If Miami does trade for Arraez it's unlikely Minnesota takes a MI back, they already have a surplus, which makes Miami even more likely to want to trade Wendle or whoever.
Sox Sign OF Adam Duvall to 1 year deal
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You also can't trade guys you signed in the offseason unti after June 15 (unless they agree to it). So it's all a moo point.
EDIT. NM. You edited your message.
Ha, yeah. He says it so often I’ve started to get confused as to which one is right!
The real question with Duvall and this signing is: what about that ECU tendon sheath 34-year-old Duvall had repaired last August?
Bautista ('12) and Teixeira ('13) were both mashers who had tendon sheath surgery; Bautista was 31, Teixeira 33. Both B and T missed about 40 games the year following their surgeries; B had his in August of the year previous, T in July. Both B and T lost about 50 points on their ISO after coming back.
Now, that was 10 years ago, but I doubt much has changed in ECU tendon sheath repair (though I could be wrong). This is obviously a small sample size, but probably safest to assume that Duvall will be slow to return and somewhat diminished when he does.
Bautista ('12) and Teixeira ('13) were both mashers who had tendon sheath surgery; Bautista was 31, Teixeira 33. Both B and T missed about 40 games the year following their surgeries; B had his in August of the year previous, T in July. Both B and T lost about 50 points on their ISO after coming back.
Now, that was 10 years ago, but I doubt much has changed in ECU tendon sheath repair (though I could be wrong). This is obviously a small sample size, but probably safest to assume that Duvall will be slow to return and somewhat diminished when he does.
Asking out of complete ignorance. From a hitting standpoint does it matter which hand?
I really don't think the Red Sox gave Justin Turner $22 million dollars to be the RH compliment to Casas at 1b, and I think we all hope that there won't be many 3b bats available. Turner got 532 ABs last year and I don't think there is any reason to think that he won't get just as many this coming year. After all, he is one of the best bats in the line-up and the single best RH hitter on the team.
it's also been reported that Duvall chose the Red Sox over the Mets because the Mets saw him as a 4th outfielder and the Sox were offering him a starting role. So yes, there will be at least 4 players getting regular ABs in the OF, but right now it seems like those outfielders are named Yoshida, Duvall, Verdugo and Refsnyder. Of course Kike may also get some play there, but considering that he's currently slated to be the team's starting SS and the team has already committed to starter at-bats for Yoshida and Duvall, it wouldn't seem like he'd see too much action there. The only way that might change is if Verdugo is either traded (which wouldn't be shocking) or switched to a bench role (which seems unlikely).
Per reports, Duvall chose the Red Sox because he was told he'd have a chance to start. So yes, it looks like he will be the starting CF unless somehow there is a roster shake-up that sees Verdugo leaving (opening up RF) and a new SS coming (so that Kike can return to CF).
But I'm guessing that neither happens and the current OF is the OF they start the season with.
Of course, that would not only mean Duvall is the CF but Verdugo ends up in RF. Why would the Sox do that? Well maybe they see Verdugo similarly to Yo La Tengo:
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interesting Twitter thread about Duvall. Not sure if the whole thing will be available in its entirety but mostly explains why Sox might believe Duvall can play CF:
View: https://twitter.com/rryanmedeiros/status/1615550491911405569?s=46&t=6FZqzb7EBJwroRzV9sUaPQ
View: https://twitter.com/rryanmedeiros/status/1615550491911405569?s=46&t=6FZqzb7EBJwroRzV9sUaPQ
Turnerr is the primary DH. On the days that he plays first and the times that he may be needed at third Yoshida could slide into DH. I was really surprised that it needed explanation.
The screw up with Bogaerts was Dombrowski being too happy to give away opt-outs. Ian Cundall on a recent Sox Prospects podcast opined that this could have been bought out with another $15-20 million added to the extension, which still would have been a very team-friendly deal.