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Post by mredsox89 on Dec 4, 2018 16:07:53 GMT -5
I hope this doesn't lead to the Yankees scooping up Eovaldi, though you have to imagine they'll go harder after him at this point. Same thing with Machado, though I just expect that to happen
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Post by mredsox89 on Dec 4, 2018 15:50:10 GMT -5
Corbin apparently not going to New York.
Jon Morosi and Ken Rosenthal said the Yankees maxed out at 5 years, and that it's now expected that Corbin will get 6 years and more than the $126M Darvish got last year.
Team he's signing with is still unknown
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Post by mredsox89 on Nov 22, 2018 20:08:23 GMT -5
Has there been any clarification if the Sox actually went over the $237M mark or not? I know Cot's had them right over it, which would be a truly bizarre decision, so I have to think they they ended up sneaking just underneath it. We won't truly know until the league releases that information. The league releases the tax bill every year, that's when we will know. Thanks. I haven't been as active on here as usual so I wasn't sure if I missed that
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Post by mredsox89 on Nov 22, 2018 18:13:18 GMT -5
Has there been any clarification if the Sox actually went over the $237M mark or not? I know Cot's had them right over it, which would be a truly bizarre decision, so I have to think they they ended up sneaking just underneath it.
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Post by mredsox89 on Nov 19, 2018 17:21:13 GMT -5
The current "value" in the farm system is significantly dependent on Groome becoming a top end prospect. The system is certainly on the upswing, but they're missing a high end guy, and Groome certainly has the talent. Huge next 18-24 months for him to get back to that type of status.
Hernandez is probably a back end of the rotation guy or a reliever, Houck has been inconsistent, while Mata is a true wild card.
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Post by mredsox89 on Oct 5, 2018 10:10:36 GMT -5
So they run with three catchers (not a huge surprise), both Devers, Nunez, & Holt (minimal surprise), no Pomeranz (not much of a surprise), Workman & Kelly as the last two guys over Hembree and Poyner (was kind of a toss up), and no real long/swing man, opting instead for Wright, Rodriguez, and maybe Workman to go multiple innings if needed.
So nothing major. Biggest decision was presumably Kelly or Poyner
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Post by mredsox89 on Oct 5, 2018 10:07:08 GMT -5
Barnes Brasier Eovaldi Kelly Kimbrel Porcello Price Rodriguez Sale Workman Wright
Leon Swihart Vázquez Bogaerts Devers Holt Kinsler Moreland Núñez Pearce Benintendi Betts Bradley Jr. Martinez
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Post by mredsox89 on Oct 2, 2018 14:32:15 GMT -5
So we had 36 and can now remove Velazquez, Johnson, Phillips, Scott, Lin and Travis - leaving 30. The last 5 to leave likely to be all pitchers - Thornburg (was shut down anyway), Cuevas are easy - that leaves 28....so, three of Pomeranz, Poyner, Workman, Hembree and Kelly will be left off. Tough decision, really, since none have been lights out lately. I am assuming Cora will carry all three catchers. my guess - Poyner, Workman go, Kelly, Pomeranz (for a lefty and he has experience), and Hembree stay. (You just included one more guy than there's room for, unless by "go" you meant to NYC and "stay" you meant at home.)
Why did you eliminate Velazquez and Johnson? Workman, I think, is a given. Hembree, I think, is out, as his data shows a steady objective decline over the season that appears to be health-related. I think they demonstrated a while ago that Poyner is not in the running.
The last spot would appear to be Velazquez, Johnson, Kelly, or (longshot) Pomeranz.
They have three set-up guys, one of whom routinely works 2 and is capable of working 3+ innings. They have Workman as a fifth short guy, and E-Rod as a long man and piggy-back starter. Three of their four starters are serious risks for early exits. What the bullpen could really use is a long man for a game that's out of hand or that goes into extra innings. You don't want to burn E-Rod in that role because there's a serious chance that he follows Porcello in game 3 or Eovaldi in game 4 after a super-quick hook. Given the rest they can give Kimbrel, Brasier, Wright, Barnes, and Workman, it's hard to imagine Kelly pitching a significant inning. I think it's Velazquez or Johnson, possibly depending on opponent. Johnson's the better pitcher but he may not match up as well against the Yankees.
