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  1. chrisfont9

    A Dream of 2025, What is Going Right and Looks like the Sox can Build On

    It's just right on the edge of mega-commitment to a guy who might not be that much better than the other "top available guys," buuuuut he might actually be a level above and worthy of a deal at a higher level. Buuuuut he's also 30 and already did his elbow once...
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    A Dream of 2025, What is Going Right and Looks like the Sox can Build On

    I think Glasnow getting 5/$136 is probably the most interesting data point as far as any other team is concerned. Yamamoto is too unique for a variety of obvious reasons.
  3. chrisfont9

    A Dream of 2025, What is Going Right and Looks like the Sox can Build On

    I'd say the new model is that this is the norm and the long-term big-money guys are major outliers. Up til this winter at least the agents were trying to flip those presumptions around, and got nowhere, except with the Dodger guys who are definitely outliers.
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    A Dream of 2025, What is Going Right and Looks like the Sox can Build On

    Yeah. Well those kinds of trades can happen in season too, so I'm not sure that is over, although Cease was the only obvious target and he's off the list now.
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    Sox acquire RHP Gutierrez from the Brewers

    Sounds great, exactly the stuff they should be doing. Also, this may sound weird, but a 5 ERA as a starter means that for every two-run inning he goes three scoreless. Clearly he has something he can do to get outs. For him to do that efficiently might just mean some small changes. [Houck had a...
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    Cam Booser called up and added to 40 man. Joe Jacques optioned

    Hey, a Seattle guy! And he once got popped for weed! Make it make sense...
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    A Dream of 2025, What is Going Right and Looks like the Sox can Build On

    I think the other people here are trying to point out that it's not as easy as just deciding to get an ace. I would go further to say that the past is not the future -- not for the so called aces or the guys who haven't proven themselves yet. Right now, I would say that the closest thing to an...
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    4/18 vs Guardians

    Two series against top teams at home, two series against garbage teams on the road. Also like 100 injuries affecting the homestand, not the road trip.
  9. chrisfont9

    A Dream of 2025, What is Going Right and Looks like the Sox can Build On

    Yeah. I am just probing what exactly people think we need. We currently have four starters with ERAs under 2. You can't acquire someone to improve on that. My guess is that Pivetta, Houck, Crawford and Whitlock end up more in the 3 range, but again, that's tough to improve on. Do we need more...
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    2024 Lineup (What we actually have - no trade speculation.)

    I can definitely see Rafaela getting sent down if and when we feel OK about the shortstop position, and with the last couple lineups it seems like maybe Cora is there now. Rafaela probably understands that his arrival in Boston was a bit ahead of schedule after his hot spring, so it's not a...
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    A Dream of 2025, What is Going Right and Looks like the Sox can Build On

    By top of the rotation starter, are you saying they need more quality or just depth? You don't believe the hot starts will last? I wouldn't necessarily disagree, some of these numbers are unsustainable.
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    Tanner Houck 2024

    Well in 2022 Pivetta had that complete game line of 9-2-1-1-0-8, which I think adds up to a game score of 89.
  13. chrisfont9

    A Dream of 2025, What is Going Right and Looks like the Sox can Build On

    The challenge will still be pitching depth even if we get one or two guys moving up quickly. They will need to bring in a few more arms for the fringes of the rotation and for bullpen roles, including closer. But on the plus side (along with all TomR mentioned to begin this post), the new regime...
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    If you were a ballplayer...

    Hmmm... I had the irrational confidence of a pitcher and could spin em pretty well on my good days, but probably topping out at D3 college (in this idealized hypothetical). My only real potential in the game is throwing BP. Just painting from 70 feet.
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    Tanner Houck 2024

    I'm watching a replay and in the top of the first, second batter of the game, Youk says Houck "can be a Maddux type" with his pitch mix. Give Youk the job forever.
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    2024 Rotation and Bullpen

    Sounds like Pivetta would be back April 21 or 22? One more hair-raising trip through the rotation and then hopefully guys start returning.
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    4/17 vs Guardians

    Cleveland and Baltimore are off to hot starts, neither of which is flukey, while the Sox are mired in yet another injury spiral. Being around .500 right now isn't a particularly bad sign. The issue is whether we will ever have a deep, healthy team with guys playing consistently enough to...
  18. chrisfont9

    Red Sox, Ceddanne Rafaela agree to contract extension

    Rafaela's AAA numbers were sensational for a gold-glove type. Let's give the guy several months of ML pitching before we start drawing any conclusions? Anything less is really meaningless as far as his future projections go.
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    4/16 - vs Cleveland - in which Dalbec finally gets a hit

    Also why did Valdez whiff on the catch?? To me that was worse.
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    4/16 - vs Cleveland - in which Dalbec finally gets a hit

    Not sure that play is as easy as it looks but was his footwork wonky? It's always weird to throw behind a runner, maybe Casas wasn't ready. Which is also not great.
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