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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 14, 2015 15:20:31 GMT -5
If Zimmerman goes to an AL Team, he won't be worth it. Price has Dodgers written all over him. Go ahead and sign Cueto if you want. Gonna cost 200m. Awfully risky for a team that is a long way from contending.
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 14, 2015 14:46:01 GMT -5
Heck, we gave up Cespedes for 1yr of Porcello.
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 14, 2015 14:45:10 GMT -5
We're not getting Addison Russell for him either. How bout RA Dickey? Syndegaard and D'Arnaud??
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 14, 2015 14:41:35 GMT -5
Those options make Clay valuable to even small-market teams. I don't see us contending the next 2 years. If 3 months of Andrew Miller nets a prospect like E-Rod. What can we get for 2yr and 3 months of Clay?Even if he flops, the options canbe declined. Literally no risk for the acquiring team. (1) We need to stop using Miller/Rodriguez as the barometer for deals. That was an atypical return in that (a) a desperate Orioles team clearly overpaid for the best reliever on the market and (b) Rodriguez unexpectedly improved significantly following the trade. They're almost certainly not going to get a guy who as good as June 2015 Eduardo Rodriguez for Buchholz. (2) Yes, there's little financial risk, but there's a great deal of performance and injury risk with Buchholz. Teams are far more likely to see him as a Brandon McCarthy-type than even a John Lackey-type, which means I'm not sure they're going to see the kind of offers that would make it worth it. (3) As discussed here, I think they're capable of contending in 2016 and certainly by 2017. How bout Matt Garza? 34-31 with a 3.86 era in TB. FIP 4.24, and they ended up with Chris Archer.
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 14, 2015 14:39:00 GMT -5
Those options make Clay valuable to even small-market teams. I don't see us contending the next 2 years. If 3 months of Andrew Miller nets a prospect like E-Rod. What can we get for 2yr and 3 months of Clay?Even if he flops, the options canbe declined. Literally no risk for the acquiring team. (1) We need to stop using Miller/Rodriguez as the barometer for deals. That was an atypical return in that (a) a desperate Orioles team clearly overpaid for the best reliever on the market and (b) Rodriguez unexpectedly improved significantly following the trade. They're almost certainly not going to get a guy who as good as June 2015 Eduardo Rodriguez for Buchholz. (2) Yes, there's little financial risk, but there's a great deal of performance and injury risk with Buchholz. Teams are far more likely to see him as a Brandon McCarthy-type than even a John Lackey-type, which means I'm not sure they're going to see the kind of offers that would make it worth it. (3) As discussed here, I think they're capable of contending in 2016 and certainly by 2017. Am I allowed to compare him to Samardzija? OR, is that frowned upon in this establishment?
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 14, 2015 14:33:51 GMT -5
Keeping Xander at SS turned out very well. Yup, just didn't get enough for Iglesia. Should have been able to get a young arm for him. Xander let playing 3b affect his game. He's much better than average defensively.
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 14, 2015 14:10:07 GMT -5
This team is worse than the 2012 or 2014 teams.
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 14, 2015 13:53:41 GMT -5
At least Henry is pitching well today......Henry Owens 6.0 4 1 1 1 7 0 3.45 That should be a day. Almost 100 pitches. Only run was an RBI single by VMart on rehab. Like to see that one walk while still striking out 7.
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 14, 2015 11:45:30 GMT -5
The problem here is the Red Sox have only one more year of control of Buchholz. This is not really true. The Red Sox have a $13m club option for 2016 and a $13.5m option for 2017. Those options make Clay valuable to even small-market teams. I don't see us contending the next 2 years. If 3 months of Andrew Miller nets a prospect like E-Rod. What can we get for 2yr and 3 months of Clay?Even if he flops, the options canbe declined. Literally no risk for the acquiring team.
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 14, 2015 10:30:17 GMT -5
Barnes down is the corresponding move. Sounds like a one-day thing. We're down a pitcher. Who gets the call Monday?
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 14, 2015 9:43:21 GMT -5
Travis Shaw up. No corresponding move yet. Mookie still out. Panda at 3b. Here's the line-up.
