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Post by sierram363 on Aug 25, 2015 13:14:09 GMT -5
Bring him in. Should be much cheaper than the other FA alternatives. Plus they can platoon him with Shaw. I also love the bat flip. Elite level flip for sure.
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Post by nomar on Aug 25, 2015 13:15:48 GMT -5
IMO it would be smart to try Hanley at 1B before signing this guy because the amount of money you'd eat on Hanley's deal plus Park's salary may end up equal to Hanley's original $22M.
I'd be fine with a low risk acquisition like Alonso still though.
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Post by jimed14 on Aug 25, 2015 13:17:42 GMT -5
IMO it would be smart to try Hanley at 1B before signing this guy because the amount of money you'd eat on Hanley's deal plus Park's salary may end up equal to Hanley's original $22M. I'd be fine with a low risk acquisition like Alonso still though. Or how about a Napoli (1 year/$5 million) and Shaw platoon?
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Post by nomar on Aug 25, 2015 13:21:20 GMT -5
IMO it would be smart to try Hanley at 1B before signing this guy because the amount of money you'd eat on Hanley's deal plus Park's salary may end up equal to Hanley's original $22M. I'd be fine with a low risk acquisition like Alonso still though. Or how about a Napoli (1 year/$5 million) and Shaw platoon? Don't see it happening personally. But theoretically passable.
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Post by benogliviesbrother on Aug 25, 2015 13:39:21 GMT -5
Yamaico Navarro 2011 Pawsox, age 23 5hrs .258/ .362/ .469/ .831 2014 Samsung 31hrs .308/ .417/ .552/ .969 2015 Samsung 34 hrs .274/.375/.566 / .941 I always thought someday that guy would find his stroke.
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Post by benogliviesbrother on Aug 25, 2015 13:40:41 GMT -5
Or how about a Napoli (1 year/$5 million) and Shaw platoon? You haven't yet had your fill of Napoli?
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Post by jimed14 on Aug 25, 2015 13:46:36 GMT -5
Or how about a Napoli (1 year/$5 million) and Shaw platoon? You haven't yet had your fill of Napoli? For as bad as he's been this year, he has a 148 wRC+ vs LHP this year. And if he improves he'd be an absolute bargain. I'd rather go with him than Hanley.
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Post by benogliviesbrother on Aug 25, 2015 13:53:38 GMT -5
You haven't yet had your fill of Napoli? For as bad as he's been this year, he has a 148 wRC+ vs LHP this year. And if he improves he'd be an absolute bargain. I'd rather go with him than Hanley. So you've had your fill of Hanley? Just curious, how long did that take?
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Post by nomar on Aug 25, 2015 14:01:37 GMT -5
Well if Hanley does work there, we have our DH after Ortiz is done, which is probably 2017 (but who really knows). It's a tough call.
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Post by jimed14 on Aug 25, 2015 14:01:55 GMT -5
For as bad as he's been this year, he has a 148 wRC+ vs LHP this year. And if he improves he'd be an absolute bargain. I'd rather go with him than Hanley. So you've had your fill of Hanley? Just curious, how long did that take? Probably took longer than most people.
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Post by marrcus on Oct 8, 2015 13:39:17 GMT -5
If they could get rid of Hanley....
You could have a righty/lefty platoon--With Shaw-- at 1b and depending on how Ortiz is going to look next Feb at 40yo., Park could DH some as well: .343(ave)35(2b) 53(HR) 146(rbi) 1.150 OPS 78(bb) 161 (SO's).
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Post by jimed14 on Oct 8, 2015 13:56:42 GMT -5
Napoli had a 145 wRC+ for the Rangers this year. Still would consider him an option.
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Post by jrffam05 on Oct 8, 2015 14:02:27 GMT -5
I'd love to bring Napoli back. I was thinking about it the whole time before we traded him. It's not an attractive location for Nap with Hanley penciled in as the starter and a full outfield. I doubt he wants to take a part time gig if he could get a full time one.
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Post by jimed14 on Oct 8, 2015 14:28:42 GMT -5
I'd love to bring Napoli back. I was thinking about it the whole time before we traded him. It's not an attractive location for Nap with Hanley penciled in as the starter and a full outfield. I doubt he wants to take a part time gig if he could get a full time one. They wouldn't even consider Nap unless Hanley was moved. He might be an inexpensive option.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Oct 8, 2015 21:18:59 GMT -5
Napoli had a 145 wRC+ for the Rangers this year. Still would consider him an option. I have to disagree with this. His body of work over the past two years outweighs his 100 ABs with the Rangers where he was probably spotted against lefties. Mike Napoli will be 35 next year. He's in decline. The Sox can do better than him at 1b. Move along.
