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Post by xdmo on Nov 18, 2022 21:00:42 GMT -5
MLBTR has Brasier at around 2.3 million. Yikes. Why pay that for a reliever who's easily replaceable with someone in the farm system?
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Post by cdj on Nov 18, 2022 21:12:06 GMT -5
MLBTR has Brasier at around 2.3 million. Yikes. Why pay that for a reliever who's easily replaceable with someone in the farm system? I don’t think they view him as a guy who is easily replaceable with someone in the system It’s not really a number to be concerned about either. I’m not much of a Brasier guy but I can’t pretend to be too upset about it
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Post by soxfaninnj on Nov 18, 2022 21:22:32 GMT -5
Jorge Alfaro would make a good platoon partner to McGuire.
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Post by jphelan on Nov 18, 2022 21:37:53 GMT -5
What is the rationale behind non-tendering Yu Chang today vs. a few days ago and then protecting Ward?
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Post by xdmo on Nov 18, 2022 21:40:07 GMT -5
What is the rationale behind non-tendering Yu Chang today vs. a few days ago and then protecting Ward? The Sox weren't interested in protecting Ward in the first place. They Non-tendered Chang to free up roster space for free agents.
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Post by ericmvan on Nov 18, 2022 21:43:51 GMT -5
Chris Cotillo reporting that Franchy was not interested in a minor league deal to come back End of an era
He's not going to be able to get an MLB deal with any kind of good club, but some re-building team may well take a flyer on him. If no one does, I'd love to see him back at Worcester.
I believe the only thing he needs to do is learn how to (greatly) improve his hot-stretch to cold-stretch ratio.
(The following applies to David Hamiltion as well ...)
Streakiness is real, of course. Manny used to fix his slumps in 12 or 13 games with remarkable consistency. When I joined the Sox in '05 he had put up wRC+ of 156, 185, 158, and 153, and in my first year he had 153 again (I was using OPS+ but the same 2002 outlier season showed up, of course). What did Manny do different in 2002 to have that monster season? Nothing! His numbers hot and numbers cold were the same. He just had one slump all season instead of 2 (I believe that was the norm).
Calrlos Pena is the living proof that a player can learn to shorten the duration of his slumps even if he is well into his career. Pena is the only player the Sox ever picked up solely on my recommendation (per an e-mail from Theo), after I demonstrated that his hot and cold streaks were unquestionably distinct, and offered an explanation for why the cold streaks were so long. When Pena started slumping, it was clear that he was trying to make better contact and reduce his strikeouts. But of course, he wasn't slumping because he was striking out too much; he was striking out too much because he was slumping. You don't try an alternate set of mechanics for a bit; you try to recover your correct ones.
(The Sox let him go that winter because Youk had 1B, Eric Hinske had the back spot, and given that, it didn't make sense to use a 40-man spot on him. The Rays signed him and he had one brief slump, which he ended against us, and put up a 167 wRC+, not bad for a guy with a 109 over 1888 career PA. He was 132 each of the next two seasons, and I assume he had 2 or 3 slumps per season like most streaky hitters.)
Jackie Bradley, Jr. is, of course, living proof that some guys can never learn to do this.
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Post by James Dunne on Nov 18, 2022 21:58:18 GMT -5
Chris Cotillo reporting that Franchy was not interested in a minor league deal to come back End of an era He's not going to be able to get an MLB deal with any kind of good club, but some re-building team may well take a flyer on him. If no one does, I'd love to see him back at Worcester.
I think I've mentioned this here, and I know I said it in the staff chat, but he seems like a guy who could do well in Japan, both performance-wise and financially. Japan is obviously very far away and not the right fit for everyone, but I wouldn't be surprised if he turned up there rather than taking a minor league deal on this side of the Pacific.
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Post by cdj on Nov 18, 2022 22:05:32 GMT -5
Intrigued by Brailyn Marquez. Has dealt with injuries lately but he has a LIVE arm from the left side a couple years back. Currently just 23
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Post by wOBA Fett on Nov 18, 2022 22:05:53 GMT -5
MLBTR has Brasier at around 2.3 million. Yikes. Why pay that for a reliever who's easily replaceable with someone in the farm system? I don’t think they view him as a guy who is easily replaceable with someone in the system It’s not really a number to be concerned about either. I’m not much of a Brasier guy but I can’t pretend to be too upset about it It's all fun and games until you are 2 million over the cap
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Post by julyanmorley on Nov 18, 2022 22:41:35 GMT -5
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Post by chr31ter on Nov 18, 2022 23:00:56 GMT -5
Bellinger really does make some sense in RF on a one-year "prove it" deal.
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Post by alexcorahomevideo on Nov 18, 2022 23:06:12 GMT -5
Bellinger really does make some sense in RF on a one-year "prove it" deal. The one thing about Bellinger that helps is that he'll probably come cheap compared to other options. Thats a plus.