Pedroia 2B, Holt 1B, Ramirez LF, Ortiz DH, Bogaerts SS, Sandoval 3B, De Aza RF, Castillo CF, Swihart C
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 14, 2015 9:11:58 GMT -5
Projo had an article on JBJ yesterday. Pretty good read. Mentioned he's closed his stance and is keeping his lower half quiet. Allowing him to stay off that inside pitch off the plate. He wouldn't be the first prospect whom was rushed and failed. Went back down and worked at it. And, eventually succeeded. www.providencejournal.com/article/20150613/SPORTS/150619636/14009/?Start=1
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 14, 2015 7:03:01 GMT -5
A lot of fingers have been pointed at Cherington, but it's mostly second guessing. This isn't: as soon as Hanigan got hurt, I said we should trade for Martin Maldonado or Carlos Corporan, and at the same time I pointed out the need to get another quality setup guy for the pen (even throwing out Papelbon's name). I remain perplexed that neither happened. (Yeah, I know that both catchers have been below replacement level this year, but that's not including pitch framing, and they're both excellent.) We've been on the same page. I have been posting the same thing. A questionable pitching staff can't have a rookie catcher who isn't ready. We were 12-10 at the time of Hanigan's injury. Granted, the pitching wasn't great until then either. Another error in judgement by BC. Obviously, you can win with Sandoval at 3b. The Giants have 3x. Hanley will probably be a big-time bat at DH when Papi retires. But, once they punted last year. Dealt Lester and Lackey. We were in no position to tie up that much money on pieces, not cornerstones. It's going to be a 2-3 year process. We need Mookie and Swihart/Vazquez to become good players. Signing a free agent like Cueto would help next year. But, tie up too much money when we should be really good; Benintendi, Moncada and Devers claiming spots. Might be other better options by then. And, hopefully cheaper.
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 13, 2015 16:36:44 GMT -5
Good defensive plays by the opposition isn't bad luck. That's what fielders are supposed to do. Catch the bleepin ball. What 3 runs were from horrible luck? Their 3 spot in the 2nd was legit. One hard hit ball after another. They may have been grounders. But, they were pulled hard between ss and 3b. Our record sucks. Our run differential sucks. Our defense isn't very good. We don't run the bases well. Not a lot of power. Our pitching is meh. What don't you get? Not to mention, I feel we have a laid-back approach to the game. Not agressive or hard-nosed at all.
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 13, 2015 15:51:05 GMT -5
He has such a small/non-existent load that it's easy to see him hit for power and average. Bonds-esque:)
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 13, 2015 15:50:11 GMT -5
Some weak contact in 9th and 10th, when you have a chance to end the game.
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 13, 2015 15:46:33 GMT -5
Benny Ball! Andrew goes yard!
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 13, 2015 15:22:09 GMT -5
We need to end this game in Bot 9th. Don't like our chances in 10th. They will have Donaldson, Bautista and Encarnacion coming up.
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 13, 2015 14:38:10 GMT -5
What happened to Sandoval? Did he have to leave in order to pick up a pizza?
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 13, 2015 13:45:32 GMT -5
LPGA coming on at 3p.
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 13, 2015 10:42:45 GMT -5
Hanley said recently he does not want to return to the infield. He doesn't think his body can handle it. He is an outfielder or a DH, nothing else. I think he is the likely successor to Ortiz. It is just a matter of time, and that time may be sooner rather than later. The whole "Hanley to 1B" thing makes absolutely no sense to me. How can you look at that guy in left and think that it's a good idea to involve him in a large majority of the ground ball outs that the Red Sox attempt to record? For now I think you do the Ortiz/Hanley DH platoon thing and give Hanley all of his off days against righties. They can re-evaluate that if Hanley can improve as an outfielder (and I still think there's a decent chance that he can); otherwise they're just going to have to wait for Ortiz to shuffle off this 25-man coil. Hanley put too much weight on. Not fat like Sandoval. He needs to drop 10-15 pounds and he'll be better off. He's not a NG. He's a baseball player. If he wants to bulk up when Papi retires and he's the full-time DH. Do it at that point. Hanley is the only thumper in the line-up once Ortiz leaves. Napoli is toast. We're going to need Hanley's bat going forward.
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 13, 2015 10:38:57 GMT -5
if Ortiz were at 1B, you could have the same lineup and get Hanley as the DH is Ortiz still a cripple? Yes, he can't play 1b on a full-time basis at his age.
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 13, 2015 7:28:46 GMT -5
There is one silver lining to games like last night. I've been saying this team is a joke for weeks and scoffed at. We won't be trading for any vets at the deadline. In fact, we will be sellers. I've said that we're 2-3 years from being a contending team. I stand by that.
Two great moves have to be made to be a playoff team next year.
1. It's a gamble. I probably wouldn't do it. Sign Cueto.
2. That allows you to trade Buchholz ++ for a good LH hitting 1b.
I'd rather ride it out than do something rash. But, our front office is chasing the tv ratings too.
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 12, 2015 22:43:28 GMT -5
Ppl forget that Napoli is 2nd on the team in JGFT, gotta keep him in the middle of the order. I subtracted his Player of Week from his line. He was 9/21 that week with 3 bb's. Hit 5 HR and Drove in 10. He's played 51 other games. 1/3 of a season. 4 HR's and 16 rbi's. His slash line is 173/273/285/558 once you subtract his stats from that week.
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 12, 2015 21:20:50 GMT -5
Please stop with the Mike Napoli is hitting line. He had one unbelievable week which greatly impacted his line. Other than that week, he's been horrific. Other than that week.
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