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    The AAA Sox Stadium Thread: Where Ever They May Roam

    Obviously bad deal: city agrees to fund the construction of a stadium for a minor league baseball team with no attachment to the community, e.g. town in the midwest funds a stadium and attracts an affiliate from a west coast or east coast MLB team. Potentially better deal: municipality agrees...
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    The AAA Sox Stadium Thread: Where Ever They May Roam

    I grew up in Shrewsbury and I have been rooting for this to happen ever since the first rumors emerged. From everything I've read, Worcester managed this process tightly and professionally, with no leaks. It obviously helps that they didn't have to go through the legislature like RI did...
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    Travis Shaw - what must he do to play three games in a row?

    Looks like a really good player. I like the Speier comment as well. Right now, I see him as a better version of Daniel Nava with the added bonus that he can handle third base. I think it would be really interesting to see what he could do with a full season's worth AB's. It looks like with his...
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    Shane Victorino and cash considerations to LAA for INF Josh Rutledge.

    This is also about the ascendance and importance of Brock Holt.   Holt gets starter-quantity AB's. He's the first fill-in at nearly every position on the diamond, and when you stick him in the lineup, he performs. He had 492 PA's last year and is on pace for something around that this year. He's...
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    Will GM dan jennings be the next MIA manager?

    I love how the baseball establishment, mainly its writers, are already judging this as a failure. Of course, it could fall apart, but how is it any less likely to succeed than hiring a grizzled former catcher to run the team? It might work, it might not -- just like hiring Don Wakamatsu. Might...
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    Who won the Brock Holt for Mark Melancon swap?

    Mark Melancon has been a very good closer for the Pirates. He's solidified the back-end of that bullpen, providing 2.5 and 2 WAR since joining Pittsburgh, although he's showing some signs of decline.    Brock Holt has shown that he can effectively play every position on the field at an...
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    Your Red Sox Blind Spot

    Reggie Jefferson, Paxton Crawford, and Morgan Burkhart. 
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    The Outfield '15 version

    It seems pretty clear to me that Hanley, Rusney, and Mookie are the long-term outfield for this team.    There are literally no other positions for them to play. Pablo is at third, Xander is at short, Dustin is at second. First base doesn't count, but it's not for guys like this who can, you...
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    Sox in on Miley

      No chance in hell.    Jesus Christ. The team decides to not give Jon Lester an absurdly large contract, and suddenly the front office is full of nitwits? Fuck me, the offseason brings out the worst in everyone.   Now excuse me while I go check Twitter.
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    Sox in on Miley

    Won't be surprised to see Webster and Ranaudo go. I think the team questions Webster's makeup and Ranaudo's pure stuff.    Barnes can still start, worst case scenario hit the bullpen. Rubby can be a shutdown reliever if they decide to pull the plug on the starting experiment.   If D-Backs want...
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    Would you, could you trade Mike Napoli?

    Not wild about it if the team wants to contend next year. Unless Hanley is playing 1B, the team has very bad options. Napoli puts together very good AB's, is quite consistent, plays good defense, and is by all accounts great in the clubhouse. Allen Craig is not the answer until he rebounds to...
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    Wesley/Speier/Heyman: Red Sox believed to be possibly moving toward an agreement with Hanley Ramirez

    I don't get that the Red Sox would "lose leverage." Presumably, they would gain leverage because multiple teams would be in on those guys on one-year deals.
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    The future at 3rd

    Guys, they claimed Juan Francisco. The future at third is solved.
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    The future at 3rd

    No to Sandoval. A fine player, great in the postseason, impressive defensively because of his size, but not a superstar type that warrants the kind of contract he's bound to receive. Have to worry about how the body will age.   If you think Hanley Ramirez will play third base and won't cause an...
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    Sox re-sign Koji

    Postseason obviously has me among the group of people thinking differently about the bullpen. If the late-season swoon was just fatigue and he's 100% in April, this is a great deal. Assume the team has pretty good knowledge on that, knows the arm and shoulder are healthy.    Keep in mind, he...
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    2015 OF Discussion

    Yeah -- Farrell is great about holding the company line. He's a pro. He may have just hung up a phone conversation with Cherington in which they discussed trading Cespedes, but he'd turn around to a reporter and say "that's stupid. We'd never trade a power hitting left fielder."
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    How MLB teams use their bullpens

    Lurker "trs" chimes in from Madrid:  
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    How MLB teams use their bullpens

    That's an important point. Right now, pitchers are paid significantly more money as starters than as relievers. If that gap closes and teams allocate more money to the bullpen, then good pitchers may be more willing to become relievers because they might be leaving less money on the table than...
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    How MLB teams use their bullpens

      Sure. It's also not going to be necessary -- some days your starter will be able to go eight, other days he's going to get blown up in the third inning and the manager will just use the long-man to mop up the game.    Let's look at the Cubs, another team led by a fairly progressive front...
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    How MLB teams use their bullpens

      Is this still true when it applies to players with elite stuff? I can understand this kind of volatility when we were applying it to guys who threw 92 MPH, lacked a wipeout slider, and may be perceived to be good pitchers because of good luck when in reality they were giving up a lot of...
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