Red Sox acquire Kyle Schwarber
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Well there’s your 1B. Chaim is obsessed with positional versatility so makes sense he gets a guy who likely will play the majority of games at first but can also play OF.
Not the direction I would have gone, but okay. Is he healthy? Can he actually play first?
edit: baseball-reference has him with 1 game and 0.0 Innings at first base back in 2017, whatever that means.
edit: baseball-reference has him with 1 game and 0.0 Innings at first base back in 2017, whatever that means.
Those spray charts would be so much better if they showed where outs landed, like in the old days.
I have a deep, deep hatred for anything Cub, and yet I've always loved Schwarber. I love watching him hit. I've been surprised that he didn't try to play more at 1B over the years, because he isn't much in left. Hopefully, he'll be passable at first, because the dude is going to mash.
Given the extra year of potential control on Schwarber, Ramirez is a fine trade piece. Bello is the only thing close to an untouchable pitcher in the system.
He's signed through next year (mutual option). $11.5 mill per, 3 mill buyout.
Only 28, ton of pop in the bat. Could see him as a potential DH replacement when JD is gone. He started as a catcher, i'm sure he has played a little 1B
His defensive numbers in the OF are pretty bad, for the record. -5 Outs Above Average and -3 DRS.
I didn't realize he's still so far from returning.
View: https://twitter.com/Joelsherman1/status/1420942769422491649?s=20
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There's no way Schwarber's going to exercise the option, though. He's going to decline it and get much more in FA.
I’d put him in the 2 hole.
Hernandez 4
Schwarber 3
Bogaerts 6
Devers 5
Martinez DH
Renfroe 9
Verdugo 7
Vazquez 2
Duran 8
I’ve watched him a lot this year. He did very little and then caught absolute fire for a month. If he can play first, this will be a good pickup, if not, I hope one or our outfielders can learn. Seems likely to me that he is our DH next year.
Could be Kike to 1b, Verdugo/Renfroe platoon in right, Duran in center and Schwarber to LF in Fenway.
Not enamored of it at first blush because the defense could nullify the offensive improvement quite a bit but I'm sure it will make sense eventually if other shoes drop.
That's also quite a bit to give up if he only plays 40-ish games. Grade 2 strains are rough too, so there is no guarantee he will even be healthy.
Not enamored of it at first blush because the defense could nullify the offensive improvement quite a bit but I'm sure it will make sense eventually if other shoes drop.
That's also quite a bit to give up if he only plays 40-ish games. Grade 2 strains are rough too, so there is no guarantee he will even be healthy.
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