Insanity. I'm happy. I'm surprised. Can't believe we got em.
Not a chance they signed this guy in order to deal Darwinzon. We're looking at a shortened spring training followed by expanded rosters for the first month. They can absolutely carry four lefties in the pen for April, assuming Strahm even makes it out of spring training.Strahm was pretty excellent from 2016-18. He had some knee problems beginning in late ‘17 and then was dealt to the Padres. He gave them a great year out of the pen in ‘18, they tried him as a starter in ‘19 and it didn’t go well. Knee problems seemed to flare up again and he had it surgically repaired last summer.
He looks like this year’s Andriese, hopefully with better results. Could be pretty useful if healthy.
I think it may mean Darwinzon is getting dealt. That’s too many lefties for one pen. Taylor is solid and I don’t think they’ll DFA Austin Davis, who has no options left.
As of now, rosters will not be expanded. Regular 26 man with 13 pitchers max.Not a chance they signed this guy in order to deal Darwinzon. We're looking at a shortened spring training followed by expanded rosters for the first month. They can absolutely carry four lefties in the pen for April, assuming Strahm even makes it out of spring training.
This is Bloom taking a flyer just to have a little more pitching depth to start the season. If he works out, great. If not, he's gone by May.
Strahm’s got a major league contract, I think he’ll make it out of spring training.Not a chance they signed this guy in order to deal Darwinzon. We're looking at a shortened spring training followed by expanded rosters for the first month. They can absolutely carry four lefties in the pen for April, assuming Strahm even makes it out of spring training.
This is Bloom taking a flyer just to have a little more pitching depth to start the season. If he works out, great. If not, he's gone by May.
Darwinson still has options, so he could start the year in AAA, if needed.I think it may mean Darwinzon is getting dealt. That’s too many lefties for one pen. Taylor is solid and I don’t think they’ll DFA Austin Davis, who has no options left.
Andriese got $2.1 million last year, and he seems like a similar type of guy: multi-inning arm, low velocity but good changeup, recently DFA’d coming off an injury. So maybe the going rate is a bit higher now.Just to maybe put this signing in perspective, what do fungible free agent arms typically go for in today's market? Is 3m the going rate?
i think this is reasonable. I’d consider him at 3 years but certainly agree that it feels risky. More than 3, I’m out, and I think the Sox are too.I’ve been interested in Soler as a fallback option, because his numbers in Atlanta were similar to his 2019 breakout. As a power RH bat with poor defense, he also fits well on the roster with JBJ and Verdugo. But I would not really want to give him a 3 year deal, let alone 5, unless we’re talking very low AAVs.
My first thought as well. The other guys on the team are going to have to work to keep up.He’s got HOF moss.
I'll add that guys like Eduard Bazardo (who, if not injured last year, probably would've seen a lot more opportunities, if only for covid reasons) and Kaleb Ort (though he faded down the stretch at Worcester and struggled vs lefties) as other guys who should get serious consideration for bullpen roles out of the gate at the ML level if they have strong spring trainings. I'd rather not throw six or seven million for someone like Robles who's just as likely to crater as he is to succeed.I'm more of the belief that the Sox have plenty of bullpen arms through their 40 man roster and likely one of them will turn into a great BP arm for at least a season. I'm more optimistic in mixed minor league track record guys like Feldman suddenly turning in a great season at the ML level than going out and signing a "was good for a while 2 years ago" type of guy at $millions. Those 3-7 million per year deals add up quickly
Indeed. With Paxton and now Strahm, we seem to be cornering the market on injured lefties who can't pitch.Seems like an overpay for Strahm for a semi-fungible arm. Career FIP over 4. Only 6.2 IP last year. Would rather give X/Correa/Devers an extra $3M (or lower ticket prices $1)
Not preventing any of those I don’t think.Seems like an overpay for Strahm for a semi-fungible arm. Career FIP over 4. Only 6.2 IP last year. Would rather give X/Correa/Devers an extra $3M (or lower ticket prices $1)
Sweet Jesus it’s glorious! Best hair in Red Sox history?He has amazing moss
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Sweet Jesus it’s glorious! Best hair in Red Sox history?