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Red Sox acquire Danny Jansen for Coffey, Paulino, Batista
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Post by ericmvan on Jul 28, 2024 5:11:51 GMT -5
This honestly seems like a pretty horrendous trade to me. We have a righty catcher that is hitting .300… it seems like the only thing that results from this is wong getting less playing time and us essentially getting worse. Not to mention that we gave up legit prospects for this. Maybe I’m just pissed from the loss tonight but if this is what us buying looks like I’d rather they just forget it and see where we go with what we’ve got without throwing away future pieces for backup catchers that we can’t even platoon. First, the fact that we had to give up two prospects we were familiar with tells you that there were other other teams that had the same idea, and projected a return to his normal batting numbers.
Next, reducing the workload of your starting catcher as season's end approaches is a good idea.
Finally, Jansen projects to have a 112 wRC+ the rest of the way (average of ZiPS and Steamer) while McGuire projects to be 73.
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Post by incandenza on Jul 28, 2024 7:28:31 GMT -5
I am actually a little confused as to what the plan is here. The idea is supposedly that Jansen is a righty bat that will help the lineup against lefties. But also that he's replacing Reese McGuire, who has only had 18 PAs against lefties all season, a trivial number. Jansen could also take some PAs from Wong - but Wong is himself a righty who has a 154 wRC+ against lefties.
It's been suggested that Jansen would take PAs away from Dom Smith via Wong playing 1B. But is that the team's actual plan? Wong has all of 10 innings at 1B in his career. And in any case Casas should return in a few weeks.
Does Jansen take PAs from Yoshida? Seems like a bad idea; Yoshida is clearly the better hitter at this point and has a history of minimal splits going back to his career in Japan.
And to top it all off, Jansen actually has pretty significant reverse splits for his career - 90 wRC+ vs. L and 105 wRC+ vs. R.
Really, the most sensible use of Jansen would be to have him get PAs as a catcher mostly against righties; then you really are upgrading from McGuire at the most improvable spot in the lineup and getting Wong some extra rest, which he could probably use (he has just a 73 wRC+ in July and his K rate has ballooned to 29%; he might be wearing down like he did last year). I'd be fine with that. But then they haven't actually done anything to improve the lineup against lefties; it's an addition of a "righty bat" in only a pro forma sense.
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Post by nonothing on Jul 28, 2024 7:42:48 GMT -5
This honestly seems like a pretty horrendous trade to me. We have a righty catcher that is hitting .300… it seems like the only thing that results from this is wong getting less playing time and us essentially getting worse. Not to mention that we gave up legit prospects for this. Maybe I’m just pissed from the loss tonight but if this is what us buying looks like I’d rather they just forget it and see where we go with what we’ve got without throwing away future pieces for backup catchers that we can’t even platoon. This is not taking away time from Wong. He will slot to 1B when there’s a LHP. Depends on your view of legit prospects as well. Coffey really has only a 10 day hot steak in his minor league career thus far and is totally blocked on the depth chart by far more talented players. Paulino would have been a nice up and down UT guy at some point, but he’s a Rule 5 candidate this offseason and there’s other players the team would like to protect. In short, these aren’t future pieces that were going to have any substantial impact on the big league club. I think for both, they were blocked here as you say. That doesn't make them not legit prospects for another club. The Orioles have more prospects of very high quality than they can play. They are still great prospects. They just won't all be able to get star level playing tike in BAL. But the their return should be commensurate with their value. I assume we didn't make this offer in a vacuum. Somebody was probably willing to offer 1-2 higher end guy(s). We came in with the volume play, so presumably we were willing to give multiple lower value lottery tickets vs 1 or 2 higher value prospects. We need to reduce our DRL, and we have blocked guys. So I agree these guys were not going to help by being LT on the Red Sox. Did they trade them for the most value they could get? Maybe or not. But this prospect cost was more than the tolerable if they simply wanted to split the catching load to keep Wong fresh, ran out of patience with McGuire, want to be able to run another RHH bat out against LHP and think Jansen can hit better at Fenway and maybe just be rejuvenated on an exciting team with a chance to wreak havoc. And that seems like what this is. And this may add more value for less cost than a Rengifo trade where they may not see much more value than guys we already have, especially if they want to give those ABs to Grissom shortly. Finally, the Sox have a 3 man RHH OF when they want it in TON, Raf and Ref (though still probably prefer to post Duran every day). But this move, as others have said, also allows them to play Romy at SS (moving Rafaela to CF/Duran to LF), Wong at 1B and Jansen at C when playing against LHP. Then we play Westbrook or Grissom or whichever other RHH we have at 2B. Devers is at 3B. Assuming they probably opt for Duran in OF and TON as DH due to preference for those 2 LHH in the field/lineup every day possible, we can bat 7 RHH/2 LHH now when we want to. The cost was small. If Jansen plays how they expect... it's a smart deal/accomplishes their goals, and agree with those who think the prospect capital is highly tolerable as those guys would have been squeezed for PT up the ladder in our system (+ Batista wild card).
