Except for Sale and Price, last starts, within recent memory, even mine!This team, as currently constructed, is capable of winning it all.
Since their incomprehensible start they have been really good.
Except for Sale and Price, last starts, within recent memory, even mine!This team, as currently constructed, is capable of winning it all.
Since their incomprehensible start they have been really good.
last 3 years he's traded for Ziegler, Reed, and Eovaldi (not a reliever, but we know how that worked in playoffs), all of those worked outPerhaps DD has finally come to the realization that he sucks at trading for relievers and best to stay pat instead of making Abad move.
So giving up a couple of 20-30th ranked prospects in the system would compromise what exactly? Come on.standing pat is not a waste, they need as much cost-controlled talent as they can get for the early 2020s... a fringe arm that compromises that barely moves the needle....
Yep, and because of Ale Xander taking the easy side of the bet, another kid won't get the cancer treatment they needHas your money ever been so safely in your wallet? All snug and safe.
how do you know that is the cost for who we wanted?So giving up a couple of 20-30th ranked prospects in the system would compromise what exactly? Come on.
This is where I've been all at season. I'd actually sale this year if I were DD to stock up for next season.there's plenty of sense to standing pat. it's likely this year has already been shot, but they could still win out a WC spot and then anything can happen.
there's not that much pressure to win it all this year. people will get over going from champs to out of playoffs if that's what happens.
Which is why, on balance, it makes sense to sell. The first three games against the Yankees were fool's gold. The reality of this team was game 4.standing pat is not a waste, they need as much cost-controlled talent as they can get for the early 2020s... a fringe arm that compromises that barely moves the needle....
Thinking anyone was available for a guy like CJ Chatham was a pipe dream.So giving up a couple of 20-30th ranked prospects in the system would compromise what exactly? Come on.
For who? You've only shown half your work.So giving up a couple of 20-30th ranked prospects in the system would compromise what exactly? Come on.
I think the offense has mostly come together. the pitching however just can't keep teams under 5 runs a game at all...Which is why, on balance, it makes sense to sell. The first three games against the Yankees were fool's gold. The reality of this team was game 4.
What are we getting for these 20-30 ranked prospects from the worst farm system in baseball? Pomeranz just got traded for a legit prospect.So giving up a couple of 20-30th ranked prospects in the system would compromise what exactly? Come on.
What does that buy you? Colton Brewer 2.0? Doubt you get a reliever better than Darwinzon for that package.So giving up a couple of 20-30th ranked prospects in the system would compromise what exactly? Come on.
If it nudges the team over the cap, it compromises plenty (starting with the draft pick)So giving up a couple of 20-30th ranked prospects in the system would compromise what exactly? Come on.
They were talking to the Jays about Daniel Hudson. Hudson went to the Nats for their 27th rated prospect who is a 24 year old A ball pitcher.how do you know that is the cost for who we wanted?
Then sell Porcello at least for something...a couple lottery ticket prospects at least...standing pat is not a waste, they need as much cost-controlled talent as they can get for the early 2020s... a fringe arm that compromises that barely moves the needle....
6-13 was their low-water mark. Since then they've gone 53-36 (.596), which projects to 96 wins. So yeah, I guess you call that "really good". If they play .596 ball over their last 54, they'll end up with 85 wins, which won't nearly be enough. They need to get to about 93 wins, is my guess. So they need to go 34-20 (.630) the rest of the way to get to 93.This team, as currently constructed, is capable of winning it all.
Since their incomprehensible start they have been really good.
And there's the key phrase.Mark Feinsand
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With 10 minutes to go until the Trade Deadline, it appears that, barring any last-minute prices coming down, the Red Sox will not make any bullpen moves. Didn't see that one coming.
https://twitter.com/Feinsand/status/1156653692747231232
I expect the trade deadline date to change as soon as next year. MLB is finally getting the parity it wants, so it needs to adjust the deadline accordingly.the single 7/31 deadline looks like a massive fail for MLB with so many teams unclear where they stand and unwilling to sell yet
they can still make the WC easily if the rotation stops fucking the team. so, you stand pat.Then sell Porcello at least for something...a couple lottery ticket prospects at least...
