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    What does 2023 look like?

    I thought the same thing. Diminutive Vladez offensively reminds me of Joe Morgan. He likely never gets to that level, but he seems like a sleeper. However, he might be as good as if not better than Brock Holt as a regular utility player. Casas at 1B with Hosmer at DH, and visa versa...
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    Sox acquire Eric Hosmer

    Considering the players who Hosmer compares to, acquiring in his age 32 season with little financial outlay for the duration of his contract seems reasonable. He started his career comparable to Eddie Murray (who made the HOF). More recently, J.T. Snow, Harold Baines (who also made the HOF)...
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    Roster building in baseball: Winning moves are usually not recognized when they happen

    Don't forget Johnny Gomes.
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    Astros acquire Christian Vázquez for Enmanuel Valdez and Wilyer Abreu.

    Fair and balanced take. Valdez at 2B and Casas at 1B could improve the right side of the infield reasonably soon. Devers is their priority but, at some point, if his greed exceeds the fair value of his premium not discounted contract, they will not keep him. Last season the collective wisdom...
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    2022 MLB Draft

    Answering my own question, the Sox were the only organization taking 3 HS players on Day 1 of the draft. A couple of teams with 4 selections split their choices between HS and C. No other team came close with college players predominating. Am I right that HS players who can hit were a less in...
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    2022 MLB Draft

    It seems to me with 3 fairly equal talents in the top 80 picks, Romero, Coffey and Anthony (RCA), might come close to being signed to comparable contracts. Romero comes in under slot, Coffey close to slot (maybe a little under) and Anthony above slot. Does this make sense? I haven't done the...
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    2020 MLB Draft Thread

    Don't waste premium picks on risky HS pitchers. It's usually the worst move you can make. HS position players (especially hitters with advanced tools) are counterintuitively safer picks.
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    Red Sox Hire Chaim Bloom As Chief Baseball Officer

    At least we can be sure that Chaim isn't related to fictional producer Leo Bloom. By the way, Bloomsday is my birthday, so maybe there is some serendipity here. Of course, I've had to personally defend a few characters like this...
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    Red Sox Hire Chaim Bloom As Chief Baseball Officer

    With another post-season fail, the Dodgers might want to add a Hollywood superstar like Mookie. They are one of the few franchises who can afford him and nobody wants him haunting the Red Sox in the AL for the rest of his career. Friedman has one of the farm systems with many prospects of all...
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    Role of Marco Hernandez

    Hernandez has the best hit tool of the bench players and is about as good defensively as Holt in the infield. His only deficit compared to Holt is his lack of OF experience. However, tutoring him in the majors while he observes the 4 defensively plus outfielders ahead of him might add this to...
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    Buchholz Traded To Philly For 2B/DH Josh Tobias

    I'm not sure this is right. He was worth what he is paid to the Phillies plus the "utility player ceiling" prospect. Buchholz at age 34 for this price is a gamble that the Phillies were willing to take. His option was picked up almost as insurance before the Sale trade was close to a reality...
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    Dave Dombrowski: The Right Man For The Job?

    Eckersley was a funky hurler, like Sale, his whole career. They said his motion would lead to arm injury but it never seriously did. Before 1980, Eckersley was mostly as good as any major league ace starter: http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/eckerde01.shtml Even before he was dealt...
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    Sox send Miley to Seattle for Smith (RP) and Elias (SP)

    I have a friend who actually writes for Fangraphs and other data oriented websites. His opinion is that the latest Ivy Leauger created proprietary data analytics used by major league teams are light years ahead of the now almost conventional statistical measures fans rely on. Obviously, there...
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    2016 Starting Rotation/Bullpen Spillover

    I thought the same thing but also with respect to the Mets (Matz notwithstanding). A package with Owens or Johnson plus other considerations for young RHPs of at least equal value might balance the roster a little. Joe Ross with the Nationals is another pitcher like this. Miley is too much of...
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    The Price of Price v. Lester

    I've thought this all along but didn't articulate it like this. The odds are strong that Price will be worth his money for the next 3 years. If he is, I don't see the Sox making the Sabathia mistake of the Yankees. Pitching up to or even exceeding expectations when he should doesn't mean that...
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