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Post by jodyreidnichols on Nov 7, 2022 21:10:27 GMT -5
He set it with the greatest QB of all-time and already had one season under .500 since Brady left. I don't know if they're better than the 10-7 team of last year and a lot of other teams got better. How I look at the possibility of this season. @ Miami - loss @ Pitt - win Home vs Balt - loss @ GB - loss Home vs Lions - win @ Browns - loss Home vs Bears - win @ Jets - win Home vs Colts - loss Home vs Jets - win @ Vikings - loss Home vs Bills - loss @ Arizona - loss @ Raiders - loss Home vs Cincy - loss Home vs Miami - win @ Buffalo - loss To me, that's 6-11. They could easily win the Browns game and lose the Bears one. They'll likely win a surprise game and have a surprising loss. I don't think they have the roster or the coaches and think they're a notch below the middle teams like the Raiders and Colts. I don't think they'll have an answer for the Colts running game. Kudos for predicting the wins and losses and through 8 the only 2 you did not nail, you said are the two that could most easily flip and they did too. So in effect even when wrong you were still right. My bad, I jinxed you.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Nov 5, 2022 9:00:25 GMT -5
By no stretch would I defend what little I know about his past however we are talking about his Jr. High past, should be have to carry a scarlet letter the rest of his life for stupidity he commited as a very young teen? Cam checked out his past and feels he deserves another chance. Shouldn't most people get a second chance? I think he should get a second chance to make a life for himself, i view living an elite lifestyle playing professional sports as a privilege though and what he did imo eliminates that privilege. This wasn’t a one time incident, he more or less tortured a handicapped black kid for a period of like 7 years and hasn’t really shown genuine remorse for it according to the victims family. This includes physically beating him, calling him the N word, and giving him a piece of candy that he wiped in a urinal To an organization that says they pride themselves on character and diversity this should be a disqualifying situation . Would’ve rather they had just gotten Tony DeAngelo a couple years ago if they were ok with scumbags. Bergeron seemed awfully uncomfortable being trotted out there to do SweeNeely’s damage control too. Probably wondering why tf he came back for minimum dollars to do this BS for those two morons. Even beyond all of the specifics- why make this signing right now when there is so much positivity around the team? Now there is a media firestorm, both local and national/international. Unfathomably dumb. I hear what you say and stand by my original post. The only real issue i have with your response is the elite living part, but allowed to still live his life. I don't understand your rational here. Again, never going to defend his actions in any way, deplorable really. However considering his age, and seeing that Cam Neely carefully reviewed the situation and the kid extensively, if he thinks he deserves a second chance then as far as I'm concerned so be it. That said anything he did wrong going forward should already be considered a third strike and not a second. People can change and we all have changed greatly since we were 14.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Nov 5, 2022 8:38:45 GMT -5
Did you not see the Net Flix on this, shttps://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2022/08/08/tim-donaghy-netflix-trailer-documentary-nba-referee-gambling-scandalpecial. Going forward it can no longer be a debateable subject, the NBA certainly did fix games. Regardless of how people feel about that, it's a substianted fact that they did. The only debate is, is it still occuring? It certainly appears to be. The NBA doesn’t fix games. One corrupt ref was shaving points. That’s a big difference. Well you obviously did not watch it. I don't want to believe it happened and may be happening, you want to believe in the purity. I'm not influenced by my dersires (over reality) and our beliefs don't change reality.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Nov 5, 2022 1:16:02 GMT -5
Yeah that’s a disgraceful signing, what he did goes beyond bullying and ventures into hate crime territory Things were going too smoothly so had to add some turbulence I guess By no stretch would I defend what little I know about his past however we are talking about his Jr. High past, should be have to carry a scarlet letter the rest of his life for stupidity he commited as a very young teen? Cam checked out his past and feels he deserves another chance. Shouldn't most people get a second chance?
