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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jun 30, 2024 16:07:56 GMT -5
If we’re really confident in Anthony. Any consideration in dealing Abreu. + for that starter. Pick up a oh bat to platoon with Ref until Roman is ready.
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Post by wamderingdude on Jun 30, 2024 17:54:44 GMT -5
Crochet is definitely available, per Bob Nightengale: “The Chicago White Sox quietly engaged in brief contract extension talks with ace Garrett Crochet, but with no optimism towards reaching an agreement, the White Sox intend to trade him by the July 30 trade deadline.” I have zero idea what it would cost to get Crochet, or if Breslow and co. are interested. But hypothetically speaking if the White Sox ask for something like Anthony/Perales/Yorke, would people want Breslow to pull the trigger? As good as Anthony is I think this farm could take that hit and still be really good. We've still got Mayer/Teel, plus Campbell, Cespedes and Bleis who have major upside. We lost Perales yes but have replaced him with Crochet. I think at the very least Breslow shouldn't hang up the phone if that's the sort of package the White Sox are looking for. Edit: And I know Perales is about to get TJ but I still think he's the best pitching prospect in the system which is why I picked him. Replace with Fitts or Sandlin if you'd like. I would hate it Tbh. i might be prospect hugging too much, but this team only has a 33 percent chance of the playoffs via fangraphs. I also would basically never trade an elite position player prospect for a pitcher. The cost of Luzardo would have been similar and… yikes if they paid that price for what he’s done this year. Crochet has already thrown the most innings of his career by double so i have no idea what to expect for him the rest of the year. Do one of those trades when it’s coupled with free agent signings and going over the tax so you have a real shot at a world series, not a first round exit.
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Post by nonothing on Jun 30, 2024 18:47:14 GMT -5
I have zero idea what it would cost to get Crochet, or if Breslow and co. are interested. But hypothetically speaking if the White Sox ask for something like Anthony/Perales/Yorke, would people want Breslow to pull the trigger? As good as Anthony is I think this farm could take that hit and still be really good. We've still got Mayer/Teel, plus Campbell, Cespedes and Bleis who have major upside. We lost Perales yes but have replaced him with Crochet. I think at the very least Breslow shouldn't hang up the phone if that's the sort of package the White Sox are looking for. Edit: And I know Perales is about to get TJ but I still think he's the best pitching prospect in the system which is why I picked him. Replace with Fitts or Sandlin if you'd like. I would hate it Tbh. i might be prospect hugging too much, but this team only has a 33 percent chance of the playoffs via fangraphs. I also would basically never trade an elite position player prospect for a pitcher. The cost of Luzardo would have been similar and… yikes if they paid that price for what he’s done this year. Crochet has already thrown the most innings of his career by double so i have no idea what to expect for him the rest of the year. Do one of those trades when it’s coupled with free agent signings and going over the tax so you have a real shot at a world series, not a first round exit. I had similar thoughts about a potential deal for Skubal. We probably could do a deal for Mayer to land him because that's their biggest hole in their system. But then it would become our biggest hole, and Skubal also has an injury history that is concerning. I think if Story were healthy, you could consider it, but probably not a great idea to trade a potential franchise SS without another one right behind for a pitcher with a substantial injury history -- and maybe regardless of injury history just given injury issues with pitchers. I think your team has to really feel one pitcher away from having a very good chance of making the WS to take that risk.
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Post by awalkinthepark on Jun 30, 2024 19:33:42 GMT -5
I have zero idea what it would cost to get Crochet, or if Breslow and co. are interested. But hypothetically speaking if the White Sox ask for something like Anthony/Perales/Yorke, would people want Breslow to pull the trigger? As good as Anthony is I think this farm could take that hit and still be really good. We've still got Mayer/Teel, plus Campbell, Cespedes and Bleis who have major upside. We lost Perales yes but have replaced him with Crochet. I think at the very least Breslow shouldn't hang up the phone if that's the sort of package the White Sox are looking for. Edit: And I know Perales is about to get TJ but I still think he's the best pitching prospect in the system which is why I picked him. Replace with Fitts or Sandlin if you'd like. I would hate it Tbh. i might be prospect hugging too much, but this team only has a 33 percent chance of the playoffs via fangraphs. I also would basically never trade an elite position player prospect for a pitcher. The cost of Luzardo would have been similar and… yikes if they paid that price for what he’s done this year. Crochet has already thrown the most innings of his career by double so i have no idea what to expect for him the rest of the year. Do one of those trades when it’s coupled with free agent signings and going over the tax so you have a real shot at a world series, not a first round exit. It would have to be for a starter that has multiple years of control who you can then sign to an extension. I don't know if Crochet is the guy honestly, like I said it depends on how much breslow and co like him going forward. I think Skubal falls under that category too. My larger point is just how painful of a trade are people willing to make to get a legit, cost controlled starting pitcher? Any package for them starts with one of Mayer/Anthony, and then you would have to start adding on from there. I would guess 1 pitcher and 1 more position player that are all in the top 15, and that is the minimum. I honestly don't know if I would make that, at some point Breslow is going to need to take some big swings though.
