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Post by dmaineah on Jul 24, 2019 7:38:08 GMT -5
On the 60 day IL but close to returning. 30yrs old, 3 yrs of control & only making 1.3m this year. Has Closer experience. What's it take to get him from Seattle? Is the remaining of 1.3m to much? Could be a good Bullpen arm for this year & possibly the Closer for the next 3 years.
Flores for Strickland
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Post by dmaineah on Jul 21, 2019 23:23:11 GMT -5
A sweep of this 3 game set vs Tampa is a must. 9 - 6 in the last 15 games doesn't add up for the Sox. A sweep, a split with the Yankees & then 2 of 3 vs Tampa might, just might, keep the team in contention for a wild card. Anything less & the season is over.
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Post by dmaineah on Jul 21, 2019 23:07:12 GMT -5
Jon Paul Morosi of MLB.com reports that the Red Sox are among the teams to evaluate Daniel Hudson.
Hudson has posted a 0.93 ERA over his last 16 relief appearances to pique the interest of contending clubs. The cost to acquire the 32-year-old surely wouldn't be too much.
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Post by dmaineah on Jul 20, 2019 8:21:45 GMT -5
He'll probably be DFA'd before then for a 40 man roster spot. Just to add, Eovaldi needs to be taken off the 60 day IL and needs a 40 man roster spot tomorrow. They'll probably put Steve Pearce on the 60 day IL until September and option Weber down tomorrow. Roster is at 39. No move needed to add Eovaldi
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Dom Smith
Jul 18, 2019 9:15:09 GMT -5
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Post by dmaineah on Jul 18, 2019 9:15:09 GMT -5
I'd do a Bobby Dalbec, Durbin Feltman, Mike Shawaryn, and a lottery type for Dominic Smith and Edwin Diaz These two players could really help this year and in the next coming years. Maybe, you'd have to give up more. I don't know. It'd be nice to have both these players right now on this team though. Minimum level salaries giving a lot of production. That offer does not get Diaz never mind including Smith. The answer for the Red Sox at 1B is J.D. Martinez learning the position & splitting time there with Moreland next year.
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Post by dmaineah on Jul 17, 2019 21:24:30 GMT -5
Why no pinch hitter for JBJ?
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Post by dmaineah on Jul 17, 2019 20:44:30 GMT -5
Why is Benintendi struggling so much at the plate? I noticed during his first at bat tonight that he appeared to be favoring/flexing the thumb of his right hand. Did he get hit on the hand in the past few weeks? Is he battling through an injury?
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Post by dmaineah on Jul 17, 2019 7:26:20 GMT -5
Top 15;
Casas Mata Hernandez Dalbec Duran Chatham Houck Jimenez Groome Shugart Ward Feltman Shawaryn Flores Howlett
Because Shugart is in the system & pitching. He basically has as the same amount of innings pitched this year as Hernandez & Shawaryn. You said it. Song hasn't even debuted yet. I can see both Song & Zeferjahn appearing after the top 15. The way Shugart is pitching I think he has a real good chance of becoming a valuable Pitcher on an MLB staff, maybe not as a Starter or as a teams Closer but as a Bullpen piece & those are valuable guys. And I don't think he's to far away. I'd like to see him finish the year in Salem then pitch in the AFL. Take a look at him in Spring Training next year & then start him in Portland. I think he could be in Boston by this time next year. I think he is to low in the rankings by at least 10 spots.
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Post by dmaineah on Jul 17, 2019 7:00:34 GMT -5
I think Chris Sale is pitching hurt and at some point in the near future when the Sox are truly out of it he will be shut down for the year. Then next spring he will try to pitch again where the injury will really surface and he will then miss the entire year.
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Post by dmaineah on Jul 16, 2019 17:25:33 GMT -5
Chase Shugart should be on the move with a substantial jump come August. How can he not be? His placement seems pretty appropriate to me at #23. Thats a good ranking in a system whose 10-20 range looks a lot better than it did in before the start of the season. The most immediate pitchers ranked ahead of Shugart are Kutter Crawford, Ryan Zeferjahn, Thad Ward, Mike Shawaryn, and Durbin Feltman. I think its fine to have him behind those guys maybe on the same tier as Good things about Shugart: 1.73 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, and 6.0% walk rate. Reasons to limit optimism: Hard to get too excited over stats from a college guy in Low-A, K-rate is 19.7% which is a little meh for his placement, and his ERA is sizably lower than his FIP (3.31) and xFIP (3.95), which are fine but hardly elite. Also, I don't know that anyone here has had a chance to scout Shugart this year and I've seen little/nothing from other sites as well. Anyways #23 sounds right to me for the time being There is no way Song & Zeferjahn should be ahead of him.