It's been reported that they did not make the playoff roster, though will be with the team
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Post by mredsox89 on Sept 21, 2018 18:17:08 GMT -5
Interesting note, Cora mentioned Eduardo Rodriguez, not Eovaldi as the guy who could piggy back Sale in his next start. The Sox might like Eovaldi against the MFY's more than Eduardo. It certainly looks as though Eovaldi could very well start over Rodriguez in an ALDS matchup with the Ysnkees. That said, I think Eovaldi profiles as more of a help in the pen for the playoffs than Rodriguez, so it's not exactly the plan I'd personally go with
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Post by mredsox89 on Sept 20, 2018 21:04:06 GMT -5
My first SP memory was trying to figure out who would be better, Michael Bowden or Clay Buchholz.
I went with Bowden, oops
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Post by mredsox89 on Sept 17, 2018 10:34:22 GMT -5
Echoing many statements above, but I think Workman and Poyner would be considered "locks" if the playoff roster had to be determined today
Would have been nice if Pomeranz or Scott had shown any ability to get lefties out, as that's a clear obstacle when putting this bullpen together, but so be it.
I think Hembree has the inside track over Kelly at the moment, though I certainly wouldn't be stunned if they stuck with Kelly purely based on what "could" be with him
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Post by mredsox89 on Sept 14, 2018 11:24:06 GMT -5
Victor Victor Mesa has been declared a FA. Should be interesting to watch how that unfolds
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Post by mredsox89 on Sept 9, 2018 13:56:50 GMT -5
I went with Feltman at the moment, mainly because developing any sort of pitcher has been a big weak point loading into the MLB roster, and I think he could get into a big league relief role sooner rather than later, which is easily the Sox's biggest weak point
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Post by mredsox89 on Aug 30, 2018 22:36:21 GMT -5
This isn't a survivable strategy, especially when facing teams with legit bullpens, but damn, this is quite an impressive few days against bad teams
The offense is bailing out the worst stretch of starting pitching for the team all season
It's really nice to have all of this happening with a 7+ game lead in the division and over everyone else of baseball
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Post by mredsox89 on Aug 30, 2018 16:29:36 GMT -5
I think they bring up as many RP's as they can, partly because they want to see if someone can get on a roll and force himself onto the playoff roster, and partly so that in blowout games, either winning or losing, they can throw those other guys out there and give the rest of the current bullpen and likely playoff relievers extra rest
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Post by mredsox89 on Aug 30, 2018 13:01:59 GMT -5
On the road, not throwing your two best starters, and facing the other team's top two starters, be satisfied and get out of there with a split. Barring something crazy, I'm far more concerned with how specific guys play over the next 3-4 weeks than the overall results. That's why despite the two wins over Miami, I'm not exactly pleased with the series, as the bullpen stunk, Price got hurt/wasn't pitching great, and Sale is still on the DL.
Glad that they're taking their time with Sale, likely going to take their time with Price, and they're getting Rodriguez back, plus maybe Wright shortly. Plus Devers and Vazquez, and maybe a slim chance of Pedroia. Kinsler has been solid, and far better than Nunez starting at 2B every day, but I'd still like to at least see the option of Pedroia, even if it's a long shot.
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Post by mredsox89 on Aug 22, 2018 21:44:32 GMT -5
And just like that, the Red Sox win and the Yankees lose. Wait a difference 24 hours makes. It's almost like the reactions to single days are overblown... But really, there was probably an overreaction to the sweep of the Yankees and the team being on pace to come close to the most wins of all time, but also an overreaction to the current "slide."
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Post by mredsox89 on Aug 22, 2018 20:56:53 GMT -5
Mookie is my favorite homegrown player, but I've always thought that Bogaerts could be one of the best bats in baseball. Not sure he'll ever hit that peak, but he's got a chance to potentially be one of the top 20 hitters in baseball this year according to Fangraphs.
