ignore vogelbach, missed that news.

Interesting list.  Thanks for putting that all in one place.

Then you can narrow it down to LHH or SH who can also hit same handed pitcher well and play the OF competently with some speed and some power and the list becomes much shorter. More important in the OF but I'd love to have Joey Wendle be the strong side of a platoon with Harrison.

Rick Hahn probably

Garrett Cooper, Joey Wendle, Michael Taylor, Tyler Naquin, Ben Gamel, Brandon Drury, Jon Berti, Charlie Blackmon, Hunter Dozier seem like the right targets in the bargain(ish) bin.

imo you can either fix the logjam of positionless players or fix the RHP-hitting deficiencies, but you can't do both cheaply.

You can go Bell, or you can go a Laureano-ish type player.

Otherwise you shop for a Reynolds.

Pollock has a 134 against lefties, which is higher than most in this group against righties.  Someone just to platoon with him would help.

No Soto?

14 minutes ago, 35thstreetswarm said:

No Soto?

I may have self edited soto as not available (for the sox)

1 hour ago, bmags said:

Rick Hahn probably

Cron has played OF in the past, so don't give him any ideas. 

34 minutes ago, bmags said:

imo you can either fix the logjam of positionless players or fix the RHP-hitting deficiencies, but you can't do both cheaply.

You can go Bell, or you can go a Laureano-ish type player.

Otherwise you shop for a Reynolds.

You don't like Happ or think he'll be too costly from the Sox perspective ?

7 minutes ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

You don't like Happ or think he'll be too costly from the Sox perspective ?

hard to know much as fans but happ feels like a guy we'll have to pay a dollar for .75

21 minutes ago, bmags said:

I may have self edited soto as not available (for the sox)

Et tu bmags?  Boooo

12 minutes ago, bmags said:

hard to know much as fans but happ feels like a guy we'll have to pay a dollar for .75

That's fair. I just feel it's vitally important to get an everyday guy who can play against LH and RHP along with Wendel as the strong side of a platoon w/ Big Energy.

Get that pitcher moving around on the rubber and throwing to both sides of the plate. Too RH and its just easier for a pitcher to get into a groove throwing 70% of the time to RHH. If it's 50/50 balanced I think the likelihood of mistakes to all hitters is higher especially when there are productive LHH. Or you can group a bunch of lefties against a RHP without saying 1/2 of them are non productive. (Leury, Sheets, McGuire 1st half Grandal and Moncada)

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3 minutes ago, 35thstreetswarm said:

Et tu bmags?  Boooo

I know, i am disappointed in myself.

Team needs to empty the farm for Jazz in the offseason

Obviously the cost for each player will be different, but I'd be willing to pay up for Happ or Reynolds. Each of those 2 would start to solve so many issues for this years team and next seasons as well. I'd be fine with targeting someone like Naquin, but I think his floor is a lot lower than Happ or Reynolds, and then the Sox would be back in the same position again this winter of needing a LH OF bat.

What did this list look like this past offseason and why didn’t we go after those targets?

1 hour ago, NCsoxfan said:

What did this list look like this past offseason and why didn’t we go after those targets?

Fucked if I know - I wanted Schwarber and Escobar.

One guy could've been on the list. There is talk from the fans and media that Anthony Santander might be available. The orioles have a prospect Kyle Stowers waiting for Santander to step aside.

He leads the Orioles in just about every offensive category and he would be on top of your list with a 158 wRC+ against RHP. Despite all that he's just a bad RF and can only manage a 1.3 fWar despite all the offensive heroics. He's also not a free agent til 2025.

But if you can going to keep throwing Sheets out there in RF then Santander is a big upgrade.

15 minutes ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

One guy could've been on the list. There is talk from the fans and media that Anthony Santander might be available. The orioles have a prospect Kyle Stowers waiting for Santander to step aside.

He leads the Orioles in just about every offensive category and he would be on top of your list with a 158 wRC+ against RHP. Despite all that he's just a bad RF and can only manage a 1.3 fWar despite all the offensive heroics. He's also not a free agent til 2025.

But if you can going to keep throwing Sheets out there in RF then Santander is a big upgrade.

That would be nice, I did not include any orioles and they have had such a great outfield this year. He'd be a great fit offensively, and defensively, since we don't care about defense.

47 minutes ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

One guy could've been on the list. There is talk from the fans and media that Anthony Santander might be available. The orioles have a prospect Kyle Stowers waiting for Santander to step aside.

He leads the Orioles in just about every offensive category and he would be on top of your list with a 158 wRC+ against RHP. Despite all that he's just a bad RF and can only manage a 1.3 fWar despite all the offensive heroics. He's also not a free agent til 2025.

But if you can going to keep throwing Sheets out there in RF then Santander is a big upgrade.

So he’s basically Kyle Schwarber but younger, much cheaper, more flexible defensively, and cost controlled longer. People here should love him and I’m not opposed to the idea either.

41 minutes ago, bmags said:

That would be nice, I did not include any orioles and they have had such a great outfield this year. He'd be a great fit offensively, and defensively, since we don't care about defense.

I forgot to add that Santander is unvaccinated.

3 hours ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

I forgot to add that Santander is unvaccinated.

He actually got vaccinated before the Orioles latest trip to Toronto.

3 hours ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

I forgot to add that Santander is unvaccinated.

Colas is on the way to save the season.

Viva la Cuba!