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Not necessarily. He was a stud last year before injury and was good the years before that. I think they can squeeze 2 more years of TOR type numbers. Hopefully in years 2/3( if not this year) Kopech and/or Cease live up to their potential to where Price is your 4 or 5 starter. Is there a chance it backfires? Absolutely. There's also a chance Wheeler in the AL is nothing more than a middle of the rotation guy that you way overpaid. Same for Ryu/Mad Bum.

If they Twins end up with him, or any of the top 3 left, and the Sox end up with none of em, thennnnn I'll be upset. There was reports the Twins offered Wheeler 100 mill. 25 mill less than the Sox. That's how it should be.

While minimal, his OPS has improved every year.

Also. Would love to add Encarnacion. Guy still mashed last year. Throw Collins in a trade for a SP on top of signing Ryu/Bum/DK.

No, I read what you said, and my point remains. We don't know that the plan is for him to start. Assuming he continues to improve, he helps against RHP in a RH heavy division.

A guy who had an .844 OPS against RHP doesn't really make us better?

What lies?

Let's pretend Engel and Mazara either stay the same or improve vs LH/RHP......Are we not happy with a cobined .840 OPS in RF?

Based off Jose Abreus 159 game splits, the Sox played between 104-107 games against RH starters. That number will vary of course, but you're typically gonna play RHP around 2/3 of the time. Mazara had an .844 OPS vs RHP last year. Between Castellanos and Ozunas 14 seasons, , that .844 number was bested just twice, once by each guy. Neither guy had an OPS over .810 in the other 12 seasons. . I understand you also play LHP, and those guys mash em, but I think I'd rather have the guy who's good 2/3 of the year and bad 1/3 of the year vs a guu whos average 2/3 of the year and really good for 1/3 of the year.

..... I mean dude did have an OPS of .844 vs RHP last year and still pretty young.

Is it more likely? Yes, but I think they need to put themselves in a position to contend if everything goes right. If Robert, Madrigal, Kopech, and Cease are what we hope they are "Right out of the gate" they need to be in position to capitalize.

Get mad JerBear and just go get Cole or Stras..... Or/And get tve most criminally underrated pitcher on the market, Hyun Jin Ryu.

I initially had Dickerson in my post, but decided on just Calhoun. I'd be ok with either. Hoping that 2nd part is sarcasm. In house I'd rather have Leury.

Just gimme Calhoun. Shouldn't cost much which allows you to spend more on pitching, adds another lefty, gives you a gold glove defender to go with Robert to really cover for Eloy, and as a bottom 3rd of the order guy his power potential is gonna look really good. Look to add Mookie next year.

Sooooo, they're at what 75ish mill in payroll now?