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Post by wamderingdude on Jun 30, 2024 19:37:07 GMT -5
I would hate it Tbh. i might be prospect hugging too much, but this team only has a 33 percent chance of the playoffs via fangraphs. I also would basically never trade an elite position player prospect for a pitcher. The cost of Luzardo would have been similar and… yikes if they paid that price for what he’s done this year. Crochet has already thrown the most innings of his career by double so i have no idea what to expect for him the rest of the year. Do one of those trades when it’s coupled with free agent signings and going over the tax so you have a real shot at a world series, not a first round exit. It would have to be for a starter that has multiple years of control who you can then sign to an extension. I don't know if Crochet is the guy honestly, like I said it depends on how much breslow and co like him going forward. I think Skubal falls under that category too. My larger point is just how painful of a trade are people willing to make to get a legit, cost controlled starting pitcher? Any package for them starts with one of Mayer/Anthony, and then you would have to start adding on from there. I would guess 1 pitcher and 1 more position player that are all in the top 15, and that is the minimum. I honestly don't know if I would make that, at some point Breslow is going to need to take some big swings though.
Yeah, i’m pretty much always against the idea of trading top 20 position player prospects for pitchers. It’s probably the wrong stance to have and they *probably* need to do it at some point but the injury risk is just way too high for me to feel good about it. Obviously i would do it if it didn’t involve Mayer or Anthony but that package isn’t getting it done for an elite guy.
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Post by kwodes on Jun 30, 2024 19:42:30 GMT -5
If we’re really confident in Anthony. Any consideration in dealing Abreu. + for that starter. Pick up a oh bat to platoon with Ref until Roman is ready. I agree that wilyer is the one to deal. It's not that he's not valuable, it's that they have so much OF depth in the org as well as a LHH free agent target who plays OF if they're interested. Wilyer as the main piece could get a good pitcher back in return.
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Post by badballhitter on Jun 30, 2024 19:58:55 GMT -5
I would hate it Tbh. i might be prospect hugging too much, but this team only has a 33 percent chance of the playoffs via fangraphs. I also would basically never trade an elite position player prospect for a pitcher. The cost of Luzardo would have been similar and… yikes if they paid that price for what he’s done this year. Crochet has already thrown the most innings of his career by double so i have no idea what to expect for him the rest of the year. Do one of those trades when it’s coupled with free agent signings and going over the tax so you have a real shot at a world series, not a first round exit. It would have to be for a starter that has multiple years of control who you can then sign to an extension. I don't know if Crochet is the guy honestly, like I said it depends on how much breslow and co like him going forward. I think Skubal falls under that category too. My larger point is just how painful of a trade are people willing to make to get a legit, cost controlled starting pitcher? Any package for them starts with one of Mayer/Anthony, and then you would have to start adding on from there. I would guess 1 pitcher and 1 more position player that are all in the top 15, and that is the minimum. I honestly don't know if I would make that, at some point Breslow is going to need to take some big swings though.
Personally I'm all for it in principle, especially if Breslow continues the trend of avoiding pitching in the first few rounds of the draft. If you don't draft pitching you have to either buy it or trade for it. Mayer is someone who I consider mostly untouchable, but otherwise I think anyone is available for the right return.
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Post by alexcorahomevideo on Jul 1, 2024 6:12:31 GMT -5
It would have to be for a starter that has multiple years of control who you can then sign to an extension. I don't know if Crochet is the guy honestly, like I said it depends on how much breslow and co like him going forward. I think Skubal falls under that category too. My larger point is just how painful of a trade are people willing to make to get a legit, cost controlled starting pitcher? Any package for them starts with one of Mayer/Anthony, and then you would have to start adding on from there. I would guess 1 pitcher and 1 more position player that are all in the top 15, and that is the minimum. I honestly don't know if I would make that, at some point Breslow is going to need to take some big swings though.
