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Whew settle down bud it was funny

Getting one of the best bats in the majors means RF can be a lower level guy (or replaced internally). And means thyme or offense is set and can focus on patching a pitching staff together a la twins.

Aww yeah inject this hot stove action into my veins

Angels get desperate...trade us shohei in order for us to take pujols 2/59mill off hands.

Why I love these threads, I had not heard a thing about lindblom (or it had not resonated). That would be really interesting, would be a really fun spring training follow.

The Rays are in the AL East, that cannot be discounted. The sox live a charmed life in this division yet cannot seem to take advantage.

Yep, that's a good one. He was rumored to be meeting with LAD so a good sign there. Still only 28.

This thread isn't intended to mean that. There are always interesting lower level pitchers that end up outperforming, and quite frankly soxtalk has been pretty good at identifying some each year. We were way off on henderson alvarez though.

I think it's more that he "recovered" then was out for that same elbow most of the season than arrives for 1 inning at the end of the season. So there may be durability concerns with the reconstructed elbow as a starter.

There was a two year stretch where it seemed every game I'd end up at was sox indians with salazar pitching and it would be these brutal games where the sox couldn't muster a hit.

It's at least fun to talk about. I do wonder if Rodon is a better piece than we realize. Please understand I mean that in he has value but not is the centerpiece for snell.

I do take the non-tendering by dbacks as a pretty bad sign. They can be decently competitive again next year and he was only projected at $5 mill. He re-injured the elbow early last year and got through for a late comeback, but I'm guessing it isn't a clean injury report.

Is this a one-time vomit at signing, or continuous vomiting as he's pitching.

He pitched in the last game of 2019...did he get injured again (sincerely asking the b-ref news didn't mention it)

I think this matches their BA draft rankings and they didn't really pitch after being drafted so I'm not surprised.

Not saying this is the barrel the sox will swim in, but interested to hear if there are any interesting guys posters like in that 1 year/2 year bounce back area. I've seen: Porcello - objectively awful last year but gives you innings. I have stated that I think he tried to change things up to the high fastball 4 seamer way the red sox (and white sox) have been preaching and just didn't work with his stuff. Leaning heavily back on his sinker is a way to find a decent back end starter. Taijian Walker - Has not pitched for two straight years, and is only 27. He was non-tendered, and the dbacks would know health and recovery better than anyone. But fewer guys could claim a plausible out of nowhere season. Martin Perez - Found new life in Minny with a cutter before regressing in the second half. Just seems like a good candidate for our pitching staff. Danny Salazar - this guy is probably absolute toast since the indians let him go but I've always had an absolute crush on his filth and just want to be the team that has him for his next life if it happens. Homer Bailey - His split finger was nasty last year. On a 1 year deal just let him throw that thing all day. When he went to the As he really started to cut his BBs down and his WHIP was at a low last year. Also, remember Jermaine Dye for Homer Bailey trades?

I'm in a weird boat where I think people are overstating Keuchel as a bad pitcher, but he is not really what I have in mind for this rotation. It's like a fantasy draft where a guy keeps dropping you know gives you some consistent production and is worth getting there...but just not what you want. But if we are talking something like 3/45 then I think his experience and health would be a benefit to the sox. But I just know we will want that flexibility in the coming year or two to pounce on an expensive guy that becomes available so I am less excited for likely two 18-20 mill guys in keuchel and whomever that soak up a lot of that flexibility.

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I don't really get why this is that bizarre. The reporter from DR reported something both specific and vague. If he was flying to the US to sign with the sox today, that would indicate an agreement had been reached. It's clear no agreement had been reached. That doesn't mean the sox have not discussed or targeted Ozuna. They may very well have. But this reporter wouldn't be vindicated if he eventually signs with the sox, because that's not what his report was. The tricky part is there may very well be a language barrier here. If the sentiment was intended to be like "ozuna is flying to the US for the GM meetings where he expects to sign with the white sox" that's more indicating current preference. We ultimately don't know, but the reporters that said "there is no agreement in place" were more right than the interpretation of this guys tweet (and subsequent doubling down)

That's pretty wild. Boras is a good agent.

Yeah it has been such a staple for them that it would be surprising. I do wonder if this was easier with them having tried to negotiate (and losing) harper for years. Had to know the flexibility of ownership at that point. Helps to have that WS vibes too.

Well, they were pretty stagnant while the biggest franchises tried to dip back under the lux tax. I am glad they are back as a baseball fan.

Not many records to shatter after Stras.

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He's worth that amount because maybe a handful of people on earth can do what he does, and he's fortunate to do it in a business where people pay a bunch of money to watch them do it. The Nationals franchise will be fine, don't worry.