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A competent right fielder and DH will not get to 90 wins. Now add 2 quality SP to them and that might.

Girardi is in the mix. Ross has no managing experience but his DWTS time certainly gives him a "leg up" on the competition.

Defensive stats are always a little questionable but most of his dropped this year. He allowed 73 SB so teams ran on him and his caught stealing % was 26. His Dwar dropped from .6 to -.4

Some thoughts. Grandal was not much better at .229/388/398 in 2nd half. McCann was a 3.8 War to Grandal 2.5 ( mainly based on Grandal's poor defense). Also McCann cost $2.5 Mil and Grandal $16Mil. I think McCann is more likely what we saw 2nd half and Grandal pretty regularly has a poor 2nd half. Now your idea to only catch Grandal 50% may improve his poor 2nd halves. But I wonder if he will rejct only being a PT catcher. I would spend more money or use resources in RF than pay Grandal at least 4X what McCann gets. Now if Grandal agrees to catch 50% and Sox think that solves his 2nd half swoons and also solves DH problem then maybe he is worth the money.

That is not the word in the Boston media. The thinking is they want to drop about $20 MIL which they will get w Porcello. The question is do they keep Betts and make another run at the playoffs and take their chances he resigns. Or trade him and get a good return. Obviously JDM plays into that as well since it would be harder to make the playoffs if he leaves. Their new GM has his work cut out for him.

Chavis hit 18 HR in 350 AB replacing Pedroia. He also plays 3B and IB. They will not want Madrigal. Vaughn would be a better idea.

I assume Holt( he makes $3.75) will take a home town discount to stay in Boston so we would have to pay a premium. But Yolmer gets $4.625 already so that could be doable

Probably wasn't an Oakland fan alive either.

Don't think you have to go that high. Mookie gets $20Mil now. If Trout(37)-Machado(32) and Harper (27) are the competition, I would think Mookie could be had for 10/$350. Maybe he wants #1 so worse case 10/$380. The White Sox could certainly pay that since they don't have any huge contracts on the books for 22. But I would assume the Red Sox will not trade Betts until just before ST if at all. I don't think Hahn can wait that long unless he wants him only for a rental. I don't see him spending big bucks in FA and then going after Mookie ( unless his budget is $175+ for 22.)

Cooper is 63. He is probably waiting until 66 for his SS....................................

To his credit, Anderson made changes. “It was taking his experiences, bottling them up and dealing what was good and what was bad and what needed to be adjusted and fixed,” Steverson said. “I put the work in and it’s showing,” Anderson said. Anderson is standing taller in his stance, is chasing fewer bad pitches, and is hitting curveballs at a .311 clip. As Steverson puts it, the barrel action is creating more accuracy. Timing is everything, and “better timing has allowed him to make better decisions.” https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2019/9/25/20884709/white-sox-tim-anderson-batting-title-indians

What about Anderson? McCann here vs Detroit? TA has taken a solid jump at the plate which like Moncada has to be attributed to Steverson. The overall offensive numbers are bad but the core players for next year Abreu, Anderson, Moncada, Eloy and McCann all made improvement at the plate this season. With the dearth of offensive talent after that group, it may be hard to determine how effective the hitting coaches are.

Agree. Sounds like he wants to test the market regardless. I think he will insist on leading off and playing CF wherever he goes but with that ability the team will say yes.

Success can affect that. I live in New England and Florida. Football by far rules in NE but Hockey( amazing as that may sound) rules in Tampa.

Last year we could have had Machado if the price was right since it was us and Padres. Maybe the Sox will not attract the top tier FA but they should be able to open their wallets to the 2nd level and get quality players.

Did Joey Cora leave on bad terms? He is a former player and coach, speaks Spanish, good amount of experience and would come at a reasonable salary. Still on the younger side for a manager. Not sure he has been mentioned, though, for many jobs.

He is only 25. He had a decent year last year and a lousy year this year. I do think it makes sense they head into ST w him having to compete for the 4-5 spot depending on status of Kopech and Rodon plus who they add off-season.

The Dolphins have only had one winning season in the last 10 years. Now the media says they are tanking. They are trying to go from lousy to the worst of the lousy.

I thought Maddon did a great job in Tampa. Limited financial resources and limited fan support playing in one of if not the best divisions in MLB. With the Cubs he got both financial resources and fan support. He has a .541 career win %. That is better than Terry Francona. Maddon has had a lot of success but like most managers he has some baggage. But winning has not been a problem so far. I would love to see us get a young manager like Minny did. But that would most likely be a gamble since we might get someone w their first job. I do think Girardi is an interesting choice but hahn would have to find out what went wrong in NY.

Before we even get to FA, the FO has to decide on the status of the coaching staff. Bringing back RR, McEwing, Steverson and Cooper will also be "frustration for sure". Based on the improvement we have seen, I think Steverson should be retained.

Maybe the red flag is long-term front office personnel in both franchises.

I would take Tatis who is on pace for 43 HR, hits for a high average and is 2 years younger. A shortstop adds much more value than a DH. Tatis also is a threat on the bases.

I do think Jerry will open up his wallet this off-season and spend money. But I still am concerned that he has drastically cut payroll on both his professional teams over the last 5 years or so. Hopefully at this point Jerry is listening to his sports FO people and not his CFO.

If he is the back-up catcher and accepts that role, then $5 Mil is okay. As many have said, Grandal is going to cost at least $16 for 3-5 years. I would think McCann will look to get out in 2021 or sooner. I doubt he signs a 2 year.

How rare is it to have the league leader in RBIs on a 90 loss team. Jose is running away w the AL and may even catch the NL leaders before the month is out. I guess those .300 hitters give him opportunities for RBIs.