Personally I'm all for it in principle, especially if Breslow continues the trend of avoiding pitching in the first few rounds of the draft. If you don't draft pitching you have to either buy it or trade for it. Mayer is someone who I consider mostly untouchable, but otherwise I think anyone is available for the right return. This team is not there yet. Breslow should not be trading any top prospects, they should be selling guys who are impending FAs. Players like Jansen, O'Neill, Pivetta should not be on this team after the deadline. I really like what the team has done, but, this squad even if they make the 3rd wild card is DOA as soon as the playoffs start. Do it the right way, build the team up from the farm and plug in FAs where needed. They're also currently ahead of Houston and Tampa, both are really good 2nd half teams, both have better teams on paper. Pivetta could get a really nice package at the deadline.
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Post by cdj on Jul 1, 2024 6:14:15 GMT -5
Think they should do a mix of buying and selling
Trade some of the Rule 5 crunch guys for bullpen upgrades, etc. Sell guys running out of control and bring in guys with control to replace them
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Post by asm18 on Jul 1, 2024 6:29:38 GMT -5
I really like what the team has done, but, this squad even if they make the 3rd wild card is DOA as soon as the playoffs start. I don’t understand this logic at all. You get a Wild Card spot and you play 3 games against team X on the road. That’s… dead on arrival? Currently the 3rd Wild Card would be slated to face Seattle, which is only 1.5 games ahead of the Red Sox and barely has a positive run differential. That’s supposedly some insurmountable obstacle that justifies being scared away from the playoff race?
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Jul 1, 2024 6:34:32 GMT -5
It would have to be for a starter that has multiple years of control who you can then sign to an extension. I don't know if Crochet is the guy honestly, like I said it depends on how much breslow and co like him going forward. I think Skubal falls under that category too. My larger point is just how painful of a trade are people willing to make to get a legit, cost controlled starting pitcher? Any package for them starts with one of Mayer/Anthony, and then you would have to start adding on from there. I would guess 1 pitcher and 1 more position player that are all in the top 15, and that is the minimum. I honestly don't know if I would make that, at some point Breslow is going to need to take some big swings though.
Yeah, i’m pretty much always against the idea of trading top 20 position player prospects for pitchers. It’s probably the wrong stance to have and they *probably* need to do it at some point but the injury risk is just way too high for me to feel good about it. Obviously i would do it if it didn’t involve Mayer or Anthony but that package isn’t getting it done for an elite guy. I just wouldnt do that at this point. Use the money to sign a free agent pitcher. Let the kids come up and establish themselves. Then you can deal from surplus if need be to get the pitcher if you have to. Trading any of the Big 3 plus others for a pitcher isnt worth it. Starters pitch 160 innings, are usually gone by the 6th inning, the pen, made up of variable flamethrowers, is where the games are too often won and lost, to invest too much of the farm system for. Then these 160 inning pitchers break down very quickly these days and ten minutes later its TJS time. It's not like theyd be dealing for some 200 plus innings guy who really would impact the rotation that much. Starting pitching is crucial but the impact is a lot less these days as the pen absorbs a larger percentage of the innings, at least not enough to part with needed blue chippers. At some point, yeah if the Big 3 established themselves and you have a blocked prospect coming up behind them, sure, that prospect is on the package, but they have to first let their young talent assert themselves in the majors. Use their money instead of prospect capital to land the big pitcher they need. They can trade from their second tier of prospects to replace a Pivetta for next year. Yes they wouldn't get an ace but they could use their surplus to get a young pitcher with upside.
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Post by bentossaurus on Jul 1, 2024 7:02:58 GMT -5
I really like what the team has done, but, this squad even if they make the 3rd wild card is DOA as soon as the playoffs start. I don’t understand this logic at all. You get a Wild Card spot and you play 3 games against team X on the road. That’s… dead on arrival? Currently the 3rd Wild Card would be slated to face Seattle, which is only 1.5 games ahead of the Red Sox and barely has a positive run differential. That’s supposedly some insurmountable obstacle that justifies being scared away from the playoff race? It's not an insurmountable obstacle, but even if we assume that Seattle away series is 50/50, that would be spending resources for a 15% chance to make it to the Division Series. There are small upgrades to be made around the edges if we are in the same spot in 4 weeks, mainly at SS and SP, but the best use of resources may well be to do the Vasquez/Schreiber type deals and try to get rid of the Yoshida contract, putting us in a position to go for Burnes, Fried or Sasaki in the offseason.