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Nov 5, 2022 1:12:16 GMT -5
Yeah so we got a wagon folks, my goodness Lindholm trade may be the best bruins deal since Neely Before the season began, I posted on FB that if healthy come playoff time this team had Stanley Cup Aspirations. Lindhoms addition was a main reason why, a big lh shooting defenseman that can move the puck is something they have been searching for a decade, that and Krejci back and what appeared to be a breakthrough for DeBrusk the second half of last season. All that said, I'm surprised by the start, by Ullmark, by how quickly Marchand returned and how he looked like he was in mid-season for before the end of his first game, by how well the third and fourth line has played and produced, even Hall has been a solid surprise so far. The only real negative so far has been Swayman and I feel confident that will work itself out, as he appeared to have righted the ship the game before he was hurt.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Nov 5, 2022 0:53:54 GMT -5
Why should we ever assume they will win 5 games? And even if it all breaks wrong, why should we assume it would happen again? The Hoodie has set an UNPRECEDENTED run of excellence in the NFL, his job is very safe. He set it with the greatest QB of all-time and already had one season under .500 since Brady left. I don't know if they're better than the 10-7 team of last year and a lot of other teams got better. How I look at the possibility of this season. @ Miami - loss @ Pitt - win Home vs Balt - loss @ GB - loss Home vs Lions - win @ Browns - loss Home vs Bears - win @ Jets - win Home vs Colts - loss Home vs Jets - win @ Vikings - loss Home vs Bills - loss @ Arizona - loss @ Raiders - loss Home vs Cincy - loss Home vs Miami - win @ Buffalo - loss To me, that's 6-11. They could easily win the Browns game and lose the Bears one. They'll likely win a surprise game and have a surprising loss. I don't think they have the roster or the coaches and think they're a notch below the middle teams like the Raiders and Colts. I don't think they'll have an answer for the Colts running game. Kudos for predicting the wins and losses and through 8 the only 2 you did not nail, you said are the two that could most easily flip and they did too. So in effect even when wrong you were still right.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Nov 5, 2022 0:37:10 GMT -5
Mark Davis belongs in jail. I’m telling you the NBA is shady . These referee’s talk to each other they stick together. I hate that about the league that players can easily be controlled. I bet over the years if they did some award winning investigations the NBA would be sick of what they could find out “off the record”. “Hush, Hush. “ Did you not see the Net Flix on this, shttps://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2022/08/08/tim-donaghy-netflix-trailer-documentary-nba-referee-gambling-scandalpecial. Going forward it can no longer be a debateable subject, the NBA certainly did fix games. Regardless of how people feel about that, it's a substianted fact that they did. The only debate is, is it still occuring? It certainly appears to be.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Nov 2, 2022 22:48:40 GMT -5
Looks like they’re back to the “play zero defense” strategy. Finally caught up on the game, if the ref only made the right call it was definitely an and one at the end of regulation and he more than likely wins it at the free throw line. If the right call was made we'd be talking about the late game heroics.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Oct 30, 2022 20:55:41 GMT -5
Very solid win other than the end of the first half. Bench was good tonight. Brogdan, the Green Kornet, Hauser and Batman all played substantial minutes and even Pritchard played some. Paytons rookie option was picked up by Celtics. Does that mean anything more? Perhaps trading one of Smart, White or Brogdan is in play? I'd lean towards yes, as we have more than enough depth there but for Bigs we have Timelord whose to often not ticking with injuries and grandfather clock Horford who at his age has his own questions, so there is an obvious concern there. Even when they were 3-0 I mentioned the D was a concern but for tonight at least it was good. Edit, nice to see Jalen get 10 rebounds I'd like to see him average at least 7 this year.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Oct 28, 2022 22:01:04 GMT -5
Pathetic loss by a joke of a team so far Do you have anything better to offer?
