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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    They're just protecting their investment... wouldn't want their DH signed through 2028 to pull an eyelash reaching for a catch or making a long toss.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    So... to get Jose Berrios, you wouldn't give up Verdugo, Casas and Downs? That's the kind of haul The Athletic reported today as the Twins' asking price: one pre-arb player and two Top 100 prospects. Chief Baseball Officer says, "Me neither" (private baseball watcher thirds the motion). Berrios' most Similar Pitchers all-time, baseball history (according to baseball-reference): 1. Zach Davies; 2. Eduardo Rodriguez.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Definitely. Owen Wilson or Vince Vaughn would be cheaper.
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Bloom isn't trading good prospects for a Rizzo when Casas could be ready sometime in 2022. The Sox might add a Moreland type to the Dalbec-Santana-Marwin platoon. No way Kike is playing first; he's decent in center and Cora loves him at second. The Sox will shoot for a good starting pitcher or at least an innings eater, but the main resources will be used to acquire an established bullpen arm; they can't rely on Richards or Perez converting to a new role. But it won't be Kimbrel; not when Richard Rodriquez makes a tenth of Cardiac Craig's salary...
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    That was the whole point; he got drafted because he does only one thing well. Mayer projects as a five-tool guy. Who has the better potential... even as a trade chip in a few years?
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I've never thought the Sox were that good this year, but knew the Yanks weren't from the beginning. The Jays are young enough on a whole to be less likely to break down (supple muscle tissue), and thus capable of going on a run. Still can't figure out the consistent resilience of the Rays, losing their ace and hanging tough in every series. Underrated regulars, depth of decency? The Sox have a 40-man crunch coming where they'll lose guys to Rule 5, so Bloom will deal. Whether he can upgrade with impact on the pitching staff and at first -- Rizzo, not Cron -- may go a long way in contending, instead of hoping Duran Ks less than other call-ups (Dalbec, Chavis, Cordero) and counting on Sale for regular quality starts in the rotation for two months.
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Mayer hit 14 home runs in his senior year of high school. Kavadas hit 22 HRs to break Notre Dame's single season record. That's a D1 college, where he was first-team All American.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Ellsbury was an opposite field hitter with little power when he came up in '07, but a sparkplug -- especially on the bases. His D was dubious enough (based on metrics, I'd guess) that Theo thought it'd be better to sign 37-year-old Mike Cameron to play center in 2010 -- four years into Ells' MLB career... though Darnell McDonald ultimately started the most games in CF that season. Ellsbury's biggest asset was stealing bases -- leading the AL three times and setting the Red Sox all-time single-season record -- so he could get closer to scoring runs. In his four full seasons in Boston, he averaged 100 runs scored (we should be ecstatic if Duran could do that for half a decade).
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It may be why Bloom drafted Marcelo Mayer before he took Niko Kavadas...
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Smith may be a better comp. Reggie had 64.6 career bWAR; Mookie at age 28 will pass Lynn's 50.2 career bWAR by the end of the summer. Reggie wasn't quite as spectacular as Freddie in Beantown, but was also a Gold Glove All-Star outfielder who received AL MVP votes in four straight years for the Sox. In baseball-reference's Similarity Scores ratings, the most Similar Batter in baseball history to Reggie Smith is... Fred Lynn.
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Ya, I think of two things in the Lynn comps: 1) he was just a better all-around player than Rice and Boggs -- those two were Hall of Fame hitters in Boston, while Lynn was 4 1/2 tool guy (led Sox in stolen bases his first two seasons); 2) Lynn was traded in his prime, after the Sox decided they couldn't pay him market value for whatever reasons...
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Good points all. I recently read an article about the good pitching vs. good hitting debate, with other assets also evaluated. The authors analyzed World Series winners for the past half century (I think); some were led by starting pitching, some with D, some with O. The one factor most champions had in common was a good bullpen.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I was one who said he'd be called up in September, but I'm glad he's up in July; I'd much rather watch future core guys transition than bridge workers. I'll still be surprised if Duran doesn't start and is used more for pinch-running or pinch-hitting.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Coke was once a drink promoted as a remedy, back when it had -- uh, coke in it.
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Are Duran and Houck an infusion or a transfusion? An infusion is the process of creating a new substance, while a transfusion is the addition of one substance to another, without creating something new. Scribes tend to use "infusion" when a team adds new players (especially young prospects) to the roster. Transfusions are often life-savers for victims of accidents or patients in the OR (like war casualties). The Sox lost 4 of 5 going into the All-Star break.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's why I said I hope he signs... with a name like that, and his one skill set, he'd be a fan favorite if he makes it. Would you settle for Matt Stairs: career 23 oWAR, -17 dWAR?
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Like I said: "Chaim?" "Click."
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    That's the kind of haul over a phone call that we've been led to believe a guy like Bloom would hang up on. An even swap for Jimenez would maybe make sense, since he plays the same position as Duran (unless the Sox spin doctors have been building him up the past year for this deadline).
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Mookie detractors like to point to playoff batting averages or production. But anyone who watched every inning of the 2018 postseason saw he was an impact player throughout, jumpstarting the offense leading off, running the bases, and playing Gold Glove D. There are other intangibles -- even beyond stats and WAR -- that a winning player can contribute to championships. How much did JD Martinez' ipad analysis help new teammates improve in '18? Reggie Jackson was the heart of the order hitter on five World Series champs in seven years. You can't measure the stress he put on pitchers and defenses during at bats or even looming in the on deck circle, nor how that benefitted batters and baserunners around him. Joe DiMaggio played 13 war-interrupted years; his teams went 9-1 in 10 World Series. Yogi Berra hung around for 19 seasons and caught for 14 pennant winners. He won 10 rings.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Just hope Niko Kavadas signs. Looks like a left Napoli, but he could be our very own Rowdy Tellez...
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Wynatt.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    That was funny just reading it.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    And in the media; Bradford just wrote a column pushing a Chavis for Anthony Rizzo swap. Rizzo may be a rental, but his TV is 10 times higher...
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I read one Fabian comp sure to polarize posters: JBJ. I didn't follow Bradley in college, but don't think he was a home run hitter like Fabian. This past Spring I did watch some video of Jud making spectacular plays in centerfield (which kept him on my wish-list); those skills alone already separate Fabian from all-or-nothing swingers like Dalbec and Chavis, who are missing above-average glove tools.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    All-around talents projected #1 often move up quickly once they go pro. Recent first round shortstops like Swanson, Correa and Seager (Mayer's comp, according to one scout) only played two full years in the minors apiece...
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