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Post by notstarboard on Jul 28, 2024 8:08:13 GMT -5
I am actually a little confused as to what the plan is here. The idea is supposedly that Jansen is a righty bat that will help the lineup against lefties. But also that he's replacing Reese McGuire, who has only had 18 PAs against lefties all season, a trivial number. Jansen could also take some PAs from Wong - but Wong is himself a righty who has a 154 wRC+ against lefties.
It's been suggested that Jansen would take PAs away from Dom Smith via Wong playing 1B. But is that the team's actual plan? Wong has all of 10 innings at 1B in his career. And in any case Casas should return in a few weeks.
Does Jansen take PAs from Yoshida? Seems like a bad idea; Yoshida is clearly the better hitter at this point and has a history of minimal splits going back to his career in Japan.
And to top it all off, Jansen actually has pretty significant reverse splits for his career - 90 wRC+ vs. L and 105 wRC+ vs. R.
Really, the most sensible use of Jansen would be to have him get PAs as a catcher mostly against righties; then you really are upgrading from McGuire at the most improvable spot in the lineup and getting Wong some extra rest, which he could probably use (he has just a 73 wRC+ in July and his K rate has ballooned to 29%; he might be wearing down like he did last year). I'd be fine with that. But then they haven't actually done anything to improve the lineup against lefties; it's an addition of a "righty bat" in only a pro forma sense.
Jansen's R/L splits have been subtle over the last couple years. In 2022 he had 6 wRC+ more against RHP but 47 points of extra OBP against LHP (just a lot less SLG). In 2023 he was 8 wRC+ better against RHP and the opposite happened; lower OBP against LHP, but higher SLG. This year he's been 11 wRC+ better against LHP, and his 101 wRC+ is better than Duran, Devers, Yoshida, Abreu, etc. I wouldn't bet on that to continue for all of those guys, but he doesn't need to be amazing to be a better bat against LHP. I don't think he's a guy that needs to platoon in a vacuum and, interestingly enough, Wong actually has much more pronounced reverse splits than Jansen for his career (82 wRC+ against lefties, 101 wRC+ against righties, and that's despite killing lefties this year)... I think Jansen can just mix in against both sides and get Wong more rest, with both playing sometimes against LHP depending on how they feel about the catcher duo vs. Westbrook offensively.
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Post by awalkinthepark on Jul 28, 2024 8:20:37 GMT -5
My only comment on trading Paulino and Coffey - this is why having a deep farm system is so important. I understand that everyone here wants to hang on to the prospects and see them contribute to the Red Sox, but having a deep farm means you can afford to pay a high price in trades. The Cutter Coffeys and Eddinson Paulinos of the world are players that the Sox should be able to easily replace if the front office is doing its job.
I made a comment last week that the strength of the system should absolutely be a factor in what trades you are pulling the trigger on. In the Fangraphs offseason review, Longenhagen said this system is maybe the deepest in baseball with 40+ FV prospects. If that's true then Breslow should be aggressive in using that depth to upgrade the major league team, even if it's only on the margins. And this trade is a good example of that.
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Post by thegoodthebadthesox on Jul 28, 2024 8:22:53 GMT -5
The future is Wong and Teel. The journey man catcher will keep journeying after the season. The trade is what it is... Hoping you just acquired the Steve Pearce/Kyle Schwarber of a successful team. I just would have preferred Turner.. We know he can hit here and really wanted to comeback during the off-season. I bet a deal with this Framework, just expanding and maybe with a sweetner you could have got Turner Jansen is the exact opposite of a journeyman catcher, he’s only ever played for one team
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Post by Soxfansince1971 on Jul 28, 2024 8:26:37 GMT -5
I would be real happy if Jansen was on the team beyond this year. See what happens the rest of the way but I could be sold on resigning Jansen and trading Wong this off season Absolutely, this was my first thought. He looks like a perfect fit for Fenway, so extend him in the next two months before he get to FA (after you have had a few weeks of a tryout).
