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Post by ematz1423 on Jun 6, 2023 15:41:28 GMT -5
Hind sight is always 20/20, anyone would take Wacha or Eovaldi over Kluber for this year, but Wacha was 4 year $27,000,000 and Eovaldi was 2 year $34,000,000! So far the results have been good for those contracts, but who is to say they do not turn out like Matsuzaka (2 good years and 4 bad)… I was glad to let Wacha walk, but was all in on bringing back Eovaldi at 2 years at $20M AAV per year in the off season (and for bringing JDM back). So far, at least according to the Fangraph's formula, Eovaldi has produced $21.4 million in value. At his current rate of success he will earn out the whole contract this year. Of course, pitchers break easily, so anything can happen. But I still would've beaten Texas' offer. He was a solid pitcher, liked to pitch in Boston, a clubhouse leader and not as bad as his middling performance last year. Anyway, Mr. Bloom Knows Best™. As has been stated, they did beat the Texas offer but he turned it down at the time expecting his market to be stronger. The Red Sox moved on and signed Yoshida and Jansen instead. Sure I'd rather have Eovaldi right now than Jansen but I'm not really upset that they decided they couldn't wait on Eovaldi to come back and negotiate.
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Post by grandsalami on Jun 6, 2023 15:41:55 GMT -5
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Post by dirtywaterinla on Jun 6, 2023 16:02:45 GMT -5
Let’s rehash the Mookie trade and failed Xander resigning while we’re at it!!
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Post by art on Jun 6, 2023 16:22:41 GMT -5
Eovaldi rejected a better offer from the Sox to sign with the Rangers. Who knows why? Maybe players like Eovaldi and Betts just don't want to play in Boston due to all the negativity from the fan base ? It's often cold in Boston for the first couple of months of the season. Believe it or not, some players don't like that.
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Post by yuchangclan on Jun 6, 2023 16:29:21 GMT -5
Let’s rehash the Mookie trade and failed Xander resigning while we’re at it!! Can we talk about trading for Wil Myers and Sean Murphy after that?
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Post by cdj on Jun 6, 2023 16:56:08 GMT -5
I like dropping Duran down in the order, reduce some of that pressure on him
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Jun 6, 2023 17:16:01 GMT -5
No one expected anything from Oakland. Yes they're going to finish with the lowest win total of all time, but everyone expected them to finish in dead last. Rachel Phelps would be proud. Yes, they built a team bad enough to relocate to Miami....er, Las Vegas.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Jun 6, 2023 17:19:32 GMT -5
Let’s rehash the Mookie trade and failed Xander resigning while we’re at it!! Can we talk about trading for Wil Myers and Sean Murphy after that? TREY BALL!
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Jun 6, 2023 17:25:56 GMT -5
you purposefully kept this short for effect, right ?
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Post by Soxfansince1971 on Jun 6, 2023 17:47:12 GMT -5
No one expected anything from Oakland. Yes they're going to finish with the lowest win total of all time, but everyone expected them to finish in dead last. Rachel Phelps would be proud. Yes, they built a team bad enough to relocate to Miami....er, Las Vegas. Oakland is a crappy place. I won’t even fly through there anymore! I currently live in CA, I feel for the players that were drafted by and stuck in the Oakland organization for 7 years. I bet they can’t wait to get out!
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Post by cdj on Jun 6, 2023 17:52:49 GMT -5
Let's not leave the Blue Jays off there, they had one of the highest preseason win projections I feel like we're missing an obvious one...rhymes with dead fox. Red Sox are right around where projections had them, so not disappointing in that sense. As a fan it’s definitely disappointing that this team is .500 though I get that lol
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Post by cdj on Jun 6, 2023 18:02:04 GMT -5
Middlebrooks so much smarter than DOB
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Post by orion09 on Jun 6, 2023 18:14:51 GMT -5
I like dropping Duran down in the order, reduce some of that pressure on him Batting 5th: 77 wRC+ Batting 6th: 226 wRC+ Batting 7th: 129 wRC+ Batting 8th: 156 wRC+
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Post by orion09 on Jun 6, 2023 18:18:09 GMT -5
Hard to say if it’s causative - I would lean toward “no.” He got moved up after he got hot, at which point he started slumping. I think it’s just a slump mixed with league adjustment. But doesn’t hurt to reduce the pressure
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Post by yuchangclan on Jun 6, 2023 18:25:51 GMT -5
Verdugo misplays a hard single into an RBI double and we are off and running!
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Post by Soxfansince1971 on Jun 6, 2023 18:27:15 GMT -5
I feel like we're missing an obvious one...rhymes with dead fox. Red Sox are right around where projections had them, so not disappointing in that sense. As a fan it’s definitely disappointing that this team is .500 though I get that lol If the Red Sox had started 14-21, then people would be happy that the Red Sox are 30-30, but that is not the case. They were 21-14, and they have played terrible defense and the offense has been inconsistent (considering they have scored the 4th most runs in the MLB). The fact that the Red Sox are 9-16 since their high water mark is disappointing, especially since it has come against bad teams like St.Louis (0-3), Cincinnati (1-2), and the Angeles (0-3) which are not terrible, but still disappointing. There are peaks and valleys in a 162 game schedule for sure. The question is whether the Red Sox can turn back around and run to another peak and close the gap on the MFY. The next dozen games will give us the answer.
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Post by yuchangclan on Jun 6, 2023 18:34:48 GMT -5
Kiké hitless in his last 11AB’s
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Post by wildsox on Jun 6, 2023 18:38:02 GMT -5
Kiké hitless in his last 11AB’s He swung at Ball 4
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Post by grandsalami on Jun 6, 2023 18:43:17 GMT -5
Kiké hitless in his last 11AB’s everyone has been hitting like dog poop the past 2 weeks.. Including devers
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Post by grandsalami on Jun 6, 2023 18:49:10 GMT -5
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Post by wildsox on Jun 6, 2023 18:51:50 GMT -5
At least we have Masa
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Post by grandsalami on Jun 6, 2023 18:55:44 GMT -5
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Post by taiwansox on Jun 6, 2023 19:01:30 GMT -5
This offense is so boring right now
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Post by wildsox on Jun 6, 2023 19:06:43 GMT -5
This offense is so boring right now It’s sad. Only a few weeks ago I was talking about it being Relentless
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Post by cdj on Jun 6, 2023 19:07:09 GMT -5
They’re just all so cold
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