This is an idea (Solano) that I really like (assuming, and taking your word for the fact that he plays passable defense at those positions). Provides days off for Devers, Casas and by extension Grissom and Story when needed (Solano could play 2b and Grissom SS for a day off every 15 for Story or whatever). Isn't an OF when the team already has 900 of them. Can easily be "sat" on days that Yoshida is the DH, whereas Soler and Yoshida are mostly redundant as "bat only corner OFs better suited for DH."
Any lineup which can afford to bat Casas 7th would have to be a good one, but I can’t see him hitting that low. If Duran is right, he should be leading off, and the challenge is that arguably our three other best hitters are also lefthanded. With the current roster, Story would get first crack at breaking up that monotony, followed by O’Neil, but the addition of a RH slugger would really lengthen the lineup.
I thought those reports were simply that they were "talking." I hadn't seen that a signing was imminent or close. (I may well be wrong!)
I just liked the idea of a really fast leadoff guy in Duran followed by a high-BA line drive hitter in Solano followed by SLG-first dudes like Devers and Story. But really, the point is that if we add one more good bat, there should be very few weak links.
If Grissom can hit like he did in AAA then you might wanna:
I could see Grissom profiling as a #2 hitter in the future if he fully materializes. I think it's a lot to ask a 23 year old rookie who is switching leagues, teams, and positions to assume that kind of offensive responsibility out of the gate. Put him at the bottom of the order and let him get his feet underneath him.
I just don’t see how they line up as a trade partner with what would be reasonable coming back.
The deal also doesn't need to be big. If the Padres are also too left handed, and the Sox add a RHH, that might be a destination for Refsnyder.
Ford Frick was down right angery [sic] when Maris broke the home run record. So baseball essentially entered another dead ball era out of pique. But '68 convinced everyone that they had to do something because endless 1-0 and 2-1 games were boring.
This got me interested, so I started poking around. Frick was reportedly at the Babe's side when he passed away, so it's easy to believe he was aggrieved by his friend's loss of the record. Here is a related passage from Wikipedia (so take it for what it's worth).
He also wrote (ghost wrote?) Ruth's biography. That dude loved Babe Ruth more than anyone.
The expanded strike zone, combined with baseball dropping enforcement of the mound regulations really demolished the hitting. It makes Yaz’s ‘67 season even more remarkable.
Another messenger posted this very passage like ten posts above yours. No one shot him, either, because there doesn’t appear to be anything negative about the Sox in this write up.Don't shoot the messenger.
https://theathletic.com/5259118/2024/02/08/where-will-the-padres-find-innings-san-diegos-biggest-spring-training-questions/
"Since trading away Soto and Trent Grisham in early December, the Padres have exactly one starting-caliber outfielder — Fernando Tatis Jr. — on their 40-man roster. José Azocar, the only other rostered outfielder, has a career .633 OPS through two seasons. Free agents such as Michael A. Taylor and Adam Duvall are still out there, and the front office has been examining a variety of trade possibilities. Still, the Padres clearly intend to audition a few prospects in camp.
Those prospects are headlined by non-roster invitees Jackson Merrill, Graham Pauley and Jakob Marsee — three left-handed hitters bidding to join a 40-man roster that also is short on lefty bats. Their big-league readiness will be put to a stern test. Merrill, Pauley and Marsee have limited experience above Single A. Merrill and Pauley have limited experience in the outfield. Other non-roster invitees include Óscar Mercado, Cal Mitchell and Tirso Ornelas.
Accordingly, the Padres continue to be in the market for outfield additions. Teams with surpluses — the Milwaukee Brewers and Boston Red Sox, to name two — are potential trade partners."
I mean on the Padres side. There just isn’t much there they are going to be willing to give up with that matches the value of Durán with the Red Sox.
Heyman also suggested the Rangers could be simply waiting for a bankruptcy ruling before signing Montgomery.
I mean yeah, I want some good Sox offseason rumors. But in the meanwhile, is there anything better to talk about than Pedro Martinez' greatness?
It might be irrational, but the longer this goes on the more I feel like we end up with Montgomery.
Was going to say they have some interesting pitching prospects. I doubt they give up Snelling or Lesko but yeah, ending up with the Yanks two best potching prospects from just recent would be fun.
Fitts was never close to a top 2 pitching prospect for NY, 4th at best but probably lower.
I suspect that if either one ends up in Boston, it's because those later years on the contract won't exist. Either one on a four year deal would line up just fine.
He won’t be available to the Red Sox at a discount. Bad defense with low playoff odds.
IMO as tight as the Sox budget seems to be, there is no way they deal for Monty before they get a nice trade for Jansen beforehand.
Well by the time YY went, the really big spenders either all already spent, addressed their needs or decided to reign in spending. We'll see what they end up getting and I'm sure it'll still be a crazy amount, just probably not what Boras wants teams to believe they're worth. The cost of losing a top paid starting pitcher for a season, or underperforming their contract can really cripple a team (See: Sale, Chris) while having ones that are developed within and under team control still can hurt but it's not a kick in the financial gonads. Both Snell and Montgomery have serious question marks- Snell's injuries and inconsistency and Montgomery's ceiling is lower.
Curious where you’re getting this. Has there been any reporting that’s involved the terms of offers teams have submitted for Montgomery?
Summing up, it‘s obvious that Montgomery makes the Red Sox a playoff contender, but the Red Sox will have to make an extra big offer to land Montgomery, in part because the odds they make the playoffs are low.
You'll be welcomed at the club of the pissed. I've moved on to low expectations.
As loath as I am to suggests this, I actually think it is extremely likely we don't know what is going.
Possible? It's more than possible. It's guaranteed we have no idea what's going on here at all. We're all guessing. Or hoping.
Tea reading. They have stated from the begging they were using Carlos Rodon as a comp (6/162) as a comp. The market has obviously rejected that.
