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Two things: 1) Not sure why we keep talking about Ozuna being a bad fielder. He’s actually pretty good out there and can also play CF. 2) In 2017 and 2019 he had reverse splits. Actually hit much better against righties. So the balance piece is achieved.

Colossal failure. If you're not going to get the guy, don't open your mouth. Nobody would care about Wheeler if they weren't so obviously all-in on him. Stop walking around smug with the "We'll show ya" mentality.

I mean we have plenty of prospect capital to make this happen. My guess is some bullpen-type arms.

I'm thinking Sheets + Rutherford + a third piece (maybe a spare OF?) gets Mancini and Bundy. But maybe I'm being optimistic.

Are you suggesting he's headed to the sox?

Ahh yeah sorry got sidetracked. Yeah agreed on that!

Castellanos is a righty....

Still think a trade is still potentially very likely. Not saying Sox but they need to shed $$ bad.

Got it, you 100% positive on that? If so then back to square 1.

Guys, has anyone considered the fact that the Sox will forefeit $500,000 in INTL spending if they sign a qualifying offer FA? http://m.mlb.com/glossary/transactions/qualifying-offer Assuming they're still allowed to keep/trade that money (i.e. it's not stripped), the two trades with Texas now make way more sense. If they're expecting to land a QO free agent they can't spend it anyways...think when we trade INTL money while in the penalty from Robert.

Good find! Thanks. Was surprising I couldn't find anything on it.

Deadline to extend the qualifying offer is apparently 5:00 pm eastern today...and J.D.'s opt-out is at 11:59 pm. Is he waiting to make sure they can't extend the QO? Disclaimer this is just based on cursory google searching, I'm seeing conflicting info on dates on some sites.

If anyone remembers, he injured his shoulder playing defense in spring training last year. Ended up just being day to day, but at the time it looked bad and I have a sneaking suspicion there was some labrum damage. Dude just didn’t look the same as he had the year before (albeit in a small sample size).

Bledey has way too much movement in his load for my liking and such an extreme bat path. I know his strikeout rate has been under control, but I think there's a really good chance he has big swing and miss tendencies at the pro level.

LOL at people somehow being upset by this. #1 it’s unlikely to be the deal hector is saying because that doesn’t compute with arb and any potential payout. So it’s likely more favorable than this #2 guys, it’s $12 million a year (likely less if #1 is true). Its not going to cripple anything if we miss. Eloy doesn’t have Yo’s swing and miss issues and is a much safer spec.

I’ve been a massive Hahn supporter for awhile but man I am pissed off. This is like some have said the cherry on top, dear god.

Max sprint speed on statcast does not equal play speed. Anyone that’s played the OF will tell you quickness and first step is far more important than straight line speed on most plays. Avi has extreme sprint speed for his size. Does he play a good RF? Absolutely not. Jay and Joc have both ranged from above average to at worst slightly below in defensive fWAR. After what we’ve trotted out there I straight up don’t get what the issue is.

He's a very good defensive OF and is a great 4th OF/platoon bat. I don't understand how this is negative at all, worst case he splits time in CF and backs up the corners and provides a lefty bat. And if he has a bounceback year he's a really good stopgap and helps balance the lineup.

They're not going to make their strongest offer right away. I'm guessing its high AAV shorter years like the poster above is speculating. Either way it's exciting, this is the first we've heard of any formal offers beyond the Harper Nats one.

I think Guff is in on the posturing angle. He has immediately backed up almost anything Bruce has said and shot down any reports of the sox going big on Harp/MannyChado

I’m sorry this Clarke tweet makes zero sense. Why would you require all final offers, take one, and then wait until early January to tell anyone? Guy likely got a scoop that the Yankees are in front. There is no chance it’s unfolding as described.

I think Floyd is a great comp. Good stuff and a former top prospect with early struggles. Also had a bit of the mental midget label before the Sox. I’d be pretty happy with that kind of outcome on Gio.

You guys do understand that the offensive and defensive WAR numbers don’t add up to a total fWAR right? They’re different values. Moncada was a league average starter at 2.0 fWAR.

Heyman reported it.

They still need a backup catcher if they sign Grandal. It would likely mean Castillo is traded. Total speculation but they could use Alonso and Beef Wellington to pitch Manny. If that fails they pitch Grandal with Alonso and if successful they ship Castillo out to a catcher needy team.