Post by RedSoxStats on Jan 2, 2023 18:20:29 GMT -5
The team knows Rafaela better than anyone, and Cora and Vazquez just got a long look at him up close. If they decide to trade him, I'm presuming they like him, but are very confident they are selling high (not saying they think he will bust, either.) Hard to go against that level of information. It's not out of the question that his bat ends up just horrible.
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Post by RedSoxStats on Nov 13, 2022 22:05:36 GMT -5
Don't know much about McCarthy's pedigree, but man, there seems to be some major red flags in his game from his 2022. His AAA numbers are from playing in Reno, so that muddies the waters even more.
Sign X at 210x7 then trade Devers for a 2-3 starter, MLB third baseman and prospects. Start with a conversation with the Marlins who are loaded with starting pitching.
The Miami Marlins/any team is going to trade all that for 1 year of control of a $300M free agent? It's too late for Devers to have great value anymore.
Post by RedSoxStats on Oct 6, 2022 21:45:46 GMT -5
Finn reported earlier in the season that O'Brien was coming back, he signed an extension a year or two ago, and was never in doubt. I believe it was also Finn that also mentioned last winter that NESN was being very frugal when it came to filling the Remy slots, which I believe made WMB a studio guy rather than the actual replacement.
I thought Youk was good, especially when talking hitting, but didn't knock my socks off. Mazz was fine, but I didn't like the flow when it was just him and O'Brien. I thought Miller was actually kind of embarrassing for NESN, he was there to play his character.
Monaco/Middlebrooks is clearly the way to go, but it ain't happening. NESN is going to try to get Holt involved in a big way, I'm guessing.
Post by RedSoxStats on Sept 22, 2022 17:36:45 GMT -5
Does anyone feel the Rafaela expectations are kind of a runaway train right now that should probably be reined in a bit?
Maybe I am way off base, but it feels like people are now expecting him to be Starling Marte, when Kevin Pillar is more likely, and a Víctor Robles outcome is equally likely as him being star.
Post by RedSoxStats on Sept 9, 2022 17:53:00 GMT -5
The Red Sox don't care about paying the luxury tax at all. They do care about losing revenue sharing rebates, which happens when you stay over the CBT for 3 consecutive years or longer. The Sox will be under the tax in 2023 or 2024.
Post by RedSoxStats on Sept 8, 2022 23:34:26 GMT -5
FWIW, those tweets were more of just a 'hah, this is weird' than anything.
I've heard a couple of people mention Rick Porcello (ver. 2018) and Merrill Kelly (ver. 2021) as kind of what they feel like Wacha may be going forward. So I think people are pretty realistic about him (and those types of seasons are plenty valuable).
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Post by RedSoxStats on Sept 5, 2022 17:28:16 GMT -5
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Monday night’s game between the Lehigh Valley IronPigs and Worcester Red Sox has been postponed due to inclement weather. The game will be made-up as part of a double-header on Thursday, September 8.