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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Apr 1, 2021 11:55:06 GMT -5
As expected, Houck will pitch on Saturday. E-Rod's IL stint was backdated, so he could potentially be back next week. E-Rod's IL stint was backdated to March 29, so he could be back by April 8 if he's ready. If Houck is replacing Brasier (recalled before 10 days), then they can't backdate Brasier. Or there's a change in the rule or something I haven't understood Edit: the rule forbidding recall during first 10 days of season doesn't apply until the season begins. Therefore, Houck didn't need the Brasier IL move to bring him back. Houck was optioned on 3/17
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Mar 31, 2021 11:56:54 GMT -5
A research of the rules indicates that the 14 players on Option can't be recalled til the 11th of April. Regardless of when they were optioned down. Thus, shuffling of the roster during the first week is prevented. The usual injury exception applies, which would allow Valdez and Houck Edit: April 8 is earliest players can come off IL. Both pitchers and position players have a 10-day IL in '21. www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/injuries-strike-blue-jays-camp-new-set-questions-emerges/
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Mar 29, 2021 14:53:52 GMT -5
Arroyo belongs on the bench I'd start Chavis most days 2B Until his performance Indicates otherwise The "Chavis is going to be a valuable MLB starter in '21" balloon ... is deflating
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Mar 28, 2021 19:48:28 GMT -5
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Mar 28, 2021 18:56:07 GMT -5
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Mar 28, 2021 12:51:38 GMT -5
Brewer born '92 Payamps born '94
in addition to the other arguments against Brewer, there's his aging
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Mar 27, 2021 12:47:59 GMT -5
Arroyo belongs on the bench
I'd start Chavis most days 2B Until his performance Indicates otherwise
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Mar 24, 2021 10:36:18 GMT -5
Keep McCarthy.
Put Brewer on waivers ...
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Mar 14, 2021 21:31:37 GMT -5
Home runs for Devers (435 feet!) and Arroyo (432 feet!), both balls torched. Between second baseman/utility options in Chavis, Arroyo, and Arauz they have all been doing well in spring training. I wonder if we almost have too much depth; for example Marwin Gonzalez is projected to play a lot but perhaps one of these guys would outperform him this year if given more chance. Would Cora sit a 'trusted' vet like Marwin if he struggles or keep playing him as much as he played Nunez? You can never have too much pitching nor too much second base depth.
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Mar 7, 2021 20:43:56 GMT -5
Mata ... sonyata Bryan ... we're cryin'
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Feb 28, 2021 17:37:00 GMT -5
Hope some jenious can figger out what happen in bottom 2nd
Looks like somebody thrown out at 3b for 2nd out. Then what was 3rd out ,?
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Feb 28, 2021 15:22:49 GMT -5
Simpson, pitcher. Didn't show up prepared. 5 batters, all reached AA for u pal
Sox give up DH. Yet, spring rules keep it
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Feb 27, 2021 19:44:40 GMT -5
Bryant did 21 innings ?? in '19 ... A short season. A this year. Rule 5 in Dec '22 15th rounder
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Feb 26, 2021 21:12:29 GMT -5
I sleep well at night, knowing that Bloom is at the helm ...
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Feb 24, 2021 9:59:00 GMT -5
Whitlock has to basically stay on the Red Sox roster all year as a MLB rule 5 selection. What differentiates him from the minor league phase? Service time? Level achieved? He wasn't on the NYY 40-man roster. That made him eligible for the MLB Rule 5. He was on the NYY AAA Reserve roster, so he couldn't have been taken in the AAA Rule 5 draft. Other players are on neither 40-man nor AAA Reserve. They can be drafted in MLB or AAA phase of Rule 5.
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Feb 21, 2021 10:58:11 GMT -5
The landscape changes quickly. Too quickly for those clinging to the past.
By July, will Jeter be the club's best SS? Will Dalbec be their best 3B?
A trade of X makes sense ... 1 1/2 seasons of control ... new team extends QO. Gets compensation.
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Feb 19, 2021 1:09:31 GMT -5
I don't care for Manfred.........the commissioner, not the soxprospects member But... are they different people? (they are). Wait. I thought you were Mookie. Which is why I try not to disagree with you
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Feb 18, 2021 17:02:22 GMT -5
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Feb 17, 2021 11:43:59 GMT -5
Sox are at 42 minus Sale.
