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  1. johnlos

    Who's going to catch?

    I'll take it! ;)
  2. johnlos

    Who's going to catch?

    Interesting point. Although clearly some 4s become good coaches too...maybe somewhat because people to listen to them and somewhat because they have insight on the 3->4 transition.
  3. johnlos

    Who's going to catch?

    Hickey was demoted to AA for 106 PA after struggling at AAA and wasn't great back in AA either. Haven't heard why but wonder if they're reworking his swing or something.
  4. johnlos

    Who's going to catch?

    Are there days when we need offense more and days we need defense more? Not even trying to be sarcastic. Do we have certain starters we think defense will matter more for? Or is there hope Navarez will learn to hit? Since he's been a 100 wRC+ guy in repeated AAA seasons at age 24-25. Seems...
  5. johnlos

    Your catchall JOHN HENRY AND THE SOX ARE SOOOO CHEAP!!! thread

    Good point—I dunno who either. Hope it’s not us!! Never really made much sense for us to pick up an IFer unless we were trading Casas for a starter (and if the rumors were even true SEA appears to have shot that down immediately)
  6. johnlos

    Your catchall JOHN HENRY AND THE SOX ARE SOOOO CHEAP!!! thread

    They were sure cheap until they signed Buehler, with an island of misfit lefties in Sandoval, Wilson, and Chapman hardly worthwhile for a top-5 revenue franchise. At least now they have a high upside starter that shined under the biggest lights this past postseason. MLBTR estimates Bregman as...
  7. johnlos

    Your catchall JOHN HENRY AND THE SOX ARE SOOOO CHEAP!!! thread

    Update: love the Buehler signing as a buy low on a short contract (fine with the logic of not signing 30+ starters long-term). Sandoval signing seems like another too-cute move but will be happy to be proven wrong if they see something in him. He is talented but hasn’t really been good since...
  8. johnlos

    What is the point of professional sports?

    Answering your question literally: pro sports are glorified clubs. Watch this doc and you’ll get it :) https://www.joinordiefilm.com/
  9. johnlos

    Red Sox sign Patrick Sandoval

    Looking at these numbers it's a decent bet for some ROI. Fried is obviously better and not coming off TJ but the LOB% and WAR numbers suggest he isn't out of Sandoval's league exactly. Sandoval will still be under 30 in 2026 too. I wonder if they might have Sandoval pitch in relief in 2025 while...
  10. johnlos

    Your catchall JOHN HENRY AND THE SOX ARE SOOOO CHEAP!!! thread

    Are you trolling? The Yankees seem to have legitimately come in second in the Juan Soto sweepstakes, got beat, and immediately turned around and spent 8/$218m on Fried. And the Bellinger deal is more of a salary dump than a trade, since Cody Poteet is a 30 year old nothing, so go ahead and tack...
  11. johnlos

    Who's going to catch?

    Right, but you have to do it one at a time. In any case, looking across a few positions, they mirror the table that StatMuse provided (and I posted above). Catchers hit about as well as 2b, and a bit better than 3b.
  12. johnlos

    Who's going to catch?

    @jbupstate Per this tweet from 2020 it looks like stathead has this capability too but I can't quite figure out how to use it. View: https://twitter.com/baseball_ref/status/1273637472258478080
  13. johnlos

    Who's going to catch?

    Thanks, that is a cool graph. And helps explain why Will Smith (and maybe Connor Wong) being league-worst pitch-framers doesn't matter as much as it used to. Statmuse gives you something: Not sure it totally checks out since I'm unsure why DH would have half the ABs as other positions. Maybe...
  14. johnlos

    Who's going to catch?

    Will Smith was also 100th%ile in controlling the run game. This really must makes me suspicious of the metrics. Here's Wong for comparison:
  15. johnlos

    Who's going to catch?

    Thanks. For comparison, we sent them Verdugo coming off 1.4/2.2 WAR (FG/BR) and they sent us their 12th-ranked prospect (Fitts), a major-league ready reliever (Weissert), and a TINSTAAPP). We sent our 25th-ranked prospect that's nowhere near the bigs for Narvaez. If we're lucky Narvaez will be...
  16. johnlos

    Who's going to catch?

    Fishy man, your comments continue to be very aggressive. Yes I read @jon abbey's helpful posts in the Narvaez trade thread. The Yankees have a pitch-framing factory with the one-knee style somewhat pioneered by their coach. Narvaez is considered an excellent defensive catcher (by Aaron Boone...
  17. johnlos

    Who's going to catch?

    interesting, although if the Yankees really believed that, they wouldn’t have traded us one of their good defensive catchers.
  18. johnlos

    Red Sox acquire C Carlos Narvaez from NYY

    Per MLBTR, confirmed that the int'l bonus pool money was for 2024 and therefore unrelated to Sasaki who will sign in 2025: "New York also picks up an undisclosed amount of money it can use to sign an international amateur before the end of the signing period on Sunday."
  19. johnlos

    Red Sox acquire C Carlos Narvaez from NYY

    How can you possibly hate dealing a catcher with 3rd string upside? (per Longenhagen) I would think they must have accounted for that...but since Sasaki is almost certainly going to sign in 2025 and 2024 is almost over I don't know what other period it could be. Can you trade 2026 money already?
  20. johnlos

    Who's going to catch?

    Looks like one answer is Carlos Narvaez (cousin to Omar). Cost us Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz, international bonus space, and Emmanuel Valdez (designated for assignment). Has been a replacement-level hitter in age 24 and 25 seasons at AAA (97 and 108 wRC+). For defense per Longenhagen at Fangraphs...
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