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Post by ematz1423 on Jul 1, 2024 7:09:23 GMT -5
Yeah, i’m pretty much always against the idea of trading top 20 position player prospects for pitchers. It’s probably the wrong stance to have and they *probably* need to do it at some point but the injury risk is just way too high for me to feel good about it. Obviously i would do it if it didn’t involve Mayer or Anthony but that package isn’t getting it done for an elite guy. I just wouldnt do that at this point. Use the money to sign a free agent pitcher. Let the kids come up and establish themselves. Then you can deal from surplus if need be to get the pitcher if you have to. Trading any of the Big 3 plus others for a pitcher isnt worth it. Starters pitch 160 innings, are usually gone by the 6th inning, the pen, made up of variable flamethrowers, is where the games are too often won and lost, to invest too much of the game system for. Then these 160 inning pitchers break down very quickly these days and ten minutes later its TJS time. It's not like theyd be dealing for some 200 plus innings guy who really would impact the rotation that much. Starting pitching is crucial but the impact is a lot less these days as the pen absorbs a larger percentage of the innings, at least not enough to part with needed blue chippers. At some point, yeah if the Big 3 established themselves and you have a blocked prospect coming up behind them, sure, that prospect is on the package, but they have to first let their young talent assert themselves in the majors. Use their money instead of prospect capital to land the big pitcher they need. They can trade from their second tier of prospects to replace a Pivetta for next year. Yes they wouldn't get an ace but they could use their surplus to get a young pitcher with upside. This is exactly my line of thinking as well. I don't want to see them deal any of the big 3 for any SP. Not to open a can of worms but like you said use money to sign one of the FA pitching prizes and keep the trio of Anthony/Mayer/Teel. Pull that off and they are way better off than if they dealt one of the big 3 and then some for Crochet or some other good SP right now. To me it's just not time to push those types of chips in to help for the next 2-3 seasons.
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Post by awalkinthepark on Jul 1, 2024 7:18:03 GMT -5
I just wouldnt do that at this point. Use the money to sign a free agent pitcher. Let the kids come up and establish themselves. Then you can deal from surplus if need be to get the pitcher if you have to. Trading any of the Big 3 plus others for a pitcher isnt worth it. Starters pitch 160 innings, are usually gone by the 6th inning, the pen, made up of variable flamethrowers, is where the games are too often won and lost, to invest too much of the game system for. Then these 160 inning pitchers break down very quickly these days and ten minutes later its TJS time. It's not like theyd be dealing for some 200 plus innings guy who really would impact the rotation that much. Starting pitching is crucial but the impact is a lot less these days as the pen absorbs a larger percentage of the innings, at least not enough to part with needed blue chippers. At some point, yeah if the Big 3 established themselves and you have a blocked prospect coming up behind them, sure, that prospect is on the package, but they have to first let their young talent assert themselves in the majors. Use their money instead of prospect capital to land the big pitcher they need. They can trade from their second tier of prospects to replace a Pivetta for next year. Yes they wouldn't get an ace but they could use their surplus to get a young pitcher with upside. This is exactly my line of thinking as well. I don't want to see them deal any of the big 3 for any SP. Not to open a can of worms but like you said use money to sign one of the FA pitching prizes and keep the trio of Anthony/Mayer/Teel. Pull that off and they are way better off than if they dealt one of the big 3 and then some for Crochet or some other good SP right now. To me it's just not time to push those types of chips in to help for the next 2-3 seasons. 2 questions I have: - Is the general consensus that the Red Sox won't be seriously competitive until Teel, Anthony and Mayer are up? - Which free agent pitcher do people want? It's just Burnes and Fried this offseason I think.