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Oct 28, 2022 21:57:51 GMT -5
Why is Smart taking nearly as many shots as Tatum? He is 3 for 14, a -15. Back to Smart hero ball time, it seems. He just can't learn. Now 3 for 15, -18. Celts now behind with a minute to go. Overall he's been better with that. Not debating tonight though. That said, would the Celts consider trading him? After all their depth is at Guard and how much can Payton Pritchard actually get you? I think with our overall depth that Smart as a trade chip might get you the best overall value back? Thoughts? I'm curious what other think about that? I'm not sold on the idea but think he might be the best player we have that we can afford to trade and still get good return value back. I'm sure that part at least most can relate to, curious though.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Oct 28, 2022 21:49:46 GMT -5
I’m going to bed but there’s a pretty decent chance the shooting variance evens out and Celtics blow this game. Defensive focus just isn’t there this year like it was last year. I stated as much, here, after they were 3-0. I hate to rain on parades but the overall lack of D was to obvious not to note. I see this season much like last season except the peaks and valleys will be leveled out some. In other words the first half or so will be frustrating but the overall record will only be a little better than last year then with a healthy roster in tact the Celtics will be one of the better teams down the stretch but not have quite the dominate record they did during last seasons stretch run. Similar overall record to last season. I'd love to see what trades Stevens could pull off.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Oct 28, 2022 21:15:19 GMT -5
Seriously guys I’m a few drinks in but… if Arenado opts out…that’s kind of huge. Because you’re theoretically looking at a 5 year contract with a guy who just turned in a 7.9 war season. A teammate of Story. And add whatever you might get for Devers…just saying not ridiculous…I love Devers by the way. Just spitballing. I hear you in more ways than one (in the morning I'm heading out for Lesser the Mott), but if the Celts were to invest in another player at third he'd be the man.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Oct 24, 2022 20:25:42 GMT -5
Your Holy Zappiness has no bounds.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Oct 23, 2022 21:38:36 GMT -5
So the companies that pushed the Opiods and the epidemic that followed that caused a record setting number of overdose deaths is who we should put our unquestioning faith in? Should it not actually be the opposite to a rational mind? Your are not only wrong but dead wrong claiming no-one claimed their are riskless in fact that was precisely what the government claimed. I've watched videos where they did exactly that. Completely safe they claimed. Also the infection and death rates were miniscule and those that supported the Gov narrative nearly universally claimed one death was to many, that is of course until there is documented cases of deaths caused by the 'vacines'. Then that same rate somehow now becomes acceptable. Now how does that make any sense at all? I used the Gov numbers to show you it was not a pandemic for those under 50 at least not in NH and I know that trend followed elsewhere as well. I could even make the arguement that it did not reach anything other than typical flu season unless you were over 60. Adress that. Attempting to question one source does not in any way put a dent in the rest of the points as it used actual numbers from the source so it's anything but anecdotal. Why do you cling to the narrative so? Our goverment is affliated with Big Pharma and they had record profits and caused the Opiod epedimic and suffered no consequences. If you think your point was substantial, you were just put in checkmate. Just change your avatar to a red maga hat. Your ignorance is highly offensive So you don't like what I say and therefore it's highly offensive and ingnorant and therefore i must be a Republican? Dead wrong. And that just exposed you for following your own party lines without any thought beyond it. Theo Epstein once said what you say about others reflects far more about you then others. It's a wise statment. I despise both parties as they do nothing for the average middle class person, the backbone of the country. I've read several books that maybe you should to including the Creature from Jeckyl Island, The Peoples History of the US, All new Confessions from an Economic Hit Man, Hate Inc, Manufacturing Consent, War is a Racket is next on the list written by the most decorated soldier of his time. It should open your eyes. Read them then get back to me. You didn't like what I said and called me ignorant yet I used actual numbers and facts to make points and you choose not to counter them but rather just act emotionally, if anything that is an ignorant reaction