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Post by taftreign on Apr 3, 2019 22:56:34 GMT -5
Devers looks like he needs a swing adjustment. Looks to be pulling out and not staying in on the ball to drive it. Lots of weak contact especially on the outside. Swinging the bat well at the moment is a short list - JD Martinez, possibly Swihart (small sample size), and Xander is at least not terrible. Big time issues with Benni and Bradley and even Mookie. And Moreland is hitting well. 4 XBH in 20 AB. More walks than K's.
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Post by taftreign on Apr 3, 2019 22:47:28 GMT -5
Devers looks like he needs a swing adjustment. Looks to be pulling out and not staying in on the ball to drive it.
Lots of weak contact especially on the outside.
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Post by taftreign on Apr 2, 2019 23:06:50 GMT -5
The Sox are 100% going to get loudly booed at the home opener if they come limping home. The day they get there rings?? Exactly. That would be an all time low for Boston fans. Not going to happen.
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Post by taftreign on Apr 1, 2019 22:28:10 GMT -5
Say what you want but if any of the other starters gave us 4 innings like Price has so far to start the game it greatly changes the probability of the outcome of those three losses
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Post by taftreign on Apr 1, 2019 21:46:57 GMT -5
So top FAs available after 2019 season are: Gerrit Cole Anthony Rendon JDM - if he exercises his opt-out (please God, no) <significant drop off> Didi Gregorious Elvis Andrus <Acapulco-like cliff drop off> Everyone else Cole... sucks the Sox can’t be in on him... young power right hander is exactly what this team could use. I still imagine Houston figures out a deal to extend Cole. They have Verlander for two seasons after this and Peacock for one but McHugh and Miley are free agents. McCullers is coming off TJ. I suppose they could go young with James, Whitley and Valdez but that’s a bit risky. Maybe they resign McCugh instead but I imagine these are all plan B or C.
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Post by taftreign on Mar 31, 2019 21:51:49 GMT -5
I think the only reason this deal got done was that opt out. You could look at this from Xander’s perspective as a three year extension and reevaluate after the new CBA is finalized and played out. Love the deal though for the team as well. I will also second the fact that targeting deals w Benintendi and Devers will be on the agenda next off season.
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Post by taftreign on Mar 30, 2019 0:19:38 GMT -5
moreland is sitting fastball if strickland gives him one middle middle its gonna be trouble Nice call!!
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Post by taftreign on Mar 19, 2019 9:44:40 GMT -5
I believe this is a 10 year extension added onto his existing 2 remaining years. He will make 34 mil each of the next two seasons plus the approximate 362 additional over the next ten for a total value of 12 years and 430 mil. So he will be 39 going on 40 entering his final season.
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Post by taftreign on Mar 14, 2019 16:26:59 GMT -5
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Post by taftreign on Mar 14, 2019 16:23:36 GMT -5
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Post by taftreign on Mar 14, 2019 8:45:42 GMT -5
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Post by taftreign on Jan 22, 2019 18:40:21 GMT -5
Rivera, Halliday, Martinez and Mussina. Rivera is the first unanimous.
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Post by taftreign on Jan 3, 2019 15:58:26 GMT -5
Robertson 10 mil in 2018, 11 mil in 2019 with a team option for 12 mil in 2020 or a 2 mil buyout.
Yankees on Britton.
Jon Heyman Verified account yankees seem focused on Zach Britton for the pen. he is believed to have multiple offers. but nyy wants to bring him back.
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Post by taftreign on Dec 4, 2018 21:58:04 GMT -5
Gut says Phillies want him bad and are offering top dollar. Edit: Gut wrong. Nationals. Does this mean that the Nationals are out on Harper? I always assume that the Nationals are near-broke because they like to include deferred money, but I don't really know where they're at. I think the expectation is he will sign elsewhere for more years or dollars then they want to go. I believe they will be in touch with his agent and if his market doesn't develop like he hopes they likely will still be a player but not the favorite at this point. The development of Soto and MLB readiness of Victor Robles likely play a roll in their thinking here although I'm sure they'd like to have Harper back at a "reasonable" rate.
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Post by taftreign on Dec 4, 2018 16:02:43 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 Lol what are the Yankees doing?!!! You have your biggest need in the rotation and you have all this money and you refuse to be the highest bidder for the best starter on the market this year?!!! LOL Maybe they see Eovaldi as a better value at less years and likely less dollars per year. They have more than enough prospects to trade for another young starter also if they want to delve into their resources.
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Post by taftreign on Dec 4, 2018 15:53:13 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 Gut says Phillies want him bad and are offering top dollar. Edit: Gut wrong. Nationals.
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Post by taftreign on Nov 29, 2018 22:19:14 GMT -5
Currently the Mets/Seattle swap looks like Cano and Diaz plus likely a sum of money going to the Mets with MLBer's Jay Bruce, Anthony Swarzak and Jeff McNeil along with prospects Jarred Kelenic (2018 #6 overall) and Justin Dunn heading to Seattle.
