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Post by blizzards39 on Nov 29, 2023 21:45:29 GMT -5
Not a very well thought out answer, but Duran was the most exciting player on the team last year outside of Casas. Thought of trading o him just upsets me. The only way im in favor of a Duran trade is if its part of bringing an ace with more than 1 year or a legit superstar with more than 1 year.
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Post by blizzards39 on Nov 29, 2023 21:38:19 GMT -5
I here from some from my TB friends that Randy may be available. Very interesting and what would we have to give? And would Tampa Bay even consider an in division trade?
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Post by blizzards39 on Nov 27, 2023 21:18:34 GMT -5
Willie Adamas is the beat option.
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Post by blizzards39 on Nov 27, 2023 21:09:30 GMT -5
Cant imagine why he would be. Can't imagine the goal of the Dbacks after losing the World Series is to get worse. May I introduce you to the 1998 Marlins? Honestly, it was a flippant comment to add in, I edited my post again to reflect that. Not based on anything I’ve seen, heard, or read. But I don’t think it’s that crazy that a smaller market team like that would cash in on Gallen for multiple assets if they like the deal. They could also trade him for pieces that help them in 2024. In that case, the Red Sox would probably have to overpay to compensate, and we probably wouldn’t like it. Kirby/Gilbert and, at one notch below, Keller might be had for a similar return. Bringing it back to free agency, I would rather invest in $25mil in Yamamoto and $25mil in Montgomery than $50mil in Ohtani. That contract, if accurately anticipated and predicted by media outlets, scares me so much. Would love to see a calculation as to how $$/WAR value applies with various injuries that could hypothetically limit his ability to hit and/or pitch. Ohtani has a special value on top of the on field. Im totaly pulling this number out of the sky.15- 25M$ /per while he is still elite. This alone makes him so much move valuable than any other player available. I think his current value a a 2 way player is somewhere in the 75-90M$ / per range. (25m$ as a P. 40M$ as a hitter. 15 plus as bonus money the team makes) Obviously this number will fall once Ohtani is no longer a mega star. And next year you get no value as a pitcher 2024 0 40 30 2025 25 40 30 2025 25 40 25 2026 25 40 20 2026 25 40 20 2027 0 30 10 2028 0 30 10 2029 0 30 10 2030 0 20 0 2031 0 15 0 2031 0 10 0 2032 0 10 0 10Y 590 - 12Y 610 Id say that's a starting point. Id pay it. I don’t think it will be enough though. Im pretty confident the AAV will be north of 60M$
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Post by blizzards39 on Nov 23, 2023 16:00:35 GMT -5
I Say Duran and Verdugo are the two outfielders who go , we need righty bats at 2B and in LF, Yoshida needs to dh way more than he plays lf, I’d like to see Guriel Jr. be signed , one of the best defensive left fielders last year and a righty bat Guriel is a terrible defender, nor middle of lineup bat. No use to sox. Much better to just have Duval on short deal. If we are trading players that are cost controlled it better be for elite talent.
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Post by blizzards39 on Nov 21, 2023 21:58:24 GMT -5
Yeah he was on the money with all of them. The Sox went with the cheaper option with Story and he's now stuck here for the duration of his deal. No one is taking him off the Sox without Boston eating a sizable amount on that deal. Is what it is. My number one option to go after other than Yamamoto is Erod. We know what we're getting with him. We know - - we know that we want nothing to do with Erod. The hardest of passes on Erod for me. Why all the hate for Story. Id say no excesses value but he should pretty much project for right around his salary. Contract is not into his old days and his almost gauranteed good defence at SS was one of our biggest weaknesses last year.
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Post by blizzards39 on Nov 18, 2023 23:10:18 GMT -5
Duran's arm does not play in RF. His arm is only marginally (if that) better than Damon, remember him? And somehow he played 10 yeara as a CF in MLB.
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Post by blizzards39 on Nov 18, 2023 16:42:00 GMT -5
I think we can safely assume the FO is tiered if loosing. Itherwise why fore Bloom.
How much $ EXTRA dose Shohei generate the FO.
Does having Yoshida add to this?
Does adding Yamamoto add to this?
One could argue having Yamamoto and Yoshida, alongbwith competative $ might be enough to land SO.
There is some sense to the whole thing. Sale's last year. That spot and $ goes to SO next season. For now Yoshida in LF. If he hits we can take the defence there. Id say a Refsnyder Platoon or part time Makes sence.
It all really comes Down to how much $ the FO is willling to spend. Orob need to turn verdugo into depth a depth SP or RH OF. But the following looks pretty good to me ( definatly need some RH presence). Personally i want Rafaela in CF and Duran in RF. 2B best 1 year option we can get. Im fine with platoon. Maybe Duval. He could rotate through the OF and protect Rafaella if he struggles, but I really want that glove in CF.
Durran RF Devers 3b Ohtani DH Story SS Casas 1B Yoshida LF Wong C 2B Rafaella CF
Sale Yamamoto Bello Pivetta Crawford Verdugo trade/ depth signing Houck
This leaves whitlock l in pen
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Post by blizzards39 on Nov 6, 2023 23:29:25 GMT -5
Wtf would the point of Brandon Belt be exactly? DH? Just bring back Turner at that point And belt LH. Zero chance that happens with this roster
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Post by blizzards39 on Oct 15, 2023 12:44:04 GMT -5
Trout would be LF only at Fenway and had back injury concerns so bad this year that there was thought he might never play again. You can't win buying nostalgia. That's how you lose. The Angels already got Trout's best years. Abreu will outproduce Trout over the next 7 years. That is a ridiculous statement.