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Post by blizzards39 on Nov 19, 2022 2:23:21 GMT -5
Bellinger really does make some sense in RF on a one-year "prove it" deal. The one thing about Bellinger that helps is that he'll probably come cheap compared to other options. Thats a plus. I want no part of belinger. He is terible at baseball
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Post by jimoh on Nov 19, 2022 7:49:04 GMT -5
Is “there are better players than Jarren Duran” a hot take?
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Post by ematz1423 on Nov 19, 2022 8:39:50 GMT -5
Is “there are better players than Jarren Duran” a hot take? Call me crazy but I still have a little bit of hope Duran figures something out and puts together a good season or two at some point. May not be in Boston in fact it probably won't but I could see him going somewhere and putting together some decent numbers and us looking at thinking why the heck didn't he do that here.
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Post by greatscottcooper on Nov 19, 2022 9:11:17 GMT -5
Biased towards our own player works in both a positive and negative way. After thinking of having no problem DFAing Duran for an upgrade I realized I’d take Duran in a moment if he was on another team in the hopes he could figure it out.
The thing about Bellinger is he’s done it at the MLB level on an elite level and he’s still just 27. Given the lack of depth in the OF market I’d take a chance in him. Not saying Duran is the guy you DFA by any means. But I wouldn’t hate a Bellinger pick up
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Post by ematz1423 on Nov 19, 2022 9:42:15 GMT -5
I'm not completely anti bellinger but I wouldn't want to sign him with the idea he's penciled in as one of our 3 everyday OFer. As a 4th OFer sure but I highly doubt he'd sign here to be a 4th OFer. Some team is going to sign him to be an everyday guy with the hopes he can rebound somewhat.
He's a good fielder so that helps his floor be somewhat decent but I don't see the Sox being a good fit for him.
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Post by gerry on Nov 19, 2022 11:29:12 GMT -5
He might work out with RHB Refsnyder in RF. Two good defenders. Bellinger adds to the speed component the Sox (thankfully) seem to be developing. Besides the obvious off the cliff offense, his swing is not built for Fenway. But if his offense rebounds at all he could do well there; and also fit week at the ny mausoleum and elsewhere for 81 games.
We are hoping on a RF boost from Haniger, Conforto, etc. Perhaps taking a chance on Bellinger would be the smart gamble.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Nov 19, 2022 12:05:39 GMT -5
Is “there are better players than Jarren Duran” a hot take? Call me crazy but I still have a little bit of hope Duran figures something out and puts together a good season or two at some point. May not be in Boston in fact it probably won't but I could see him going somewhere and putting together some decent numbers and us looking at thinking why the heck didn't he do that here. Won't be as a CF though.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Nov 19, 2022 12:10:23 GMT -5
I'm not completely anti bellinger but I wouldn't want to sign him with the idea he's penciled in as one of our 3 everyday OFer. As a 4th OFer sure but I highly doubt he'd sign here to be a 4th OFer. Some team is going to sign him to be an everyday guy with the hopes he can rebound somewhat. He's a good fielder so that helps his floor be somewhat decent but I don't see the Sox being a good fit for him. That .265 OBP is a glaring red light. His OBP was lower than a lot of batting averages which is a scary thing. I don't know if it's injuries or a change in mechanics that has lead to his downfall, but unless they have a pretty good idea of how to fix him, it's hard to get excited about an out machine, even with the power and respectable defense.
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Post by ematz1423 on Nov 19, 2022 12:28:30 GMT -5
I'm not completely anti bellinger but I wouldn't want to sign him with the idea he's penciled in as one of our 3 everyday OFer. As a 4th OFer sure but I highly doubt he'd sign here to be a 4th OFer. Some team is going to sign him to be an everyday guy with the hopes he can rebound somewhat. He's a good fielder so that helps his floor be somewhat decent but I don't see the Sox being a good fit for him. That .265 OBP is a glaring red light. His OBP was lower than a lot of batting averages which is a scary thing. I don't know if it's injuries or a change in mechanics that has lead to his downfall, but unless they have a pretty good idea of how to fix him, it's hard to get excited about an out machine, even with the power and respectable defense. No doubt, his defense as a 4th OFer would be great but that's basically all you can guarantee from him. His bat has been cooked for multiple years now so I don't really see much reason to expect it to rebound. Also he's a big name so I don't see him signing for some cheap deal. I think some middling type of team is going to offer him 10 mil or something stupid like that. Needless to say there are better options than bellinger for the Sox OF.
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Post by bosoxkc on Nov 19, 2022 16:35:45 GMT -5
If we stop trying to make Duran a CF, and leave in LF (or conceivably move back to 2B, where he started), and get him to bunt way more often, his speed will make him a good utility guy. Also removing shift will make a difference. Think Willie Mays Hayes in Major League. Make him do push-ups when ball in air.
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Post by soxaddict on Nov 19, 2022 19:52:36 GMT -5
Bellinger makes sense a lot of sense as a platoon OF, especially given the OFs available in free agency. Plus, defensively he's good enough to play CF or RF at Fenway. If he's cheap enough, I'd be good with Belli in this role.
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Post by julyanmorley on Nov 19, 2022 20:07:05 GMT -5
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Post by xdmo on Nov 19, 2022 20:15:58 GMT -5
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