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Post by tjb21 on Jan 18, 2013 10:59:24 GMT -5
He might be a nice stopgap until somebody steps forward as the Sox 1b of the future (Shaw?). quote] Are people really banking on Travis Shaw to be the long term answer when this is the scouting report: "Ceiling of an average regular on a second division team." Honest question to those who know more about Shaw (and scouting) than I do. I don't think that sounds promising as an everyday starter for the Boston Red Sox.
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Post by tjb21 on Jan 15, 2013 14:59:28 GMT -5
We are on Uptons no trade list, not going to happen. Normally, not always, players will put teams on their "no-trade list", because they either really don't want to play there or they can force a big time payday by a big market club. I think Boston is on his no-trade list because Upton knows he could get a huge payday the second he got traded to a team like Boston. Someone with more baseball smarts than me (most of you) can correct me if I'm wrong.
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Post by tjb21 on Jan 7, 2013 15:53:03 GMT -5
He shouldn't be a reliever until he actually fails as a starter. This and only this.
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Post by tjb21 on Jan 3, 2013 10:36:47 GMT -5
This seems like it could be a quality signing if it's to a minor league contract. I'm not Javier's biggest fan, but he has been pretty good and durable throughout his career. No idea if he would still be able to get hitters out, but as a minor league depth option, I would definitely be all over this.
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Post by tjb21 on Dec 20, 2012 13:56:21 GMT -5
There is something wrong with Napoli, otherwise the red sox would have made it official already. Morales had a good year versus right handed pitching. He should be fully recovered from that freak injury. I believe that if Morales would not been injured Pujols or Hamilton would not be necessary. Morales would be established as a great hitter. But now he's available for a trade and if costs the red sox any one of the Brentz/Cecchini/Swihart/Owens tier then so be it. Worse case scenario is we get a good year from Morales he is too expensive to keep and we get a high draft pick as compensation. By the way what was Napoli’s batting avg. last year? I'm trying to figure out why you're picking this stat alone, to judge a player.
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Post by tjb21 on Dec 20, 2012 10:14:06 GMT -5
Hanrahan really doesn't add anything to this team. Agreed.
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Post by tjb21 on Dec 17, 2012 11:31:46 GMT -5
Dempster is not what I would have liked to see. I don't hate it, but I don't think he makes the team better. He is just another experienced MLB player along the lines of all the other signings. I think Sanchez @ 5/80 by Detroit is a great deal & that the Red Sox should have topped it with something like 5/82.5 with a team option for a 6th year for ages 28 - 32 (33) & if it took guaranteeing the 6th year to sign him, they should of. Dempster doesn't make Boston a better team? Sorry, but I disagree that Boston had better options than RD. You are entitled to your opinion on Sanchez, but the contract you're talking about is pretty far out there.
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Post by tjb21 on Dec 17, 2012 10:48:14 GMT -5
Really pleased with this signing and I think Drew fits perfectly into this off-season's philosophy. He is an upgrade over Jose right now, and only signing a 1 year deal makes it a no brainer for me.
This is my favorite move so far.
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Post by tjb21 on Dec 13, 2012 11:10:43 GMT -5
Dempster is a nice stopgap. I agree. I don't think he's brilliant, but he's definitely above average. I'm interested in seeing the total money involved though.
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Post by tjb21 on Dec 11, 2012 11:41:42 GMT -5
I don't see any reason to trade any of the Catchers in the system unless overwhelmed. Saltys' value isn't great, but it's not bad, it can go up, but I don't think it will go down much. Lavarnways' value is not very high right now after his time spent in Boston at the end of the year and being in AAA again this year could help or hurt his value but I think that's where he should be. Ross might actually bring back the best value at the trade deadline this year. Again, if someone wants to overpay for one of them, then make the deal. But I don't think Floyd gets it done. Salty straight up for a 38 year old Dickey doesn't do it for me either. I'd rather roll the dice with Salty one more year. Wait, you WOULDN'T trade Salty for Dickey straight up? That's interesting to me. I'm trying not to laugh, but I'm also trying to see how that makes sense.
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Post by tjb21 on Dec 7, 2012 13:27:07 GMT -5
Those stats are unreal! I do like the signing and think he will fit very nicely in the 7th inning or the 8th if Tazawa is resting and Bard remains in last seasons form.
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Post by tjb21 on Nov 19, 2012 15:46:44 GMT -5
it would be dumb to sign ross for three years with a decent replacement in linares and brentz knocking on the door. I agree.
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Post by tjb21 on Nov 14, 2012 16:36:40 GMT -5
I really don't think he would do as well as Lackey will this year.
Yes, we need SP help, but we don't need to get more average to below average starters.
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Post by tjb21 on Oct 29, 2012 15:01:12 GMT -5
I may be mistaken, but I thought the Sox gave Iglesias a ML contract. If so, at least in one case it worked out as he's knocking on the door. There are probably others. This has been mentioned before, but the reason the Iglesias situation shouldn’t be compared to this is: Iglesias was a much more refined prospect than Otani is at the time of their signing.
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Post by tjb21 on Oct 17, 2012 14:42:57 GMT -5
I never understood the logic of signing Ortiz for more than 1 year. Team options are fine, but why go more than a 1 year deal?