They should throw Walden into the trade
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Feb 16, 2021 5:24:53 GMT -5
To be fair, these small markets would be unable to support a team without the finances of the MLB, as their revenues would never cover the cost of running a team. Vermont for example only draws about 80K fans per year. Given that context, I believe MLB has every right to decide how many teams they want to support. If they only want to financially support 120 teams, so be it. With that said, I understand why Sanders is jumping in, Vermont lost a team and I'm sure that's frustrating for his constituents. So he should be voicing their concerns. Vermont. Lowell. Spring baseball is difficult. Although Worcester will handle it.
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Feb 15, 2021 23:16:09 GMT -5
They're stocking up on centerfielders, but they left Bradley on the shelf. They're stocking up on centerfielders, but they left Bradley Boras on the shelf.
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Feb 15, 2021 19:11:03 GMT -5
Vazquez 9th makes sense. Decent OBP guy who makes "productive outs" for the top of lineup guys.
Avoid low OBP, high K guy.
Unless it's a pitcher and you want to delay pinch-hitting as long as possible Edit: for interleague play, I looked up hitting of Richards, Perez, Pivetta, Seabold. They are all dreadful hitters.
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Feb 15, 2021 13:52:00 GMT -5
Right. But my point is that had they done literally nothing, Iâd have picked them for about 86 wins. Well, by nothing, Iâd say pick up Perezâs option. So I applaud the savings on that, but in terms of wins, how he returns is irrelevant. (After all, the only change to the starting pitching, which was the flaw last year, is Richards... so in some ways, the +/- hinges on him, since the O last year was fine and I am trusting JDM and even Devers will show up bigger). So I think it is actually consistent to say I donât like the signings AND I donât think active harm has been done to this yearâs team. Remember, one of my complaints was that most are nothingburgers. Now, people can say, fine you are just peeing on small moves. But it seems that the consensus is (judging on peopleâs win projections) â at least in the short run â ALL the moves were small. That is, if the win total people project is around what I have... 86ish... how many fewer wins would people project if theyâd not signed Kiké, Marwin, Richards, Andriese, and Renfroe? Did people think this was an 80 or under win team with (hopefully) a JDM rebound and Erod coming back... and maybe a Sale sighting? (You do! Chapeau! I live vicariously in your greater pessimism!). But then why bother rearranging deck chairs with guys who are almost certainly going to play no role in the 2023 horizon? Especially if you will be just not-bad-enough not to to a big deadline dump? Manfred, what's not connecting for me is that I think you feel that last year's team returns as is, which you feel it pretty much did with a bunch of marginal moves, you have them as an 86 win team. What I'm telling you is that if you took last year's team and played out a 162 game season I think that team would have lost 90 - 95 games, so as marginal as the moves are that the Sox made, I think Bloom improved a really bad team to an average type team. Yes, E-Rod returning probably adds 5 more wins to the ledger. But I guess I don't see how you look at the 2020 team and see a team that if nothing was done would wind up an 86 win team. Last year's team was totally dreadful. This year's team most likely won't be. I don't think I'm being particularly pessimistic. Most of the predictions that I can see fall between 75 wins and 87 wins, with the midpoint at 81. I have 79, which is hardly that far off. I also acknowledge that your win total could be totally right at 86 or 87 wins, but if they do win that many games, it's because Bloom's small moves improved them enough to do that, not because he did nothing and they would have won 86 or 87 games anyways. That 2020 pitching staff was expansion team level bad. E-Rod is not enough of a replacement to turn a 90 loss team into an 87 win team. So obviously you think that last year's team wasn't that bad. So that's where we diverge on our opinions. A) Sox were 18-18 down the stretch, ending last year. They are building on that. B) Pitching is back to adequate. Improved on that 18-18 staff. Sale, ERod, Richards. Plus better AAA pitching depth. C) 4 position player additions (Kiké, Marwin, etc.) compensate for loss of JBJ D) Expect contributions from minor league talent in 2nd half. Positional players.
An 18-12 start would wake up a disgruntled SoxNation.
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Feb 14, 2021 20:25:02 GMT -5
Record: 90-72 CY Young: E-Rod MVP: Devers Breakout Player: Arroyo Reliever of Year: Ottavino CPOY: Richards Playoff Finish: win wildcard game, lose in ALDS to CHI Breakout Prospects: OF Gettys, RHP Carasiti Prospect w. Most MLB Impact: Mata
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Feb 14, 2021 15:15:31 GMT -5
JBJ will sign a good contract. But it won't be in Boston where he doesn't fit the team's needs. (It *is* a FA thread). There's a segment of SoxNation that is hoping for no more FA signings. I know, we're sick people. Unless it's Daniel McGrath or Zach Godley. We're sentimental in a different way. Are the WorSox going to play .720 ball? Don't block the path of my Bros, bro!
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