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Post by Coreno on Jan 18, 2018 0:39:07 GMT -5
I hate this off-season. I don't know what to believe. Spring training needs to start already. We know.
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Post by Coreno on Jan 16, 2018 15:55:55 GMT -5
Ok but unlike Groome and hypothetical draft picks, the Red Sox should already have signed Betts to an extension. Is that even debatable? It takes two sides to come to an agreement. You seem to assume they haven't even bothered bringing up the topic, which would be asinine.
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Post by Coreno on Jan 16, 2018 13:50:06 GMT -5
Does anyone else think our 2025 first round pick hates playing in Boston? He'll be a free agent in just 15 years and hasn't signed a 10 year extension yet.
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Post by Coreno on Jan 15, 2018 15:02:33 GMT -5
Howie Kendrick is not very good. He will turn 35 this summer. He isn't even a 2nd baseman anymore.
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Post by Coreno on Jan 13, 2018 19:45:00 GMT -5
Saints have to go through the #1 defense this weekend first. And now it looks like if they get past Minn tomorrow, they get to face the #2 defense outdoors next sunday.
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Post by Coreno on Jan 12, 2018 23:21:12 GMT -5
I guess I'm not seeing it. What cases are you referring to? Donaldson in particular. He could make less if he has another injury riddled year. Donaldson is a former MVP in his final year of arbitration.
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Post by Coreno on Jan 9, 2018 0:27:25 GMT -5
Saints have to go through the #1 defense this weekend first.
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Post by Coreno on Jan 5, 2018 10:25:06 GMT -5
What about Adam Stern? I always thought of them as duplicate players.
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Post by Coreno on Dec 31, 2017 16:04:35 GMT -5
What a year by Dion Lewis. What a good find he was 3 years ago. Amazing what he can do when he's actually on the field.
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Post by Coreno on Dec 31, 2017 12:09:23 GMT -5
I think it not happening has less to do with Machado/Boston than it does Baltimore trading him in general.
I just don't see any way for all sides to come away happy enough to get a deal done, and I've thought that since rumors of his availability popped up. It just doesn't make sense. By all accounts, Manny wants to test the market, and he should, considering talk of the kind of contracts he and Harper could be getting. That means there's no way you would be able to use a negotiating window to pull off a trade and extension in one fell swoop. If that is the case, nobody will (read: should) give up enough for 1 year of control for the O's to feel satisfied with the return.
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Post by Coreno on Dec 29, 2017 11:45:17 GMT -5
Okay but after the Davis deal is up, the Rockies are for sure signing Kelvin Herrera to close, right?
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Post by Coreno on Dec 21, 2017 16:53:08 GMT -5
In 2017 Moreland had the second best offensive season of his career. Expecting more than that sounds like a recipe for disaster. Meanwhile, Yonder Alonso had the best offensive season of his career. Even after regressing quite a bit back towards his usual line after the trade to Seattle.
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Post by Coreno on Dec 21, 2017 0:21:33 GMT -5
Yeah, I'm gonna say I would much rather be paying less for the guy that didn't just have his first double digit homer season while playing a pretty bad 1B.
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Post by Coreno on Dec 20, 2017 23:39:38 GMT -5
Moreland deal looks even better after the Alonso deal.
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Post by Coreno on Dec 20, 2017 18:01:32 GMT -5
I’m curious what the front office offseason plan was here going in. Something was horribly misjudged or miscalculated it seems. Because I have a hard time believing that the strategy was to wait as long as Boras wants to drum up a competitive market for JD Martinez. Status quo at first base? Really? The plan was to re-sign Mitch Moreland? And if the strategy is sit around and wait for Boras, while we are sitting around, how about improving the bullpen? This team is not 1% better than it was last year. And last year in my humble opinion they were not nearly as good as their record indicated. The plan was to make unreasonable Red Sox fans angry more than 2 months before anyone reports to spring training. Like they say, DD knows what he wants and he gets it, no matter what the cost. #decisive
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Post by Coreno on Dec 20, 2017 17:59:44 GMT -5
Hanley to RedSox for 2016Hanley
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Post by Coreno on Dec 20, 2017 17:57:39 GMT -5
Can I just say that I love living in a world where James Develin is a Pro Bowler? EDIT: GUYS I JUST REALIZED HE MADE THE PRO BOWL BECAUSE IVY LEAGUERS ARE JUST WIRED DIFFERENTLY AHHHHHHHHHH HE WAS RIGHT I think the real reason he made the pro bowl is actually because he's one of like 3 guys at that position that actually plays enough snaps to qualify, but yeah it's also definitely because #grit
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Post by Coreno on Dec 20, 2017 17:52:31 GMT -5
I’m curious what the front office offseason plan was here going in. Something was horribly misjudged or miscalculated it seems. Because I have a hard time believing that the strategy was to wait as long as Boras wants to drum up a competitive market for JD Martinez. Status quo at first base? Really? The plan was to re-sign Mitch Moreland? And if the strategy is sit around and wait for Boras, while we are sitting around, how about improving the bullpen? This team is not 1% better than it was last year. And last year in my humble opinion they were not nearly as good as their record indicated. Wholeheartedly disagree with this sentiment. Can you name a single player that over-achieved? You could maybe make an argument that Kimbrel and Sale had, or at least were having, career years until the last month or two when both regressed somewhat. However, I can name a handful of guys that played through injuries or for whatever reason did not play up to the level we know they are capable. And yet again, I know it's a long offseason and everyone gets so antsy, but good lord we are only a month and a half into it. Patience, my friends.