not a logical one. Engage and counter or reconsider your thoughts, otherwise you just might be the ignorant one or worse ignorance can no longer be claimed once exposed to evidence that contradicts pre-concieved notions. I'm not in bed with either party and that makes it far easier for me to see things more clearly. I'm not engaged to their ideas. I'd rather buy into ideas that unites the people and not ones that divde the masses. That's how to rule the masses 101. And has been going on since there was rulers and any form of goverment. Do you really believe that has changed? What ever happened to the OT for Mass State troopers?, crickets is what. What ever happened to the weapons of mass destruction and the tens of thousand if not more that died as a result of that at best false information? Nothing is what. Does that not speak volumes? Powerful entities doing what is in their best interest and not for the masses best interest happens all the time. To think otherwise is far beyond naive. Read or listen to some of the books I listed. At worst you are exposed to ideas you disagree with. Whether you ultimately agree or disagree is not the point but rather you can only grow from thoughts that differ than your own preconcieved ideas, otherwise you exist in an echo chamber and learn nothing.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Oct 23, 2022 12:07:00 GMT -5
Not sure that The Epoch Times which is affiliated with the Falun Gong religious movement is the best source for objective, scientific research. No one claims vaccines are riskless, however, they are way way safer then the risks from contracting Covid, something that is not disproven by a handful of anecdotes. So the companies that pushed the Opiods and the epidemic that followed that caused a record setting number of overdose deaths is who we should put our unquestioning faith in? Should it not actually be the opposite to a rational mind? Your are not only wrong but dead wrong claiming no-one claimed their are riskless in fact that was precisely what the government claimed. I've watched videos where they did exactly that. Completely safe they claimed. Also the infection and death rates were miniscule and those that supported the Gov narrative nearly universally claimed one death was to many, that is of course until there is documented cases of deaths caused by the 'vacines'. Then that same rate somehow now becomes acceptable. Now how does that make any sense at all? I used the Gov numbers to show you it was not a pandemic for those under 50 at least not in NH and I know that trend followed elsewhere as well. I could even make the arguement that it did not reach anything other than typical flu season unless you were over 60. Adress that. Attempting to question one source does not in any way put a dent in the rest of the points as it used actual numbers from the source so it's anything but anecdotal. Why do you cling to the narrative so? Our goverment is affliated with Big Pharma and they had record profits and caused the Opiod epedimic and suffered no consequences. If you think your point was substantial, you were just put in checkmate.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Oct 23, 2022 11:16:57 GMT -5
If one reads the Johns Hopkins' report, it is clear that adverse results from vaccinations are Very rare even in children. The first vaccines were produced in 6 months, historically an expedited time period, due in large part to the mRNA process that has been operative for a good number of years..not just introduced. Modern science. That process uses a tiny snippet of the virus (not a dead or weakened virus itself) that cannot replicate the disease. Hundreds of thousands of lives were saved in the U.S. alone by people getting vaccinated. Relative to vaccine induced myocarditis, Johns Hopkins notes that the occurrences are extremely low, resolve quickly if they occur and are of Lower incidence than if one contracts COVID. www.hhs.gov/about/news/2022/10/07/new-hhs-report-covid-19-vaccinations-in-2021-linked-to-more-than-650000-fewer-covid-19-hospitalizations.htmlAs to companies being corrosively self-serving in producing the vax, a major impetus was a great deal of government money 'injected' in the "Warp Speed" effort to produce effective prophylactics. We should be grateful for the results. As to use of PRP in injury treatment, I would rather that we use caution than jump into possibly iffy therapies even tho that might be frustrating. Not that it is equivalent, but I remember people were traveling to Mexico to get coffee enemas to treat cancer. But that is not what the public was told. Does the ends justify the means? By the #'s, this was not a pandemic for those under 50, per the actual #'s provided here, www.statista.com/statistics/1191568/reported-deaths-from-covid-by-age-us/, are for 3 years so it was not even a typical flu season, and that's using gov #'s. and that's if you don't want to believe the countless stories by