Dick Allen

I think some of that had to do with the 60 game 2020, but starters IP are definitely trending lower.

Yes the Houston series many point to was distorted. If Gio, a guy now a few are saying the teams window will close when he leaves has any command, the Soxx win game 2 and can pitch him game 5, and Houston has had all kinds of problems with him. They win that, they have homefield with Lynn. That is with all of their issues. I hope they are aggressive, and I think they will be, but some better health and some growth will make this team really good even if we are all disappointed with the activity this winter.

Tony Kemp until 2021, his age 29 season, never put up a 1.0 fWAR season. I am thinking outlier.

Dylan Cease had a higher fWAR than the Cy Young winner, and he has been almost forgotten on this board.

For $100 million +, I hope he can make fans forget the league minimum Nicky Two Strikes. Remeber, the Sox didn't sign Machado becasuse they said they couldn't afford his 8th year. They just jacked up the cost of 2B for years before that. That trade was a disaster, and I am not anti-Kimbrel.

To be fair,odds are he wasn’t going to be sharp with his slider when he hadn’t pitched in so long. But the Sox know more about his arm than we do, and they seemed pretty concerned that there was more there than general soreness and fatigue. He is going to have to pass a physical to sign a new deal, he probably wouldn’t have had to with the QO. To me, if you are sure his issue was more fatigue related, giving him the offer seemed a no brainer, but if you suspect something else, it’s a no brainer the other way. For all we know, he could have been hopped up on painkillers with the adrenaline to get it up to 99. They just have to be right spending that kind of money right now or they may find themselves in a bind quickly.

I think the Sox either have a trade brewing or another free agent and used Bob to try to get them to flinch.

I think this is either a smokescreen or publicity stunt. They don't want Rodon for 18 million because he was unavailable for the last 2 months but want to pay a 39 year old even more who will have 6 innings pitched under his belt in 2.5 years on opening day. Makes no sense.

The Mets have his latest medical records, and physicals vary.

Loyola leaving the Valley for the Atlantic 10.

Smart.

The last I read JR said he gave long term extensions to KW and RH 4 years ago. I have mentioned this before, KWs wife recently quit her job at NBC Chicago. They could be looking at taking it easy pretty soon.

Soxing it up would be getting rid of all the guys you sucked for years to get, so you can get more expensive guys who will suck eventually. They messed up with Madrigal, now will have to spend a ton to make it up. I;d be fine with an Engel/Sheets/Vaughn split in RF for now. Abreu won't be around forever. It's a crapshoot whether Engel can stay healthy, but with the lack of contact and hopefully a 100% healthy Robert in CF, you don't need + defense in RF, especially when you can always go to Engel with the lead.

They better have time. Unless you like short windows.

Two questions, at the time they were acquired, Hernandez had the same OPS + as Duvall, and blew Pederson and Soler away. How was it those guys were can't miss, and Hernandez was clearly washed up? And how come you didn't post your opinion in the Hermandez trade thread?

Jimmy posts something that suggests the Sox are after Conforto, and bingo the notinsider NotSteve posts somehting similar. But not Steve doesn't look at message boards.

You must have really hated Robin Ventura. Similar college profile. Started off really slow, but became really good his second year. This guy was going to have growing pains. You'll see.

I think the odds of Kimbrel netting you total salary relief and a player that can help you win are very slim. He didnt net those types when he as cheaper and younger and had fewer questions. It seems the reward for picking up his option and trading him is a $1 million buyout savings. The risks don't seem worth it. Unless they trade him fairly early, he basically holds your offseaon hostage, not only with his salary but with his role. Say they want to bring Tepera back. He isn't going to wait around for them to unload Kimbrel if he has other similar offers. And that $16 million is going to effect other moves as long as it is on the books.

It's really not problematic if they all play well. Eloy will be better. I think TA will be better. Moncada should be better. Vaughn should be better. This offense is potentially awesome . I would be more worried about 2B than RF. It's a far more important position defensively. The Sox will be fine in RF with what they have defensively in the OF with a little better luck health wise. They still have Robert who wasn't 100% when he came back. They can still throw Engel out there late.

I think the irrational hate anyone has for Vaugn is hysterical. The guy hardly got any minor league time in 2019, played at the alternate site in 2020 and had to mostly play a defensive position he had never played before all while making his major league debut. He held his own and until he either hit a wall or his back was bothering him, was starting to shine at the plate. If the Sox trade him, they will regret it.

Neither Lynn or Rodon were 100 %. That's 2 of the 3 losses.

Hernandez has the 2nd highest WAR among free agent 2B the last 2 seasons.

I would imagine if the Sox were not thinking big at 2B, they would have just exercised Cesar's option.

OK.

So is Grandal, but the board has a problem with Grandal.