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Post by dmaineah on Jul 16, 2019 13:00:42 GMT -5
Chase Shugart should be on the move with a substantial jump come August. How can he not be? For me, Shugart’s situation reminds me a bit of Thaddeus Ward. Both spent most of their careers in college in the bullpen before moving to the rotation. Both are college pitchers that excelled in Greenville, which is not to be expected per say but also not surprising. The real test is when he moves up the ladder. I agree. And I think they should be aggressive & let him finish the season in Salem
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Post by dmaineah on Jul 16, 2019 12:42:18 GMT -5
Chase Shugart should be on the move with a substantial jump come August. How can he not be?
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Post by dmaineah on Jul 16, 2019 6:26:26 GMT -5
What do you think JD does
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Post by dmaineah on Jul 16, 2019 2:39:06 GMT -5
He's been so good he needs his own thread (& a promotion both on this sites rankings & to Salem)
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Post by dmaineah on Jul 15, 2019 9:41:45 GMT -5
Next 7 games spells it out for me. If you go 5 & 2 or better you become a buyer for a RP to help beat Tampa. If you go 4 & 3 or worst you stand pat.
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Post by dmaineah on Jul 15, 2019 9:29:44 GMT -5
Greenville (Chase Shugart) vs Asheville [COL (Nick Bush) 7:05 pm
Anybody going to the game? Love to hear from someone who see's Shugart pitch.
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Post by dmaineah on Jul 15, 2019 6:00:29 GMT -5
DD needs to identify which player(s) on Tampa Bay the Bullpen Staff is weak against & trade for a Bullpen piece to get him out. The upcoming 6 games against Tampa Bay is the key to this season. It's not the games against the Yankees it's these 6 games vs Tampa.
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Post by dmaineah on Jul 15, 2019 5:42:48 GMT -5
Let's do the math after this dreadful loss to LA 50-43 - 93 games played, 69 to go. To get to 90 wins, they need 40 - so 40-29 (.580 baseball). To get to 93 wins, 43 - 26 (.623 baseball). They need those 7 wins against Toronto and Baltimore, because 14 straight games against MFY and Tampa follow.Let's see where things are after the 7 hopeful gimmes, then after the following 14 true test. They need to go 5 - 2 at minimum. Then DD has to have the best possible pitching staff in place to beat Tampa Bay & Cora has to have the best starters lined up to beat Tampa Bay. The season rest on these 3 things. Oh yea, and then the Pitchers have to perform. But if DD doesn't assemble a staff to specifically beat Tampa & Cora doesn't line up the best Starters then they've failed miserably. They've got to do their job & give the team a chance.
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Post by dmaineah on Jul 14, 2019 21:43:18 GMT -5
Why pitch to Betts?
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Post by dmaineah on Jul 14, 2019 9:46:35 GMT -5
per Sean McAdam - "After obtaining Andrew Cashner and with the pending move of Eovaldi to bullpen, I asked Dombrowski if Red Sox might stand pat now. "We might,'' he said." Adding Eovaldi is going to require a corresponding move to the 40 man roster to get him back on it before adding him to the active roster. I anticipate there is another trade coming of someone on the 40 man for some type of prospect to open up a spot. I could see any of the following being traded; Nunez, Travis, Lin, Hernandez, Curletta Poyner, Kelley, Weber, Smith, Taylor
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Post by dmaineah on Jul 13, 2019 13:27:04 GMT -5
Actually I don't think this is a good enough offer to get him. I think if the Marlins shop him that they would get a better offer then I've proposed.
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Post by dmaineah on Jul 13, 2019 6:35:52 GMT -5
Caleb Smith is closing in on his 28th birthday, that dings his value to a Miami organization that is one of the furthest from contention. Smith won’t reach arbitration until 2021. He’s sporting a strong 14.6% swinging-strike rate and 35.3% chase rate. While he’s struggling a bit with the long ball — and who isn’t? — Statcast doesn’t exhibit any glaring reason to worry about regression in terms of batted balls. The total package is quite appealing, blending the potential for immediate impact with a hefty dose of long-term value.
Gilberto Jimenez, Brandon Howlett & Durbin Feltman for Caleb Smith.
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Post by dmaineah on Jul 11, 2019 11:22:19 GMT -5
The Red Sox are 4 & 5 vs Tampa Bay with 6 games coming up. This is where the math of the Red Sox season comes down to. The Red Sox need to go 5 & 1 in these games. 4 & 2 might be enough but I doubt it, certainly 3 & 3 will not be. I truly believe that DD needs to get the pitching in place to specifically win these head to head games vs Tampa Bay.
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Post by dmaineah on Jul 10, 2019 9:08:36 GMT -5
Anybody going to see Shugart today?
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Post by dmaineah on Jul 8, 2019 17:02:16 GMT -5
29yrs old, 2019 Salary $5,975,000
Free agent for 2020 Season
Zack Wheeler & Seth Lugo (3 yrs arb left) could be a deal to be made. But costly
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