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Post by taftreign on Nov 14, 2018 19:34:18 GMT -5
Snell and DeGrom win Cy Youngs. Snell won a fairly close contest with Verlander while DeGrom was quite ahead of Scherzer who finished second. In the AL Kluber was third and Sale fourth. Not much love for the best relievers in either league; Hader, Treinen and Diaz. www.mlb.com/news/2018-cy-young-award-winners/c-300724470
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Post by taftreign on Oct 28, 2018 22:30:58 GMT -5
Best Sox team I've seen and most fun team. Nothing tops 04 but this team was f-ing special. '04 was something different all together. That was such a cathartic moment it has it's own place in all our hearts.
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Post by taftreign on Oct 28, 2018 22:29:11 GMT -5
This Red Sox team was amazing this year. Maybe even the best ever. But I have to credit Alex Cora with a huge portion of this. What a pleasure to watch him manage this team all season.
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Post by taftreign on Jul 25, 2018 21:53:55 GMT -5
Beeks also slots in as the 16th best prospect in the Rays system according to MLB.com. I believe he was 6th on Boston's list at the time. Obviously not a player that we want to give away for free, but that doesn't really break the bank or prevent us from making future moves. Beeks was Sox Prospects #6 prospect but on MLB.com prospect pipeline list he was Bostons's #15 prospect before being traded. They clearly had him evaluated differently.
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Post by taftreign on Jul 17, 2018 11:44:55 GMT -5
I see there's a bit of a small controversy over Harper winning the derby. Apparently there is a rule that the ball has to land before the next pitch is thrown but Harper's dad was rapid firing the pitches before they landed to save time during the the big HR binge. Not that it matters because MLB isn't going to change the result.
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Post by taftreign on Jun 5, 2018 15:24:25 GMT -5
It seems the Red Sox have completely changed their drafting philosophy. All 4 of Casas, Decker, Cottam and Granberg have plus or better raw power. Ditto on the exit velocity. I wonder if they still test for the hand-eye coordination which are staples of hitters like Pedroia and Betts.
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Post by taftreign on Jun 4, 2018 20:32:12 GMT -5
I'm guessing McClanahan has a deal with a team in the end of the first/ comp picks area.
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Post by taftreign on May 11, 2018 16:28:54 GMT -5
www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/05/victor-victor-mesa-brothers-leave-cuba-mlb-free-agent.htmlOutfield prospects Victor Victor Mesa and Victor Mesa Jr. have left Cuba with the intent to pursue contracts with Major League clubs, reports Jesse Sanchez of MLB.com (Twitter link). The elder Mesa brother is 21 years of age, while the younger is still just 16. Victor Victor seemingly confirmed as much this morning by tweeting a picture in which he is wearing a Team USA jacket alongside his younger brother. They’re being represented by Magnus Sports, per Sanchez. Both brothers will be considered amateur players under the collective bargaining agreement and will therefore be subject to Major League Baseball’s international bonus pools, despite the fact that the older of the two does come with six seasons of pro ball in Cuba under his belt. As such, they’ll be limited to minor league contracts and signing bonuses that are relatively minimal when compared to the top prices paid for prior Cuban stars. The Mesa brothers are the sons of Victor Mesa, a 19-year veteran of the Cuban National Series who has in the past served as the manager of Cuba’s team in the World Baseball Classic. Scouting info on the pair is somewhat sparse, especially as pertains to the 16-year-old Mesa Jr. Prior to last year’s WBC, however, Sanchez called the elder Mesa brother one of the top prospects in all of Cuba, reporting that he was one of the main draws for MLB scouts to the international spectacle. Per Sanchez’s brief report, Victor Victor is a plus runner and defender in the outfield with a strong throwing arm. He enjoyed a terrific campaign in the 2016-17 season in the Cuban National Series, hitting .354/.399/.539 and swiping 40 bases in 70 games — lending credence to reports on his impressive speed. In all, he’s a career .275/.334/.378 hitter in his six professional seasons in Cuba. His aggregate numbers are weighed down, to an extent, by the fact that he made his professional debut at the age of 16 and, unsurprisingly, endured some struggles against the island’s top pitchers in his first couple of seasons. There’s obviously a fair ways to go before either will be able to sign with a big league organization. The Mesa brothers will first need to be declared free agents by Major League Baseball — a process that could take several months but has, at times, also taken as much as a year for some players. Even if they’re cleared in short order, it stands to reason that they’d likely wait to sign until at least July 2, when the 2018-19 international signing period kicks off, thus resetting the bonus pools for teams throughout the league. Eight teams — the Reds, A’s, Nationals, Braves, White Sox, Astros, Cardinals and Padres — will still be in the metaphorical “penalty box” for previously shattering their league-allotted pools by more than 15 percent and will subsequently be barred for signing any international amateur player for more than $300K. The other 22 clubs will be able to allocate as much of their pool space as they wish to either or both brothers — it’s not clear if the two are set on signing with the same organization — though the new CBA placed a hard cap on signings and no longer allows clubs to exceed their bonus pools in any capacity.
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