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Collins looks much better defensively so far than was reported. He doesn’t look out of place at all at catcher, which is huge.

It’s a pretty good one trick because he’s now 16/16 on saves this year...

That’s why I said when JDM plays OF which shouldn’t be often. But it would be nice to give Eloy an occasional break to DH some games as well.

9 strikeouts but a victim of the long ball tonight

Lester has struggled big time over his last 6 starts. Hopefully the Sox can make it 7.

When I created this thread back in April I was thinking this was a 2021 lineup but we could see this lineup come together as early as next season. This is going to be fun ?

Sorry, I forgot the Twins are the only good team in MLB this year

“Sox can’t beat good teams”

I respect fathom but a “tad negative” is an understatement.

Should be #3 imo

We finally develop an ace after not having one since trading Sale and people want to trade him already. Guess some people enjoy perpetual rebuilds.

We’ll see. Between the poor defense, below average baserunning, high BABIP, and relatively high strikeout rate, I think he’s overrated personally. He’s also arb eligible starting in 2021 and free agent after 2023 season (same as Moncada).

Even with his OPS this year he’s been worth a modest 0.4 fWAR due to his horrific defense. As has been discussed ad nauseam over the past few years, it seems the league doesn’t place high value on DH types unless they are absolutely raking like JDM.

Does Frazier even have much trade value at this point? He’s a DH that has been a pretty good but not great hitter thus far in MLB. He has a net 0 WAR across parts of three seasons. I just don’t see the big appeal outside of the fact that he was once thought of as a top prospect but with his defense he’s limited to AL teams only.

Colome’s advanced stats over the course of his career are very good but his ERA and save percentage are even better. He hasn’t been quite as sharp recently but overall this season he’s looked great. I’m not concerned about advanced metrics over a 27 inning sample size when the guy is 14/14 in save opps and has the track record he does.

Never really thought of Rutherford as a high upside player. I’d want a high upside arm that is close to the majors if they’re going to trade Colome.

Who replaces him at closer for the rest of this season and next if they trade him? I’ve heard several people now say he’s easy to replace, so who would the Sox replace him with?

I’m thinking the return is a 50/55 grade prospect and another 40/45 grade prospect. I’d do it if the 50/55 prospect had high upside like Hernandez.

Some guys outperform their advanced stats. Regression never came for Mariano Rivera. His career ERA was 0.55 less than his FIP and 0.78 less than his xFIP. Colome’s career trends are comparable. So even if Colome’s ERA increases a run to the low 3’s, he’s still a better option at closer than most guys (has a career save percentage of 90% = proven/reliable). He’s proven to be reliable whereas guys like Luke Jackson are anything but.

He has major control issues but I’d take a chance on a big arm like D Hernandez and another lotto ticket.

Sure seems the Braves and Phillies could use some bullpen help as well. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.talkingchop.com/platform/amp/2019/6/16/18680678/braves-news-bullpen-woes-are-not-exclusive-to-the-phillies-unfortunately

Point is to simply quote strikeout rate as the lone metric for a reliever’s effectiveness is absurd. I’ve said it before but Colome is a poor man’s Rivera. That’s not a slight on Colome either.

Mariano Rivera had a career strikeout rate of 8.22 K/9. I wonder if teams thought he was just a guy too.

Both have been bad but the Mariners are worse and there’s no reason for any sense of optimism with that franchise over the next few years unlike the Sox.

There’s more to a catcher’s defense than framing. McCann is marginally better at framing but he leaps and bounds better at blocking balls, minimizing errors/miscues, and shutting down the opponent’s run game. Not sure how many games you’ve watched the last few years but it’s a night and day difference when you compare their defense. It’s really not even close.