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  1. Hugh2
    This whole conversation was about O'Neill not Yoshida, so I'm going to pivot back because ultimately I don't really care I think we are stuck with Yoshida anyways. The front office obviously has a budget, I'm not spending $21 million a year on O'Neill if that meant not signing the pitchers we did this offseason. I think we are fine with Duran/Rafaela and an Abreu/Refsynder platoon out there until Anthony is ready (who hits LHP and RHP just as well BTW).
  2. Hugh2
    This is what John Henry has done to you guys. He's reduced you to defending part time bench bats and Yoshida as being the saviors of Boston. I'd rather play the kids than have as multiple DH/LF type who only have one tool on my roster.
  3. Hugh2
    So.....we should spend $21 million on a bench bat then? If Yoshida is so good, how come no one wants to trade for him?
  4. Hugh2
    You're still talking about paying $21 million a year for a bench bat platoon guy. And yes, even if Rafaela is on the bench if Anthony is ready then you also have Abreu on the bench. I'd rather sign Bregman and DFA Yoshida to get a RHB in the lineup.
  5. Hugh2
    At this point your RHB's are going to Story and Campbell.
  6. Hugh2
    Sox are committed to playing Rafaela in CF and Duran is in CF. You're going to sign a $20 million dollar bench bat because he might go down and you can replace him with the games top prospect who should command his own timeline? When you're an elite talent you start when you're ready, not when a hole opens up that you blocked in the first place. I'd offer O'Neill a QO and make him a DH/LF in a world where you get rid of Yoshida. Otherwise you can get a platoon bat who mashes lefties for a lot less than $20 million.
  7. Hugh2
    yeah that's fine, but you're still trading Abreu in that scenario. Unless you want 3 outfielders on the bench, not counting Yoshida who is allegedly still an outfielder.
  8. Hugh2
    So you make Rafaela a part time player and block Anthony? What do you do when Anthony gets called up? Because you're starting Duran/Anthony and that leaves one outfield spot for O'Neill, Abreu, Rafaela, Refsnyder. It makes sense they didn't offer him one, they'd rather of spent that money on pitching and effectively did with a Buehler signing.
  9. Hugh2
    O'Neill likely accepts.
  10. Hugh2
    In another world perhaps, but this team is obviously operating on some kind of budget. And 21 million to O'Neill is a lot of money when the pitching staff needed more help and the outfield was presumably set.
  11. Hugh2
    People forget how good Dan Duquette was (the original DD). He largely assembled that 2004 team, and if it wasn't for MLB they probably would have won sooner. In 1994 Duquette had all of Sammy Sosa, John Wetteland, and Kevin Appier signed but MLB nixed those deals. Without those deals that team finished 1st the next year. With them, they had a better chance in 95 and 98 to bring titles to Boston. Dan tried to win.
  12. Hugh2
    Yes, they're willing to pay down his contract, because they're going to maximize salary relief, making a trade for Yoshida highly unlikely. Two teams looking for a salary dump is not a great fit.
  13. Hugh2
    The problem is their reasoning for trading Arenado is shedding payroll. Taking back Yoshida pretty much nullifies this.
  14. Hugh2
    agreed.
  15. Hugh2
    yes
  16. Hugh2
    At the end of the day what's done is done. If you could remove Raffy from 3B and replace him with a gold glove caliber defender, would you not? because the Sox are allegedly front runners to sign such player.
  17. Hugh2
    Right, and that projection is based off of how those 162 games play out. So arguing about how those 162 games might actually play out is 100% the argument.
  18. Hugh2
    Fwar projections are based off of what a guy will have accumulated by seasons end. lol
  19. Hugh2
    I also wouldn't be surprised if Casas morphed into an above average defender at 1b. He's also going to be happier not moved. I know what was said, but I think would play out a lot less ugly if you're moving Devers to DH over Casas. He's fighting for a future payday, while Devers is already locked up. I'd place my money on Casas putting the work in there to improve and Devers putting the work in to be an elite hitter at DH.
  20. Hugh2
    How can you have a snapshot about "projected war" in a snapshot of time? Fwar is accumulated over the course of a season.
  21. Hugh2
    By all accounts Casas was a good prospect who profiled to have good defense at first, then struggles in his limited time in the majors and he’s been demoted to not only never going to get better, but some guy who’s never played the position is going to be better than you in two weeks? sorry, I don’t most people are going to buy that. let Raffy focus on hitting, he’s already paid. Let the youngster learn his craft.
  22. Hugh2
    No offense, but that's a pretty far out assumption. By all accounts Casas should be able to get better. He's young, and a student of the game. People assume anyone can learn first base but you're taking a guy who has never done it and assuming he will be better in a few weeks? I don't think so. I'd put more money on Casas improving than Devers learning in a couple weeks. I don't subscribe to the whole babying of players. If Devers couldn't hit as good at DH because of the phycology of not playing the field and having his feelings hurt he never should have been extended. I actually think most MLbers are not like that at all.
  23. Hugh2
    Something tells me they won't. All hints point to him at 2nd base. But the team is much better if they explore dumping Yoshida and moving Devers to DH and plug Bregman in at 3B. Breaking up is hard to do.
  24. Hugh2
    Yes but realistically there's going to be a bottom of the roster that does throughout the season as guys add their war over 162 games not day 1. If the first guy off the roster is a net positive, he'll be one of the first ones up with better depth anyways. I don't think it's as simple as saying Romy Gonzalez gets the boot and he plays zero games and adds no value. He's projected to get 288 at bats. Whether or not he starts the year in Boston might not have much of an effect on that.
  25. Hugh2
    Sox also had 8 position players in 2024 who had negative WAR. Having more up the middle guys and better depth should mean at least one less of those guys.
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