CaliSoxFanViaSWside
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Based on my 15 years of watching Supernatural I think demons would have to possess the individual players.
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I mentioned hip pointer in the game thread. Now you made me feel smarter.
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Damn and I was stoked thinking Industrial Light and Magic could be hired.
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Probably because he played a lot of OF last year and didn't get injured. I'm not saying he belongs in RF . I always was wary that his speed wasn't suitable for LF let alone the harder to play RF but he did OK in LF. He has a way to go to catch up to Eloy type injuries in the OF . Buxton always gets hurt and he' one of the best athletes out there. SHit happens. Some see it as a result of playing out of position but plenty of guys get injured playing the positions they are best at.
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I guess it's better than putting Cespedes on the 40 but he has looked a lot more impressive than some of the reports we have seen. He's a pretty good OF and has a great arm. We've also seen his power a few times.
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Other 40 changes we might see. Seby, Rutherford, Mercedes, Kimbrel could all be gone. Collins could be traded. Ciuffo the backup catcher. Once Kimbrel is gone other pieces could get moved for Manaea among them Burger, Adolfo, Romy Gonzalez, Aybar ,Bilous,Foster, Burr,Severino or Bennett. Cespedes could be added to the 40 or traded. But I think they keep Cespedes.
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It's hard for many guys to tone it down or go half speed. No one wants to make their pitcher look bad because they half assed a play.
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Adolfo is likely gone before the season starts but there is a slight chance he stays in the event that Vaughn is out for longer than a few weeks. Micker is on the 40 but I have a sneaking suspicion that the 40 has 3 or 4 changes before the season starts.
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Just saying Ciuffo is supposed to good defensively. That was always a part of his scouting report. His bat never developed but he got in some MLB games with TB and Baltimore. When you are trying to hold a lead in the late innings a catcher who can frame and block pitches is just as handy as putting in a defensive OF especially with our ground ball artists in the pen.
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Nick Ciuffo as the backup catcher might be the plan if Collins is used in a trade. I know Ciuffo isn't anything special but he's light years better defensively than Collins. He was always graded highly defensively when he was in the Rays system. He bats left handed and throws right. He caught part of the game today and looked good catching a few different guys Crick, Sousa ,Ruiz, and Bummer.
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Or we continue to value another good starter in the rotation more. Gotta give to get.
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Easy. No one is yet willing to pay their asking prices.
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Repeat after me. Sox are broke until they get some money from Kimbrel. That is how they are operating right now. If anything happens it will be Manaea once Kimbrel situation is resolved.
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Oakland probably asking price too high or may take their chances on the TDL with him. Kimble is the hold up. It's so obvious that the Sox get Manaea with the Kimbrel money if Sox and A's can agree on Manaea's cost. That's the only moves the Sox have left. Hahn may trade Kimbrel for something else but the Sox need at least $10M of his salary on their books .
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Is Yolbert Sanchez even in camp ? He's supposed to be a very good defender and if his hitting continues like it did in Birmingham and the AZ Fall League his upside could be a solid regular at 2nd base very soon. Romy is nothing to sneeze at either with his power but I can't say how valuable his 2nd base defense would be. We've seen multiple guys struggle defensibly at 2nd base between Madrigal and Moncada.
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