It's definitely a fail in terms of the deadline being an exciting event. But I wonder if there's some labor reason the league would prefer to suppress trading.the single 7/31 deadline looks like a massive fail for MLB with so many teams unclear where they stand and unwilling to sell yet
Jays aren't trading inside the division or at least not at FMV. Rumor was they wanted two elite prospects from NYY for Stroman much higher package than what they got from NYM.They were talking to the Jays about Daniel Hudson. Hudson went to the Nats for their 27th rated prospect who is a 24 year old A ball pitcher.
And really, what's the harm in pushing it back to Aug 15 - kind of a middle ground between July 31 non-waiver deadline and Aug 31 waiver deadline? Still means six weeks without making a trade, gives teams a little longer to sort through their situation.It's definitely a fail in terms of the deadline being an exciting event. But I wonder if there's some labor reason the league would prefer to suppress trading.
Nats' 27th ranked prospect =/= the Red Sox' 20-30th ranked prospect.They were talking to the Jays about Daniel Hudson. Hudson went to the Nats for their 27th rated prospect who is a 24 year old A ball pitcher.
Hell, they can do it, fall back behind, and do it againThey have 54 games to make up 2 games. It's pretty fucking doable.
Yes. Because nothing says "sound management" like "lets torpedo our good but unexpectedly not-great year by guaranteeing mediocrity for the next few after that."If there is any sense that this year is shot, then the team should be looking to sell. If they feel they can contend, then buy. Middle ground is a total waste of assets.
They'll end up with 91. You forgot to add those first 6 wins.6-13 was their low-water mark. Since then they've gone 53-36 (.596), which projects to 96 wins. So yeah, I guess you call that "really good". If they play .596 ball over their last 54, they'll end up with 85 wins, which won't nearly be enough. They need to get to about 93 wins, is my guess. So they need to go 34-20 (.630) the rest of the way to get to 93.
Right — so DD needed to add a pitcher 1) better than Darwinzon, 2) with a low enough salary to not hit the cap, and 3) without hurting the farm too much. It's a tough ask. I still thought he'd pull it off, likely by trading Dalbec.If it nudges the team over the cap, it compromises plenty (starting with the draft pick)
And this year, he traded for Cashner. If Eovaldi counts as a reliever because of his work there in the playoffs, then Cashner ought to qualify as well. Either he's in the playoff pen or he pushes one of the other starters there.last 3 years he's traded for Ziegler, Reed, and Eovaldi (not a reliever, but we know how that worked in playoffs), all of those worked out
In a trade market where Pomeranz returns something with value, how does flipping a Porcello for some lottery ticket guarantee mediocrity for the next few years? Quite the opposite.Yes. Because nothing says "sound management" like "lets follow up our unexpectedly not-great year by guaranteeing mediocrity for the next few after that."
Pomeranz's salary = $1.5M, Porcello's = $20M. That might, you know, play a role in their dispirate trade value.In a trade market where Pomeranz returns something with value, how does flipping a Porcello for some lottery ticket guarantee mediocrity for the next few years? Quite the opposite.
Ah good catch. So then they only need to play two games better than that to get to 93. Maths are good.They'll end up with 91. You forgot to add those first 6 wins.
By "being a seller" you mean "trade the pitcher who sucks most right now."? That's not "being a seller," IMO. And you wouldn't even get a lottery ticket for Porcello. Sox best bet is to count on him to stop sucking for *them* so they can get to the playoffs.In a trade market where Pomeranz returns something with value, how does flipping a Porcello for some lottery ticket guarantee mediocrity for the next few years? Quite the opposite.
Porcello is a FA after this season. Salaries shouldn't matter much if comparing the two.Pomeranz's salary = $1.5M, Porcello's = $20M. That might, you know, play a role in their dispirate trade value.
What about NYY?Updated final (?) Wild Card race acquisitions.
TB - Aguilar, Richards, Anderson, Sogard
OAK - Roark, Diekman, Bailey
CLE - Puig, Reyes, Nova, Cardenas
MIN - Romo
BOS - Cashner
Nick Anderson could honestly be as good as Diaz if things break right. Absurd whiff rate.