you have to name a kid. We settled on Theo for a first name, not really because of Theo Epstein although I thought it was pretty cool.
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Thank you for being the bigger man, I'm definitely a petty little prick sometimes
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LOL everyone seems to be excited for them to leave. Your right though, life is an amorphous process with different stages that have their own ups/downs. I've learned to love it all.
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It's a boy!
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Clay Buchholz - Is he worth the 2016 option?
Hugh2 replied to Slasher9's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
He could've been a true ace in a hypothetical universe where the baseball season is 81 games long. -
pffft, we'll try to make 40 at least.
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although I probably shouldn't be talking, my wife is 7.5 months pregnant and things have gotten.....different the past month.
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I don't think anyone who spends 24/7 365 days a year in an online forum should be accusing anyone else of not having sex.
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HA!!!
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Thanks a lot man, but I'm 36....I don't think I'm going to get any taller.
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Lin can certainly pick it, but I'm not sure how much hit is in his bat. It would be nice if he could hit enough one day to at least be a good utility guy.
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I guess if I really wanted to stir the pot I could just throw the R word out there.
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The Sox could really use a hot month from JBJ. Someone is bound to go cold, that's just how it goes often and if someone can pick up the slack this team is going to continue to score runs. I think Devers could get hot at some point too.
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I think the problem with Hanley at this point is even if he's innocent, which he very well may be, a team might not want to put up with a headache or the drama. It would probably be well worth it if he was putting up better numbers but he looked pretty bad for the last month. A lot can change. He could get cleared of everything and a team might get desperate and need a bat. Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised either way.
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Yeah, it's pretty sad. At least have the Cojones to admit what you said. I mean it's right there for everyone to see. The sad thing is, is that it's not even that big of a deal. Often people are accused or being investigated for something for a reason. But people kind of come of as jerks when they try to rewrite their narrative to bash someone in an argument.
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Has anyone else noticed that Price is good at baseball again?
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We should trade for somebody who could allow us to have somebody to trade for somebody else.
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I'm going to throw the flag on this play, anyone in here can go back to page 47 and look at your first couple posts after the news broke. They scream someone who is presuming guilt.
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Ironically I was making list to counter his statement and make this very point and I just gave up after about 40 names. I could have kept adding names for an hour but I was at work and decided I shouldn't be screwing around on the paper. Thank you for putting it so simply. Brevity is the soul of wit.
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Rafael Devers struggles/triumphs and the future
Hugh2 replied to jacksonianmarch's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
I'm not sure where this $113 million dollars on the books comes from. It's more like 134 million before arbitration and option costs. Also, Chris Sales team option is NOT $1 million, that is the buyout option. Sale will get paid 13.5 million next year, which is still a huge bargain but is about 12.5 million more towards the cap than 1 million. The payroll with options plus arbitration is closer to $210 million. We are over the cap next year. So yes we can trade for Machado, but we'd like have to give up mutliple cost controlled players to sign a guy who is going to prevent us from being able to resign guys like Mookie Betts, and Chris Sale. I'd love me some Machado, but no...just no.