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Post by vermontsox1 on Nov 2, 2019 9:38:43 GMT -5
Now that the season is over, let's move all non-Red Sox talk to this thread.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Nov 2, 2019 21:28:52 GMT -5
Mark Feinsand @feinsand · 13m BREAKING: Stephen Strasburg has opted out of the final four years and $100M of his deal with the Nationals. . .
Jon Heyman @jonheyman · 3m Nats hope to keep World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg, who is opting out of his contract, as expected. Original deal had $100M and 4 years left. Call to opt out has been obvious for weeks.
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Post by telson13 on Nov 3, 2019 9:46:57 GMT -5
Mark Feinsand @feinsand · 13m BREAKING: Stephen Strasburg has opted out of the final four years and $100M of his deal with the Nationals. . . Jon Heyman @jonheyman · 3m Nats hope to keep World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg, who is opting out of his contract, as expected. Original deal had $100M and 4 years left. Call to opt out has been obvious for weeks. Uggh...if only the Sox had payroll space. Tbh, I hope he stays in DC tho. I think his playoff performance gets him something in the 7/$180-200M range. I think Cole beats that significantly, probably 8/$250M. There are going to be several HUGE contracts this winter.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Nov 3, 2019 10:59:28 GMT -5
MLB @mlb · 43m Aroldis Chapman will not opt out of his contract; reaches agreement for 2022 extension with @yankees, reports @feinsand atmlb.com/34pCZMv
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Post by artfuldodger on Nov 4, 2019 16:42:25 GMT -5
Julio Teheran's option was not picked up. He might be a good pickup to fill a spot in the Red Sox rotation if a pitcher is traded.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Nov 4, 2019 16:44:19 GMT -5
Julio Teheran's option was not picked up. He might be a good pickup to fill a spot in the Red Sox rotation if a pitcher is traded. Or to fill the hole that's already there.
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Post by ericmvan on Nov 5, 2019 11:09:03 GMT -5
I took the average of fWAR and bWAR and added 1/2 of the True Clutch Differential to get the following MVP ballots., excluding pitchers. Note that they got the six finalists spot-on.
AL
1. Bregman 8.1 2. Trout 8.2. I have to give Bregman credit for playing in games that matter. 3. Semien 7.7 4. Chapman 7.6 5. Betts 7.1 6. Bogaerts 6.2 7. Olson 6.1 8. LeMahieu 5.9 9. Springer 5.7 10. Judge 5.4 [11. Brantley 5.1
12. Devers 5.1 13. Yoan Moncada 5.1]
Amazing that 11 of the top 12 guys play for four teams, two each from two divisions.
The Yankees' #3 guys is Urshela at 3.6, so they're not in the running for best power trios. Sox of course have the youngest.
NL
1. Bellinger 8.7 2. Yelich 8.3 3. Rendon 6.9 4. Acuna, Jr. 6.7 5. Martre 6.6 6. Muncy 6.6 7. Arenado 5.9 8. Harper 5.8 9. Realmuto 5.4, maybe; bWAR for catchers doesn't include framing 10. Donaldson 5.2
In contrast, 7 teams are represented by the top 8 guys.
So far I'm resisting the urge to fix the catcher WARs (I don't even know if fWAR includes framing).
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Post by James Dunne on Nov 6, 2019 10:30:20 GMT -5
Not sure if I've seen it discussed, but the following players received qualifying offers:
Jake Odorizzi Marcell Ozuna Anthony Rendon Jose Abreu Josh Donaldson Madison Bumgarner Zack Wheeler Will Smith Stephen Strasburg Gerrit Cole
Smith and Abreu have to be considering accepting, right? Possibly a few others too? Wheeler and Odorizzi just grabbing a one-year pillow and hitting FA in a year without a QO attached seems like a good idea.
