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  1. Hugh2
    I immediately looked up his stats, and he's better as a starter than a reliever, which does not make sense, so that blows my post out of the water but it is a small sample size and I'd still like to see him in that role. Maybe still in Woo for now but I think he's a good depth option who should get another look at some point. Not like he should be given a ton of rope though.
  2. Hugh2
    I wouldn't hate Criswell in the swing man/long man get us 2 innings a few times a few role. I think the Sox are back to putting Whitlock in that role and having two guys who could be shut down there would be awesome. I think he could be better in shorter bursts.
  3. Hugh2
    If a player is going to earn more than the option, he's going to sign somewhere else. If a player is not worth anywhere NEAR the option the team is not going to exercise it. If both team and player are interested in each other, then it likely makes sense to just sign a new contract. I'm sure the money from the buyout is taking into consideration when players sign these deals.
  4. Hugh2
    I'm kind of curious now, I can't think of ONE. Not saying it hasn't happened.
  5. Hugh2
    mutual options are never executed by both sides. I'm sure there may be an occurrence out there somewhere I'm missing, but they aren't.
  6. Hugh2
    I'm laughing because I was almost going to say, unless it's someone like Skenes I'm hanging up the phone if anyone comes calling for Anthony.
  7. Hugh2
    Anthony strikes me as the type of guy who is going to bet on himself and wait out the market. If he signs an extension in Boston it's going to be for a lot. And if you're betting on yourself, you know the closer to FA you are the more money you're going to get. If Anthony is the guy we hope he is, he's going to take over 1/2 a billion to sign him in about 4-5 years from now. That's just the type of player he strikes me as, and that ain't bad, it ain't bad to be like Campbell either and take the security. I mean, Anthony did get about $2 million more than Campbell in the draft so he's got a little cushion to sit on and wait.
  8. Hugh2
    No I get it, I'm not disagreeing. In the end all 162 games matter exactly the same. But we do have to remember it's a marathon and not a race, but again I get it, we want to see the team win and look good. Still, I'd feel better about play in September, guys get cobwebs and slow starts, it happens to all teams. I suppose who deals with it bests is better for it. Sox are tied for the most wins so I'd say we are doing pretty good. Maybe that's because of the "soft" schedule, and if so then hey.....I'd rather play these teams now rather than later. I think the Sox have enough talent on this team to compete with anyone if they're firing on all cylinders.
  9. Hugh2
    100% although I would feel much better about a team winning in September than I would about a team winning in April.
  10. Hugh2
    I'm just happy the Sox are winning and we are back to arguing over the normal things that we can argue about when the team wins.
  11. Hugh2
    To me Anthony should be untouchable. You will never get back in return what his ceiling is right now and he's doing everything to make you believe he's going to reach it. At 20 years old he's already hitting the ball much harder than even an above average leaguer. If he pans out, he's going to be a contender for MVP's
  12. Hugh2
    The Sox are tied for the most wins in the A.L.
  13. Hugh2
    Or not, Casas with the power
  14. Hugh2
    well below......in 8 games.
  15. Hugh2
    If we are considering more than JUST their record then I'll throw my hat in the ring and point out it's April 22nd. Throw whatever asterisk you want, right now they're a playoff team. They are a .500 team that improved over the offseason and despite some slow starts have a winning record early. This team will be fine. Get on the train, there's plenty of room.
  16. Hugh2
    So there is more evidence than just their record then?
  17. Hugh2
    That's fair, but then aren't we also saying that record isn't the only evidence? if there are other considerations. My expectations were for the Sox to be better this year. That hasn't changed for me yet, but I'm concerned for a few players. But at the end of the day it's April 22nd. I'm concerned how these guys are playing on September 22nd.
  18. Hugh2
    I mean, if the season ended today we are in the playoffs. Going by record we are in a pretty good spot.
  19. Hugh2
    And there's probably some alternate universe where Verdugo turned into a complete stud. We are in the wong timeline.
  20. Hugh2
    There were a few times were I thought I was wrong, but it turns out I was only mistaken.
  21. Hugh2
    I had literally forgotten about that until right now. Graterol would have been a much better return in hindsight. Downs was a top 100, top 50 prospect in some rankings at the time, and up the middle was an obvious need at the time. In an alternate universe if Downs pans out, and the Sox spend the Trevor Story money more wisely people probably are still very upset with the Mookie Betts trade lol, but perhaps slightly less. That's the risk you take when trading a bird in hand for two in the bush.
  22. Hugh2
    Yeah, ok so we mostly agree on this. If you're not going to sign a guy, you should trade him (unless you have serious playoff ambitions) but how serious the Sox were about trying to resign him, and were they draw their line in the sand is objective and open to criticism. That's fair. I forgot that he was traded so late in the offseason, Was that when it was initially reported or finalized, because I do seem to remember the trade got held up for a little while due to some medical concerns.
  23. Hugh2
    Roman Anthony hasn't played in the field since 4/11 he's obviously going through something. There's absolutely ZERO reason to rush him in haste and make the roster log jam even worse than it already is. His time is coming, it will be this year at some point without doubt. I think we see him by the end of May, and as you all know I'm always right. 🙃
  24. Hugh2
    Rafaela is on pace for about a 2.5 Fwar season, mostly tied to his defense but that alone makes him a valuable player. I don't think he's ever going to be an offensive stud, but I've always hoped he could take enough steps forward to not be a complete black hole in the lineup and you feel fine about him hitting 8th 9th. It's early, the sample size is small, but the K% is down from 26.4 to 18.9% the BB rate is up to 6.8% he's actually making a little bit more contact this year, but his BABIP is lower around .250% but overall he's still chasing way way way too much. I think there's enough there, underlying to see a guy who can take steps forward and be a .650-.700 OPS guy, but the approach is not there, and there's not enough power to overcome the approach to ever be much more than that. I really really really like Rafaela a lot, but I never understood the extension. Guys with his profile just aren't well paid in arbitration, and his skill set probably does not age well once he losses a step.
  25. Hugh2
    That's kind of the new trend. Your elite closer may be the 8th inning guy if you have 2-3-4 coming up. Makes more sense. Still, that makes someone like Slaten the "set up" guy. Which is well deserving, hopefully the youngster continues to grow and shine.
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