Refsnyder should basically never play vs RHP, but he's really good against lefties. He just saw too much non-platoon time last year cause of injuries taking Duvall/Duran/Kiké out of the outfield for large chunks of time. Abreu needs a platoon so if he's in the final outfield mix, having Ref around is also valuable.
Wait, what? Like, I'm not specifically advocating signing Snell or Montgomery but suggesting that they don't throw enough innings (Montgomery in particular) just doesn't hold up. Snell obviously has durability questions, so I'll grant you that. When healthy though he can give you innings. In '23 he got through 6 or more innings in 20/32 starts, and 5 of the starts where he threw under 6 were his first 5 starts of the year. Montgomery was a bit better than that.
Jeff Suppan does
Papi played a decent 1B during his tenure in Minnesota, I never understood the dread that attended his stints there.
Yes, sorry, he does hit LHP, and that has some value in that role. Should have been clearer about that. Still, I want a part-time DH/OF/etc who can hit both LHP and RHP and doesn't have the limitations of a player like Refsnyder, which I agree with YLT remains a priority.
as an aside, Jeff Suppan used to have a restaurant/sports bar like a block from my parent's house called Soup's Grill
A player who can hit with no platoon split is a starter, not someone who would be content to be a part-timer.
Right -- I want Soler, Duvall, Turner, or another starter.
Savant suggests (about two thirds of the way down his page) that Soler would have hit fewer HRs in Fenway had he played all his games there.
Thanks! I just found the attachment for it too.
Thanks, and on the same page I also see that for 2022 Tyler O'Neill was a similar batter.
835 innings from starter would have put them around 13th in the league last year.
Career numbers don't entirely serve Duvall though. He came to Fenway and immediately posted a career high pull rate (a 10% increase over '22). He's really good at using the park.
Big Papi's Mango Salsa! I do not think this is a fair assumption. It seems like every day that goes by this moves closer to a confirmed report.
What sure fire players were there this offseason? Ohtani and who else?
None really. I’m just saying free agency is very challenging in the era of teams extending their players (the Braves, Tatis Jr, Franco (I know I know)) before they are ever available.
We don't know and we shall see, indeed, but I'd note that there's considerable smoke at this junction to the idea of a spending limit still in place, from Cotillo but also McCaffrey and Speier, and I think it's notable that none of them are pushing back on the idea that Henry wants to stay around a certain sub-CBT payroll again this year. Is everything written about the topic a careful power struggle played out in public between ownership and player agents? Possibly. We don't know and we shall see.
But that’s not the only thing that’s been floated. If it were just Cotillo and nobody else, I’d disregard it totally. If it were just Cotillo, McAdam and Carrabis, I’d certainly find it plausible they have the same source (MassLive being the entity for 2 of the 3).
What is the market for Montgomery going to be? I just don’t see it. If the Red Sox extend themself in any way they can get him.
We’ll see. I suspect they aren’t going beyond 2 years on anyone unless it’s really, really favorable. I’d call that deal mildly favorable.
I don’t disagree, which is a shame, because as I said a week ago, this market feels much softer than originally expected.
View: https://twitter.com/jomboy_/status/1745624206857908578?s=46
Could be solved by trading Yoshida, even in a salary dump which frees up more money for pitching.
Hmmmmm..... seems like a pretty good deal.... like another team who likes 2 year deals
The market is getting interesting. Sadly I think Texas will probably have an advantage even in a tight market for Monty but Snell might just have no other offers.
Snell supposedly just turned down 150/5. Seems like he could regret that, but Boras has a pretty high batting average with this stuff
Giolito's deal is only 2 years if he sucks in the first year.
I would rather Gio. Stroman is a headcase and I highly doubt he even would come here after Cora called him out a few years ago.
https://www.nj.com/yankees/2024/01/yankees-would-be-stupid-to-sign-pitcher-whos-an-absolute-jerk-says-ny-host.html
Starting the off season, I had literally zero interest in Snell. But looking at that list, and there only being one other worthwhile investment on there for the 2024-2027 Red Sox, 6/$175m for Snell almost looks reasonable.
They could also trade Jansen and Yoshida ...freeing up $ for Soler and Montgomery (or Snell)...I wish the team would spend more, but if they're not going over the limit, I think I'd rather have Soler and Montgomery than Jansen and Yoshida ...
