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Post by geostorm on Jan 19, 2024 11:47:34 GMT -5
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Post by geostorm on Jan 14, 2024 14:46:26 GMT -5
Masslive had become a go to Red Sox site for me, interesting interviews with young players, news breaks, analytics. Not anymore. It’s aggressive negativity has turned me off in the way felger and Mazz and other clickbait outlets did. Depressing. Edit: If I were allergic to public interaction, particularly with Boston sportswriters, I would rather trust the people who are paid to interact like Kennedy, Breslow, Cora. Comps to the outgoing Kraft seem wrong. On the other hand the Hudson interview was very hopeful and reminded me of the old Masslive. Following SesnMc, regularly, since his days w ProJo, starting early mid 80s or so, and, I'm with you, Gery - more of the Hudson type articles, less of the emotional bell ringing.
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Post by geostorm on Jan 14, 2024 9:48:06 GMT -5
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Post by geostorm on Jan 9, 2024 19:26:32 GMT -5
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Post by geostorm on Jan 9, 2024 15:29:22 GMT -5
It sounds like Imanaga has told all the remaining teams that they need to significantly increase their offer to have a chance and they're all calling his bluff. Not expecting this contract to be impressive. How long until he threatens to go back to Japan? It'll have to be pretty soon! ...seriously, he and his agent took this right to the very end, and, as mentioned, either trying to push the current high bidder up and/or don't prefer the current high bidder and/or doesn't care where he ends up, with agent looking to max his client & posting team? (not a good memory...trying to recall how many posted players have exhausted their window, completely, agreeing at very last day?)
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Post by geostorm on Jan 9, 2024 15:25:45 GMT -5
I wonder if that Soler report the other day was about convincing Imanaga that we can’t budge on the AAV with him. 18 for SI plus 14 for JS probably taps us out, and neither of those numbers are on the high end for those players. Nuanced observation, which I like; guess it depends on the deferred money we'd work into those deals?
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Post by geostorm on Jan 9, 2024 13:08:29 GMT -5
www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/01/marlins-rumors-jorge-soler-no-contact-free-agency.htmlSoler, 32 in February, bashed 36 home runs and hit .250/.341/.512 in 580 trips to the plate with the Fish this past season. He did so while registering a 24.3% strikeout rate and 11.4% walk rate that both represent the second-best marks of his career. He posted an above-average .242/.326/.462 slash against right-handed opponents (110 wRC+) and absolutely demolished lefties with a .277/.393/.688 batting line that landed 81% better than league-average (181 wRC+). Beyond the raw offensive output, Soler continued to post his annual brand of tantalizing batted-ball metrics; he averaged 91.3 mph off the bat and saw 48% of his batted balls top 95 mph. Both of those marks placed Soler in the top 20% of big league hitters, and he ranked in the top nine percent of MLB hitters with a 15% barrel rate. Thunderous contact has long been a part of Soler’s game, but so have prodigious strikeout totals and questionable defense. His recent contact improvements have perhaps assuaged some concerns about the strikeouts. Soler recorded career-best contact rates on pitches in the strike zone (85.4%) and off the plate (60.1%) in 2023, leading to a career-high 75% overall contact rate. It’s still below the league average, but no longer egregiously so. And, for a player with this type of light-tower power, teams will typically live with some holes in the swing. However, there’s no getting around the defensive concerns. Soler is best deployed as a primary designated hitter at this point. His once plus sprint speed has fallen to 26.6 feet per second (26th percentile of MLB hitters), and his arm strength clocks into just the 57th percentile. Miami trotted him out for just 241 innings of defense in right field last season, and most public metrics were quite down on his performance there (-5 Defensive Runs Saved, -3.1 Ultimate Zone Rating, -3 Outs Above Average). A new club could still play Soler in the outfield on occasion — particularly with strikeout-heavy and/or grounder-heavy starters on the mound — and trust that he’ll at least make routine plays, but it seems doubtful any team would view him as an everyday corner outfield option. That said, there are very few power bats available on the open market this offseason, making Soler’s 36-homer platform year all the more appealing. Soler has had roller-coaster of a career at the plate to some extent, but by measure of wRC+ he’s had just one below-average year overall dating back to 2018. In total, he’s slashed .243/.334/.486 over his past 2598 trips to the plate — numbers that don’t include his .242/.342/.606 postseason showing with the ’21 Braves, when he was named World Series MVP after belting three homers and plating six runs in the Fall Classic. He’s also considerably younger than fellow free agent DH candidates like J.D. Martinez (36) and Justin Turner (39), which could add to his appeal among teams seeking some right-handed thump.
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Post by geostorm on Jan 8, 2024 16:51:42 GMT -5
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Post by geostorm on Jan 8, 2024 16:50:21 GMT -5
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Post by geostorm on Jan 5, 2024 7:16:03 GMT -5
Bauer gave a hell of an interview / apology today , he deserves a second chance like everyone else in this life
Curious the sentiments, anticipated, in this market; what type of deal might be anticipated?
