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Post by coke0myfavdrink on Aug 28, 2021 20:37:22 GMT -5
Assume he brought in Perez because of the two lefties, but that's obsolete thinking nowadays, isn't it? It’s almost “Mr. Burns takes out Darryl Strawberry for Homer Simpson for the platoon advantage”-level bad thinking. This was a great episode of the Simpsons
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Post by coke0myfavdrink on Aug 27, 2021 17:44:02 GMT -5
My grandma passed away overnight so I’m hoping the Sox do the right thing and win in her memory. She watched my grandpa watch thousands of games from the Ted Williams era and onward. Can’t waste her last season! Sorry for your loss.
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Post by coke0myfavdrink on Aug 13, 2021 20:23:22 GMT -5
that trade is a win by bloom in your book it sounds like? They could have traded Workman for a bag of dogshit and won that trade. But with Pivetta and Seabold it’s a huge W That trade is the 2020 version of slocumb for tek and lowe
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Post by coke0myfavdrink on Aug 8, 2021 16:55:25 GMT -5
Respectfully requesting the rankings update immediately in order to take my mind off the past ~13 games, especially today’s game. Thank you in advance That game today was a tough one to take. Sign me up for this request too.
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Post by coke0myfavdrink on Jul 13, 2021 12:37:03 GMT -5
Another P for the Angels, Northeastern closer and another MA native, Brandon Default. They got Brandon by Default. Default Default!
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Post by coke0myfavdrink on Jun 19, 2021 1:30:57 GMT -5
I might be the #1 proponent of getting Lonzo Ball (okay, that's a lie. UMASS is). But nevertheless. Hed be a great fit. No doubt. But there really isnt a realistic path that gets him here. We still dont have cap room. Sign and trade? VERY hard for a team with Boston's cap situation bc you become hard capped. That ship sailed once the trade deadline passed. May come back to port (I fear I'm taking the analogy too far) in 3-4 yrs but not now. We still have $11 million trade exception Marcus Smart 12.05 million and Oklahoma 2rd. Not sure if you can combine them but it would be fun watching Lonzo Ball on this team. You can't combine a trade expection and a player
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Post by coke0myfavdrink on Apr 8, 2021 22:44:35 GMT -5
Interesting. so the Andriese signing is already great even if he flops, lol Those who can't... Teach.
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Post by coke0myfavdrink on Mar 30, 2021 16:43:56 GMT -5
I just got mine so I just wanted to mention this so everybody knew.
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Post by coke0myfavdrink on Feb 7, 2021 0:07:53 GMT -5
If anybody knows archer and can fix him it's tampa I don’t think what’s wrong with him is fixable. Time’s arrow flies only one way. He is 32 and cooked?
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Post by coke0myfavdrink on Feb 6, 2021 20:43:46 GMT -5
I bet tampa flips him at the deadline for the next Austin meadows Or is given his outright release by June because he really is the terrible pitcher, both on the mound and mentally everyone saw at Pittsburgh over 2 seasons and that was before having major surgery. How THAT guy managed to not just get a MLB deal, but one for 6.5m is the shocker of this offseason, then throw in from the cheapest organization going? I had wanted Bloom to look at Archer on a MiLB deal, posted as much here, but a 40 man spot, then this much guaranteed? It's beyond ridiculous. If anybody knows archer and can fix him it's tampa
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Post by coke0myfavdrink on Feb 2, 2021 17:51:55 GMT -5
Chris Archer got 1 year 6.5 million from the Rays pending physical. They're familiar with him but that's still a head scratcher to me. The way he's looked the last few years I think that'll be a sunk cost. I bet tampa flips him at the deadline for the next Austin meadows
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Post by coke0myfavdrink on Jan 31, 2021 19:41:59 GMT -5
Yeah, when there's a trade in which money is going from team a to team B, and team B is trading "a PTBNL or cash" back to Team A, that basically means they're sending them enough money to buy a soda in 6 months. So you are saying in three months i shouldn't wonder about the ptbnl in this deal?
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Post by coke0myfavdrink on Nov 11, 2020 20:30:30 GMT -5
Yes, but we've all agreed not to tell you. Thats actually funny a first for you.
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Post by coke0myfavdrink on Nov 11, 2020 17:36:53 GMT -5
Any update on the ptbnl?
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Post by coke0myfavdrink on Sept 27, 2020 18:20:35 GMT -5
Which brings to mind something that Gabe Kapler wrote about before he became a manager - the uselessness of BP in the U.S. I get that those "easy" reps can be useful for certain things, but why wouldn't you try to replicate game conditions more and face "real" pitching? Japanese teams have BP pitchers on payroll who can come in and throw hard, throw breaking balls, etc. as requested. Wouldn't that help with the whole "muscle memory" thing? It seems so easy to fix. I'm sure there are certain players where it's an in-game, adrenaline, etc. thing, but I'm sure it's not all of them. I like this idea. Maybe hire a catcher and a shagger or two also and have a run through of the lineup before the game.
