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Well, Getz can now sign an outfielder just as bad as both Benintendi and Fletcher for the minimum, as Victor Robles was officially released.

Considering he said one of his favorite players of all time is David Eckstein, most likely not. He probably thinks Hawk’s The Will To Win (TWTW) is the most important player attribute in baseball, and it conveniently matches his lack of desire to spend on top players in free agency perfectly. A match made in heaven.

Oh how fun it is to watch Bryce Harper hit a second upper deck homer for the Phillies. A guy who the Sox could’ve easily signed. Instead, the Sox waste $25 million each offseason overpaying a collection of veteran rejects that no other teams want.

The stink has never left. It still permeates the entire organization. Getz is still a part of the problem. He had a terrible offseason and made some really dumb trades of young talent, which is exactly what the Sox should be hoarding, not trading away. This veteran leadership and defense idea that Getz had has been an absolute bust. How can anyone have faith in this guy as a GM when he thought players like DeJong, Lopez, and Maldonado were worth acquiring, paying $10.5 million combined for this year, and using as starters rather than bench players?!? These are guys that should have been signed to minor league deals due to how absolutely awful they were last year. I guess Getz enjoys giving players like Maldonado a nice final paycheck when he should’ve retired a year ago. It’s not going to happen, but Getz should be shown the door along with Grifol, but it’s pretty obvious that JR is going to fire Grifol at the end of the season and make him the fall guy, just like he did with Hahn and Kenny at the end of last season. It’s the same ol’ Sox. Nothing changes until JR is gone.

One side seems correct in their assessment at this point.

Shows how bad the Sox scouting still is. Likely poor assessments on both players and they don’t even have confidence in their own decision to make this trade to actually play Fletcher and see what he can do.

This has turned into such an awful trade. If Mena was putting up the same minor league season with the Sox as he is with the D-backs, he could’ve been traded for someone actually good. Or the Sox could’ve kept him and to see if he could become a back of the rotation starter earning nothing. Brutal.

Now on pace for a 41-121 record.

That was the most obvious thing ever.

Our old friend Omar Narvaez was DFA. Let’s sign him too!

I may have missed it but where in the article was an actual number of innings mentioned in a quote by Buehler or a member of the Dodgers coaching staff or front office? The article only says, “Buehler acknowledged an innings limit will be in place for 2024.”

Yes, because teams usually declare the exact number of innings that they expect from each of their starters. Why would a team declare this? What benefit would it provide? Come on…

I just threw a number out there. Crochet lasting 150 innings (regular season or regular season + playoffs if traded) with good performance would surprise me.

A guy can’t magically jump to pitching 200 innings from where Crochet was at just because a team trades for him and wants him to do so. Sure, they can try it but his performance will likely be degraded and even worse, he could get injured. I don’t think MLB teams view this situation the same way you do. Even some of the articles written about trade targets have mentioned Crochet’s innings, and that’s from typically clueless sports writers.

Why would any team needing a starter for the postseason run and the playoffs use their trade resources to acquire a pitcher that can’t pitch for the rest of the season and the playoffs? They will trade for a starter that has gas left in his tank. This isn’t MLB The Show. A team isn’t going to jump to trade for Crochet at the deadline for what he can do for them in 2025. If Crochet holds up and finishes the season strong, his value is in an offseason trade.

Nope. Since you seem to have forgotten your own original post, I will paste it here for you… ”I’ve asked this person question in a few other threads but thought it deserved its own. What are your guesses on the trade value of Sox starting pitchers as we approach the trade deadline?” I have already stated this but I don’t think Crochet is worth what you expect at the trade deadline due to his innings predicament for this year. And yes, I understand that you don’t think he has any innings issues, but I disagree.

Like others, I don’t think teams will want him at the deadline because of his innings issue (which you don’t agree with). I don’t even think the Sox will trade him until after the season is over. In the offseason, sure, I could see him being worth what you say, granted he keeps up his performance for as long as he pitches this season.

So you quoted me saying that Cease is now worth as much as you initially thought to infer that I think Crochet is worth nothing? Nice logic there. Regardless, I will wait patiently for Steven Wilson to return another prospect like Drew Thorpe in the 50-100 range. Then I will admit to your prediction being spot on.

Nope, I actually used exactly what you said to prove my point. ?

Cease is definitely worth what you expected now with the Padres.

You initially said that you expected two prospects in the 50-100 range and two prospects in the 100-200 range for Cease. The Sox received one prospect in the 50-100 range, two prospects in the 100-200 range, and a 29-year old non-closer reliever. You weren’t really as close as you think you were. Another prospect in the 50-100 range is worth a lot more than a 29-year old non-closer reliever. Steven Wilson isn’t returning a prospect in the 50-100 range.

Whatever you say… ?

From what you said, yes. What two prospects did the Sox acquire for Cease in the 50-100 MLB range? Thorpe is one. A second one in that range would be a much larger return than just one, and what the Sox ultimately received.

Sorry, dude. You have a history of over-hyping and over-expecting on trade return. Cease didn’t return anywhere near as much as you expected and neither would a worn-down Crochet.