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I’m not sure either, but how long does “proven talent” last until it’s proven to be over-the-hill and bad? Because I think Getz is past that point with at least three of his acquisitions this offseason. Sure, it’s $10+ million spread out among three players, but if they all suck in 2024, it’s still a waste of $10+ million that could’ve gone to one promising player with a future. DeJong Lopez Maldonado

“Yeah, but did you ever watch the guy eat?!?”

A 27 year old potential starter would be worth the gamble for $8 million per year for 4 years. If he pans out as a starter, you have some serious trade bait. If he doesn’t, oh well, you have a higher priced reliever for a few years. Also, Getz wouldn’t be able to pay two awful players in future years like Maldonado ($4.25 million) and Nicky Lopez ($4.3 million) more combined salary. The Sox won’t get a thing for these two guys and their $8.5+ million dollars. The Sox have been wasting millions of dollars each offseason on washed-up vets. Time to try a new strategy. Why not throw some of those wasted millions at a guy that might actually have some upside?

His OPS dropped from .965 in 2022 to .731 in 2023.

Exactly what I was going to say. The Sox gave Graveman a 3-year, $24 million dollar contract. This is just another year tacked onto that deal. Hope for the best that he can stick as a starter. If he can’t hang on as a starter, his deal wouldn’t be that much worse than Graveman’s.

Oh man, I bet Rickey was pounding that rocket fuel.

Greenies. The MLB started testing for amphetamines in 2006, which supposedly brought an end to this.

What a con. Posting crap on here and the opposite on his own board. Snake Guy needs to stop making assumptions on what the Sox should want or who Getz may be targeting.

Was coming to this thread to post the same. Another Oscar option for RF. Still relatively young (just turned 26) and had a decent season offensively for the Guardians in 2022. Fell apart in 2023. Supposedly not very good defensively but I’d rather see a guy like this on the roster than retreads like Phillips or Payton. Still would need someone who can backup CF though. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/01/yankees-designate-oscar-gonzalez-for-assignment.html#google_vignette Here was Oscar’s 15 minutes of fame: https://youtu.be/Te_1BAFPCzo?feature=shared

I have no doubt the White Sox would have taken him if the Red Sox didn’t.

They think he’s going to be their next Judge so they won’t trade him.

Ortiz makes sense for a team that is on the brink of contention, just like how the Cubs traded for 26 year old Michael Busch. If his bat pans out, they have a cheap 1B/DH option and can dedicate money at more key positions than 1B. The Sox are definitely in a position to give a guy like Ortiz plenty of at bats but I think they would prefer a prospect return in the lower 20’s as far as age goes.

The Astros didn’t do us much of a favor with Korey Lee either.

His age has something to do with that.

Now that Ortiz has officially aged out of prospect status, who replaces him as the headliner in every Orioles deal?

The Dodgers were smart and dealt their older infield prospect with nowhere to play for a promising 19 year old pitcher.

Better than any head coach the Bears have had over the years. He wouldn’t be worse than the line of those losers.

A closer isn’t a high leverage reliever?

This clown is also trying to rip on Sox fans and Getz, as if we all didn’t know that Jerry gifted the job to him. The replies from Sox fans are great.

It was painful to watch this loud-mouthed cross-eyed dude. I wouldn’t take the risk but he said there is no way Cease could raise his value if he pitches in 2024. I don’t think that is true. He also uses the stupid trade calculator.

Yes, premium defensive positions have always been “up the middle” — catcher, SS, and CF.

His reasoning isn’t poor. Our previous GM said the team needed to get more left-handed numerous times to the media, but he pretty much failed at acquiring lefty bats at both 2B and RF. Nothing has changed since and the Sox still have holes at these same two positions. Different GMs are going to value a player’s attributes differently.

Orioles prospects don’t flop. They will all pan out and that is why you can’t trade any of them for Cease.

Andrew Vaughn was the best college hitter in his draft class. We lucky Sox fans have learned that it doesn’t always translate to the MLB.

Okay — “not going to be traded for Cease.”