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QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Nov 29, 2017 -> 10:30 AM)
I remember him signing while the Red Sox were still in the playoffs. I feel like that kind of hurts negotiations.

And they sucked the next season. They had Papi, and Napoli filling the 1b/DH spots. I wonder how bad he would have been at 3B, especially when he was a bigger guy.

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QUOTE (TheTruth05 @ Nov 29, 2017 -> 11:35 AM)
Groome + JBJ? I'd honestly hate to lose Jose.

 

Boston's farm appears to be pretty weak right now. Devers is not going anywhere, but pretty much anyone else would have to be considered fair game I would imagine?

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I'm obviously pro-rebuild and also believe that the Sox still need more talent in the system to really do this right, but I don't like this fit. Obviously there's a price for any player, but I don't see anything left in the Red Sox system that would make sense. I've said it before, but I think Abreu is worth more to the White Sox than he is on the open market.

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QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Nov 29, 2017 -> 10:53 AM)
I'm obviously pro-rebuild and also believe that the Sox still need more talent in the system to really do this right, but I don't like this fit. Obviously there's a price for any player, but I don't see anything left in the Red Sox system that would make sense. I've said it before, but I think Abreu is worth more to the White Sox than he is on the open market.

 

Fortunately, they are not the only team the Sox are talking to.

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QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Nov 29, 2017 -> 10:53 AM)
I'm obviously pro-rebuild and also believe that the Sox still need more talent in the system to really do this right, but I don't like this fit. Obviously there's a price for any player, but I don't see anything left in the Red Sox system that would make sense. I've said it before, but I think Abreu is worth more to the White Sox than he is on the open market.

 

I agree with this but now is the time to move if they are truly going to move him. I read this one of two ways: Sox leaked Red Sox to the media in order to press some other suitors into action on Abreu in talks. Also possible, Dombrowski floated the possibility of trading for Abreu because they are in the Hosmer/Martinez market and Boras hasn't even started moving.

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QUOTE (RockRaines @ Nov 29, 2017 -> 11:42 AM)
They dont have the chips.

 

I might agree with you. I just don't like what the Red Sox system offers right now. Chavis is not a good enough prospect in my opinion to headline a deal, as there are defensive questions with him at 3B (.911 fielding percentage is not great at A+/AA). He has power, but I'm not sold since his numbers took a considerable hit after his promotion to AA.

 

Outside of pedigree, Groome has not done much to prove himself professionally yet. He seems to have talent, but he's way too risky to headline a potential Abreu deal at this point.

 

Right now I do not see a fit

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QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Nov 29, 2017 -> 11:56 AM)
I agree with this but now is the time to move if they are truly going to move him. I read this one of two ways: Sox leaked Red Sox to the media in order to press some other suitors into action on Abreu in talks. Also possible, Dombrowski floated the possibility of trading for Abreu because they are in the Hosmer/Martinez market and Boras hasn't even started moving.

 

I hadn't thought about the bolded, but it makes a ton of sense. Dombrowski must be aware that he's Boras' best buyer on both of those guys, and he doesn't want to let Boras drag it out until March.

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