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Post by redsox04071318champs on Feb 12, 2023 9:06:05 GMT -5
Kevin Plawecki signed a minor league deal with the Pirates. That's how you know you're in your final baseball playing stop, when a minor league invite from the Pirates is extended.
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Post by Soxfansince1971 on Feb 12, 2023 15:17:26 GMT -5
Ruby De La Rosa signed a minor league deal with the LA Dodgers after playing outside the USA.
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Post by Underwater Johnson on Feb 14, 2023 14:44:51 GMT -5
Wacha to the Friars, per Ken Rosenthal.
Wonder if he got the extra year he was looking for. Doesn't turn 32 until Canada Day...
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Post by julyanmorley on Feb 14, 2023 14:58:59 GMT -5
Wacha to the Friars, per Ken Rosenthal. Wonder if he got the extra year he was looking for. Doesn't turn 32 until Canada Day... 6 hours since the deal was reported and no leaked contract details usually means the agent isn't proud of his work
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Post by Underwater Johnson on Feb 14, 2023 22:06:03 GMT -5
Apparently Wacha's deal is a tangled web of team and player options that protects him if he gets hurt but allows him to hit the market if he performs. The only info out now is up to 4 years and up to $24m, which I'm guessing is what he'd get if he had a career-ending injury. Keeps the AAV down while he's there. Sort of like a pillow contract with insurance?
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Post by jimoh on Feb 17, 2023 9:56:18 GMT -5
70 years ago yesterday: 2:20 video on the time in 1953 Ted Williams landed a plane that was on fire, without landing gear; lots of quotations from Ted.
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Post by Underwater Johnson on Feb 20, 2023 21:09:23 GMT -5
This from MLBTR:
<<The Nationals intend to use 2022 breakout star Joey Meneses in a utility role this season. Manager Dave Martinez told reporters (including Jesse Dougherty of the Washington Post) that Meneses would play “a lot of a little bit of everywhere.” That’ll mean he sees time at first base, left field and DH on the rebuilding Nats. As a 30-year-old rookie, Meneses slashed .324/.367/.563 with 13 home runs across 240 plate appearances last season, a small bright spot in a disappointing campaign for Washington. He was certainly helped by a .371 BABIP, but nonetheless it was an impressive debut stint in the big leagues for a player who toiled away for 11 years for reaching the bigs.>>
Now why couldn't we find a guy like that to fill in at 1B or RF last season??
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Post by Oregon Norm on Feb 21, 2023 2:15:42 GMT -5
The Sox did have someone like that: Daniel Nava. It played out that way for him when he was in Boston, with a few seasons of high babip that gave him a leg up on his career. He wasn't able to duplicate that luck once he left, but that's the way the dice roll sometimes.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Feb 22, 2023 19:17:40 GMT -5
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Post by geostorm on Feb 22, 2023 23:03:57 GMT -5
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Post by julyanmorley on Mar 1, 2023 19:09:28 GMT -5
JBJ got a minor league deal with the Royals
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Mar 6, 2023 22:06:28 GMT -5
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Post by wOBA Fett on Mar 6, 2023 22:32:18 GMT -5
Anibal Sanchez is 125th all time on the MLB strikeout leaders list.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Mar 12, 2023 4:15:20 GMT -5
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Post by julyanmorley on Mar 14, 2023 14:24:21 GMT -5
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Post by backwardsk on Mar 14, 2023 17:47:24 GMT -5
How could the Padres find something that the Sox couldn't? That's a big jump.
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Post by freddysthefuture2003 on Mar 14, 2023 17:53:50 GMT -5
How could the Padres find something that the Sox couldn't? That's a big jump. Give me a break. He had 6 years to put it together in Boston, but it was one injury and distraction after another. Were they supposed to just put him on the 40 and wait potentially another full year?
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Post by backwardsk on Mar 14, 2023 18:06:58 GMT -5
How could the Padres find something that the Sox couldn't? That's a big jump. Give me a break. He had 6 years to put it together in Boston, but it was one injury and distraction after another. Were they supposed to just put him on the 40 and wait potentially another full year? He was already on the 40 man roster when he was traded to the Padres. Why are you being so arrogant? It's a honest question. He had a healthy year in 2022.
