Kimbrel
Eovaldi
Pomeranz
All free agents. I think we keep 1 of them, maybe 2 if Kimbrel stock drops with his post season hiccups.
I do not want Eovaldi walked. He was the Sox post season hero.
Kimbrel
Eovaldi
Pomeranz
All free agents. I think we keep 1 of them, maybe 2 if Kimbrel stock drops with his post season hiccups.
I do not want Eovaldi walked. He was the Sox post season hero.
Let Pmeranz go. Keep the others
Originally Posted by mvp 78
You forgot about Pearce (and Kelly & Kinsler).
Don't forget Pearce, Kinsler and Kelly. I would like to see the Sox bring back Kelly, Pearce and Eovaldi. Kinsler is gone for sure with Pedey coming back. Pomeranz is gone for sure. I would like Kimbrel back but he will want too much money and too many years. I think Leon gets traded and Swihart is the full time platoon with Vazquez. I think this season showed that its not who you start the season with, its who you have when the season ends. Dave Dombrowski and his staff deserve a tremendous amount of credit for what they did. I don't hear anyone complaining about DD gutting the Sox farm system now. He made the moves he had to make to get a championship. The cost was well worth it. Great job. Go Sox!
I agree with all of this except the part about Leon and Swihart. I think Swihart is the one that gets the boot, but I'm biased because I love Leon too much
I remember a poster earlier this year saying the Sox gave up too much (Beeks) for Eovaldi and that they gave up a too good of a prospect for Pearce. LOL!
Vazquez proved in the series that he should be the starting catcher. Leon can't hit at all. Swihart has too much offensive potential to give up on him. If they would be able to get something good for Swihart is the only reason to move on from him.
The pitchers on this team, particularly Sale, value Leon's ability to call a game
Swihart, Pomeranz, Eovaldi and Pearce go. Kelly is re-signed. Kimbel is given a QO.
Re-sign Evoaldi, Pearce and Kelly.
Offer QQ to Kimbrel.
Let Pomeranz and Kinsler walk
Keep Swilhart he offers valuable depth at a few positions.
This ^
“The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson
"When you're dead, you don't know you're dead.
It's only difficult for other people.
It works the same way for stupid."
The entire point of a trade is to get something good, i.e. something you need. The Sox are much more likely to get a better player for Swihart than they are for Leon...
Since we went over the luxury tax, I believe all we get for a QO offer denial (Kimbrel) is a 4th round pick.
I think we bring back Pearce & Kelly.
We try to replace Kimbrel with Kelly, Barnes or Brasier (Thornburg & Smith are long shots), but we also sign a cheaper closer to add to the mix.
We give Wright, Johnson, Velazquez and Shawaryn a long look-see, and like this year, if we run short of starter depth, we'll look for the next gem like Eovaldi, in July.
We also will wait out 2B to see if anyone jumps up to grab the job FT.
More likely, we won't get much for Leon or Swihart, so we might keep all 3 again, but have Swihart work out at 1B and 3B in the off season.
We also have rule 5 guys to trade or make room for on the 25 man roster:
Victor Acosta
Christopher Acosta
Yoan Aybar
Roldani Baldwin
Trey Ball
Juan Barriento
Edilson Batista
Eduard Bazardo
Jordan Betts
Marino Campana
Rusney Castillo
Michael Chavis
Luis Colmenares
Eduard Conde
Harrison Cooney
Jake Cosart
Ricardo Cubillan
Enmanuel De Jesus
Chad De La Guerra
Jhonathan Diaz
Jerry Downs
Nick Duron
Junior Espinoza
Willis Figueroa
Devon Fisher
Austin Glorius
Daniel Gonzalez
Juan Hernandez
Darwinzon Hernandez
Oscar Hernandez
Tyler Hill
Dedgar Jimenez
Trevor Kelley
Trenton Kemp
Matt Kent
Travis Lakins
Marcos Lantigua
Adam Lau
Deiner Lopez
Isaias Lucena
Chris Madera
Danny Mars
Algenis Martinez
Tate Matheny
Kevin McAvoy
Daniel McGrath
Samuel Miranda
Joseph Monge
Mark Montgomery
Jhon Nunez
Josh Ockimey
Angel Padron
Yorvin Pantoja
Yankory Pimentel
Roniel Raudes
Austin Rei
Hildemaro Requena
Denyi Reyes
Eddy Reynoso
Jeremy Rivera
Jake Romanski
Teddy Stankiewicz
Kevin Steen
Cole Sturgeon
Josh Taylor
Luke Tendler
Josh Tobias
Carlos Tovar
Kyri Washington
Jantzen Witte
Kyle Wren
.
Henry/DD will only "keep it going" (ie spend money) with one though in mind. Win back to back World Series.
1 Sign Eovaldi. This is a hedge against losing both Sale and Porcello after 2019. It's a smart move. Goal is to win the world series, not jut to sign a fifth starter. Assuming E Rod continues to improve, our starting pitching will be loaded and gives us more options for 2019 playoff run.
2 Wait and see at 2B. We have enough hitting elsewhere. If Pedey has to 'retire', then trade for 2B in July.
3. I'd look for cost controlled closer in a trade. We may have to give up some young talent again but the goal is to win it all.
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