I'm so thrilled that he's putting it together, and that he's got this surge shortly after he got drilled in the hand, which we thought might destroy his season, again
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Post by mredsox89 on Aug 15, 2018 13:31:31 GMT -5
“The defense has been consistently-plus all year at third base. It’s been a strength,” [Red Sox director of player personnel] Crockett said. What is more likely to be the more accurate assessment of Dalbec's defense--the Red Sox' director of player personnel, having two years of daily reports available to him plus regular conversations with Dalbec's manager or someone who has "limited looks"? Hey, you're inclined to believe who you'd like. Of course, he has every reason to be over-complimentary as well. I challenge you to find an impartial source that calls his defense plus. In the handful of games I saw him vs. Devers the past few seasons, I'd say generally Dalbec showed off a better arm, Devers showed better defense and made plays that you wouldn't necessarily expect the typical A+ 3B to make. That said, going into Devers' season in A+, I had pretty much only heard negatives about his defense, so it may well have just been more of a surprise than anything, whereas with Dalbec, it wasn't as if his defense was mostly disregarded off the bat. The arm on Dalbec is unquestionably a + tool right now. Not sure I would call his overall defense a plus tool right now, but if he hits like he does, he'll find a job somewhere. I know it's been said a lot, but the fact that Devers is doing what he's doing at the big league level at nearly the same age as Dalbec now at AA has to be considered in discussions between the two
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Post by mredsox89 on Aug 8, 2018 14:07:40 GMT -5
He got a big contract from Seattle... but he could have done better elsewhere. He got less than Verlander, Kershaw, Price, all of whom were signing in those same years (give or take a year or two). Hell, even getting the same amount he could have gone to a winner, but he stuck to be the man in Seattle. I don’t know about all that... he signed his extension 2 years before he was going to be a free agent and at the time it was highest annual average salary ever given to a pitcher. Not sure you can say he could have done better elsewhere when he was neither close to free agency and he got the biggest contact ever on an annual average. He might have been able to get more, but I don't think he signed for much less, if anything less, than market value at that time. Scherzer got 30/year in '15, Price got 30/year in '16, Kershaw got 30/year in '14 (but he was the best pitcher in baseball at the time), and Greinke got 35/year in '16. Hernandez's 6/$175 was the 6th biggest deal for a pitcher as of the Price signing. Maybe he took a slight discount to stay in Seattle, but it was likely marginal at best. It was more commitment to Seattle, a team that consistently struggled, than taking a similar deal, maybe a bit more, from a team likely to have more success
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Post by mredsox89 on Jul 30, 2018 23:15:21 GMT -5
Yea, that hadn't been reported yet. Also weird given how whatever the major publication it was that posted a couple days ago (?) that they were already over $237. I’m going to assume the Red Sox’s cap analysts in the front office have the cap figures correct and that they know they’re under the cap. Oh, I totally agree, don't get me wrong. It's just seemed like they've been on the apparent verge of going over for like three straight deals. Assuming this doesn't put them over, it certainly puts them right on the edge, with little to no room for anything if need be come 8/31. We'll see
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Post by mredsox89 on Jul 30, 2018 23:05:20 GMT -5
They're now going over $237M this year barring something crazy/weird So at this point, anyone on the market is now available, and the Sox can take the entire salary to diminish what they have to move in prospects They're getting money back, have to assume it's enough to keep them under $237M which would be about $2.5-3M. Otherwise why bother with getting cash back at all? Yea, that hadn't been reported yet. Also weird given how whatever the major publication it was that posted a couple days ago (?) that they were already over $237.
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Post by mredsox89 on Jul 30, 2018 22:48:29 GMT -5
They're now going over $237M this year barring something crazy/weird
So at this point, anyone on the market is now available, and the Sox can take the entire salary to diminish what they have to move in prospects
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Post by mredsox89 on Jul 30, 2018 22:21:06 GMT -5
What a win. That would have been brutal if they fell short.
Swihart finally getting moderately consistent playing time and he's hitting. Finally they're giving him a chance. Have to think he might start getting some more time behind the plate. Could buy Vazquez extra time on the DL as well
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Post by mredsox89 on Jul 30, 2018 21:41:34 GMT -5
Think it's far more likely they end up moving their RP's than Harper. Just don't see the Nats taking a Machado-esque package for him. That said, just making him available seemingly makes it less likely he signs there after this season, and thus increases the chances he ends up in NY
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