doctors claiming they changed the process of counting deaths becuase if you tested positive for Covid but actually died from something else, your were still counted, but let's ignore that salient point that was also ignored by the mass media. I can't see why these Doctors would make such claims unless it was based on the or at least their truth. By the numbers the death count by percentage in NH is .0019 and that's counting the deaths over nearly 3 years not one. Even mass media was starting to question why children needed to be vacinated as the numbers did not suport it, now suddenly after 2 plus years the stats have changed to lump 0-10 with 11-20. Why would that be. What was the catalyst at work there? How can you not conclulde this is a money grab? Leave politics out of this, I do because I think they are both garbage, today that only divides people and for far to many it seems they have to believe what their party line tells them to. Below the age of 30 in NH, Covid was a real non-factor, certainly not one worth closing down the economy and attacking mom and pop store and allowing larger ones to remain open. All that said certainly it should have been treated differently and that voice is rising ever strong today even some in mass media are questioning the accepted narrative. It should have focused on the elderly, those with underlying health issues and where ever there was large concentrations of people such as large cities. Otherwise business should have gone on as usual. The other side of the coin is how many deaths are attributed to isolating people during an opiad criss that killed more people during the pandemic than in any other time in our countries history, this also has been ignored, should we be thanking Big Pharma for this crime against humanity too? Why is there no open discussion on that? Was that a money grab, well of course that was so why the white wash and total trust for Big Pharma & Covid-19? Whatever anyone believes shutting down conversation only fuels conspiracy theories and that should be obvious and that doesn't help anyone, open discourse no matter the subject should always be welcomed and when it's not you should be thinking it's some form of conspiring going on. I don't understand how one comes to any other conclusion, wether or not there is any kind of conspriacy actually occuring. I've said my $20 dollars worth (inflation rates, yet another item that should have you question everything) and this is going in the wrong thread too, for that all apolgies to everyone.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Oct 23, 2022 10:26:16 GMT -5
I've loved what I've seen for the first 2 games. Playing mostly in control, hero ball at a minimum, smart decisions, much stronger bench. The Js meshing in, but showing leadership and maturity. What I'm looking forward to is Rob getting back. He's the gel of the Defense and offensively he'll open up the lane when Tatum, Brown etc drive to the hoop because if teams collapse in on them it's an easy lob and dunk for Rob. Vonleh has been a pleasant surprise and maybe Rob's absence turns into a blessing as other players get more minutes and a chance to develop. Brogdan will continue to grow into the system.The Dynamic Jay-os somehow already seem more determined and focused then ever. Tatum set the record for most points through three games into a season suplanting Bird, and anytime that happens it's a good thing. That said the storm cloud on the horizon has been the team Defense, it's needs to improve.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Oct 23, 2022 7:34:07 GMT -5
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Oct 23, 2022 7:21:04 GMT -5
Derek Jeter won 5 Gold Gloves so..... What's crazy is if you talk to some Yankme fans they've drunk the cool-aid and think he deserved them, although to be fair I've run into a few that acknowledged, YNFW did he deserve any. It's things like that that really piss me off, how does that happen?
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Oct 16, 2022 11:32:39 GMT -5
My curmudgeonly opinion is that the Phillies are a pretty mediocre team and the new playoff system getting them into the NLCS instead of an actual quality team is not very good for baseball. The bright side is that everything the Phillies do well makes Joe Girardi look more and more incompetent. While I understand your point completely and in some ways don’t necessarily disagree with it, I think saying it’s not very good for baseball isn’t very true either depending on perspective. These games so far have been spectacularly fun and exciting to watch. I know personally I wouldn’t have cared for an NLCS as much as I will this one if it featured the Dodgers. I think there are many people who greatly enjoy seeing the underdog win or different teams making it further in the playoffs each year, rather than see the same Dodgers v Astros WS over and over again. If it’s not the Sox, then I pretty much always root