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Post by bentossaurus on Jul 1, 2024 7:34:14 GMT -5
This is exactly my line of thinking as well. I don't want to see them deal any of the big 3 for any SP. Not to open a can of worms but like you said use money to sign one of the FA pitching prizes and keep the trio of Anthony/Mayer/Teel. Pull that off and they are way better off than if they dealt one of the big 3 and then some for Crochet or some other good SP right now. To me it's just not time to push those types of chips in to help for the next 2-3 seasons. 2 questions I have: - Is the general consensus that the Red Sox won't be seriously competitive until Teel, Anthony and Mayer are up? - Which free agent pitcher do people want? It's just Burnes and Fried this offseason I think. 1) Speaking for myself, it's not a matter of being competitive, it's a matter of being sustainably competitive. A team can go full 2023 Mets and still be far from making it, but the additions of cost controlled above average players allow you to either plug the gaps with surgical FAs or use surplus prospects to plug such gaps. 2) Those 2 + Sasaski. Which is miles above the Snell/Montgomery sweepstakes from last year,
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Post by asm18 on Jul 1, 2024 7:34:50 GMT -5
a decent SP prospect who is either already on a 40 man or will need to be added that we could get Haven't done a close look but feeling like a year we are net buyers of 40 man roster headaches. Lots of our borderline Rule 5 protect guys have fallen on the wrong side of the border. So I was looking into this because this is highly relevant to trade discussions. Going into the off-season, if the Red Sox made no moves over the next few months they would have 38 players on the 40 Man Roster. The expiring contracts would be gone, but the guys on the 60 Day IL would return. Of those, the following 12 are either likely DFA fodder, or guys you MIGHT DFA depending on how the rest of their seasons go: Yoshida, McGuire, Romy Gonzalez, Mata, Walter, Murphy, Campbell, Horn, Dalbec, Uwasawa, Westbrook, Speas. On the flip side, you have a handful of Rule 5 guys you may need to protect in December: Fitts, Lugo, Yorke, etc. Not to mention, the Big 3 you have to keep in mind when it comes to roster spots next year. And then you’d like to think they make some additions in free agency. So… yeah it might get tight.
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Post by ematz1423 on Jul 1, 2024 7:35:20 GMT -5
This is exactly my line of thinking as well. I don't want to see them deal any of the big 3 for any SP. Not to open a can of worms but like you said use money to sign one of the FA pitching prizes and keep the trio of Anthony/Mayer/Teel. Pull that off and they are way better off than if they dealt one of the big 3 and then some for Crochet or some other good SP right now. To me it's just not time to push those types of chips in to help for the next 2-3 seasons. 2 questions I have: - Is the general consensus that the Red Sox won't be seriously competitive until Teel, Anthony and Mayer are up? - Which free agent pitcher do people want? It's just Burnes and Fried this offseason I think. 1) No not, if they do make the playoffs this year than they are serious competitors since as we saw last year with the D'Backs just make the playoffs and who knows what can happen. Baseball isn't like some of the other sports where the best team on paper wins the title. That being said I'm not trading a top 50 prospect who is knocking at the door for a pitcher. 2) Yes Burnes/Fried or Sasaki though Sasaki is a little different as I don't believe even if they wanted to give him a truck load of money that they can due to IFA rules. Burnes/Fried are the can of worms I didn't want to open due to the price tag they're going to cost and the fact that probably rightfully so many on the site don't believe for a second that they are going to sign either. Personally I still choose to believe that they will sign the right big time FA when they deem the moment right and with this young team developing before our eyes with major reinforcements on the way I feel like this could be the time to sign that pitcher to a mega deal. Put it this way IMO Anthony/Mayer/Teel+ Burnes or Fried sounds a heck of a lot better than just Crochet minus one of Anthony/Mayer/Teel+whatever additional pieces they need to add.
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Post by bentossaurus on Jul 1, 2024 7:39:01 GMT -5
Haven't done a close look but feeling like a year we are net buyers of 40 man roster headaches. Lots of our borderline Rule 5 protect guys have fallen on the wrong side of the border. So I was looking into this because this is highly relevant to trade discussions. Going into the off-season, if the Red Sox made no moves over the next few months they would have 38 players on the 40 Man Roster. The expiring contracts would be gone, but the guys on the 60 Day IL would return. Of those, the following 12 are either likely DFA fodder, or guys you MIGHT DFA depending on how the rest of their seasons go: Yoshida, McGuire, Romy Gonzalez, Mata, Walter, Murphy, Campbell, Horn, Dalbec, Uwasawa, Westbrook, Speas. On the flip side, you have a handful of Rule 5 guys you may need to protect in December: Fitts, Lugo, Yorke, etc. Not to mention, the Big 3 you have to keep in mind when it comes to roster spots next year. And then you’d like to think they make some additions in free agency. So… yeah it might get tight. I put the chances of any of the bolded guys being DFAed at less than 5%.
