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Post by dmaineah on Dec 17, 2019 18:25:11 GMT -5
I don't get the interest in Will Smith. Yeah he's very good, but they don't need a starting catcher so much. Jeter Downs (+) should be the target in a trade with the Dodgers
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Post by dmaineah on Dec 16, 2019 21:12:08 GMT -5
The Brewers have agreed to a deal with outfielder Avisail Garcia, per Jon Heyman of MLB Network (via Twitter). If finalized, the Mat Sports Management client will be guaranteed $20MM over two years. www.mlbtraderumors.comI was hoping Bloom would bring him to Boston
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Post by dmaineah on Dec 15, 2019 10:41:41 GMT -5
So far I'm unimpressed. Osich, Peraza, Perez...YUCK, YUCK, YUCK. Rumors of Betts, Price, Benintendi & others being traded. More YUCK. He better do something that's viewed as positive or it's going to be an unhappy clubhouse & a team that underperforms. Or he might not be around 2 years from today. C'mon. He's been there for five minutes and has almost two hands tied behind his back with ownership unwilling to spend money. Look, I don't think much of Peraza and if Martin is going to replace Price's spot in the rotation, it's going to be long year. Wasn't thrilled about the Sox spending $9 million on two mediocrities when money is so tight, but despite that, rushing to judgment on Bloom is absolutely crazy. Give Bloom some money and/or more space to work with, time to get the farm system up and going, and then after a few years have passed, you can make a rational judgment. Making a judgment on the totality of who he is as a GM right now is insane.And as far as the rumors of Betts, and Price being dealt.....that preceded Bloom, so why you'd tie that Bloom as if he came in and decided that the Sox have to get under the luxury tax limit - that's not on Bloom, that's ownership's decision which he's carrying out, and you know damn well that won't be the directive next year. It's obvious Henry and company will spend for the 2021 season, although we have no idea if Betts wants to stay or if the Red Sox want to give him 40 million/year and/or 400 plus million, but they'll spend in 2021. Payroll will probably go back up to around 240 million again, but this year, it's going to be below 208 million, and if the Sox are mediocre this year, then that's how it's going to be. I'm not going to hold Bloom responsible for that. Wow, you read way to much into my post.
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Post by dmaineah on Dec 15, 2019 10:14:54 GMT -5
So far I'm unimpressed. Osich, Peraza, Perez...YUCK, YUCK, YUCK. Rumors of Betts, Price, Benintendi & others being traded. More YUCK. He better do something that's viewed as positive or it's going to be an unhappy clubhouse & a team that underperforms. Or he might not be around 2 years from today.
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Post by dmaineah on Dec 12, 2019 22:49:23 GMT -5
Not an exciting SP signing. An opener good for 1 time through the order? Bullpen arm? Isn't Brian Johnson cheaper? Better?
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Post by dmaineah on Dec 12, 2019 12:25:11 GMT -5
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Post by dmaineah on Dec 11, 2019 4:01:22 GMT -5
Hi folks...long time reader here but first time poster. I was thinking about this tonight and I figured I'd throw this out there and see what you think: The Sox need to trim $19 million from payroll and also need a backup catcher, first or second baseman (depending where they put Chavis), and bullpen help (preferably a lefty) Trade Price to San Diego for Wil Myers and a B prospect (Anderson Espinoza??) - saves $18 million toward luxury tax (the prospect offsets the fact that Boston would be paying $9 million more to Myers than his luxury tax salary and that Price is closer to being worth his contract than Myers is) - San Diego gets rid of Myers' bad contract and gets a pitcher who probably will do well in a bigger stadium and lower-pressure environment - Myers can play first or left field relatively adequately and, offensively, would at least offset the loss of Bradley (see below) Trade Bradley to Chicago White Sox for Aaron Bummer and Yermin Mercedes - saves about $9.8 million toward luxury tax - CWS have plenty of cap room and essentially need two everyday outfielders until prospects are ready - Bummer is a pre-arbitration lefty who doesn't throw hard but held both righties and lefties to BAs under .200 last year and rarely gives up homers - CWS is set at catcher and already have a prospect at Triple A, so Mercedes is expendable. He has consistently put up very good offensive numbers in the minors and could be a solid backup. Overall, this would save the Red Sox nearly $29 million and fill a couple of holes. Obviously it would create a hole in the starting rotation and either left field or first base (depending on where they put Myers). But, by being about $10 million under the tax threshold, they could re-sign someone like Brock Holt or a pitcher like Rich Hill. That seems like an extreme overpay for JBJ with his salary + the White Sox have Leury Garcia to hold down center to open the season and then step back into a reserve role when Luis Robert is deemed ready to man center field after passing the super 2 date. And isn't Rich Hill out until July?