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Post by tjb21 on Oct 5, 2012 13:40:42 GMT -5
Now let me first say this.....we need a starter more than anything, but I still don't think it has to actually be an ace or an ace-in-waiting (new term). I'd trade Ellsbury for Hunter Pence, sign Victorino, and extend Cody Ross. Pence would be a great fit in Boston, in right-field, and in our line-up. He is a gritty, hustling ball player that Bostonians would love. Boston fans would really enjoy Victorino also in center, and Ross would be great in left. That is an outfield that would never quit!! Pence has one year left before free agency as does Ellsbury. Pence may be easier for us to re-up. That Ellsbury trade would be so bad, i guarantee we get more than that for Ells. It would be more like Ellsbury for Belt and Pence. Yeah, I don't think Boston would want any part of the Pence/Ellsbury swap.
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Post by tjb21 on Oct 5, 2012 13:37:01 GMT -5
Remember 04 was the first to mention Peavy.He had outstanding numbers this year and I think is well worth the 2nd round pick the Sox would have to give up. If the Sox could get him for Beckett money, it seems like something they should do. With up to 100 million to spend, I am with you kindasweaty in the belief the Sox can compete next year. I'm pretty sure the Sox could get Peavy for Beckett money, but that would a very poor decision IMO (unless it was for 1 year).
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Post by tjb21 on Sept 24, 2012 13:37:55 GMT -5
I really do like John Farrell, but he is definitely not the only good candidate. This.
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Post by tjb21 on Sept 21, 2012 14:50:50 GMT -5
No downside to signing the human victory cigar.
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Post by tjb21 on Sept 14, 2012 14:43:35 GMT -5
I think it comes down to how they get the most value out of the pick. I know that's kind of a non-answer, but it depends on the caliber of players in the draft. For the sake of argument, let's say this winds up being a bad talent pool. Scenario 1: A true "top ten" talent is available at the Sox pick - they snag him. Scenario 2: There are maybe 3 "top ten" talents, but a lot of "supp. round" talent such that spreading the bonus money from the first pick brings in the best haul - perhaps they go low with the first pick and use the money elsewhere. The thing is, remember these things: 1) The Sox almost never draft this high and, let's face it, won't for a long time after this. It took a special kind of awfulness to bring them this low. Even if the guy available at 7 were to be a guy that typically goes at, say, 14, you're still getting the kind of guy that rarely falls to where the Sox pick, and punting on that pick to spread the money to a bunch of guys that would typically go in the supplemental round would be a poor use of the pick. 2) The Sox have had success going over-slot with guys like Middlebrooks, Kalish, Rizzo, Head, and perhaps Reddick (not sure he was enough over-slot to include here), potential success with guys like Britton, and maybe even relative success with guys like Lars Anderson, but going over-slot is a lottery ticket that may not pan out - see Ty Weeden, David Mailman, Austin Bailey, Hunter Cervenka, Tyler Wilson, Pete Hissey (jury still out, but for $1M he's not panning out to that degree). Maybe at some point I'll do a full evaluation of over-slot signings, but I think using the pick to take the best guy there is going to be a LOT better use of the pick than punting on it and spreading the bonus out. Couldn't agree more with this last sentence.
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Post by tjb21 on Sept 13, 2012 15:02:21 GMT -5
1. Xander 2. Jackie Bradley Jr. 3. Matt Barnes 4. Allen Webster 5. Bryce Brentz 6. Garin Cecchini 7. Blake Swihart 8. Henry Owens 9. Jose Iglesias 10. Deven Marrero 11. Brandon Workman 12. Brandon Jacobs 13. Brian Johnson 14. Drake Britton 15. Keury De La Cruz 16. Anthony Ranaudo 17. Ty Buttrey 18. Sean Coyle 19. Alex Wilson 20. Stolmy Pimentel 21. Jose Vinicio 22. Cody Kukuk 23. Frank Montas 24. Pat Light 25. Chris Carpenter 26. Travis Shaw 27. Jeremy Hazelbaker 28. Tzu-Wei Lin 29. Jamie Callahan 30. Austin Maddox 31. Josh Fields 32. Chris Hernandez 33. Kolbrin Vitek 34. Keith Couch 35. Juan Carlos Linares 36. Aaron Kurcz 37. Mauro Gomez 38. Noe Ramirez 39. Christian Vazquez 40. Jordan Weems
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Post by tjb21 on Sept 11, 2012 10:43:20 GMT -5
...but just for the record I would be advocating tanking just as strongly at this point under the old system too. Me too.
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Post by tjb21 on Sept 10, 2012 13:41:03 GMT -5
If a corner outfield spot diminishes his inherent value, maybe first base makes the most sense for him? Not sure this makes sense.
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Post by tjb21 on Sept 6, 2012 8:20:06 GMT -5
I think we'll finish with the 6th pick. We have a really bad lineup with little to no firepower and our pitching problems have been well documented.
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Post by tjb21 on Aug 28, 2012 14:59:26 GMT -5
I echo the last few posts, well done Mike and the rest of the Staff. Looking forward to more great content. Thanks again for all you do.
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