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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.

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Zavala has unfortunately tanked this season but he’s still very young. DeLoach has lost his HR power this season. Seems like the Sox are better at picking pitchers over position players, which is a bit worrisome since they now need a lot more position players to build their team of the future.

True, but it is now looking like it may have been a fluke season with where the Diamondbacks are at this season. https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/mlb/diamondbacks/2024/02/22/mlb-offseason-grades-arizona-diamondbacks-lauded-for-trades-signings/72698582007/ Yikes.

Still not much money for a team to jump on him but the velocity drop would probably deter teams more so than the money owed.

Apparently, Go still has his 2-year, $4.5 million dollar deal with the Padres so he will probably clear waivers.

Just saw this. Surprised that the Marlins of all teams would cut this guy over giving him a shot.

Yep, I didn’t put it together until I read the excerpt again. I had forgotten that Josh Barfield was most recently with the Diamondbacks as their Director of Player Development, the same position Getz previously held with the Sox. Getz and Barfield have held the same titles/positions with two different teams and are now our primary and assistant GMs.

In this specific case/trade, it was apparently our Assistant GM Josh Barfield, since he had seen both Fletcher and McCarthy play for the D-backs when he was their farm director. Getz still had to approve it obviously, so they are both responsible.

Getz chose Dominic Fletcher over Jake McCarthy in the Christian Mena trade and he apparently relied heavily on Barfield’s advice. Can we get a re-do? The Sox got back the worst player of the three involved. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2024/02/11/mlb-2024-offseason-awards-free-agent-signings/72551453007/

More like the broken down nag that is about to be sent to the glue factory.

Getz’s offseason was garbage and he managed to make an awful team even worse. He also gave away two pitching prospects and an infield prospect for essentially nothing (Fletcher and cash).