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  1. 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.
  2. 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?
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Like I said: "Chaim?" "Click."
  4. 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).
  5. 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.
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Just hope Niko Kavadas signs. Looks like a left Napoli, but he could be our very own Rowdy Tellez...
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Wynatt.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    That was funny just reading it.
  9. 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...
  10. 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.
  11. 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...
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Jud Fabian -- a wintah first-rounder in the second-round of the summah!
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    He's also "playing up" in the Olympics. Mayer coming out of high school isn't at that level of experience yet.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Mayer's upside is promising: rave reviews as a hitter and fielder, and reportedly yet to lift a weight. Imagine his development on a professional training regimen. As for when we could see him, remember age is just a number. Duran is 24, but really progressed the past two years. Jackie Bradley, a much more polished outfielder, made the majors when he was 23. Betts, Benintendi and Moncada made MLB debuts when they were 21. Casas is 21 and playing with big leaguers in the Olympics. Bogaerts and Devers both starred in the postseason when they were 20.
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Mayer is the highest ranked hitter and fielder in the draft. A guy like that can have a future at any regular position. Someday, Sox fans just may give thanks to Zach Godley, Matt Hall and Kyle Hart for 2020...
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Nope, Kike has improved going back on long fly balls in the gaps. In the infield, Marwin is just better.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    ... as I await with trepidation and anticipation the updated BTV, now that he's controllable...
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Who would you give up for Rizzo?
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's also a better value for the Sox, instead of, for example, last winter's Brad Hand at $11 for one year. The uncertainty of the upcoming CBA may also be a factor in the numbers Barnes accepted.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Wait... if someone thinks this is a steal, wouldn't some GM be willing to offer an even better package of prospects, now that Barnes is under (but not necessarily exhibiting) more control?
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Trading ERod and Barnes would not only be an affront to the fans, but to the guys in the dugout and bullpen. One's close to the manager, who's remained faithful to his former 19-game winner struggling to regain stardom after a year off with a horrible disease. The other is the club's All-Star closer. And yet... does anyone here believe Bloom will offer either a longterm contract this winter at market value? If you say no, can you envision Chaim Bloom being ok with letting either of them walk away for nothing?
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    All reports point to one of those four... unless Bloom values another high schooler like Wilson ("value" includes cost comparisons with signing). I read one article where a scout affiliated with Boston called Lawlar a 5-tool player.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I guess I was thinking more of a small-market rebuilding club (kind of their permanent name these days) that can't afford a top-ranked guy. They swap his slot (say, #1-4) to a big-market team for lower but more plentiful picks that are both signable and depth-worthy (plus, they get a controllable Benintendi-type MLB player).
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Someday -- maybe in the next CBA -- teams will be able to trade their draft order picks; then it will be even more fun.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Without looking it up, I'd say Matt A. since he was a starter; WAR always favors starters, because they record more outs than relievers (ostensibly, that is, since two quality starts may equate to about three or four weeks of late-inning set-up work). Then again, was Matt A. ever a decent starter?
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