DD didn't seemed too alarmed about it. Said they frequently are interested in guys they think are going to get picked at #30 and they are still there are #40. But yeah the money issues are there. Maybe they should send Cherington the bill. He really hamstrung them with some brutal contracts.
Not to nitpick (but I will)...it was 11:59.57 PM
Going from the AL East to the NL Central will help Archer a lot I think. The Pirates are stacked in the outfield at the ML level and still have Jason Martin and Bryan Reynolds in Indianapolis and Altoona.
Some of us think DDski erred with the Price contract, but I don't feel like being yelled at again, okay?
Not to mention his new pitching coach. I get the feeling his career will get better from here on out
He has an OPS+ of 121, leading the league in walks. He's not playing as well as he's shown he can, but he's not awful.
My biggest concern is the repeater tax when so many guys need to be reupped, the young kids need deals and the team has holes to fill for next year as is. If it means losing Kimbrel, not being able to fill the hole in the rotation and not resigning Mookie/X/etc, then yeah, I hope we stayed under, because it starts getting aggressive and short of Price opting out (which opens another hole), those things are real concerns; and those draft pick slides and IFA pool and draft pool deductions start adding up.
I agree with you with that sentiment but Cherington sent out millions for zero return. Just with Pablo & Rusney.
I agree. I like the relatively low-cost moves like Moreland, Pearce, and Kinsler. You just seem to get more bang for the buck.
Interesting, I thought Pham was a great trade but the Archer package seemed light. Meadows is injury-prone and has been terrible since a good first two weeks, and Glasnow is a failed starter.
That's how I took it. Even if only as a reliever in October. Eovaldi really plugs two holes...the starter now and the reliever we needed for later (whether it be him or Rodriguez).
Biggest concern for me too. Lots of money needing to be thrown around in the near future. Still carrying Sandoval next season too.
I really, really hope that I'm wrong, but my gut reaction is that not adding another solid bullpen arm is gonna come back to haunt the Sox.
If it makes you feel better, there's a legitimate chance that any bullpen arm they would have gotten would have ended up sucking.
Yeah I saw Speier’s tweet. They can reevaluate in August, they’ll know if Kelly is fixable by then and have a larger sample size of Thornburg and Brasier.
He's probably someone they'll still extend a QO to since he still has positive value. Doubtful he'd make much. and at worst they could get a draft pick out of it.
Don't forget you don't need 5 starters in the playoffs. You gain a couple of pen arms right there. Were/Are there really that many "Solid" bullpen arms out there "available" for low level prospects? Because that is essentially all we have. Yes we have a few good pieces but DD sounded like he didn't want to totally decimate the farm. We're pretty thin as it is. I think the MFY adding only Happ won't be enough. Lynn is just OK. Their starting staff is their biggest problem. Like Cafardo was saying if they don't get Severino straightened out they could have big problems in a 1 game playoff.
Right. I thought that only Hand and Herrera were above the pack. Everyone else is in the same box of chocolates as the guys they already have. Usually good. Occasionally not. Its not like the Sox lack numbers of those guys like they have in the past. They just sent a reasonably effective (until his last 2 games) Workman to AAA.
Eovaldi could be a downright filthy fireballer out of the 'pen in the playoffs. Esp as a ROOGY.
High likelihood ownership nixed Rizzo sell orders. Conflicting reports here on that — another report said Rizzo nixed the sell.
Side question but what’s the local scuttle on Martinez? He appears to be in over his head, enough to where they’d even miss Dusty.
In over his head, struggling like a rookie.
What would the rule be, exactly? Teams have to be allowed to bump people off their 25 man, and they can't get a free pass to send them to the minors if they don't have options.
