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    2024 Lineup (What we actually have - no trade speculation.)

    Oh, my bad, RR. That was way too armchair GM-y for the thread.
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    2024 Lineup (What we actually have - no trade speculation.)

    We'll know more about Casas' prognosis soon, but let's say that Casas looks likely to be out until July or so. We also absolutely cannot rush him back from something like this; he means too much to the long-term prospects of the team. Here is what I think I'd try to do: ASAP: offer Brandon...
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    Casas to IL with left rib strain. Tyler Heineman is up

    …on Orix Buffaloes’ message board, Sons of Keishi Suzuki.
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    Which Current MLBers Will Be In the Hall of Fame?

    Well, unless I missed someone, here are the recent SP inductees (inducted since 2014): Maddux | 107 WAR, 132 ERA+, 355 W, 3371 K Johnson | 101 WAR, 135 ERA+, 303 W, 4875 K Martínez | 83 WAR, 154 ERA+, 219 W, 3154 K Mussina | 83 WAR, 123 ERA+, 270 W, 2813 K Glavine | 81 WAR, 132 ERA+, 305 W...
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    2024 Lineup (What we actually have - no trade speculation.)

    Some facts: Boston has 28 HR as of this morning, second to Baltimore. The team OBP is a touch below average at .302. The team’s 93 runs scored are 14th in MLB, right in the middle. The team’s BABIP is .279. It feels like there’s a good offense in here trying to get out. It’s deeply weird that...
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    Pittsburgh 4/19, On the Road Again

    Valdez had a fantastic game.
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    Pittsburgh 4/19, On the Road Again

    The best of the modern parks.
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    A Dream of 2025, What is Going Right and Looks like the Sox can Build On

    Well, by 2025 we could have Grissom, Valdez, Mayer, Story, and Yorke for three infield spots. Eddinson Paulino has started hot in AA, too. Maybe that yields a Grissom/Mayer/Story infield, with Devers mostly at DH and Valdez as a left-handed complement to Story and Grissom?
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    Sox acquire RHP Gutierrez from the Brewers

    The stat lines have been pretty hideous, but his 4 IP for the Marlins at the end of March produced some better statcast stuff than in the past. He might be a candidate to throw his so-so fastball way less.
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    A Dream of 2025, What is Going Right and Looks like the Sox can Build On

    I think we might already have something like this, but in the low minors. A lot of our young hitters are adding a lot of bat speed. Kristian Campbell looks like the test case here. The old adage was that you can’t teach power, so you draft dudes with pop and try to help them gain an approach...
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    What to do with Yoshida?

    As many have said, he's not blocking anyone in AAA. Yet. It gets a bit more interesting in a few months when the current Sea Dogs get to Worcester, and more interesting still next spring. For now, just let it ride. He's a smart and talented hitter, and he has a chance to make the needed...
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    4/16 - vs Cleveland - in which Dalbec finally gets a hit

    This is a fun team IMO. The early season-ending injuries to key players makes me doubt we have the depth to seriously contend in 2024, but between the insanity brewing in Portland and the fact that we actually have a good rotation somehow (prayers up for Whitlock's oblique) means that the...
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    4/16 - vs Cleveland - in which Dalbec finally gets a hit

    Oof.
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    4/16 - vs Cleveland - in which Dalbec finally gets a hit

    So these Guards are second in RS/G and RA/G. Not too shabby.
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    4/16 - vs Cleveland - in which Dalbec finally gets a hit

    Great game.
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