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Post by dmaineah on Dec 10, 2019 18:25:31 GMT -5
Starting Pitcher David Price & his remaining 3 years $96m to Philadelphia for Shortstop Jean Segura & his remaining 3 years $46m & Catcher Deivy Grullon. Segura plays 2B & Grullon becomes the backup Catcher. Or you flip Segura to a SS needing team (Reds, Brewers) for Pitching. I like this trade scenario for the Red Sox even more now that Philadelphia has signed Didi & Wheeler. Price would give Philadelphia the other SP they desire, they could play Kingery at 2B & sign Donaldson or Rendon to play 3B & the Red Sox clear some salary & get Segura to play 2B & a back up Catcher. Or maybe they get a 3rd team involved that needs a SS (Reds, Brewers) or CF (Mets) & some other players or prospects or some $$$ or some combination of all are included with Segura or JBJ moving to that 3rd team.
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Post by dmaineah on Dec 10, 2019 18:12:38 GMT -5
The Giants have signed right-hander Kevin Gausman, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic was among those to report. It’s a one-year, $9MM contract with up to $1MM in performance bonuses, the team announced. Gausman is a client of Tidal Sports Group.
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Post by dmaineah on Dec 10, 2019 18:11:49 GMT -5
The Phillies have reached an agreement with free-agent shortstop Didi Gregorius, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports. Gregorius, a client of Excel Sports Management, will get a one-year deal, per Sweeny Murti of WFAN. The pact’s worth $14MM, according to Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia.
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Post by dmaineah on Dec 8, 2019 19:53:02 GMT -5
I'd sign Mookie for 10 yrs, $250mill. Then I'd trade JBJ and any 2 prospects (of their choice) to ATL for Pache and Ian Anderson. I'd also make sure the guy that did the surgery on Lee Majors also did the surgery on Sale's shoulder and Pedroia's knee, so we'd have some bionic players, to go along with their $6mill+ salaries. I think that should do it. Why you got to be like that? Moderator, ridiculous
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Post by dmaineah on Dec 8, 2019 9:56:47 GMT -5
You absolutely would not get Adel for 1 year of Betts straight up but, with 3 years of Price for a SP starved team that has Trout, I think this works David Price has had 2 injury interrupted seasons in the past 3 years and has not pitched like an ace for a long time. Not to mention he makes an obscene amount of money. Getting Price is not going to make the Angels want to give up Adell for Betts, risk losing him and then have Price's decline while Adell is blossoming. www.nbcsports.com/boston/red-sox/maybe-david-price-isnt-untradeable-we-think-red-sox?int“Were Price a free agent this winter, he'd probably be in the Bumgarner/Ryu camp, a clear notch below Cole and Strasburg, but still desirable. It's hard to say what he'd earn, but even with his injury concerns, an AAV of $18 million feels like the floor. The fact that he's only signed for three more years maybe bumps that hypothetical number to $20 million annually. If the Red Sox ate $36 million, could they find a market for Price at three years and $60 million? It doesn't sound so crazy to me, especially once you stop fixating on the negatives.” So added 1 year of Betts & asking them to pay $25m per year for Price for Adell seems right
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Post by dmaineah on Dec 7, 2019 19:55:56 GMT -5
We probably wouldn't get Adell for Betts straight up, let alone with Price attached. You absolutely would not get Adel for 1 year of Betts straight up but, with 3 years of Price for a SP starved team that has Trout, I think this works
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Post by dmaineah on Dec 7, 2019 19:46:09 GMT -5
Why would Atlanta ever, EVER, do that Price trade? Because they know they need another quality SP to contend. I believe Price offers them that at $25m per year Why don’t you build a team, give it a try
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Post by dmaineah on Dec 7, 2019 19:41:35 GMT -5
If you make trades at the deadline, instead of before the season, it would be next to impossible to get under the threshold because all of the salary paid before then counts. But not impossible & I believe this does it. Why don’t you build a team, give it a try
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Post by dmaineah on Dec 7, 2019 19:37:04 GMT -5
I trade Betts & Sale at the deadline to get under the cap for all the Pitching prospects I can get. As the high bidder I re sign Betts next off season I understand wanting to wait on Sale regaining value before trading him. If this team is built to sell at the deadline why not trade Betts in December for a larger haul? I believe that a contending team needing a bat at the deadline will bring better value then trading him before the season starts. Why don’t you build a team, give it a try
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Post by dmaineah on Dec 7, 2019 9:21:59 GMT -5
Trade JBJ & Duran to the Mets for Tomás Nido & David Peterson
Trade David Price & $21m ($7m per year) to Atlanta for Drew Waters
Sign Kole Calhoun & Avisail Garcia both to 2 year $16m contracts.
Sign Kevin Gausman to a 1 year $9m contract & Ivan Nova to a 1 year $2m contract
Line up;
Betts CF Benintendi LF Bogaerts SS Devers 3B Martinez DH Calhoun/Garcia RF Chavis 2B Travis 1B Vazquez C
Bench
Nido C Lin Utl Hernandez INF Calhoun/Garcia OF
SP Sale SP Eovaldi SP Rodriguez SP Nova SP Gausman RP Barnes RP Workman RP Walden RP Hembree RP Braiser RP Hernandez RP Taylor RP Johnson
Peterson & Waters along with others; Dalbec etc... in AAA getting the call as soon as they are needed or ready
I trade Betts & Sale at the deadline to get under the cap for all the Pitching prospects I can get.