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jul 28, 2024 8:37:59 GMT -5
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jul 28, 2024 8:53:14 GMT -5
See what happens the rest of the way but I could be sold on resigning Jansen and trading Wong this off season Absolutely, this was my first thought. He looks like a perfect fit for Fenway, so extend him in the next two months before he get to FA (after you have had a few weeks of a tryout). Always a great idea to trade a younger, cheaper, better player in favor of an older, more expensive, worse player.
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Post by thegoodthebadthesox on Jul 28, 2024 9:03:14 GMT -5
Absolutely, this was my first thought. He looks like a perfect fit for Fenway, so extend him in the next two months before he get to FA (after you have had a few weeks of a tryout). Always a great idea to trade a younger, cheaper, better player in favor of an older, more expensive, worse player. I think it’s more about the likelihood that Teel is a guy you want playing 100+ games in the near future, so do you lose Jansen for nothing and have Wong as a potentially overqualified backup, or do you trade Wong while his value may be highest and run with just a regularly qualified backup? I’d be open to either.
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Post by scottysmalls on Jul 28, 2024 9:11:20 GMT -5
I am actually a little confused as to what the plan is here. The idea is supposedly that Jansen is a righty bat that will help the lineup against lefties. But also that he's replacing Reese McGuire, who has only had 18 PAs against lefties all season, a trivial number. Jansen could also take some PAs from Wong - but Wong is himself a righty who has a 154 wRC+ against lefties.
It's been suggested that Jansen would take PAs away from Dom Smith via Wong playing 1B. But is that the team's actual plan? Wong has all of 10 innings at 1B in his career. And in any case Casas should return in a few weeks.
Does Jansen take PAs from Yoshida? Seems like a bad idea; Yoshida is clearly the better hitter at this point and has a history of minimal splits going back to his career in Japan.
And to top it all off, Jansen actually has pretty significant reverse splits for his career - 90 wRC+ vs. L and 105 wRC+ vs. R.
Really, the most sensible use of Jansen would be to have him get PAs as a catcher mostly against righties; then you really are upgrading from McGuire at the most improvable spot in the lineup and getting Wong some extra rest, which he could probably use (he has just a 73 wRC+ in July and his K rate has ballooned to 29%; he might be wearing down like he did last year). I'd be fine with that. But then they haven't actually done anything to improve the lineup against lefties; it's an addition of a "righty bat" in only a pro forma sense.
I think the last paragraph is the answer and that’s fine. A small plus maybe that this gives an additional righty pinch hitter. I also wonder if Casas seemingly progressing quickly affected their plans at all. Like getting a righty 1B guy makes sense if Casas is out til mid September but if he’s back mid August maybe less so? And at 2B Grissom is already rehabbing, and who are they gonna get that’s likely a better bat than him? There just aren’t many spots they have to add a hitter if those positions are being filled internally already.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jul 28, 2024 9:17:33 GMT -5
Always a great idea to trade a younger, cheaper, better player in favor of an older, more expensive, worse player. I think it’s more about the likelihood that Teel is a guy you want playing 100+ games in the near future, so do you lose Jansen for nothing and have Wong as a potentially overqualified backup, or do you trade Wong while his value may be highest and run with just a regularly qualified backup? I’d be open to either. Wong all day long. To me, it's a no brainer.
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Post by thegoodthebadthesox on Jul 28, 2024 9:19:04 GMT -5
I think it’s more about the likelihood that Teel is a guy you want playing 100+ games in the near future, so do you lose Jansen for nothing and have Wong as a potentially overqualified backup, or do you trade Wong while his value may be highest and run with just a regularly qualified backup? I’d be open to either. Wong all day long. To me, it's a no brainer. Yes Wong is obviously better but to me it depends what you can get for him if you were to shop him around. If he can be a key part of a trade for a rotation piece or something along those lines then I’d at least be open to it. He’s a good player but nowhere near untouchable.