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Post by Coreno on Dec 20, 2017 17:41:10 GMT -5
I don't think the Giants were ever really in on JDM, especially after adding Longoria.
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Post by Coreno on Dec 18, 2017 19:18:20 GMT -5
I like Mitch Moreland but this is yet another example of Dombrowski’s lack of creativity. If your complaint with Dombrowski is that he has no creativity and always just goes after the obvious top-of-the-line option to fill a need, I don't see how you can turn around and call a move like this another example of his lack of creativity. Is it just because he was with the team last year? Honestly, Moreland has probably been his most creative move with the Red Sox. You could make an argument for Pomeranz since he was just starting to establish his value as a near frontline starter, but they still paid a pretty hefty price on that one.
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Post by Coreno on Dec 18, 2017 18:30:04 GMT -5
I don't get the two years, unless that's the only way he would accept a part time role. I can live with this if Martinez is signed to DH and act as a 4th OF. He signed way under market last year. This is closer to what he was worth then and now. Eh. I'm not really sure I see where you're getting that from. He's only getting a $1M raise after putting up 2WAR. Last winter, he was coming of a walk year where he only gave the Rangers .7WAR. I think the two years works decent for both sides. Moreland is 32 and probably knows he's never getting any big payday. He likely plays out the rest of his career basically year-to-year after this deal. He's best as a platoon 1B, and should still be a useful role player if his bat takes any steps back, due to his defense. He was signed to be a platoon guy last year so I hope that is the plan here. I like this if it means still getting a premier bat for DH. That technically forces Hanley out of the starting 9 vs. RHP, but I think they could still keep him happy as that 10th man. Starting at 1st vs. LHP, and as the designated PH and backup 1b/DH (with JDM, or whoever that acquisition may be, sliding into the field to give other guys days off) should get him to that sweet spot of ~400ABs where he gets enough playing time to hopefully keep him happy, but not so much that his option vests, and maybe he actually stays healthy. ADD: If Hanley somehow gets his groove back and mashes next year, and is back in 2019 then the first base situation continues with them splitting time. If not, the closest 2 internal options at 1B, Sam Travis and Michael Chavis, are both RHH. So Moreland as a defensive LHH should be a good fit in some capacity with the 2019 Red Sox.
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Post by Coreno on Dec 18, 2017 15:20:46 GMT -5
I'd rather see him in LF.
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Post by Coreno on Dec 17, 2017 13:01:30 GMT -5
You can also designate him for assignment. That literally just happened to Adrian Gonzalez and his massive salary and may likely happen to Matt Kemp. In 2017, a lot of teams appear to realize that salaries for aging underperforming former stars are sunk costs. Why would you want Deven Marrero on your roster instead of Hanley Ramirez? (How many times have I asked this question?) You DFA guys who project to be worthless (as Gonzalez and Kemp do). Steamer projects Hanley to be worth maybe $7M in a 10th-player role (and Marrero to be less than worthless), and Steamer doesn't know that Hanley played most of 2017 and 2015 hurt and that one of the main points of demoting him to 10th player is so he doesn't have to play hurt. To platoon at 2nd base next to his best friend, Eric Hosmer.
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Post by Coreno on Dec 17, 2017 1:10:43 GMT -5
Making moves doesn't make the season start sooner.
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Post by Coreno on Dec 16, 2017 23:26:00 GMT -5
This waiting game is awful. Boras is such a pain sometimes....find a number. Let's go Boras. I want a press conference already. What's the rush? They don't even play exhibition games for another 2 months.
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