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Post by coke0myfavdrink on Aug 11, 2020 19:42:16 GMT -5
I’d like to see Chavis play some LF Been thinking this for at least a year
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Post by coke0myfavdrink on Aug 10, 2020 19:28:59 GMT -5
I’m not advocating trading CV, but if they can get good value for him then I think it’s something they should consider. The Rockies are a good fit. They’re leading the NL west but getting squat from their catchers. 30th in team WAR at the catching position. The Rockies could build a package around their #3 prospect, Ryan Rolison. Advanced lefty hasn’t pitched above A+ but he’s in their player pool. 4 pitches that grade at least league average. Who catches in boston if they trade cv?
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Post by coke0myfavdrink on Jun 23, 2020 11:24:33 GMT -5
I guess I just didn't see what in the article would make him a top 60 prospect. Sorry - I certainly didn't mean to offend. I thought you might've been making a joke about the system's depth or something. Bess will be 23 next year and has had one good, healthy college season in a minor D-I conference. He's way behind on the age curve - consider that most of the college guys they drafted last year (Zeferjahn, Murphy, Cannon) are younger than him, Song being essentially the same age - apparently has had issues staying healthy, and is limited to first base. Maybe there's something there in the bat, but he's going to have to hit pretty much immediately and do so all the way up the ladder to register as a prospect for me. He's interesting, but I'm not considering Bess or any of the UDFAs for ranking until they give me a reason to do so in pro ball. I am not stating he should be in the top 60 i am asking you if he should be in the top 60. I think the red sox wasted resources to sign Cuba if he not a top 60 prospect in their eyes.
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Post by coke0myfavdrink on Jun 22, 2020 20:55:57 GMT -5
Does that story push Cuba in to the top 60? If you're being serious, no, not yet. I was being serious and thank you for answering. I do not feel it is a ridiculous question to ask considering the lack of depth in the system.
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Post by coke0myfavdrink on Jun 21, 2020 19:27:37 GMT -5
Does that story push Cuba in to the top 60?
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Post by coke0myfavdrink on Jun 17, 2020 20:15:04 GMT -5
universal DH (likely) becoming a thing makes Blaze an even better pick. I'll put on my rose-colored glasses and dream of Blaze/Casas becoming the new Manny/Ortiz It might be for the better if you discontinue the medication which arrives via brown paper.😊...and...and...what about Raffy? I say that will be a sick 2-3-4
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Post by coke0myfavdrink on Mar 6, 2020 12:23:42 GMT -5
I’d send Chatham for Stripling without question. I would offer more just to be safe.
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Post by coke0myfavdrink on Jan 4, 2020 15:28:29 GMT -5
I've been thinking through a few options for an LAD trade if they're really planning to 'go for it' in 2020 and are willing to spend $$ - here's what I've got: Dodgers get: Mookie Betts, David Price, 9mil/3yrs Red Sox get: Alex Verdugo, Tony Gonsolin, A.J. Pollock, Jacob Amaya - Verdugo (23) has 5 years of control left, 1 season of MLB success (2.2 fWAR) and will be an above average RF/CF for the foreseeable future. - Gonsolin (25) has 6 years of control left, was a solid depth start for the Dodgers last year, is the Dodgers 6th ranked prospect per MLB and would likely be the Red Sox number 5 starter for 2020. - Pollock (32) has 2-4 years left on a funky contract that's underwater. He's likely to be an above average-to-average CF/RF who only plays ~100 games per year due to injuries. He is mainly to offset cost and open a spot for another RHH for the Dodgers in Mookie. - Amaya (21) finished 2019 in High-A (ranked 13th among Dodgers by MLB), where he's likely to begin 2020. He's a 2B/SS who seems to have a ceiling floor between solid MLB starter and utility MLB infielder due to above average arm/glove and a great motor/work ethic (one of those guys every manager wants on his team). Along with the above trade I would move JBJ for a relief pitcher then sign Nick Castellanos (4yr/60mil) to play 1B/LF/DH and Jarrod Dyson (1yr/3mil) as a backup CFer/pinch runner. This would reduce the Red Sox payroll by ~36mil (depending on the reliever received for JBJ) and keep the Red Sox competitive for a playoff spot in 2020 while resetting the luxury tax and positioning them well with cheap long-term assets to along the to splurge in 2021 and 2022. The Dodgers would avoid giving up any of their star-level top prospects and would be much better in 2020. Would the Dodgers be willing to increase payroll this much? Would they be fully committed to re-sign Mookie in free agency? How highly do they regard Verdugo? Can't know how reasonable the above is without knowing the answers to these questions. What do you guys think? Having Verdugo/Gonsolin long-term enough to offset the sting from losing Mookie? I don't think la does that trade but if they do i like it.
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Post by coke0myfavdrink on Nov 23, 2019 23:26:11 GMT -5
What do you guys think about bringing back Jose Iglesias to play 2B? It's an idea the sox could do worse. What do you do with Chavis?
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Post by coke0myfavdrink on Sept 14, 2019 17:14:50 GMT -5
Put me down for 52
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