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Post by Soxfansince1971 on Jul 28, 2024 9:20:30 GMT -5
remember we gave a infield prospect in 2018 who turned into a major leaguer but how did we do ? all-star infielder, right? vs World Series MVP, yes
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Post by scottysmalls on Jul 28, 2024 9:24:47 GMT -5
I’m also not sure Wong is obviously better? He’s been better in the first half of 2024 but otherwise Jansen has been consistently much better. And even in this year Wong’s been pretty lucky.
I think I lean Wong going forward because of age and each player’s current trajectory, but yeah Jansen might just be a better player.
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Post by incandenza on Jul 28, 2024 9:28:53 GMT -5
I am actually a little confused as to what the plan is here. The idea is supposedly that Jansen is a righty bat that will help the lineup against lefties. But also that he's replacing Reese McGuire, who has only had 18 PAs against lefties all season, a trivial number. Jansen could also take some PAs from Wong - but Wong is himself a righty who has a 154 wRC+ against lefties.
It's been suggested that Jansen would take PAs away from Dom Smith via Wong playing 1B. But is that the team's actual plan? Wong has all of 10 innings at 1B in his career. And in any case Casas should return in a few weeks.
Does Jansen take PAs from Yoshida? Seems like a bad idea; Yoshida is clearly the better hitter at this point and has a history of minimal splits going back to his career in Japan.
And to top it all off, Jansen actually has pretty significant reverse splits for his career - 90 wRC+ vs. L and 105 wRC+ vs. R.
Really, the most sensible use of Jansen would be to have him get PAs as a catcher mostly against righties; then you really are upgrading from McGuire at the most improvable spot in the lineup and getting Wong some extra rest, which he could probably use (he has just a 73 wRC+ in July and his K rate has ballooned to 29%; he might be wearing down like he did last year). I'd be fine with that. But then they haven't actually done anything to improve the lineup against lefties; it's an addition of a "righty bat" in only a pro forma sense.
I think the last paragraph is the answer and that’s fine. A small plus maybe that this gives an additional righty pinch hitter. If so, that's fine, yes, but it really is a razor thin upgrade, maybe like 0.2 WAR, and if Jansen doesn't pull out of the tailspin he's been in for 2 months (a 28 wRC+ since June 1st) it could end up being a downgrade. And now that I've learned that Reese is a clubhouse glue guy I'm even less sure that it's the sort of thing that's worth spending 3 prospects on.
I hate trading for relievers, and yet I would rather have spent this prospect capital on a reliever. The team's #1 black hole on the roster is a bullpen role. #2 is also a bullpen role. So is #3. Filling black holes is how you get bang for your buck in these deadline deals. Jansen marginally upgrades a relatively weak spot, but he doesn't fill a black hole.
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Post by bluechip on Jul 28, 2024 9:35:53 GMT -5
I am actually a little confused as to what the plan is here. The idea is supposedly that Jansen is a righty bat that will help the lineup against lefties. But also that he's replacing Reese McGuire, who has only had 18 PAs against lefties all season, a trivial number. Jansen could also take some PAs from Wong - but Wong is himself a righty who has a 154 wRC+ against lefties. It's been suggested that Jansen would take PAs away from Dom Smith via Wong playing 1B. But is that the team's actual plan? Wong has all of 10 innings at 1B in his career. And in any case Casas should return in a few weeks. Does Jansen take PAs from Yoshida? Seems like a bad idea; Yoshida is clearly the better hitter at this point and has a history of minimal splits going back to his career in Japan. And to top it all off, Jansen actually has pretty significant reverse splits for his career - 90 wRC+ vs. L and 105 wRC+ vs. R. Really, the most sensible use of Jansen would be to have him get PAs as a catcher mostly against righties; then you really are upgrading from McGuire at the most improvable spot in the lineup and getting Wong some extra rest, which he could probably use (he has just a 73 wRC+ in July and his K rate has ballooned to 29%; he might be wearing down like he did last year). I'd be fine with that. But then they haven't actually done anything to improve the lineup against lefties; it's an addition of a "righty bat" in only a pro forma sense.
They have played wong at first and second and DH, positions which theoretically they have solutions long term, but in the short need help, if they wait for Casas and Grissom (or minor leaguer) to be ready they could be out of contention. This plan gets them another viable right handed bat, makes them more versatile, and helps out this playoff run. At worse this trade lets them rest Wong and gives another right handed pinch hit option to the numerous lefty starters. Chances are none of the players they gave up ever would help them in a stretch run. This move can/should.
