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They are worse than his home stats but that's not unusual for many hitters. I'd call them pretty fair away from Coors . The guy can flat out hit when healthy, goes the other way very nicely. Oppo power too.

Right so he might last on the market til some time in February. But I'd be showing his agent that we are interested for sure before then .

Dodgers took a chance on a 31yr. old AJ Pollock and he's done well for them . Pollock is the better fielder but Dahl's OPS when he played before last year was .867 (2016-2019) which is better than Pollock and also very good.

I'd be all over Dahl. He can play all 3 OF positions, if not well, then competently. Hits for power and average,hits the ball everywhere , LH, splits are fine against LH's. Home/Away splits not that lopsided. He's injury prone sure, but when he is healthy he is an All Star type, plus he won't be 27 till April. His surgery was in late September and he should be ready to go for spring training. It required repairing fraying in the labrum, fixing a small area of the rotator cuff, and removing a bone spur and bursa sac , which were causing the impingement that created the pain. I don't know how teams will approach him since he might not be able to pass a physical until February. I'd either offer him a 3 or 4 year contract with an escalating base AAV with teams options after 2 years and also throw in incentive clauses for performance . No just games played clauses because then players ignore their injuries. He was due $2.5-$2.7M in arb. this year . So perhaps a 2 year contact for $6-7M but incentives giving him a chance to earn $1M more in 2021 and $3M more in 2022 plus team options for a 3rd and 4th year with a higher pay scale or buyout .

Just for the record I don't agree with the Springer thread being closed just because people were discussing optimism, hope, expectations ,reality, and pessimism. No one was getting all that belligerent . Don't tell me not to live Just sit and putter Life's candy and the sun's A ball of butter Don't bring around a cloud To rain on my parade Don't tell me not to fly I've simply got to If someone takes a spill It's me and not you Who told you you're allowed To rain on my parade There's actually a baseball reference in that old Broadway tune.

See Jack, that's what happens when you're in a panning kind of mood. Even when you want to say something positive it came out negative.

Well that's just silly. It's physically impossible. What's the point of raining on everyone parade ?

Just so you know Jack, you cannot be "panned" as one of the best in the game since panned means "criticized">

Nah its just called hope and I think the majority of people you think are falling for it don't really care enough to be devastated, (temporarily upset, yes) when things go sour. It's not life or death , we aren't getting fooled here but we all can't be grouches.

I don't fall for it but hope for the best. Sometimes that's enough for me like in the off season. Sometimes it isn't like during the season. I totally wanted Lynn at the trade deadline because was hoping we'd have him for 2 playoffs. It didn't happen and I got over it in short time. ANd most people are generally optimistic here like thinking Vaughn can be a major contributer next year , Oscar Colas not only will be signed but be ready to play RF in short order or me thinking EE was a bad idea and hoping Yermin got a shot. Fantasy land is a good place every so often when you know most of what you want to happen aint happenin'.

My general approach is its early and the smart teams are snatching up starters and the Sox would be wise to get in on the early action for 1 SP asap.Outside of that my wish is for Bauer and we all know that is a long shot. Springer doesn't matter to me since pitching should be 1st and foremost and I think most would agree. I expect at least one significant trade involving some prospects.

I don't feel abused. My eyes are wide open to what this franchise is. However, they are my favorite team in the world so for better or worse I will continue being fine that they are now in a position of competing and whatever that brings. I reserve the right to continue to hope ,be positive, to gripe and be negative. I don't feel like an idiot at all.

Already with the Dodgers. Last minute trade,Dodgers give up PTNL and cash.

I won't presume to answer for Jack but I do think the board is very highly optimistic on him and expect him to be with the Sox almost the whole year. That's asking a lot from a guy we last saw in A+. Sure there were glowing reports on him in Schaumburg but it's still a pretty big leap. I won't be the one, like Jack, to question his upside but I'm also not going to assume he's this mega force just waiting to be released on MLB. I will now ruin this post by saying Yermin !!!

That looks like recent Dominican League action. Unfortunately if he didn't get a shot in 2019 or 2020 when they easily could've given him one, it isn't happening in 2021. If he is traded look for a team needing a DH and with a pitcher to give up . Yermin is a goner with the Sox. Does anyone here follow how any of our guys are doing in the Dominican Winter League . I know some fan sites like for the Yankees provide that. I see one very short thread in Fuuture Sox about which of our guys are going to be playing in the Winter Leagues and Yermin isn't mentioned. Looks like the Dominican League is about 10 games into their season now but finding a website with results and stats is difficult. Lots of action in Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Mexico, Colombia, Cuba, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic for offseason professional baseball, culminating in a glorious week of action in the Caribbean Series

I never for a second believed the LaRussa stuff was part of some PR plan. I called out several posters on it and Rabbit when he tweeted it.

We haven't heard anything about Rodon or Mazara being put on waivers so it's very very likely they get non-tendered which most of figured anyway.

Of course non tender day is tomorrow.

I don't see it happening in my crystal ball or in my tarots cards. FA Hmmmaybe.

I thought if u make a waiver claim on him you're liable for his Arb salary ?

I don't think anyone will bite on making a claim including the Sox. Just add him to the pile of free agents out there Twins.

Ha No and I won't give u any hints cuz I know u know !

Please surprise me Sox and u all know who I'm talking about !

Sounds like a drug for urinary tract problems.

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