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Post by blizzards39 on Oct 14, 2023 14:49:46 GMT -5
This is a very conservative projection. He was 3 war last year in half a season. It all comes down to health. First step is probably getting him outa CF. If he is available im all in.
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Post by blizzards39 on Aug 31, 2023 21:50:10 GMT -5
Take this one step farther. Would adding Yoshida to a package improve the Angels chances of retaining Ohtani??? The Sox have to many poor defenders and to many LH. This solve a lot of problems. Get Trout out of CF. Maybe even LF would be easy on him. Im not going to get into the specifics of lineup or what else it would take, but a 2/3/4 of Devers trout casas looks pretty appealing to me.
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Post by blizzards39 on Aug 27, 2023 21:59:13 GMT -5
AL standings since July 1st:
SEA 35-14 BAL 33-16 BOS 28-19 HOU 28-21 MIN 26-21 TOR 26-21 TEX 24-32 DET 24-24 TBR 22-24 CLE 22-27 LAA 19-27 KCR 18-31 NYY 17-31 OAK 16-30 CHW 15-31
Seattle's been hot but they're hardly a juggernaut. The Orioles are fraudulent and their pitching will be exposed in the playoffs. The Red Sox can hang with any of these teams if they "squeeze into the last WC," especially since the 3rd WC gets rewarded by facing the Twins in the first round.
Records are interesting. Looking at August, the Sox Swept the Yankees (.477 winning %) Take 2/3 from KC and Detroit (.311 and .454 respectively) Split with Seattle and Houston (.569 and .561) Lose 2/3 to WAS and LA (.466 and .620) Swept by the Jays (.542) 25 games, 4 wins against a team over .500. 8 losses. It’s a lot more important when you face a team than the record of the team. Washington for example are playing good right now, and yet under .500. Mariners before this run were under .500, but still a decent team. And what pitchers you get to face, and with what injuries and who is hot and so on.
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Post by blizzards39 on Aug 27, 2023 13:05:47 GMT -5
Trevor Story is really good at SS.
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Post by blizzards39 on Aug 26, 2023 17:22:55 GMT -5
It’s amazing how la deeper bullpen allows for better managerial decisions. Has to be a priority going forward. I’m bringing back pivetta as a reliever. Leaving Whitlock in the pen and probably looking to add one more on top of Martin, Schreiber, Berindino, Joly, and kenley
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Post by blizzards39 on Aug 24, 2023 22:59:08 GMT -5
Let’s be real. Houston and Seattle are on another level than we are. It’s fun being competitive though Turns out we are exactly as good as Houston!
5-5 against these two teams combined.
How do you figure? I’d say they are within 2 games of us. One could argue we are better than both of them “when healthy”
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Post by blizzards39 on Aug 23, 2023 22:27:13 GMT -5
DUVAL EN FUEGO
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Post by blizzards39 on Aug 23, 2023 21:58:15 GMT -5
Throwing this out to cosmos: Martin due for implosion. Not tonight
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Post by blizzards39 on Aug 23, 2023 21:57:33 GMT -5
Story is good at defence
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Post by blizzards39 on Aug 23, 2023 21:29:12 GMT -5
You watch hundreds of baseball games - thousands - in your lifetime and you can still see something for the first time. Wow, Whitlock! What was wing doing?? Did he make a block for Whitlock?
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Post by blizzards39 on Aug 17, 2023 15:17:16 GMT -5
Anybody else worried about Chavis and Downs
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Post by blizzards39 on Aug 17, 2023 14:23:52 GMT -5
I was thinking the EXACT same thing.. I usually expect it to be there reverse with him too (less respect for Sox prospects on his top-50 or 60 lists, more respect for the depth of the farm system as a whole).... Very confused by his rationale. And I'm also not sure where to find the #20 ranking from Law/The Athletic, either.. I realize that you and I have differences of opinion about Rafaela (which I was rather rude about, and I apologize for being so).. But Law had Rafaela in his top-50 in July, and BA had him out of their most recent rankings.. yet BA has the Sox organization at #5 overall, and Law apparently has them at #20. Just seems strange that with Law drastically higher than most experts on Sox elite prospects, he is so low on the system overall. Law heavily weights the lack of pitching in the system against the Sox in his overall grade, or at least his perception of it. I don't agree with it but if I squint I can see where he's coming from a little. Keith Laws math can’t make Sence. No way 4 in top 50 can equal 20th overall. Ironically fangraphs normaly havnt been high on the Sox. That said they seem to have an actual system. Rating the prospects by $ value max then adding that up to create a system total. There isn’t anyway I see this as less than a top 10.
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Post by blizzards39 on Aug 12, 2023 13:15:34 GMT -5
I like today’s lineup construction, feels like the first time I’ve said that this year. I want to see the following just one time Yoshida Story Devers Turner Casas Duvall Verdugo Wong Urias That lineup will never happen, asuming players are available. IF a lefty is starting Refsnyder will be in there and unlikely yoshida at leadoff of many of the lefty’s this high. If a RH is starting Duran will be in the lineup. Now of turners foot heals and Pablo goes off his heater I could see Duran Yoshi Turner Devers Story Casas Duval Verdugo Wong This is by far best hitting lineup, but it involves Turner at 2B. Also unlikely to happen.
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Post by blizzards39 on Aug 12, 2023 13:05:02 GMT -5
Verdugo Yoshida Turner DH Devers Casas Reyes Duran McGuire Urias Story just getting a rest? Yea. And his fist one. A bit suprizing after what he a Cora had said about day on day off. I guess they were only talking about the field.
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Post by blizzards39 on Aug 11, 2023 18:45:03 GMT -5
What do we think Sale’s pitch count is? Under 70 At 36. If the 4th is smooth I’d at we see a 5th
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