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gotta tell ya, liked the jesse rogers interview, but listening to Chuck pontificate at signing Rizzo makes me not run to listen to how chuck is processing this when there isn't a guest on.

Freddie Freeman is a free agent right now, shouldn't they be putting more of their attention there?

braves signed orlando arcia today.

Braves just spent $3M on Orlando Arcia who had a 48 wRC+ last year but places SS and all over the field. What a buncha moroons

yeah Engel is probably a better story, the leury thing is just a holdover from 2018 when none of our hitters really started to show up. Engel is one of the more bizarre stories in the whole league. Athleticism is good.

People won't want to hear it but Leury is a pretty good hitting development story for the sox. He was horrendous offensively when we first got him. He likely just needed playing time, but 2017 he really established that he wouldn't be an issue offensively. Hell his first 155 at bats he had a wRC+ of...4

He'll be fine in Charlotte. If he's hitting 20 bombs by June again, and if sox team is healthy, they can just trade Leury. Romy is good and will beat out Mendick, and that's the place Romy should be right now - replacing Mendick on our bench.

Example of soxtalk being very familiar with other teams.

If Romy is good we can just trade Leury.

Nice was hoping we brought him back

um, well last year says yes. But great post as usual.

Segura is also much better defensively than Cesar by OAA, and in a test, Jonathan Judge of BP found OAA to be best at measuring infield defense, FRAA for outfield defense (https://www.draysbay.com/2020/4/15/21219514/mlb-defense-best-statistic-baseball-prospectus) DRS has segura at 5, Hernandez at -11. THat definitely is what it felt like last year. OAA had Segura at 9, Hernandez at 0. Hernandez also certainly didn't look amazing at 2b last year, and Segura can swing SS. So offensively, I think it's fair that segura and hernandez may be equal. I don't buyy that for defense.

When you are playing 6 positions its hard to keep up on all of them. Put him consistently at 2b he'll be positive. He has mentioned how when he is primary OF he has to just focus on OF in practice, and only starts infield when he gets assigned. That is why sox have periodically tried to focus him as more backup IF but his ability to spot center and corner has always moved him there.

I think Leury would be worth more as his poor outfield defense drags him.

no we haven't except DH.

If you liked Nick Madrigal, you will like Jean Segura.

He had a 150 wRC+ vs RHP last year.

One thing that is very frustrating to me about this crop of FA 2b is they are not very good defensively. Leury may very well be the best. 2b has been his worst position but he's been played there inconsistently. It's a rough group.

While I understand this, Segura's a 1 year salary, you are unlikely to find a 2.5/3WAR player to sign a 1 year. And next year's second baseman include Frazier, Wong and Enrique Hernandez (and segura) who are all better fits than most of the 2b market was for the sox this year.

I'm not saying sox are (lol) or that we should target Story. But, I really think adding just an average defensive 2b would be worse than adding a right handed 2b.

While his offense is a weird fit, I wouldn't say adding a tremendous defensive middle infielder with plus overall offense doesn't fit our needs.

they operated over the cap this offseason. Was 100% FO creativity.

It would be absolutely insane.

Seattle?

he hit .351 in the playoffs with a 700 slugging.