for the underdog in each series during the playoffs. The playoff system/seeding may need some work, but something like this happening can really only happen in baseball, which is why I partly feel it is wonderful to see and can be very good for the game. Even the best team is still going to be defeated from time to time because their win percentage isn’t usually all that far off from a coin flip depending on matchups, starters, etc. That’s just not all that true in other sports for the most part. For people who always want it to be the best team winning, I can definitely see why it’s not all that good for the sport. However, because of the differences compared to other sports, I’m not entirely sure how many people actually want to see the best team win anyway. The fact that upsets can and somewhat regularly do happen in baseball during the playoffs probably leads to this. I’m not sure how the seeding can be changed to make this happen other than going back to earlier playoff systems with less teams, but even those had their problems as well. I agree with this in spirit and for the most part. But one thing I don't like is after the wild card round it does not make sense to have 5 game series. From my perspective you have as many wild card teams as possilbe playing in this round and the shorter a series is the easier it is for the underdog to win. Now I generally would root for the underdog as you do but I want them to earn it afterall the other teams generally speaking have won more games and therefore have earned the right to not have the system be created to make it easier for the underdog team to beat them by making it a shorter series. For those complaining the series would extend to late into the calender year the difference is at most potentially 2 games.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Oct 9, 2022 16:23:37 GMT -5
Recall last fall when we wondered if Jeter Downs had finally figured it out. It's better than him hitting poorly of course, but it's a one-week sample so far. Jeter Downs must have tools scouts love becuase I never understood why he was considered so highly as a prospect, he could never hit. Meanwhile I found this quote from a Yorke article reassuring that injuries are at the cause of his hitting woes this year. "When at his peak, Yorke’s hitting upside is tantalizing. He became just the ninth teenager in the past 20 years to slash better than .300/.400/.500 at the Minor League level when he did so between Salem and Greenville in 2021. Joining him on that list? Trout, whose numbers at Double-A Arkansas in ‘11 (.326/.414/.544) are mesmerizingly similar to Yorke’s (.325/.412/.516)." I think comp is a stretch considering one is AA and the other is A ball but it's better than using Yorke and Downs as a comp.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Oct 9, 2022 10:04:26 GMT -5
Despite Bloom saying to the contrary, I don't feel like Xander is the Sox priority in any way. While I'd like Xander back the team seems to be transitioning to a new wave of top prospects within a few seasons. If this is the case, and I realize I may be wrong, then the team should be building toward the 2024/2025 seasons. I'm thinking the team won't be willing to offer Xander what he will likely get from someone on the open market, WAG of 5 years and north of $30/yr. Devers is the player the Sox should build around as he'd become a free agent when he is only 27 and his bat can anchor a line-up for a contending team. This off-season is the year the Sox should extend him to (WAG) $32/year for 8 years. I'd front-load the contract and expect he'd eventually DH by the end of the deal. The Sox have several top infield prospects with Cassas likely here to stay. I'd keep Hosmer around until that's assured. Hosmer can DH for half a season or a full season while backing up first and at a league-minimum contract, he actually has some value as part of a package deal. Arroyo becomes your second baseman, he just needs to stay healthy. Trevor Story slides over to SS, assuming any arm issues are behind him. Others suggested trading for catcher Sean Murphy who was a trade deadline target and he's a former GG winner(21). The A's love players who are pre-arb eligible. Would 3 of the 4 from Dalbec, Hosmer(league minimum), Daren, and Wong be enough?? That leaves you with 3B-Devers, SS-Story, 2B-Arroyo, 1B-Cassas & C-Murphy. Story can opt out after the 2026 season, here's hoping he plays well enough between now and then that that happens with his average salary between now and then at $22.5M. It's likely Mayer needs 2 more years and then Story slides back to second and that's when Arroyo is a free agent. The timeline is reasonable and the pieces appear to fit. The outfield has in LF Verdugo as an unrestricted free agent after 2 more years. Sign free agent Mike Hanniger @ 4 years-$15M/season to play RF. Hope Kiké, extended for one year @ $10M can stay healthy and stays in CF for one season. In 2024 Rafaela