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Post by m1keyboots on Oct 9, 2015 0:49:18 GMT -5
he needs to learn from Ortiz, to finish his swing in a pose, so that the photographers have an extra split-second to capture the pivotal HR. You don't make the headlines unless the press has a picture of the event, and no matter how critical the hit was, flipping the bat might mean that there is not a good photo. just imagine the pose with the bat flipping and him posing without the bat... Some idiot pitcher might take offense, it's usually the type of guy pumping his fist and screaming after a k (Most hitters strike out 2 or 3 times as many homeruns they hit, and worse, pitchers usually k a lot more guys than homeruns they give up) I never played that style of ball, but it sure is fun to watch.
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Post by jimed14 on Oct 9, 2015 6:29:52 GMT -5
Napoli had a 145 wRC+ for the Rangers this year. Still would consider him an option. I have to disagree with this. His body of work over the past two years outweighs his 100 ABs with the Rangers where he was probably spotted against lefties. Mike Napoli will be 35 next year. He's in decline. The Sox can do better than him at 1b. Move along. He had a 123 wRC+ last year.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Oct 9, 2015 9:46:29 GMT -5
Napoli had a 145 wRC+ for the Rangers this year. Still would consider him an option. I have to disagree with this. His body of work over the past two years outweighs his 100 ABs with the Rangers where he was probably spotted against lefties. Mike Napoli will be 35 next year. He's in decline. The Sox can do better than him at 1b. Move along. Napoli started 23 games with Texas. He started 22 of their 23 games against a LHSP and 1 of their 31 games against a RHSP. He was being platooned. www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TEX/2015-batting-orders.shtml He also pinch hit a number of times - not sure if someone has the time to check the handedness of the relievers he faced. As for his 2014, if you take out his great April, in which he hit .305/.405/.526, he hit .231/.360/.388 the rest of the way. I'm not convinced he's more than the RHH side of a first base platoon at this point.
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Post by SlugLife on Oct 9, 2015 9:50:15 GMT -5
Pass. If the Red Sox can somehow move Hanley Ramirez, I would much rather take a risk on Travis Shaw at $550,000 than whatever eight-figure outlay it will take to get Park. He might have been a bargain last year, but Kang's success means some team out there looking for a 1B will give him $15 to $20 million. This team has much stronger areas of need than offense at 1B.
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Post by sox fan in nc on Oct 9, 2015 9:50:58 GMT -5
I think, do or die, They are going to have to have Hanley play 1st & spot Shaw against some tough righties, & give Hanley some rest. Maybe have him play 120 games or so & hopefully keep him somewhat healthy....Too much power possibility to just throw him out with the garbage & pay him to play somewhere else....I wouldn't mind if another team accepts us paying, say 25% of his salary, but not 50/50.
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Post by sibbysisti on Oct 9, 2015 9:50:49 GMT -5
The Napoli ship has sailed, IMO. Until a solution is found for the Hanley dilemma, the team is obstructed in efforts to solidify First Base.
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Post by nomar on Oct 9, 2015 13:32:44 GMT -5
Moot point, Napoli isn't coming back.
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Post by soxfanatic on Oct 28, 2015 11:23:27 GMT -5
For those who missed it. Park will be posted on Monday. Do you guys think the Sox will make a competitive bid?
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Post by sibbysisti on Oct 28, 2015 11:41:16 GMT -5
For those who missed it. Park will be posted on Monday. Do you guys think the Sox will make a competitive bid? They will probably make a bid. How competitive it is, is the question. If it's like the Japanese Posting System, the Sox won't know what the other bids are, unlike MLB free agency, where the offers somehow leak out.
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Post by soxfanatic on Oct 28, 2015 11:50:52 GMT -5
For those who missed it. Park will be posted on Monday. Do you guys think the Sox will make a competitive bid? They will probably make a bid. How competitive it is, is the question. If it's like the Japanese Posting System, the Sox won't know what the other bids are, unlike MLB free agency, where the offers somehow leak out. It's a blind bidding process. The Red Sox do however have (or had) a strategic alliance with the Nexen Heroes, Park's team. So who knows?
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