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When it comes to Perez...there is another

yeah this tracks.

I feel like one of the best rotations in the game should be able to pitch 5 innings in the playoffs and not walk like 7 batters per 9.

ding ding ding. We can say this stuff, but I'm also not blind and while I am capable of making nice and improved rosters - the sox are much less creative than me.

I will actually do this for free in exchange for a fast pass line where I don't have to wait for concessions

We joke about how fans are stupid but in fact sox should hire me just so I could tell them that they are misreading the market and had they done that in 2019 by 2022 I would be one of 40 special assistants to the Vice President's in the org with my success.

It seemed implausible to me before, but now with Seager gone and Muncy sounding alarms on his injury? I get they could do taylor back, but signing Taylor and trading lux doesn't seem very Friedman like.

I don't understand what's particularly angsty about pointing out that our in-house options, or re-signing Leury are possibilities. You just pointed out they had a plan for the offseason and were blindsided. If they want to balance some of their issues, 2b has limited options, and Leury is a switch hitter who with a consistent role had success vs righties for once. So if they can't execute on a trade, leury is likely going to be a plus defender and bats switch-handed. This is why adam frazier trade was a normal idea, and you also poo pooed that. There is no white knight at 2b with Semien gone.

Sox are bad at executing their plans thou

I mean, Boras sitting with an unfinalized deal...what could go wrong?

One thing I missed in this - ZIPS likes Carlos Perez a lot with a +10 on defense and (to me) 73 wRC+. That gets you more WAR than Adam Engel, Leury garcia in those predictions. And his comp is Yadi lol. But just underscores for me, bring in a Chirinos, but I'd be totally fine if Perez wins the job as backup.

no we think it will be hernandez who will be marginally better (1.4 WAR in ZiPS vs Mendick/Romy 1.3)

Oh sweet nothin, you ain't got nothin at all no player november sad roster playlist Hold Kimbrel Bundy $9M Dickerson $7M Garcia $6M Kendell Graveman $8M Trade Dallas Keuchel for Robinson Cano & $2M Annually Salary $183M Hahn Quotes: "To be able to add a Hall of Famer like Robinson cano to our lineup was something we couldn't pass up" "We feel like with Hendriks, Kimbrel and Graveman, nobody will want to face our bullpen" "Dickerson gives us good production vs RHP and give us more versatility in our lineup" "Certainly you may have seen what Leury did in the playoffs and all of last year, we didn't want to let a player like that go" "Dylan Bundy we have been tracking for a while, and we think can get him back to his 2020 form. No, we didn't get a 2nd year option, and if he's great we will not extend a QO, because that's not how we operate" You are welcome.

I like Taylor, but what he lacks that Zobrist had was good contact. Taylor would be among our worst in K%, zobrist was a 12-13% k rate guy.

15%worse is an issue when it’s your only plus offensive skill

Obviously a good player but for someone whose offensive value is tied to slugging … not a great fit in DET.

Yolbert

I am thank you very much. Cant wait to unleash this at games ?

Hoo boy I think I moved onto Danny Duffy from Drew Smyly

I’m starting to be an acolyte to fathoms vibes only approach to team building

What's your vibes take on Baez?

While I still think Cashman is good, I think yankee fans should be upset. Since that group left for Miami it hasn't felt like yankees are bringing the same overwhelming talent engine LAD brings. If you are a yankee fan, you should judge them by the other key franchises. And LAD is running circles around NYY in their process. If you are Steinbrenner, wouldn't you want to get David Stearns for you and bring his Ace factory to the bronx rather than signing pitchers for 13 years and having to figure out how to cycle them through? Anyway, yes this is my poor yankees fans speech.

Okay but have you considered we'd have a backup catcher?

This is correct.

Well, have to say that while Correa would fit on any team, he's not playing 2b here. And while Baez is a gamer, you couldn't pick a less appealing offensive profile for this team than him. Story, less extreme version of that, but our infield defense would be much, much improved.