Ceddanne should be ready to take over CF. A lot would depend on the health of Story, Arroyo, and Kiké but this approach would allow the team to potentially contend short-term while transitioning to the next great wave of Sox players. Farm graduates to Boston for next year; Cassas-1B, 2024-Ceddanne-CF, 2025-Mayer-SS. Verdugo=LF, Murphy-C and Arroyo-2B would still be restricted, free agents but arb. eligible. Only Devers & Story would be making alot of money. Should Story walk after the 26 season, that would be ideal, then Yorke could potentially be ready at 2B, maybe even force a trade of Story before then. Jordan Blaze if not traded offers some flexibility long-term at 3B/1B/DH. This would allow the Sox a lot of roster flexibility in terms of salary and taking on contracts, signing free agents, etc. should one of the positional spots not work out. Even Chris Sales contract expires after the 25 season. I can't imagine 3 or even all 4 of Dalbec, Duran, Wong, and Hosmer would be nearly enough to get Murphy. Dalbec and Duran thus far are failed prospects. Dalbec would be lucky to hit .200 Oakland. Duran has shown he's not a major league outfielder. He'd really be exposed. Hosmer, even subsidized, is washed up and Wong is nothing more than a backup catcher. If Oakland took that deal they'd be nuts. They can get a better quality prospect to headline that deal and ultimately will. I used one to but likely a bad one. I should have used my head more, your right it would take alot more. Leave that part of my equation out of it and ride with what you have a catcher.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Oct 8, 2022 10:48:18 GMT -5
Despite Bloom saying to the contrary, I don't feel like Xander is the Sox priority in any way. While I'd like Xander back the team seems to be transitioning to a new wave of top prospects within a few seasons. If this is the case, and I realize I may be wrong, then the team should be building toward the 2024/2025 seasons. I'm thinking the team won't be willing to offer Xander what he will likely get from someone on the open market, WAG of 5 years and north of $30/yr. Devers is the player the Sox should build around as he'd become a free agent when he is only 27 and his bat can anchor a line-up for a contending team. This off-season is the year the Sox should extend him to (WAG) $32/year for 8 years. I'd front-load the contract and expect he'd eventually DH by the end of the deal. The Sox have several top infield prospects with Cassas likely here to stay. I'd keep Hosmer around until that's assured. Hosmer can DH for half a season or a full season while backing up first and at a league-minimum contract, he actually has some value as part of a package deal. Arroyo becomes your second baseman, he just needs to stay healthy. Trevor Story slides over to SS, assuming any arm issues are behind him. Others suggested trading for catcher Sean Murphy who was a trade deadline target and he's a former GG winner(21). The A's love players who are pre-arb eligible. Would 3 of the 4 from Dalbec, Hosmer(league minimum), Daren, and Wong be enough?? That leaves you with 3B-Devers, SS-Story, 2B-Arroyo, 1B-Cassas & C-Murphy. Story can opt out after the 2026 season, here's hoping he plays well enough between now and then that that happens with his average salary between now and then at $22.5M. It's likely Mayer needs 2 more years and then Story slides back to second and that's when Arroyo is a free agent. The timeline is reasonable and the pieces appear to fit. The outfield has in LF Verdugo as an unrestricted free agent after 2 more years. Sign free agent Mike Hanniger @ 4 years-$15M/season to play RF. Hope Kiké, extended for one year @ $10M can stay healthy and stays in CF for one season. In 2024 Rafaela Ceddanne should be ready to take over CF. A lot would depend on the health of Story, Arroyo, and Kiké but this approach would allow the team to potentially contend short-term while transitioning to the next great wave of Sox players. Farm graduates to Boston for next year; Cassas-1B, 2024-Ceddanne-CF, 2025-Mayer-SS. Verdugo=LF, Murphy-C and Arroyo-2B would still be restricted, free agents but arb. eligible. Only Devers & Story would be making alot of money. Should Story walk after the 26 season, that would be ideal, then Yorke could potentially be ready at 2B, maybe even force a trade of Story before then. Jordan Blaze if not traded offers some flexibility long-term at 3B/1B/DH. This would allow the Sox a lot of roster flexibility in terms of salary and taking on contracts, signing free agents, etc. should one of the positional spots not work out. Even Chris Sales contract expires after the 25 season.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Oct 8, 2022 10:38:25 GMT -5
Stiff defensively? Funny, I read close to GG caliber. Sounds like someone is biased. May be even making things up. What was it based on, getting a reaction?
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