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Post by asm18 on Jul 1, 2024 8:06:39 GMT -5
So I was looking into this because this is highly relevant to trade discussions. Going into the off-season, if the Red Sox made no moves over the next few months they would have 38 players on the 40 Man Roster. The expiring contracts would be gone, but the guys on the 60 Day IL would return. Of those, the following 12 are either likely DFA fodder, or guys you MIGHT DFA depending on how the rest of their seasons go: Yoshida, McGuire, Romy Gonzalez, Mata, Walter, Murphy, Campbell, Horn, Dalbec, Uwasawa, Westbrook, Speas. On the flip side, you have a handful of Rule 5 guys you may need to protect in December: Fitts, Lugo, Yorke, etc. Not to mention, the Big 3 you have to keep in mind when it comes to roster spots next year. And then you’d like to think they make some additions in free agency. So… yeah it might get tight. I put the chances of any of the bolded guys being DFAed at less than 5%. Emphasis on “guys you MIGHT DFA depending on how the rest of their seasons go” We can do a deeper dive into this, but you trade all your rentals for guys who need to be on the 40 Man and things get interesting real fast
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Post by bentossaurus on Jul 1, 2024 8:13:28 GMT -5
I put the chances of any of the bolded guys being DFAed at less than 5%. Emphasis on “guys you MIGHT DFA depending on how the rest of their seasons go” We can do a deeper dive into this, but you trade all your rentals for guys who need to be on the 40 Man and things get interesting real fast I appreciate the nuance, but Yoshida is owed 54 million after this season. I can't see any circumstance he gets DFAed other than Henry being on his deathbed and saying heck with it.
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Post by scottysmalls on Jul 1, 2024 8:14:30 GMT -5
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Post by asm18 on Jul 1, 2024 8:25:51 GMT -5
Ken knows ball. (I’m probably in the minority, but I largely agree with Ken’s suggestions, minus some of the handwringing about Henry. That’s just beating a dead horse at this point.) Also, as much as it pains me this is probably true: “if the Sox are serious about contending, they should not trust Liam Hendriks, coming off Tommy John surgery, to close.” As with all of this stuff, we’ll see where the standings are in 3-4 weeks
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jul 1, 2024 8:30:57 GMT -5
This is exactly my line of thinking as well. I don't want to see them deal any of the big 3 for any SP. Not to open a can of worms but like you said use money to sign one of the FA pitching prizes and keep the trio of Anthony/Mayer/Teel. Pull that off and they are way better off than if they dealt one of the big 3 and then some for Crochet or some other good SP right now. To me it's just not time to push those types of chips in to help for the next 2-3 seasons. 2 questions I have: - Is the general consensus that the Red Sox won't be seriously competitive until Teel, Anthony and Mayer are up? - Which free agent pitcher do people want? It's just Burnes and Fried this offseason I think. The Big 3 being up doesn’t make us contenders. If/when they become good players, we will become contenders. Good chance they succeed. But, no guarantee. Seems like Burnes or Fried are the fa’s. Doubt if Burnes hits the market. Trade for one. Breslin/Bailey and Tek seem to have a great pitching program. Here’s a novel thought. Draft some GD pitchers early!!! Sign a big time international one too.
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Post by scottysmalls on Jul 1, 2024 8:33:06 GMT -5
Ken knows ball. (I’m probably in the minority, but I largely agree with Ken’s suggestions, minus some of the handwringing about Henry. That’s just beating a dead horse at this point.) Also, as much as it pains me this is probably true: “if the Sox are serious about contending, they should not trust Liam Hendriks, coming off Tommy John surgery, to close.” As with all of this stuff, we’ll see where the standings are in 3-4 weeks Ha well we’ll see what happens but I pretty much disagree with all his suggestions. I mean I don’t really care if we keep Cora or not, slightly prefer we do but I generally think managers are highly replaceable. Prefer to buy and sell at the deadline. I guess I’d trade Kenley for a starter but I’m not sure what that trade is and I’m also fine if they trade him for prospects. Mostly the article felt like an excuse to score on an open net by hammering John Henry again.
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Post by threeifbaerga on Jul 1, 2024 8:43:20 GMT -5
I guess low hanging fruit is still fruit. I'm all in on a rental SP. Just can't justify the cost in prospect capital for these controllable guys before the window is open. Try to catch lightning in a bottle and go into next season fully loaded.
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