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Post by manfred on Mar 14, 2023 19:14:51 GMT -5
I like Groome, but let’s see what happens. I’m glad he is looking good, but it is just spring training.
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Post by jimoh on Mar 15, 2023 12:40:21 GMT -5
With that San Diego lineup, their fifth starter does not have to be terribly good for them to have a chance to win his starts.
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Post by Foulke_In_Athol on Mar 15, 2023 13:08:47 GMT -5
How could the Padres find something that the Sox couldn't? That's a big jump. Give me a break. He had 6 years to put it together in Boston, but it was one injury and distraction after another. Were they supposed to just put him on the 40 and wait potentially another full year? Isn't this basically the road to the majors (or not) for just about every pitching prospect these days? The thing with Groome is he's a big, strong lefty. I have no doubt he'll put it all together and pitch in the majors, but you have to cut bait on some of these guys at some point. The idea is to make an educated guess and keep the creme. Groome probably needed a change of scenery. With a guy like him you're damned if you do, and damned if you don't.
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Post by Soxfansince1971 on Mar 15, 2023 16:55:20 GMT -5
Give me a break. He had 6 years to put it together in Boston, but it was one injury and distraction after another. Were they supposed to just put him on the 40 and wait potentially another full year? Isn't this basically the road to the majors (or not) for just about every pitching prospect these days? The thing with Groome is he's a big, strong lefty. I have no doubt he'll put it all together and pitch in the majors, but you have to cut bait on some of these guys at some point. The idea is to make an educated guess and keep the creme. Groome probably needed a change of scenery. With a guy like him you're damned if you do, and damned if you don't. I am glad Bloom traded Groome. IMO, he was behind Ward, Murphy, Walter, Mata, Crawford, Winckowski, and Bello, with a lot of younger prospects that will need to be added going forward. It is the 40-man roster, not 50 (so you can not keep everyone you might like to)… They did not have room for Ward, so how do you keep Groome.
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Post by taiwansox on Mar 15, 2023 18:42:17 GMT -5
Isn't this basically the road to the majors (or not) for just about every pitching prospect these days? The thing with Groome is he's a big, strong lefty. I have no doubt he'll put it all together and pitch in the majors, but you have to cut bait on some of these guys at some point. The idea is to make an educated guess and keep the creme. Groome probably needed a change of scenery. With a guy like him you're damned if you do, and damned if you don't. I am glad Bloom traded Groome. IMO, he was behind Ward, Murphy, Walter, Mata, Crawford, Winckowski, and Bello, with a lot of younger prospects that will need to be added going forward. It is the 40-man roster, not 50 (so you can not keep everyone you might like to)… They did not have room for Ward, so how do you keep Groome. There’s always Brasier’s spot available 😬
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Post by incandenza on Mar 15, 2023 19:03:24 GMT -5
I am glad Bloom traded Groome. IMO, he was behind Ward, Murphy, Walter, Mata, Crawford, Winckowski, and Bello, with a lot of younger prospects that will need to be added going forward. It is the 40-man roster, not 50 (so you can not keep everyone you might like to)… They did not have room for Ward, so how do you keep Groome. There’s always Brasier’s spot available 😬 People are never going to stop saying this about Brasier and Ort, I guess, but then who are you going to have for end-of-the-bench/AAA bullpen depth if you knocked those guys off the 40-man roster? Do you use Groome (or Thad Ward) in that role? I don't think that's viable...
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Post by Soxfansince1971 on Mar 16, 2023 15:49:55 GMT -5
There’s always Brasier’s spot available 😬 People are never going to stop saying this about Brasier and Ort, I guess, but then who are you going to have for end-of-the-bench/AAA bullpen depth if you knocked those guys off the 40-man roster? Do you use Groome (or Thad Ward) in that role? I don't think that's viable... if the last 6 years have shown anything about Groome is that he has not been consistently good or healthy. I hope for his sake he can show enough quality to maintain a roster spot, but I am not holding my breath.
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