I don’t think this means JBJ is traded though. I think Bloom is just filling out his roster with guys who play hard.
Jackie Bradley Jr. for San Francisco righthander Jeff Samardzija:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/p...amarje01.shtml
Or not.
Pillar splits over the last 3 years:
v LHP/ v RHP
.823/.681 (2019)
.686/.717 (2018)
.940/.628 (2017)
Overall: .711
3 year UZR/150: +2.8
DRS +8 in 3686 innings
JBJ
.640/.787 (2019)
.562/.768 (2018)
.766/.713 (2017)
Overall: .727
UZR/150: +4.1
DRS: +7 in 3589 innings
Small 2019 sample size
Puello
.841/.669 (.740 overall in 147 PAs)
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
Oh, you people. Sigh.
The writing is on the wall. Pillar was picked up to replace Mookie's defense in RF. Our outfield is now Benintendi, JBJ, Pillar.
It's a mere moment in a man's life between the All-Star game and the Old Timer's game.
-Vin Scully
Last edited by moonslav59; 02-11-2020 at 08:57 PM.
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
Pillar has to be slotted as the Starting CF Verdugo can play CF and Benny seems redundant to have JBJ now ? I think a trade for a starter has to be next .JBJ on the block Moon says Matz and after his tweaking his game last year I’d love this for both teams didn’t Matz improve his spin rate and his explosion ? They where just talking Matz on MLB radio this week .could we actually flip Wong and JBJ ?
Last edited by Swiharts Ghost; 02-11-2020 at 09:08 PM.
JBJ isn't blocking anyone better, he appears to have little to no trade value (or he would have been moved already), and the Red Sox are now far enough below the CBT line that they shouldn't need to engage in further payroll-dumping just for the sake of it. What purpose would trading him now serve?
Matz makes $5M and has one arb left. JBJ is owed $11M and is done after this year. A one for one deal would not fly.
Maybe we pay $5-6M, but even then, I think NY says no.
We'd have to add someone (Houck? Chavis?) or take on some salary (Familia is owed $11.7M x 2 and the lux tax number is $10M x 2.) Familia & Matz for JBJ would save NY $5.7M, this year and $11.7M next year. To me, that's not fair to Boston, unless Bloom expects a Familia rebound.
Maybe JBJ for Matz & Familia +$5M?
I'd like JBJ, Houck & Chavis for Matz, Smith and Familia and $10M.
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?