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  1. Hugh2
    It's literally only been two years since he's gone over the line. They've stayed under during years they suck.
  2. Hugh2
    Bregman + Scott might add $45 million would put the payroll at about $259.00 below the second threshold and even if they went over it so what? lets say those two contracts put them at $265. The cost of doing that is 480,000 that's it. Not even the league min on a player. Certainly better than trading for a guy on serious decline in his mid 30's and a reliever who will hit free agency next year and will probably have to be paid like Tanner Scott anyways.
  3. Hugh2
    As a general rule of thumb I don't want to even think about trading a guy with middle of the order bat potential for a reliever. It's just bad business, and Arenado could be on a serious decline right now. His numbers are down, his bat speed has decreased every single year and was at an all time low and is probably not coming back at 34 years old. Casas has something to prove, but he's young and has the ceiling of a 35+ home run hitter who can walk and hit for average. Trading for a reliever to just pay him is just wrong....just go out and pay Scott.
  4. Hugh2
    If Breslow trades Casas for Arenado he should be fired for malpractice and chased out of town with pitch forks. I feel dirty for even typing the words Casas and trade in the same sentence.
  5. Hugh2
    I take it someone isn't a fan of Marvels "What If?" Maybe Arenado/Hoffman is more realistic. Kirby is still out there too. I do think another bullpen arm is likely, and the Sox have been heavily tied to both Bregman and Arenado.
  6. Hugh2
    Not that I expect this, but the offseason most of us wanted is still there for the taking.
  7. Hugh2
    What if the Red Sox sign Bregman today, and Tanner Scott tomorrow? How would we feel about the offseason. Rotation additions: Garrett Crochet. Walker Buehler Bullpen Additions: Aroldis Chapman. Justin Wilson. Tanner Scott Lineup additions: Alex Bregman 2025 expected Rookie contributions: Roman Anthony/Kristian Campbell/Luis Guerrero returning injured players expected to contribute: Trevor Story. Lucas Giolito. Garrett Whitlock. Liam Hendriks
  8. Hugh2
    The Red Sox are obviously allergic to building their team through free agency, so they will have to draft and trade for the team they want. That's fine, but you only have so many bullets, so why would we want to waste ammunition on what is probably are least need right now. Duran/Rafaela/Abreu is our outfield with Refnsyder being a great platoon 4th and MLB's top prospect on the verge of playing in the MLB. I'm sorry, but if you're going to be unloading the gun, go for a closer or a catcher.
  9. Hugh2
    I don't think they really tried as much with Fried as they did with Soto.
  10. Hugh2
    Well, there's always negative credibility
  11. Hugh2
    They better start extending people if they’re done, otherwise they’ll haven spent even less money this year after saying they would and the FO will lose all credibility
  12. Hugh2
    At this point yes. If they traded him a month ago, got a good package of prospects for him to replenish the Crochet haul and then went out and signed Bregman and Burnes I'd totally be ok with it. But I'm very happy to watch him play in Boston until he's 36
  13. Hugh2
    I feel the further back in time you go, the more W/L mattered for CY Youngs. My favorite example is 1993. Probably the first year I was fully 100% invested in baseball. Both Randy Johnson and Kevin Appier had superior seasons in almost every way; every way except wins. Johnson and Appier won 19 and 18 games respectively but McDowell won 22. In the spirit of the argument I empathize with the stance that all stats matter, and they most certainly do. While I also belong to the camp that WINS/LOSSES are a poor barometer of how good a pitcher is, I think you'd be hard pressed to ever find a very very very good pitcher with a losing record. I think a better argument would be that wins and losses on their own are a s***** way to evaluate a pitcher, which they are. There was a period of time when record was a deciding factor and that is no longer the case. As it should be.
  14. Hugh2
    I see what you did there haha
  15. Hugh2
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  16. Hugh2
    Let’s include war. the top two War pitchers were……….drum roll….. Sale and Skubal
  17. Hugh2
    A lot of stats would have told you the same thing. they often do more often than we think
  18. Hugh2
    WITHOUT DOUBT! winning is everything. but if you have one pitcher who goes 8 innings and gives up 1 run and his team loses 2-1, and another pitcher who gives up 4 in 6 innings and his team wins 7-4 the vast majority of people can conceptualize that the first pitcher is better, and with run support and in a better environment he would win more. It's almost as if people think this is a zero sum game, that if you look at other metrics it means that nothing else other than those metrics are unimportant. Of course ERA and W% matter, but if you have a guy on the worse team with the worse defense and the worse coaching behind him but he's striking guys out at an elite level, eliciting weak contact, throwing heat, piling up innings etc etc etc. there's value in looking past just a win loss record or era. I think on some level we all know and agree on that. In a few months we will have better things to argue about.
  19. Hugh2
    This is why the W/L argument falls flat for pitchers. almost anyone can look at that and know Felix is winning some of those games with run support. a starting pitcher in baseball my arguably be the most important player on any team in any sport for one game, but it’s still a team game.
  20. Hugh2
    Wins and losses mentality is the exact reason why guys like Kevin Appier got snubbed for a CY Young in 1993. Today he would have beat out McDowell. but 29 years ago KC scored the 4th fewest runs in all of baseball, Jack won a handful of games more and the rest is history. of course elite pitchers will still find a way to win on s*** teams, but think about this. Imagine King Felix win totals if that dude played for a perennial playoff team.
  21. Hugh2
    If the offer had a team option he’s never take it but rather go elsewhere even for a lot less money. he wants to ball and get paid, good for him. I just hope he pitches great, and the Sox net a draft pick for him. That’s very plausible
  22. Hugh2
    Everything I've seen recently has them ready to pitch during spring training. We both know that can change.
  23. Hugh2
    I do too, I'm not sure why anyone would want to die on the hill that he's going to start, but.......you guys know what I'm going to say.
  24. Hugh2
    What are we even arguing over here. Is everyone really going to be shocked if Whitlock comes to camp, a few guys go down before spring training, and they decide to stretch him out? We can argue semantics all day, but all i'm trying to say is that shouldn't shock anyone.
  25. Hugh2
    Look, I realize Cora hinted he will be in the pen, I think it's fairly obviously that's where his role where be. I just don't think it's completely improbable he's stretched out.
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