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What do scouts know? Jonah Hill shut them all up in the movie.
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... keeps JD safe in the batting cage, preparing for his next at bat as DH. But of course, this new "platoon" is subject to change... Wasn't it just a few weeks ago that Cora announced JD would be the righthanded hitting outfielder this year? -
What a relief; Sox finally added that righty bat outfielder we were missing all winter.
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I was hoping smilin' Raffy would be the kinda guy happily rich at a young stage -- like Acuna, Bregman, Wander etc -- and not aspire to be a Betts oligarch. Most who sign big extensions before free agency are protecting their futures against a career-altering injury. And then Devers had to go and mash all through the playoffs with one arm.
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And yet every single year, no matter who's bobbling the ball at catcher or shortstop, or who's swinging and missing in an all-or-nothing lineup, the Yankees are always predicted to win it all because they spent the most money in history on one starting pitcher.
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Trevor Story money? Would Raffy sign for $25M AAV through age 30? Then he could sign another contract for the new market rate? Probably not.
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You're just saying that because the Sox beat him when it counted in the postseason for the Astros and for the Yankees!
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On the Sixteenth, of coarse
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Sale is a non-starter, all puns intended. His name should be banned from the forum until June, or at least relegated to a separate thread; we could call it "If ifs and buts were candied nuts..." All we can do as fans for now is hope team nutritionists develop a healthy diet for the poor guy, so he won't crack another rib during any other bodily functions. And no jokes -- don't make him laugh. Or sneeze. And paste those sticky foot grips in his tub, so he won't slip in the shower.
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Sixto Sanchez, 6th on the Marlins' list, would be Boston's #2... until Nate got hurt.
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They could be good, but not number one ranked going into the season.
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Welp, maybe I'm biased against New York, but I'd bet there are close to 30 GMs that would take the rotations from the Brewers, Mets, Blue Jays and White Sox over the Yankees. As for depth, who's better than Houston: Framber, Garcia, Verlander, Urquidy, Javier and McCullers?
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I thought about that, and most teams want to avoid helping intra-division rivals... but these are the Rays, who are so confident they're ahead of all dinosaur systems that they won't hesitate to do anything and deal with anyone to keep the machine churning and the industry reeling. ps. they did once give up a hitting prospect/catcher to Boston for a pitcher who threw a 500-foot homer off Acuna's bat... what did the Rays know that Bloom didn't?
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It has to be if the Sox want to be better. Forgotten in all the '21 postseason excitement is that the bullpen blew lead after lead, even in games that the Sox walked off; Robles more than once, Braiser, Sawamura, Darwinzon, even Houck and Whitlock -- forcing Cora to burn out Eovaldi in the turning point in Game 4 of the LCS. Yes, the offense totally stalled at the end vs. Houston, but the difference between the quality of the two clubs was the pen. Diekman looks like a Robles type: high K-rate, high pitch count, high stress level for viewers, but more unhittable, with a .219 career BA-against. Robles, Barnes, Strahm are all in the .230s. I'm pinning my hopes on newcomer Kutter's mix that hitters will have to adjust to...
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I believe so. Tigers reportedly gave up a "Competitive Balance Round B" pick. The infielder is the equivalent of maybe Arauz, so it has to be all about the pick for Tampa.
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Tampa traded Meadows for a young back-up infielder and a draft pick. Paredes had a few cups of decaf where he batted .215 with a .592 OPS. Meadows received AL MVP votes the past two full seasons. Giving up both a prospect and a pick probably make such a deal prohibitive in Boston, but isn't that a reasonable cost to add a 26-year-old All-Star outfielder to a core of a future sustained contender? If not, what is?
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The bigger question may be can Sale even stay healthy and effective at all when he returns? 2022 ERA projections (source BB-Ref) -- Hill 3.93, Sale 4.11.
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I know, but I like to address him once in a while because even if he's not a regular alias here, he must at least have a minion monitoring us. It's good to check the pulse of the nation (even if some of us are closer to rigor mortis).
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Just hanging in there until reinforcements arrive every year doesn't sound quite like being "all in," Sam.
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I just wished they invested a little more in decent pitching. We were all hoping for at least a trade for a legitimate reliable arm, especially after they went so far with below-average relievers (except Whitlock) and lost ERod. The Rays won 100 games with dozens of guys who throw 95 with a change-up. The Jays traded for and locked up Berrios, replaced Ray with Gausman, and added Kikuchi. And the Yankees are always predicted ahead of Boston because of Cole and an elite bullpen (it's not because their power hitters strike out more than ours). Meanwhile, the Sox added old pitchers rejected by Tampa and NY...
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That has to be a worry for Sam Kennedy, juggling his executive hat in the private meetings with his carnival barker cap on the outside. At least Chaim believes his own lines, because he's locked into his longterm vision.
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If not, it may look a lot different on August 1. And for conspiracy theorists, maybe that's the plan.
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Even with Hill and Wacha, the rotation looks to be better than Baltimore's (and that's about it, folks). But if Whitlock starts, the bullpen is a trolley wreck. Make that dreck... Bloom wouldn't or couldn't part with the minor leaguers to trade for Manaea, so once again the hopeful reinforcements will be healing veterans: Sale and Paxton -- and whatever they can give us. If only we can get through the first month's 13 games vs. the Yanks, Jays and Rays... and then hang on for the next month... and the next...
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A's get: IF Euribiel Angeles, RHP Adrian Martinez (from MLB.com).
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For me, BB-Ref is more accessible and user-friendly because when I click on any team from any season in history, I instantly see photos of the top 12 WAR players in order, L to R. And when I click on any guy, I get his entire career. Correct me if I'm wrong, but Fangraphs makes me type in names for searches (BB-ref also has this option).