As the high bidder I re sign Betts next off season
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Post by dmaineah on Dec 7, 2019 8:16:52 GMT -5
Mookie Betts & David Price to the Angels for Jo Adell
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Post by dmaineah on Dec 7, 2019 7:30:42 GMT -5
You are in charge. Let’s hear how you build your team for 2020 with the mandate that you have to be under the cap by the end of the year no matter if the team is in contention or not.
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Post by dmaineah on Dec 7, 2019 5:36:22 GMT -5
Possibly dumb question...Does the luxury tax toll at the end of the season or the beginning as a pro rated hit? In theory could the sox stay where they are or get their total salary down A little closer to the 208 mil or whatever the amount is they need to avoid, then if they decide to bail on the season in July, save that amount by dealing players? Essentially go for it, then if they are 6-7 games out Or more in July, deal a potential bounce back candidate like Eavoldi And/or Price with theoretical value gain or cut bait with Sale/Mookie/JDM and avoid the luxury tax by the end Of the year based on total spend being under 208 mil and getting under that amount and resetting? It’s calculated cumulatively at the end of the season. So yeah, if the Sox trade a player at the deadline, only the prorated amount applies to the cap. That’s probably the best move tbh, because that will give Price and Eovaldi time to build their stock back up. And if the Sox come blazing out of the gate, maybe you don’t sell at all. That’s right, you don’t need to be under the cap to start the season, only at the end of the season. That’s what I’ve been advocating for all along. The only problem is that with Chavis at 2B & Travis at 1B you really need to replace JBJ in the lineup because the team would not be able to survive with him hitting 190. Even if Sale, Price, Eovaldi, E. Rod & the Bullpen all pitch up to their capabilities & they all stay healthy & the prospects all produce, the team will be out of contention come July if he is not replaced. Of course you could trade prospects for someone like Mancini to play 1B & Villar to play 2B (or others), sign or trade for a #5 SP & a Closer and keep JBJ in CF but, if the Pitching Staff doesn’t pitch up to their capabilities or has injuries, then come July the team would probably be to far over the cap without a massive overhaul to get under. So the way I see it the team has 3 options; 1) Keep the roster as is & go for it. Not really giving them a chance to contend & hope they do. Hope everybody stays healthy (especially the pitching staff) and hope that JBJ somehow, miraculously hits 260 consistently and not 190 for the first half of the season ( or even worst yet the second half after thinking that he could keep it going) and hope that prospects like Chavis, Travis, Lin, Hernandez, Dalbec & others produce, then at the deadline not trade away some pieces to get under the cap or do trade away some pieces to get under the cap & hope the fans believe that they really gave it a shot. 2) Trade JBJ & replace his spot in the lineup with a hitter. Either by trading prospects or a free agent signing. Go with Chavis at 2B & Travis at 1B with Lin & Hernandez on the bench & the pitching staff the way it is & give the team a legitimate shot to contend while preserving the ability to get under the cap if they are out of it at the trade deadline. 3) Trade Betts & others & start the rebuild now. To me option #2 seems like the obvious choice
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Post by dmaineah on Dec 6, 2019 6:37:26 GMT -5
Unless the Red Sox want to include Devers I seriously doubt they have the players to put together a deal for Alcantara
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Post by dmaineah on Dec 4, 2019 18:45:04 GMT -5
What about Yiddi Cappe? Has he signed with a team? Do the Red Sox have a chance to sign him?
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Post by dmaineah on Dec 4, 2019 16:31:25 GMT -5
I thought when he signed he had 2 opt outs. After 2019 & after 2020. Your saying he has 3 opt outs? Oh you're right, my mistake. I'm still in 2019 mode. There is only one more opt-out after next season. So now he is listed as having 2 more opt outs, after 2020 & after 2021. Is that correct now?
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Post by dmaineah on Dec 4, 2019 14:25:36 GMT -5
The Phillies have reached an agreement to sign free-agent right-hander Zack Wheeler, Marc Carig of The Athletic reports it is for 5/$118.
The Angels have reached a deal to acquire right-hander Dylan Bundy from the Orioles, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports (via Twitter). Minor league right-hander Isaac Mattson is among the players headed back to the Orioles in the trade, which should be the first of several moves made to add to the Angels’ rotation this winter. Jon Meoli of the Baltimore Sun reports that the Orioles will acquire a total of four minor league pitchers in the deal.
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Post by dmaineah on Dec 3, 2019 20:17:37 GMT -5
Hey everybody; I'm wondering if there is anybody who stands out that got non tendered & if you think the Sox should try to sign him.
For me it's Kevin Gausman & I wonder if he isn't a better fit in the pen than as a SP. I wonder what he'll end up signing for.
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