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WAR for relievers is so fickle. I'd happily lower his usage on the sox in a regular season, and we have the bullpen to do that. Just give me a low WHIP and no injuries. Coffee is for closers, WAR is for starters and position players (and bullpen as a whole)

Sure. Maybe the sox also shouldn't be so terrified of the last years in a players second contract, then routinely pay enormous sums for 1-2 year deals of player's 3rd or 4th contracts, get negative production, and act like they are financially prudent. There's a lot of improvement to be had.

I actualy want everyone to read these because I think it cuts across all of it. I'm in favor of signing Hendriks. I also think signing yates + lastella is great. Of the top 10 in saves last year: Hudson signed for a 2 year deal Rosenthal signed a 1 year deal Mark Melancon was traded 2 years into his 4-yr 64 million dollar deal after a disappointing start. The braves took all of it and sent decent prospects back (Tristan beck) Kintzler non roster invite Ryan Pressly signed a 2 year contract Brad Hand was on a 3 year contract Hendriks, Hader, Colome were on rookie deals Jensen is the most classic high salary guy, at 5 years. Didn't sort by saves to indicate quality, rather it's an easy snapshot into the playoff teams last year. There's a lot of ways to make a bullpen, including internally.

Here's my pro level scouting from reading paragraphs on human beings: Prep: upper 90s + mature build = bad lower 90s + projectable + athletic = good lower 90s + projectable + athletic + feel for spin = excellent Feel for changeup = i'm in Small RH = no College: Upper 90s + effort = bad Upper 90s + low effort + no secondaries = meh, maybe later! Upper 90s + low effort + promising slider = i'm listening "89-91 mph, no plus offering, can locate 4 pitches, friday night starter" = kill me. Short right hander + "upper 90s + low effort + promising slider" = I can deal in 2nd round or later "throws a screwball" = draft immediately

If the sox are winning and Hendriks is still a significant improvement over most relievers this won't matter. But also they could trade his salary.

Why would you have to sign a guy for 3 years

I'm not sure, I turned off all of your email ones, and I think it should be corrected for your messages.

Obviously you can post links: Glad he's out of the org.

accurate

Alright one more "watch with intrigue" this year if college baseball plays: Gavin Williams, Eastern Carolina "At his best he has touched 100-101 mph and should again be right at the top of the hardest-throwing arms in the 2021 draft class. He gets to that velocity with ease in the delivery and has good natural feel to spin a breaking ball with flashes of an above-average changeup. Considering the pure stuff, Williams’ upside is tremendous." naturally, control is an issue.

What?

Well that is why they waived him. He was a camp invite and now won’t be at camp.

I don't think Colome would be $7-8m in savings.

wait wtf was this posted before or after I said my peace

Karl Malone would never join forces for a title shot.

well that sucks

I know non-frontline people at hospitals slated for the vaccine in feb. That's with just pfizer so who knows how much moderna spreads it, but a pitchers and catchers report sounds unlikely if they want a vaccine for the players, but march isn't that unlikely.

??? Jackson Jobe Heritage Hall HS, Oklahoma City, Okla.SS/RHP Notes: Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 185 | B-T: R-R Commit/Drafted: Mississippi Age At Draft: 19.0 One of the top two-way prospects in the 2021 class, Jobe may have been thought of as a primary shortstop entering the summer, but teams are enthralled with his athleticism, arm strength and feel for spin after seeing him pitch over the last few months. A 6-foot-2, 185-pound righthander committed to Mississippi, Jobe has shown a solid four-pitch mix with a fastball up to 95, but his slider is the main event. The pitch is among the higher spin rate breaking balls in the class and has gotten into the elite, Carter Stewart 3,000-plus rpm range. The pitch is an easy future plus offering in the 80-84 mph range and has two-plane break with plenty of depth and power when he hits on it. After that, Jobe has a curveball in the upper 70s that’s solidly behind his slider and a low-to-mid-80s changeup that has good fading life down and in to righthanded hitters. Jobe has shown solid control with most of his pitches and works with a simple delivery. He has plenty of arm speed and throws from a three-quarter slot and scouts have praised the crispness of his actions on the mound. MLB clubs love the idea of putting an athlete like Jobe on the mound, so most likely have his pitching upside in front of his position player upside for now, but he’s a real pro prospect as a hitter as well.

He signed a 5 year deal, he could have signed the 1 and 1s at that point in his career. Sucks to suck.

It is, especially with the Harden stuff.

They should allow fans in the stands with masks and just ban alcohol.

Round 2 guy: Joshua Baez.

When a college player is projected high because of high athleticism so rare in college, but not world-beating numbers, I think the assumption should be that they struggle to put the athleticism. I say this for position players, for pitchers it's mostly what I look for because they could have had terrible college coaches. Athleticism is great, it brought Adam Engel to where he was and allowed him to tap into every bit of hitting talent he's had. But especially the "college shortstop, pretty athletic, hasn't tapped into their power" woof. woof woof woof.

I don't think BAP exists as a concept in baseball drafts or is even how you should operate.

I agree. Would I rather have Liam Hendriks or Yates/McGee? It's actually a tough call for me. This virtually guarantee Yates/Mcgee will struggle to finish the year.