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Post by geostorm on Jan 4, 2024 15:19:41 GMT -5
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Post by geostorm on Jan 4, 2024 12:56:23 GMT -5
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Post by geostorm on Jan 4, 2024 12:11:59 GMT -5
www.espn.com/mlb/insider/insider/story/_/id/39229320/mlb-2023-24-free-agency-update-predictions-trades-moves-jeff-passan-snell-bellinger"While it's easy to blame the free agencies of Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto for gumming up the proceedings, only a handful of teams were ever realistically in the bidding for either. So while the pair's measured approaches did the market no favors, there's a far simpler explanation: Teams and players are digging in, both sides waiting to see which blinks first. The truth is, this is normal-ish. Not every winter is like 2022-23, when 36 of the 37 players who received guarantees of $20 million or more were signed before New Year's Day -- the lone exception, Carlos Correa, who'd agreed to two deals before Jan. 1 that were nullified during the medical review. In 2021, J.T. Realmuto and DJ LeMahieu signed in late January and Trevor Bauer in February. Josh Donaldson was a mid-January deal in 2020, a year after the two best players in the class, Bryce Harper and Manny Machado, stretched into February. But executives, agents and others watching free agency unfold agree: It's rare that this many productive players are available after the calendar turns. We're into January and the reigning National League Cy Young winner, a World Series star and a 28-year-old former MVP center fielder are all unsigned. This offseason's biggest free agent splurges have also been dominated by a single team while many others have sat back. To wit: The Los Angeles Dodgers' free agent outlay this winter: $1.043 billion. The free agent outlay of the next 19 highest-spending teams this winter: $1.040 billion. Then there are the four teams that haven't spent a dollar in free agency this offseason, and it's quite the mixture: the New York Yankees (who have been quite active on the trade front), Chicago Cubs, Miami Marlins and Colorado Rockies."
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Post by geostorm on Jan 4, 2024 11:17:22 GMT -5
A bit of rough math on my side, but with each of Giolito & Sale receiving approx $19M/year, next two years, Sox preference was Giolito + Grissom > Sale for this year and next (plus Grissom control...which I'm okay with)?
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Post by geostorm on Jan 2, 2024 12:35:07 GMT -5
If Paxton does go to the Mariners I like Ryu and Manaea about equally to him The more I dig into Manaea, the more I think he'd be a great "under-the-radar" target and he has a Bailey connection. After adding the sweeper mid-season, he had a 3.26 FIP across 81IP with 9.0 K/9 and 2.6 BB/9. His sweeper was nasty: .161 xBA, .211 xSLG .227 xwOBA. He's apparently developing a splitter this offseason at Driveline too.
"Things get a little more interesting when digging deeper into his season, which may give more insight into his decision to try free agency again. Notably, Manaea added a sweeper this year and had great results with it. Per Statcast data, he first threw the pitch on May 30 and ultimately tossed it 214 times, 10.4% of his pitches thrown on the season overall. He felt comfortable throwing it to both righties and lefties, with a perfect split of 107 sweepers thrown to each. That resulted in a huge whiff percentage of 35.1% and a batting line of .140/.161/.163. Even when batters did make contact, the 82.8mph average exit velocity was easily the lowest of any of his offerings.
The impact on his overall results is quite clear. In his first 11 appearances of the year, prior to introducing the sweeper, he had a 6.61 ERA, 28.9% strikeout rate, 12.5% walk rate, 32.6% ground ball rate and eight home runs in just 32 2/3 innings. The rest of the way, he had a 3.60 ERA, 24.2% strikeout rate, 6.6% walk rate, 44% ground ball rate and six home runs in 85 innings. The Giants gave him four actual starts to finish the year and he posted a 2.25 ERA in those, averaging six innings per start.
This is still a fairly small sample size of results but the change in his arsenal at least gives some reason to believe that it may not just be a fluke. Last month, Driveline tweeted some video of a session with Manaea which showed him also trying out a splitter, perhaps suggesting Manaea is still trying to find yet another gear going forward."
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Post by geostorm on Dec 31, 2023 9:17:26 GMT -5
www.masslive.com/redsox/2023/12/mlb-scouts-take-on-vaughn-grissom-acquired-in-chris-sale-trade.html"We surveyed a number of scouts and evaluators to get their read on what the Red Sox are getting. Reports were mixed. SCOUT 1: “I think he got into the habit of being too fast on some routine plays in the infield and is in need of more game-speed experience. I guess I see him as an offense-first shortstop option who would, ultimately, fit better at second base.” SCOUT 2: “Carries the profile of an offensive second baseman, but his defense can be underwhelming. Still, he should have everyday, run-producing value at Fenway.” SCOUT 3: “I’m luke-warm on him. He really can’t play shortstop, and I see him being limited to either second base or a corner outfield spot. He has contact skills, but the power is not there. For me, not an impact guy.” SCOUT 4: “It’s all about upside and patience with him. He has the talent to be a productive major league bat in the No. 2 hole in need of an OBP upgrade, strike zone (recognition) and walks. Has some defensive versatility and could play at second, short and the outfield, but we had some concerns about his ability to play shortstop. He should be able to hit and play second base. Has a good work ethic and can be tough on himself. Brings some instincts and attitude to develop. He’ll need some time (to develop further) at the major league level, sort of like (Triston) Casas did.” "
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Post by geostorm on Dec 13, 2023 19:33:20 GMT -5
Giants are 50 million under the tax, and 22 under last year's payroll. I would not count them out for anyone unfortunately. Sure, but, FSG just added to their already rather significant revenue stream!