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Post by incandenza on Jul 28, 2024 9:53:29 GMT -5
I am actually a little confused as to what the plan is here. The idea is supposedly that Jansen is a righty bat that will help the lineup against lefties. But also that he's replacing Reese McGuire, who has only had 18 PAs against lefties all season, a trivial number. Jansen could also take some PAs from Wong - but Wong is himself a righty who has a 154 wRC+ against lefties. It's been suggested that Jansen would take PAs away from Dom Smith via Wong playing 1B. But is that the team's actual plan? Wong has all of 10 innings at 1B in his career. And in any case Casas should return in a few weeks. Does Jansen take PAs from Yoshida? Seems like a bad idea; Yoshida is clearly the better hitter at this point and has a history of minimal splits going back to his career in Japan. And to top it all off, Jansen actually has pretty significant reverse splits for his career - 90 wRC+ vs. L and 105 wRC+ vs. R. Really, the most sensible use of Jansen would be to have him get PAs as a catcher mostly against righties; then you really are upgrading from McGuire at the most improvable spot in the lineup and getting Wong some extra rest, which he could probably use (he has just a 73 wRC+ in July and his K rate has ballooned to 29%; he might be wearing down like he did last year). I'd be fine with that. But then they haven't actually done anything to improve the lineup against lefties; it's an addition of a "righty bat" in only a pro forma sense.
They have played wong at first and second and DH, positions which theoretically they have solutions long term, but in the short need help, if they wait for Casas and Grissom (or minor leaguer) to be ready they could be out of contention. This plan gets them another viable right handed bat, makes them more versatile, and helps out this playoff run. At worse this trade lets them rest Wong and gives another right handed pinch hit option to the numerous lefty starters. Chances are none of the players they gave up ever would help them in a stretch run. This move can/should. People keep saying this but you gotta think about it probabalistically: those prospects probably won't amount to anything, but there's a chance that they do; that's why the Jays were willing to make the trade after all. Meanwhile there's a chance (frankly, I think, a significant one) that Jansen doesn't actually help them down the stretch. In any case, the opportunity cost still applies - I'd rather add whatever reliever they could have gotten for Coffey/Paulino/Batista, even if it's like an Austin Davis type, rather than Jansen.
Anyway, it's whatever. I'm not grabbing my pitchfork about it or anything.
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Post by oldfaithful2019 on Jul 28, 2024 10:07:36 GMT -5
I am actually a little confused as to what the plan is here. The idea is supposedly that Jansen is a righty bat that will help the lineup against lefties. But also that he's replacing Reese McGuire, who has only had 18 PAs against lefties all season, a trivial number. Jansen could also take some PAs from Wong - but Wong is himself a righty who has a 154 wRC+ against lefties. It's been suggested that Jansen would take PAs away from Dom Smith via Wong playing 1B. But is that the team's actual plan? Wong has all of 10 innings at 1B in his career. And in any case Casas should return in a few weeks. Does Jansen take PAs from Yoshida? Seems like a bad idea; Yoshida is clearly the better hitter at this point and has a history of minimal splits going back to his career in Japan. And to top it all off, Jansen actually has pretty significant reverse splits for his career - 90 wRC+ vs. L and 105 wRC+ vs. R. Really, the most sensible use of Jansen would be to have him get PAs as a catcher mostly against righties; then you really are upgrading from McGuire at the most improvable spot in the lineup and getting Wong some extra rest, which he could probably use (he has just a 73 wRC+ in July and his K rate has ballooned to 29%; he might be wearing down like he did last year). I'd be fine with that. But then they haven't actually done anything to improve the lineup against lefties; it's an addition of a "righty bat" in only a pro forma sense.
They have played wong at first and second and DH, positions which theoretically they have solutions long term, but in the short need help, if they wait for Casas and Grissom (or minor leaguer) to be ready they could be out of contention. This plan gets them another viable right handed bat, makes them more versatile, and helps out this playoff run. At worse this trade lets them rest Wong and gives another right handed pinch hit option to the numerous lefty starters. Chances are none of the players they gave up ever would help them in a stretch run. This move can/should. I don't think it is a slam dunk that McQuire is who goes to make room for Jansen. Were me, I would send Westbrook down.
