Opt outs are the craze right now

1 minute ago, maxjusttyped said:

 

Shocker.  Marlins miss on Castellanos, settle for Soler.   Padres jilted again.

Added Avisail Garcia as well.

11 minutes ago, Balta1701 said:

He’s not on the roster yet, but they still absolutely need an OF on a minor league contract at some point. If they have 2 OF injuries, their only roster depth in the OF is Adolfo (lost on opening day) and Rutherford. At least if they have 2 IF injuries they have Mendick.

Not "if," but when?

I mean Eloy, Robert, and Engel all have injury histories. It doesn't take much to see this as a possibility. I certainly hope not, but does anyone really think these three will come through all of 2022 unscathed by injury?

2 minutes ago, Two-Gun Pete said:

Not "if," but when?

I mean Eloy, Robert, and Engel all have injury histories. It doesn't take much to see this as a possibility. I certainly hope not, but does anyone really think these three will come through all of 2022 unscathed by injury?

No.

But as of now that’s the official plan.

Conforto surely will want an opt-out, which will never happen here 

Just now, Balta1701 said:

No.

But as of now that’s the official plan.

So, it could be an OF of Sheets, Leury, and Vaughn if this goes sideways on RH.

Nice!

Just now, fathom said:

Conforto surely will want an opt-out, which will never happen here 

Boston or Texas will offer him 3 years and 60ish million with opt outs every year and he'll probably take it. 

1 minute ago, Two-Gun Pete said:

So, it could be an OF of Sheets, Leury, and Vaughn if this goes sideways on RH.

Nice!

The fun will be the posts saying “no one could possibly have seen this number of injuries coming!”

On one hand the Sox have Abreu, Anderson, Grandal, Vaughn, Robert and Jimenez. That should be enough offense to win

On the other, they're clearly a SP short and an actual RF'er would be helpful

Perhaps they're counting on Robert to take another step and Vaughn to be much better

1 minute ago, chw42 said:

Boston or Texas will offer him 3 years and 60ish million with opt outs every year and he'll probably take it. 

Probably true.

Why not go: $16/20/24MM, with opt outs? Gets him reasonably paid, gets JR the chance to remain richer, and if he performs well, it gives Boras a chance to go back to FA in a year or two?

Offer 2 years, 40 million with opt outs at the end of the 1st season AND both trade deadlines in case Boras wants to shop mid season.

5 minutes ago, Balta1701 said:

The fun will be the posts saying “no one could possibly have seen this number of injuries coming!”

Nah, the real fun will be me/my posting when I see that the SOX have re-signed Billy Hamilton.

I beg everyone's forgiveness in advance if/when this happens. 

Edited March 19, 20224 yr by Two-Gun Pete

It's not glamorous by any means, but if Conforto doesn't end up happening for whatever reason, Tommy Pham would work for me as a depth option.  All of the projection systems on FG have him as an above-average hitter and in the ~2 WAR range in an every day role. I wouldn't advocate for him getting that here, obviously, but he's the 2nd best OF left at this point and likely to sign cheap.

12 minutes ago, chw42 said:

Opt outs are the craze right now

I’m not sure that any division in baseball is better than the NL East now. Which is crazy given last years results.

1 minute ago, maxjusttyped said:

It's not glamorous by any means, but if Conforto doesn't end up happening for whatever reason, Tommy Pham would work for me as a depth option.  All of the projection systems on FG have him as an above-average hitter and in the ~2 WAR range in an every day role. I wouldn't advocate for him getting that here, obviously, but he's the 2nd best OF left at this point and likely to sign cheap.

Don’t disagree but they won’t add another righty.  I can see the Guardians adding him. 

1 minute ago, Two-Gun Pete said:

Nah, the real fun will be me/my posting when I see that the SOX have re-signed Billy Hamilton.

I beg everyone's forgiveness in advance if/when this happens. 

All right, you get that thread but I call dibs on any “no one could have foreseen this number of injuries” posts.

For how old this roster is, and the injury history of the young guys, it’s going to happen.

Just now, fathom said:

Don’t disagree but they won’t add another righty.  I can see the Guardians adding him. 

The lefties who fit better (but are worse players, honestly) like Joc and Rosario are already off the board. I don't think they should be picky if Conforto isn't in the plans. Just add the best player possible at this point.

12 minutes ago, chw42 said:

Boston or Texas will offer him 3 years and 60ish million with opt outs every year and he'll probably take it. 

From what Id heard, the Sox were willing to do better than that 

16 minutes ago, Two-Gun Pete said:

Not "if," but when?

I mean Eloy, Robert, and Engel all have injury histories. It doesn't take much to see this as a possibility. I certainly hope not, but does anyone really think these three will come through all of 2022 unscathed by injury?

You just hope they are short term ones not the major surgery types 

Just now, Y2Jimmy0 said:

From what Id heard, the Sox were willing to do better than that 

Does were mean they aren't anymore?

1 hour ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

It's Soxtalk that has this idea the Sox want Conforto; honestly, they've never leaked any interest. Machado was frustrating because they were talking about being all-in with him. With Conforto they've been trying to tell you the exact opposite but everyone refuses to listen.

'Comforto'

1 minute ago, ptatc said:

You just hope they are short term ones not the major surgery types 

True. 

But yeah, Sheets in LF, Leury in CF, and Vaughn in RF. What could go wrong?

3 minutes ago, Y2Jimmy0 said:

From what Id heard, the Sox were willing to do better than that 

Sox were willing to give opt outs?

3 minutes ago, KBX said:

'Comforto'

Soxtalk would be a lot more comfortable with the guy on-board.

Edited March 20, 20224 yr by FoxForce2

11 minutes ago, Balta1701 said:

All right, you get that thread but I call dibs on any “no one could have foreseen this number of injuries” posts.

For how old this roster is, and the injury history of the young guys, it’s going to happen.

Deal!

Even if Conforto is added, he's another guy with a significant injury history. So, I should make peace with Billy Hamilton's return, I guess...

I just can't make any promises. I think it'll be a lot of cursing, and a broken phone or two if/when it happens. God forbid. 

Edited March 20, 20224 yr by Two-Gun Pete