"The deal creates some eyebrow-raising partnerships due to the fact that daily operations of the network are handled by the New England Sports Network (NESN), which is owned by Fenway Sports Group. FSG owns the Penguins and holds an 80% stake in SportsNet Pittsburgh, per Mackey. That means that Red Sox owners John Henry and Tom Werner, the founders of FSG, will directly profit from the Pirates’ television broadcasts moving forward. Williams emphasized to Mackey that MLB has not deemed that to be a conflict of interest — FSG’s operations are a separate business venture from the Red Sox — and he added that the existing relationship between Henry, Werner and Pirates owner Bob Nutting actually helped to facilitate the arrangement.
Notably, Williams indicated that both the Pirates and Penguins are hoping to be able to offer a direct-to-consumer streaming option “as soon as possible,” adding that such a feature is currently at the works at NESN. Financial terms of the short-term arrangement and any potential down-the-road streaming options remain unclear, but Williams claimed the broadcast situation will not change the team’s payroll outlook."
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Post by geostorm on Dec 11, 2023 20:17:28 GMT -5
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Post by geostorm on Dec 11, 2023 18:15:00 GMT -5
Mlb and mlbpa will allow this but blocked Arod to the Red Sox Didn't ARod already have a long term deal in place, that the Sox & he had agreed to re-negotiate "down"?...which is what MLBPA was against?
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Post by geostorm on Dec 11, 2023 18:06:55 GMT -5
After seeing Ohtani's deal reported as 97% of it being deferred, the reported 10 yr/$300M seems much more palatable, if Red Sox could defer the equivalent or so ($290M) starting at the end of the a hypothetical 10 yr deal
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Post by geostorm on Dec 7, 2023 8:47:36 GMT -5
The Yankees always have bottom half farm system but always somehow have the pieces to pull off trades. Soto, Verdugo, Gallo, Montas, Benintendi all recent. And they give up quantity in these deals It's like the league facilitates the biggest markets. The better they do they better off they all are. I believe the Twins were one of the Yankmees farm teams for a long time, always bailing them out. "cdj Veteran Yankees have had a bit of a trade curse for awhile, let’s hope it continues"
Agreed!!...especially the recent "be cautious trading into a player Red Sox initially signed/drafted" trend continues, and, better still, if it develops a "be cautious with Red Sox FA" strain!
In the spirit of the holiday/Winter Meetings, season,wishing the NYY not so Merry outcomes closer to Damon, Tiant, Youk & Ellsbury, than Ruth, Lyle, Boggs & Clemens!
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Post by geostorm on Dec 6, 2023 16:36:52 GMT -5
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Post by geostorm on Dec 6, 2023 16:35:01 GMT -5
Apparently, per Heyman, this is what the yanks are giving up for Soto and Grisham... Michael King, Drew Thorpe, Jhony Brito, Randy Vásquez and catcher Kyle Higashioka. Between this and the Verdugo trade the Yankees pitching depth has taken a rather big hit. Still a move they had to make here if this is the package it took since there doesn't appear to be any game changers going back to the Padres and Soto is the definition of a game changer himself but still something to watch for next year will be who they turn to for pitching when they have injuries. ...would it be a reasonable assumption, having depleted their system a bit of pitching, plays into the reporting that they're not done, with NYY intent to further increase payroll, this time directly via FA for SP, and, likely at the younger end of the market? (similar to them also being aware of their defensive OF shortcomings, and, while this thread was discussing it, they had already been addressing it, in the Soto deal)
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Post by geostorm on Dec 6, 2023 9:51:28 GMT -5
theathletic.com/5115966/2023/12/06/yoshinobu-yamamoto-contract-300-million/"Yamamoto won’t begin meeting with teams on his short list until next week, major-league sources tell The Athletic. But already, the Winter Meetings buzz from officials with multiple clubs is that his deal will hit record levels. And not just for a pitcher from Japan, but also very possibly for any pitcher in history not named Gerrit Cole. Eight years, $240 million? That seems to be the most conservative guess from interested teams at this point. But 10 years, $300 million? That would no longer shock anyone. And of course, in Yamamoto’s case, a hefty posting fee to the Orix Buffaloes, his team in Nippon Professional Baseball, will be piled on top of that deal. Now let that price tag sink in. Can we agree this is no Cyber Monday sale?"
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Post by geostorm on Sept 6, 2023 19:00:52 GMT -5
Lawlor debuting; Kahlil Watson, in Hi-A; Brady House in AA, with Mayer rounding out the "top four" prep SS in that draft? Matt Mclain was college SS, w/ Cincy...Trey Sweeney, AA...a few more SSs that draft, most of whom are A, with J Merill in AA? Interesting group of SS to track, along w/ Mayer
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