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  1. rhswanzey

    2023 Bullpen

    Minor point of clarification: anyone on the 40-man roster who doesn’t make the team will burn an option year by being assigned to a minor league roster. Per new CBA, a player can be promoted a maximum of five times during the season (was previously unlimited). Promotions/demotions don’t impact...
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    Former players in talks to join NESN booth

    Not sure if anyone heard the couple of appearances he made in the radio booth in spring training, but Rich Hill is someone NESN should approach in the future (if he doesn’t have another twenty years of pitching in him). Heck, Joe likes him so much that maybe it’s WEEI who will call first.
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    Red Sox in season discussion

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    Let's Predict the 2022 Red Sox Season

    Sure, why not: 92-70 Team leader in Wins? Eovaldi Team leader in Saves? Robles Team leader in ERA (qualifying)? Eovaldi Team leader for Batting Average (qualifying)? Devers Team leader in HR? Devers Team leader in Steals? Story Team leader in HBP? JBJ Player who plays the majority of 1B games...
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    Bullpen ‘22

    Tyler Danish makes the team; Chris Sale to 60-day DL to open a spot on the 40. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/04/red-sox-select-tyler-danish-place-chris-sale-on-60-day-injured-list.html
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    The Red Sox ARE good. So now what?

    I’d be really surprised to see this team cut MLB pitching depth, even if it isn’t very good. They’re not in that position in terms of SP performance or health. Mata to 60-day DL opens a spot, but per Chris Hatfield, doing so burns his first service year. I landed on Santana due to the...
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    The Red Sox ARE good. So now what?

    Who gets DFA’d when Sale comes back next week? Someone on the 26, or someone in the minors? Santana?
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    Michael Chavis traded for Austin Davis

    ...anyway... I thought Davis looked okay last night. The bounced wild pitch right out of the gate was ugly, but the two-run single to Mejia that put the game away wasn’t smoked. He was sitting 93; K to Kiermaier showed some run on it. The slider is more good than great, but it plays. He should...
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    Red Sox acquire Kyle Schwarber

    Both Schwarber’s career (12.7) and 2021 BB% (10.2) are immediately the highest on the team. The team as a whole runs a 7.7 BB%. We added a guy with the same wRC+ as X for a potential fourth starter in A ball. shoot, Dalbec’s a shortstop now. Of course this guy can handle first.
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    Trade deadline

    Apologies if this shouldn’t be in the trade deadline thread - I think it’s pertinent, because it makes the case for cashing in Duran (for Scherzer - not trading Duran for the sake of it) more credible Kike is the 5th most valuable defender in the AL, per Fangraphs. He’s behind Myles Straw...
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    Red Sox Trade Deadline Thread

    Not to derail the trade deadline thread, but I think JBJ staying put should begin a conversation about what to offer him in free agency. I would engage him now at 2/16 with a team option for 2023/age 33. Something that he probably won't sign, but won't be insulted by and will pocket. You can...
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    Red Sox pitching carousel thread (our pitching is HISTORICALLY bad)

    I think we should be careful about overreacting to 20 innings of a guy in his late 20s who has had some pretty significant problems with walks throughout his minor league career. The last time the Sox fielded a team this bad, some people wanted to hand a starting job to someone who was...
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    Red Sox Trade Deadline Thread

    Hindsight 20/20, but during winter 2018 I would've approached our ALCS MVP (instead of our WS MVP) about an extension to buy out arb2/arb3. 4/40? His arb2/arb3 came out to 19.55m. Then you have JBJ signed at 2yr/20m for his age 31/32 seasons. It would generally be a big risk to turn over CF to...
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    2019-20 Offseason Discussion

    Maybe he was really AAA insurance in case we couldn’t get Johnson through waivers. Osich isn’t a guy you pencil into an OD pen. This was probably one guy for the first fringy lefty up kind of role. Osich had an option, so if you prefer Johnson and lose him, you still have the role covered...
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    Red Sox Starting Pitching 2020

    I think you've just successfully argued that two arb years of this pitcher should have a whole hell of a lot of market value. I for one am curious as to ownership's changing stance on this issue, as it's not clear what they believe and what they want the league to believe. These are probably...
  16. rhswanzey

    The Shed: potential trade destinations for high-priced Sox players.

    Obviously the talent return in this example was much higher than you're suggesting would come back for Price - but it's worth pointing out Arizona is paying about a third of Greinke's salary in Houston. I think teams pay $30m for a pitcher if it's Cole or Strasburg, and Price is not perceived to...
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    Red Sox Starting Pitching 2020

    This is exactly why I disagree with the above posters who think ERod is all but officially off limits on the winter market. You’ve got a ton of resources sunk into three rotation spots. If you can get a lesser quality arb2/arb3 sp arm plus assets, Erod’s spot is somewhere you can shed salary...
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    Red Sox Starting Pitching 2020

    Sale, Price and Eovaldi are all underwater contracts until further notice. Expecting any team to take on these contracts without us eating half the money, is just not grounded in reality. ERod is due an arbitration raise coming off his best MLB season. He’ll receive down ballot Cy votes...
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    Red Sox Offseason News and Notes

    I was surprised to learn Osich made 14 appearances of two or more innings last year. He gave up two runs, total, across all those appearances. I’m sure the leverage was very low in these kinds of appearances, but it would still suggest he isn’t completely hopeless against RHB, despite his awful...
  20. rhswanzey

    Building a Bullpen, 2019 edition

    Has anyone looked at where we are at for net 2 straight/3 straight/3 out of 4 stress appearances as compared to last season? I feel like we knew we were getting less bullpen production this year, but the performance gap is being exaggerated by being perpetually behind the 8 ball on usage. Usage...
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