Damnit yes.... yes a thousand times yes!Do you mean that the other way: LF only and RF at other parks? I want no part of Schwarber in Fenway's right field.
Damnit yes.... yes a thousand times yes!Do you mean that the other way: LF only and RF at other parks? I want no part of Schwarber in Fenway's right field.
I think the point of sweating is that there are a lot of good SS available this off-season and not as many next (potentially X, Turner, and Swanson). So which side has leverage completely flips.It’s too bad the Sox don’t have some sort of precedent for a team leader playing at 2B… Maybe X is just too tall?
If the Sox are signing a SS this off-season, it should be someone who is a plus defender at the position, which Semien is not from the reports I’ve seen. Get a player who can/will play 2B and sub for X on his off days. At a certain point the better defender will be obvious and the hope is that X can switch to 2B with the new SS taking over. The defense is improved and the offense remains the same.
I don’t see the point of sweating X opting out before we see what he does in 2022. He’s a mediocre year or injury away from deciding “I just can’t leave Boston, this is my home and I want to win with this team.”
I disagree, the sweating and hand-wringing is what happens here every time someone has a good season and is on a short commitment, and then we worry about locking that player up for a longer term. X is a fan favorite, but he's not a good defensive SS and that's what we should be trying to fix this season; we can worry about replacing his offense and intangibles next off-season.I think the point of sweating is that there are a lot of good SS available this off-season and not as many next (potentially X, Turner, and Swanson). So which side has leverage completely flips.
They can always re-sign Schwarber and move him to 1B temporarily (because Casas will be up at some point next year).They have Aguilar for another year, so seems unlikely. Maybe they’d swap the two even up but not sure that’s a great move.
The Red Sox don’t have a ton of great trade pieces as far as I can tell. Even if they trade Dalbec, they then need to get a1b. They don’t have any clearly blocked players with much value and they are lacking in the pitching prospects usually needed to pull of a big deal.
For the price, I'd prefer not to have both Martinez and Schwarber on the team. It would be doable for a season I suppose, but I'm not sure what package would fetch the return that makes this fiscally appealing to meThey can always re-sign Schwarber and move him to 1B temporarily (because Casas will be up at some point next year).
I think any signing of Schwarber means JD is gone after this year, with Casas ready to move up.have both Martinez and Schwarber on the team. It would be doable for a season I suppose, but I'm not sure what package would fetch the return that makes this fiscally appealing to
I imagine the Sox will lose some leverage trying to deal JD, no? Other teams knowing that they sort of painted themselves into a corner and are asking for help? I'm sure it'll come down to how much other teams want the Sox to pick up and/or the quality of the player Bloom would be asking for in return. JD for one season at $10M is a great deal. I could imagine another team offering a mid-level RP in return for that, no?For the price, I'd prefer not to have both Martinez and Schwarber on the team. It would be doable for a season I suppose, but I'm not sure what package would fetch the return that makes this fiscally appealing to me
The biggest saving grace if the Sox try to move JDM will be the hopeful approval of the universal DH. That will expand the market for him a bit, but I would expect the Sox potentially eat some of his salary especially if they sign Schwarber first for the reason you mention. I'd love to see a guy with Whitlock/Houck type ability come back if we're going to see one of those guys being promoted. I think we see Bloom work at least one three team trade this off season, because with the right partners you can be more creative.I imagine the Sox will lose some leverage trying to deal JD, no? Other teams knowing that they sort of painted themselves into a corner and are asking for help? I'm sure it'll come down to how much other teams want the Sox to pick up and/or the quality of the player Bloom would be asking for in return. JD for one season at $10M is a great deal. I could imagine another team offering a mid-level RP in return for that, no?
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I mean aside from having the better hitter available to DH for the next four years.Paying $10M to dump JD and then $15M or so per to sign Schwarber sounds like a foolish idea that does nothing to solve the teams weaknesses. It’s like signing Jeff Reardon when you already have Lee Smith.
I see it more like signing J.D. Martinez when you already have Hanley Ramirez.Paying $10M to dump JD and then $15M or so per to sign Schwarber sounds like a foolish idea that does nothing to solve the teams weaknesses. It’s like signing Jeff Reardon when you already have Lee Smith.
They have Martinez for one more year, they need a long term professional hitter. Letting Schwarber walk to avoid trading Martinez later in the year is pretty silly.I mean, JD's OPS this year, .867, is only slightly lower than Schwarber's second best OPS, .871, in 2019. Schwarber is a 28 year old that had a career season last year but still only played 113 games. He was great with us down the stretch but I agree. Seems silly to pay $10 mil to dump JD and sign a guy with no real defensive position to a 4 year deal worth $15 million per year especially when we need SP depth.