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Post by dmaineah on Nov 6, 2019 11:01:41 GMT -5
Not sure if I've seen it discussed, but the following players received qualifying offers: Jake Odorizzi Marcell Ozuna Anthony Rendon Jose Abreu Josh Donaldson Madison Bumgarner Zack Wheeler Will Smith Stephen Strasburg Gerrit Cole Smith and Abreu have to be considering accepting, right? Possibly a few others too? Wheeler and Odorizzi just grabbing a one-year pillow and hitting FA in a year without a QO attached seems like a good idea. I think everyone should accept the offer except for; Cole Strasburg Rendon Donaldson
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Post by James Dunne on Nov 6, 2019 11:28:04 GMT -5
Ozuna I could see, I guess. He really stalled after the trade to STL. My guess is that Bumgarner rejects and re-signs, or just re-signs even before getting to that point.
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Post by telson13 on Nov 6, 2019 13:15:58 GMT -5
Not sure if I've seen it discussed, but the following players received qualifying offers: Jake Odorizzi Marcell Ozuna Anthony Rendon Jose Abreu Josh Donaldson Madison Bumgarner Zack Wheeler Will Smith Stephen Strasburg Gerrit Cole Smith and Abreu have to be considering accepting, right? Possibly a few others too? Wheeler and Odorizzi just grabbing a one-year pillow and hitting FA in a year without a QO attached seems like a good idea. I think everyone should accept the offer except for; Cole Strasburg Rendon Donaldson Wheeler will probably get 4-5/$70-$100M; I don’t see him taking it. Bumgarner...idk. He probably should, as should the rest. Odorizzi needs another year like the last to get a good 4-5 year deal, and Ozuna probably needs to show he’s capable of being more 2017 than ‘18-‘19 if he wants a worthwhile deal.
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Post by vermontsox1 on Nov 6, 2019 16:03:29 GMT -5
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Post by fenwaythehardway on Nov 6, 2019 17:11:58 GMT -5
Not sure if I've seen it discussed, but the following players received qualifying offers: Jake Odorizzi Marcell Ozuna Anthony Rendon Jose Abreu Josh Donaldson Madison Bumgarner Zack Wheeler Will Smith Stephen Strasburg Gerrit Cole Smith and Abreu have to be considering accepting, right? Possibly a few others too? Wheeler and Odorizzi just grabbing a one-year pillow and hitting FA in a year without a QO attached seems like a good idea. I've always heard that the White Sox love Abreu and his presence as a mentor/leader in the clubhouse so if he's thinking about the QO at all, they probably work out some 3/40m type deal instead. And come to think of it, Madison Bumgarner is probably the same situation.
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Post by jimed14 on Nov 6, 2019 18:04:13 GMT -5
Not sure if I've seen it discussed, but the following players received qualifying offers: Jake Odorizzi Marcell Ozuna Anthony Rendon Jose Abreu Josh Donaldson Madison Bumgarner Zack Wheeler Will Smith Stephen Strasburg Gerrit Cole Smith and Abreu have to be considering accepting, right? Possibly a few others too? Wheeler and Odorizzi just grabbing a one-year pillow and hitting FA in a year without a QO attached seems like a good idea. I've always heard that the White Sox love Abreu and his presence as a mentor/leader in the clubhouse so if he's thinking about the QO at all, they probably work out some 3/40m type deal instead. And come to think of it, Madison Bumgarner is probably the same situation. mlbtraderumors predicts Bumgarner to get 4/$72M so we'll see about that. They had Abreu at 2/$28M.
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Post by fenwaythehardway on Nov 7, 2019 8:16:36 GMT -5
mlbtraderumors predicts Bumgarner to get 4/$72M so we'll see about that. They had Abreu at 2/$28M. The difference between Madison Bumgarner and Dallas Keuchel is.... ?
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Post by James Dunne on Nov 7, 2019 8:40:09 GMT -5
mlbtraderumors predicts Bumgarner to get 4/$72M so we'll see about that. They had Abreu at 2/$28M. The difference between Madison Bumgarner and Dallas Keuchel is.... ? I think there was some legitimate concern that Keuchel couln't keep his Astros magic going if he wasn't on the Astros anymore. And if you'd like to twist the knife a little, the difference between Madison Bumgarner and Nathan Eovaldi is...? (The qualifying offer is an uncomfortably large part of that answer.) There's also the element that Bumgarner seems a little bit high-maintenance - not sure he's the right fit for every team. Like, I usually laugh off the "he shouldn't play in NY" stuff, but can you see Bumgarner in New York? He seems like a guy who would lash out at the negativity. It is sort of mind-boggling that Bumgarner only just turned 30 in August. He peaked from 23 to 26, which isn't particularly rare, but I never really thought of him as being that young at the time. I feel like the entire range of outcomes is here. Maybe he gets a four-year deal has four more good years and has a weak-but-not-insane HOF case. I can also see him handling his decline phase poorly and clashing with coaches and him getting paid to sit home by year three. I just don't know with that guy.
