And who do you HOPE to see next March in Ft Myers?
And who do you HOPE to see next March in Ft Myers?
I would like to see Hosmer as well, but at the same time, I want to re-sign Moreland. J.D. Martinez would be a great fit (I think), but where does he play? I don't want to break up our outfield under any circumstances.
Dump Young, Holt, and Fister. Go into the season with a innings limit on Price and Sale
Hosmer would be a very bad signing for the Red Sox. He's a year removed from being worse than a replacement player. He's a left handed hitter who wouldn't be a power upgrade over Moreland. His BB and K rates were around his career averages for 2017, but his BABIP was insane (.351) , which was a career high by a lot. He's also a defensive liability with a negative UZR/150 for the past 2 seasons. I think he is going to get a huge contract based on numbers that aren't reproducible and in Fenway, his power will drop considerably
Hal sucks
DD has to take the shiny Holt toy away from JF.
No Rutledge.
No Moreland, Young, Reed, Fister & Davis.
Maybe bring Nunez back.
Maybe sign JD Martinez and Duda to squeeze HRam under 497 PAs and no 2019 vesting $22M option.
Maybe, instead, we trade for Donaldson or Beltre and move Devers to 1B and keep HRam at DH.
Maybe we sign a pitcher and then trade ERod and prospects for a real 1Bman or 3Bman.
Maybe, maybe, maybe.
"Hating the Yankees like it's a religion since 94'" RIP Mike.
"It's also a simple and indisputable fact that WAR isn't the be-all end-all in valuations, especially in real life. Wanna know why? Because an ace in run-prevention for 120 innings means more often than not, a sub-standard pitcher covering for the rest of the IP that pitcher fails to provide. You can't see value in a vacuum when a player does not provide full-time production."
I really doubt Farrell gets fired after consecutive trips to the post-season. If he wasn't fired after consecutive last place finishes, why should he be fired after consecutive first place finishes?
DD has to take the shiny Holt toy away from JF. - Probably won't happen.
No Rutledge. - Makes sense.
No Moreland, Young, Reed, Fister & Davis. - Maybe keep Morleand.
Maybe bring Nunez back. - If he has a clean bill of health BEFORE SIGNING.
Maybe sign JD Martinez and Duda to squeeze HRam under 497 PAs and no 2019 vesting $22M option. - Dumb.
Maybe, instead, we trade for Donaldson or Beltre and move Devers to 1B and keep HRam at DH. - Dumber.
Maybe we sign a pitcher and then trade ERod and prospects for a real 1Bman or 3Bman. - Creative and possibly very smart.
Maybe, maybe, maybe.
"Hating the Yankees like it's a religion since 94'" RIP Mike.
"It's also a simple and indisputable fact that WAR isn't the be-all end-all in valuations, especially in real life. Wanna know why? Because an ace in run-prevention for 120 innings means more often than not, a sub-standard pitcher covering for the rest of the IP that pitcher fails to provide. You can't see value in a vacuum when a player does not provide full-time production."
"Hating the Yankees like it's a religion since 94'" RIP Mike.
"It's also a simple and indisputable fact that WAR isn't the be-all end-all in valuations, especially in real life. Wanna know why? Because an ace in run-prevention for 120 innings means more often than not, a sub-standard pitcher covering for the rest of the IP that pitcher fails to provide. You can't see value in a vacuum when a player does not provide full-time production."