Doing a quick scan at some interesting MLB prospects not added to 40-man rosters today here who might have a shot at sticking on ours.So of 7 open spots, they filled 4… curious who they’re planning to add from outside the organization to fill it.
1) He was DFAd, not released, which means NY has ten days to trade him if that's possible.MFY DFA'ed Clint Frazier, anyone thinks he's worth claiming? Fifth overall pick in '13, just just turned 27. He's been a bit up and down both offensively and defensively, but was a GG finalist in '20 (SSS as it was). Excluding JDM and Schwarber he's got enough of a track record that I think it's safe to say that he's already a vast improvement over any of the other 4th OF options that Sox presented last year. I think this could be a low cost way to fill a need. Made $2.1 M last season. Before being DFAed he wasn't eligible to become a FA until '25. Please tell me how that works for any team picking him up. Does he become an unrestricted FA upon being released?
Even if we’re looking at Mayer as the long term SS of the future, a reasonable development timeline still leaves plenty of time to sign one of the FA SSs on a long term deal, with the exception of Corea and Seager, who the Sox are not likely to be in on anyway.Also, would people really let Mayer prevent them from making a move if it was a good one? Seems pretty bullish.
I generally like your plan for SS around Xander for the short term but I’m wondering how those FA SS are going to fall into place this off-season. I imagine Correa and Seaver are going to want to hold out for as long as they can while the remaining guys will have to follow even behind them. I just don’t see Baez jumping at a 5 year 15AAV before those guys. I think it’s more likely that he will push for closer to $25M per and if he doesn’t get it, he’ll sign a one year deal, which I don’t think Bloom wants.Even if we’re looking at Mayer as the long term SS of the future, a reasonable development timeline still leaves plenty of time to sign one of the FA SSs on a long term deal, with the exception of Corea and Seager, who the Sox are not likely to be in on anyway.
I think the rule is he’d go on the 40 man immediately, then they could IL him on day 1 of spring training, then he would have to spend all of 2023 on the active 26 man roster or be offered back.I didn't see it mentioned, but I only skimmed the thread. Thad Ward had TJ surgery on June 3rd of this year. Would a team be able to hide him on the DL all year if they did take him?
Whereas Kutter definitely gets picked with no chance of being returned.This article covers that very topic. Seems unlikely he’d be picked, but I guess you never know.
https://bloggingtheredsox.com/2021/11/03/red-sox-pitching-prospect-thaddeus-ward-plays-catch-for-first-time-since-undergoing-tommy-john-surgery/
i don’t know about that; rule 5 guys who make it through the entire year are still pretty rare. I’m surprised the Sox still have guys like Rosario and Potts on the 40-man, although perhaps not for long. They really need stronger depth on the 40-man, last year there were times where they could have used an OF or 1B call up and literally had no one on the 40-man available .Whereas Kutter definitely gets picked with no chance of being returned.
No, no, a thousand times no. I've watched him enough with the Mets to know that he's not worth it.
Yes, but it still warrants discussion. Otherwise, let's just wait until players sign to talk about it.Seems like this should go without saying, but any agent worth his salt is going to want word to spread that the Red Sox (and all other big market teams) have "expressed interest" in their client(s). All rumors should be read with that in mind.
Not worth what? Interest?No, no, a thousand times no. I've watched him enough with the Mets to know that he's not worth it.
If they pay him to cause me agita, I will be mighty upset.Not worth what? Interest?
No harm done kicking the tires.
Not to quell excitement, as I’d love either of these guys, but in touch with… Scott Boras? Does he not represent many top tier targets?Not sure if this is out there, but Jim Bowden(yes, I know) says the Red Sox have touched base with the agents for Carlos Correa and Robbie Ray.
https://theathletic.com/2972575/2021/11/23/mlb-trade-and-free-agent-matches-jim-bowden-on-solutions-for-each-american-league-teams-most-pressing-needs/?source=user_shared_article
I just don’t want him due to the domestic violence issue.If they pay him to cause me agita, I will be mighty upset.
I think it’s a good idea, and he’s likely to take it….. but yeah, Serious risk with him. How long is the list of pitchers in their 30’s going as long as he’d be expected to after 2 TJS’s?Just an idea, but extending Eovaldi would provide us some medium term stability to the rotation. Although his velocity dipped last year, he was really good. I’m not sure what he says if we offered to tack on 2 years at $17m per year. It would provide downside protection for him given he’s had two TJs and would give us some upside even if he never pitches as well as last year. Even looking at comps like Stroman and Gausman, they’re projected to get $18-20m per year. If Eovaldi was a FA today, he’d get something similar IMO.