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Post by telson13 on Nov 7, 2019 13:04:33 GMT -5
mlbtraderumors predicts Bumgarner to get 4/$72M so we'll see about that. They had Abreu at 2/$28M. The difference between Madison Bumgarner and Dallas Keuchel is.... ? Bumgarner’s production has been propped up by his home park, while Keuchel’s arguably been hurt by it? Yeah, unless some team gets confused and signs Bumgarner strictly for his postseason history, I think the offers are going to be a lot less enticing than he thinks.
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Post by telson13 on Nov 7, 2019 13:07:46 GMT -5
The difference between Madison Bumgarner and Dallas Keuchel is.... ? I think there was some legitimate concern that Keuchel couln't keep his Astros magic going if he wasn't on the Astros anymore. And if you'd like to twist the knife a little, the difference between Madison Bumgarner and Nathan Eovaldi is...? (The qualifying offer is an uncomfortably large part of that answer.) There's also the element that Bumgarner seems a little bit high-maintenance - not sure he's the right fit for every team. Like, I usually laugh off the "he shouldn't play in NY" stuff, but can you see Bumgarner in New York? He seems like a guy who would lash out at the negativity. It is sort of mind-boggling that Bumgarner only just turned 30 in August. He peaked from 23 to 26, which isn't particularly rare, but I never really thought of him as being that young at the time. I feel like the entire range of outcomes is here. Maybe he gets a four-year deal has four more good years and has a weak-but-not-insane HOF case. I can also see him handling his decline phase poorly and clashing with coaches and him getting paid to sit home by year three. I just don't know with that guy. I get the feeling he’ll replace Smoltz’s kvetching about analytics and the changes in the game once his playing career is over. He strikes me as pretty rigid, too.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Nov 7, 2019 22:19:08 GMT -5
Christopher Smith @smittyonmlb · 1h Ex-Boston Red Sox GM Ben Cherington a candidate to become Pirates head of baseball operations (report)
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Nov 7, 2019 22:24:19 GMT -5
Christopher Smith @smittyonmlb · 1h Ex-Boston Red Sox GM Ben Cherington a candidate to become Pirates head of baseball operations (report) Maybe Ed Romero Jr joins him as GM?
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Post by jimed14 on Nov 7, 2019 22:29:04 GMT -5
Christopher Smith @smittyonmlb · 1h Ex-Boston Red Sox GM Ben Cherington a candidate to become Pirates head of baseball operations (report) Maybe Ed Romero Jr joins him as GM? I bet the Pirates don't pay him more than he's getting now.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Nov 7, 2019 23:53:41 GMT -5
Maybe Ed Romero Jr joins him as GM? I bet the Pirates don't pay him more than he's getting now. Perhaps, but it would be a higher title and position him better for his next gig.
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Post by James Dunne on Nov 8, 2019 11:26:30 GMT -5
So, I've long been of the opinion that the Diamondbacks uniforms were almost good, with very cool lettering and dark red/black color scheme, but there was too much **stuff** going on with them - extra colors and that insane dotted thing that I think was supposed to be scales. Well, they scaled those uniforms back (PUN STRONGLY INTENDED) and the results are good. I'd swap them so they had the red lettering with black outline, but I think it works. I still think the hat is a little bland - missing some contrast - but overall this is a good look.
Big fan of the red alternates (I don't think any other team has such a deep-red color so it shows well). The teal & black alternate is a nice homage to their original uniforms which were hideous. The black alternate is bland as hell. I don't think there are any black baseball unis that I like.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Nov 8, 2019 17:19:52 GMT -5
Twins just named Alex Hassan Director of Player Development.
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Post by Canseco on Nov 8, 2019 18:14:21 GMT -5
The Depression-Backs have the worst unis in sports.
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