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All 16 I believe
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Sox just signed Nelfy Abreu, Denny Daza, and Antoni Flores who along with Danny Diaz are all short stops. Sox are cornering the international SS market
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Plus I think Longhi has to be added to the 40 man soon as well, and there isn't much space for him on the roster on top of him being a fringe level prospect.
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Some teams are limited from going over their cap in previous years but they still get awarded bonus pool money
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I'm not sure about that. If we've identified a guy who can help us win a WS this year and Ockimey is the player asked for in return I do t think Dave even blinks...he's gone in my opinion. I like Ockimey but he's several years away and not a sure thing at a position that is relatively easy to fill.
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I think both Travis, and Ockimey are ahead of Longhis. He's a long shot as a starting regular and the Sox couldn't sign all their international agreements without trading for bonus pool money. I think it's a good trade that helps in the re-stocking of the system.
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Flores and Diaz look like absolute studs to me. It's nice to see the Sox taking steps to replenish the system. I'm assuming more moves to come as it was reported the team wanted to go back to having 2 DSL teams.
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Why not?
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It's perfectly legal
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Danny Diaz is not to be confused with the Venezuelan SS Denny Daza the Sox are also expected to sign
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Perhaps I should have kept that in the prospects thread? It was a trade but not in relation to the deadline and in no way effects the team this year.
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Nick Longhi traded to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for international bonus pool space
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Today marks the beginning of the 2017/18 international signing period. This pool of talent has been a huge source of prospects as well as MLB talent for the Sox over the years. After being banned from any signings the last year the Sox started off today with a bang. #2 Daniel Flores © 3.1 million #7 Danny Diaz (SS) 1.6 million #35 Antoni Flores (SS) 1.4 million
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Teams in our position make major upgrades all the time, it's actually the norm. How often do teams in 1st place grab a bat, a late inning reliever, a starter, and all of whom could be high priced rentals for a run ? There's 6 division leaders, plus everyone else who is in the hunt and they ain't just thinking about winning the division.
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I'd like to think of it more as treading water....as in eventually you're going to drown and die. Perhaps they can stay afloat long enough for someone like Devers to arise. I get that they are good on defense, but having a sub .600 OPS equates to being a black hole in the lineup and with the offense down at other positions that really makes them stick out at 3rd. We've seen how much scoring runs has hurt this team at times this year. If there is an upgrade to be made that could put this team over the top, it's at 3B.
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By 4th place I meant losing the ALCS. Sorry, I can see how that would be confusing. I'd prefer Devers get a shot too, but if he's not ready....that's a big hole.
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Good enough rarely gets you a WS, am I right or am I right? Fatal flaw? Idk, but let's not argue the semantics. A lot of teams about as good as us and arguably better will improve at the deadline. It would have been a shame to trade away the future to end up in 4th place
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It would be rather ironic if this team had no issues at gutting the farm system to build a league contender but was reluctant to trade pieces to put us over the top and fix some fatal flaws. It's like spending 250K on a Lamborghini but unwilling to spend a little extra on a 4th tire so you can actually drive it. Most who know me or remember knew how against I was depleting the farm but we've already thrown 95% of our eggs in one basket. We have a significantly better chance at winning the next three years than we do the following three years after that. You reap what you sow. I'm not advocating trading elite guys like Devers or Groome but if the right trade is there no one should be off the table.
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Because they view him as the 3B of the future they aren't going to screw with his progression. Which makes sense. Patience, his time will come soon. A promotion to Pawtucket is likely within the next two weeks.
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Oh I agree, but I'm not sure we can ever be certain what is made up and what is real rumors (or at least I always can't). How often to hear about our interest in some all star caliber player that was just never realistic (Like Felix Hernandez) and then it sounds like the same hype for over a year but we land Adrian Gonzalez in a trade? I think some of it comes down to the sources as well. Some guy writing on the bleacher report has more of an incentive to make stuff up where's someone working for Baseball America or ESPN could (or at least should) lose their job for spreading false rumors.
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Well often times the rumors are correct and the trades just don't materialize, or often times two separate rumors alone are correct but are tied together through a narrative. Team A might be looking for a 3B and team B might be looking to sell one and some sports writer ponders if there would be mutual interest. Being wrong, isn't analogous to being fake. Sorry, I just think this whole new "fake news" fad needs to die out.
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"Dombrowski said Rafael Devers is "real close" to being promoted to AAA. Says Devers will play 5 days at 3B, Chavis 2. Other days DH."
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But ugh yeah....offense is 10x the concern
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You're right, the bullpen has been deceptively good this year. Perhaps it's the fact that a shutdown bullpen stands out more in the postseason and despite the good number Joe Kelly doesn't exactly strike me as the guy to strike fear into lineups in the 8th. Perhaps continued success will win me over in July. But I don't really want to see anymore assets spent on improving the bullpen
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Off the MLB roster the guys with the most value would likely be Devers and Groome. Guys who aren't on that tier but who have probably seen their stock go up a ton this season are Michael Chavis and Bryan Mata. Aside from that I don't think the Sox have a ton of significant pieces, a lot of guys who profile as relievers still carry value but only so much.