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  1. They literally just signed Pillar to a $1M MLB deal a couple days ago. Almost zero chance he is the first to go.
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    I hope the Sox can bring you much joy this summer, and that things go well with your treatment. Prayers up.
  3. I guessed 62-70. I actually think this team will be decent and hang between 5-8 games below .500 for the early part of the season, until the inevitable sell off of anything they can in July, which drops them from ~75 win pace to mid-to-high 60s.
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    I mean, he was welcome to sign elsewhere for more money. There's a reason he didn't.
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    I haven't seen it confirmed, no. I am assuming something between $770k league min to $1M though. Sportrac doesn't have it yet.
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    Strange. Getz probably just didn't want to say "listen dude, we're not paying you $3M. It has to be the MLB min. So I am going to release you, and then if you're interested at MLB min, lmk,"
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    I agree that service time for non-elite prospects shouldn't be a huge concern. I am not too worried about Nastrini service time one way or the other. But we're talking about like 3 starts in a rookie season versus potentially 32 starts when Nastrini could be a very good major league pitcher. When your team is projected to lose 100 games, losing little bits of value around the margins doesn't make a lot of sense to me, personally. But I am not all up in arms about it either.
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    Huh? Why would service time matter at all if you're intending to lock a player up long term? That comment makes no sense. Service time is an issue for any player that projects to be useful to be honest. Even moreso if the player projects to be a star, though some of the new rules do change that calculus a bit.
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    While I don't necessarily agree that Nastrini hasn't "earned it" this spring, this is precisely why I hated moving Kopech to the pen right now. They should have given him half a dozen starts and see what happens, and if he sucked, then move him to the pen. They could still throw Woodford or Kuhl to the wolves for a few weeks, I guess. The Sox haven't formally announced anything yet.
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    I think it is what Autumn said. Shaw makes the roster as the extra reliever until Nastrini is needed. You can DFA him in a week or two when Nastrini starts, and Shaw very likely clears and accept an assignment to Charlotte and you don't lose any depth. If you do that with the other experienced NRIs (Knebel, Cousins, Leone, Barlow, Anderson, Woodford, Kuhl, Keller), the risk of them rejecting the assignment is probably much higher, so you're actually losing depth going that route. I would actually do exactly as the Sox are here, I think it is the right move (assuming Nastrini doesn't make OD roster).
  11. The Twins went 8-18 and are dinged up already after an offseason featuring Carlos Santana as their premium signing. This division could be historically poor.
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    I am not suggesting he is a great player. I am suggesting there is no reason to be upset about literally paying $2M+ less to retain Pillar than they had to a few days ago. Chances are Pillar wont be around all that long, and if he is, he is a suitable 4th/5th OF. It’s just a big nothingburger.
  13. DH against righties? Where’s Eloy going? Fletcher? Sheets literally has no role other than being a backup 1B. thatll change once Eloy hits the IL, though.
  14. I mean, does any of this matter? We’re rosterbating about a team projected to lose 100 games. Sheets has basically no role on this team. His only discernible major league still is being average at hitting RHP. Who is he even pinch hitting for besides maybe the catchers? I just see no reason to roster him; Grossman would be way more useful. Now, I am sure injuries will create an opportunity for Sheets to get a bigger role later on this season, but I’d send him to AAA if it were up to me.
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    Christ dude, it was a non guaranteed minor league signing for a guy who was a role player on a good Braves team last season. They cut Pillar yesterday because they didn’t deem him worth the $3M and then resigned 24 hours later for (presumably) the major league minimum. He’s a perfectly fine 4th/5th OF. there is absolutely no logical reason to be upset by any of this.
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