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Post by scottysmalls on Jul 28, 2024 10:07:54 GMT -5
This is a small thing but when does Jansen arrive? It feels like an awkward situation with McGuire until he does, both literally and roster wise. Like you probably don’t want to use McGuire in a game seeing as he’s about to be off the team
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Post by oldfaithful2019 on Jul 28, 2024 10:15:27 GMT -5
This is a small thing but when does Jansen arrive? It feels like an awkward situation with McGuire until he does, both literally and roster wise. Like you probably don’t want to use McGuire in a game seeing as he’s about to be off the team Jays were in Texas, maybe tonight, but tomorrow for sure I'd think. I think/ hope the roster move is Westbrook down and Reese stays for now. More moves to come I would think. As far as whether they use a guy in a game, maybe if there is a trade in the works involving a player you hold them out, otherwise use them as normal.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jul 28, 2024 10:18:05 GMT -5
This is a small thing but when does Jansen arrive? It feels like an awkward situation with McGuire until he does, both literally and roster wise. Like you probably don’t want to use McGuire in a game seeing as he’s about to be off the team Hopefully soon because Paxton gets Tuesday's start and I'd rather have Wong catch him to begin since he's caught him before. Aside that has nothing to do with baseball but I found it humorous. The "classic Monopoly" game I ordered arrived today. Money is in Euros.
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Post by Underwater Johnson on Jul 28, 2024 10:18:58 GMT -5
This is a small thing but when does Jansen arrive? It feels like an awkward situation with McGuire until he does, both literally and roster wise. Like you probably don’t want to use McGuire in a game seeing as he’s about to be off the team I would guess they’re shopping him. Playing him could only improve his value (couldn’t go down at this point), in part by showing that he’s a good soldier. He also has to realize that there’s a good chance they find no takers and he’ll be DFAed. With that in mind, it behooves him to show his best self, whether he accepts a demotion to Worcester or elects FA. I don’t really see an issue with playing him.
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Post by rickasadoorian on Jul 28, 2024 10:43:27 GMT -5
I'm honestly kinda surprised most people are upset about losing Coffey over Paulino. I've always envisioned Coffey having solid raw power but not having the other tools to begin to utilize it. Paulino at least could maybe be a utility guy or up/down org depth type..which is something. I don't mind trading off kids like this, just would rather use it for an interesting BP arm over a backup c. Not that I'd be expecting an impact back end arm. Yeah, I don't get it. Coffey has had one good stretch in his career and isn't very likely to stick at SS and has already started the process of moving to 3b. He isn't really any different than Paulino, except Paulino is 1 level further along. Coffey slashed .210/.325/.315 last year. (.262 BAbip) This year First 131 PA: .186/.260/.331 (.225 BAbip) Next 68 PA: .397/.485/.914 (.378 BAbip) Last 72 PA: .188/.278/.297 (.244 BAbip) In A ball in 2023 he somehow slashed .226/.341/.348 despite having a LD% of 29.4%. He literally had more LDs than FBs. For the year, he was at 42.6% GB%, 27.6% FB%, 24.6% LD%, and a 5.1% HR/FB%. This year, his GB% is 46.2%, FB% 33.5%, LD% 19.7%. His HR/FB% is at a ridiculous 24.1%. The MLB league average is slightly below 10%. If you give him an average HR/FB%, his numbers drop to .208/.295/.330 instead of .238/.321/.463. So unless you think Coffey is going to have a 24.1% HR/FB%, I'm not sure why anyone is dreading the loss of Cutter Coffey and are fine with losing Paulino. Paulino, OTOH, has a 3.7% HR/FB% this year, compared to 10.2% in 2022 and 10.3% in 2023. His GB% in 2022 was 38.5%, last year 46.3. So far this year, 30.9%. His FB% in 2022 was 36.0%, last year 35.4%, this year 45.3%. His IFFB% 25.8%, 20.7% and this year 17.1%. Looks like he changed something, anyway. With an average HR/FB%, he'd be slashing .284/.367/.473 instead of .263/.349/.391.
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Post by carmenfanzone on Jul 28, 2024 11:06:48 GMT -5
I am a big fan of the Sox buying at this deadline but Ido not see how this improves the team. Not a big fan. Of course, I thought trading Nomar was a disaster and that ended up wit the Red Sox winning the World Series for the first time in forever. So what do I know.
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