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Can't imagine the national t.v. ratings if it was actually the Royals vs. CLE/DET...in some ways, it would prove yet once again that mid and small market teams can still be viable. As long as they get any team from the NL other than SD, I imagine MLB would be satisfied, and even the Padres have enough superstars and the whole one of five teams out there without a World Series title thing to make their story compelling, plus the owner's death and cutting payroll pretty dramatically (especially in the face of how much the Dodgers spent on Yamamoto Ohtani Glasnow Teoscar).

Then Shawon Dunston would have been the best SS in mlb history. Jerry Rice consistently ran 4.55 40s but nobody ever caught him in real game situations.

But he's also hurt...and there are increasing questions about his FB viability. Michael King and Higashioka were the real keys to that trade. SD wouldn't trade King for five Thorpes right now.

Even then...they desperately need 3-5 fWAR caliber players. McCarthy has always been closer to a fourth outfielder than a star. To dramatically alter the downward trajectory of the franchise.

Crazy after Oct heartbreak the previous inning. One too many sliders from Clase...even at 9-94 it must have looked like 84 after 100 mph heat. Jason Benetti couldn't have forecast a scenario like this in his wildest imagination...

How many of those who chart for Baseball Savant are or have been major league scouts? The thing is, for every number on a computer screen...there's an Alex Gordon or Jose Iglesias or Stephen Kwan with the heart and determination to prove that spread sheet wrong. But you have to watch a player in person for weeks or months before you can make that kind of determination. The old school Moneyball eye test. Going by past prospect ratings and not in person scouting intelligence like the Dodgers or Orioles or Padres is what has partially created this entire Sox debacle.

Sure...virtually half the young starting pitchers in baseball from high school through mid 20s that go to those training/performance academies like Driveline.

How many games have you personally scouted him? Royce Clayton and Jose Valentin's can have opposite skills at that spot and grade out quite similarly.

Conversely if you took Eder Nastrini Thorpe Bush and traded that package of all four together...how much is that really worth around mlb? Schultz Smith Taylor Cannon Burke...maybe Iriarte.

There's zero reason to believe he won't stick at SS ... certainly not in Chicago, where nobody would push him off that spot. Who? Amaya? That would be laughable. We have already spent the last year hearing how and why Colson won't stick at SS. The Sox can't even find one hitter at over 700 ops. The bar for hitting the s%*# out of the ball is about as low as it possibly gets right now. 750-775 ops like Burger would feel miraculous.

The strikeout concerns with Moncada started with his first post season in Boston.

https://prospectsworldwide.com/2023/11/28/jackson-holliday-ss-scouting-report-baltimore-orioles/amp/ 60 fielding and 55 arm at SS is far better than anyone the Sox have right now. He just doesn't have a WOW arm. Even if he underwhelmed as much as Madrigal...let's say he would be roughly an average major league SS. Let's not forget that Gunnar Henderson is one of the top 5-7 most valuable young players in all of baseball at the same position. And they have Westburg as well. An embarrassment of riches. PS Look how long it has taken Volpe to come around for NY. And Witt Jr. flashed all the tools but still struggled as a rookie, too. Same with Henderson.

Iguchi or Ray Durham

That rivalry right now is like a powder keg...suddenly got real two seasons ago, and Dodgers' fans must be nervous about suffering the same fate for three consecutive seasons. Still no excuse, though.

How many teams in baseball can even afford to pick up the remaining financial risk on the Robert deal? He's just about the equivalent of Alex Rios when KW claimed him right now. Maybe another 1/2 year of struggles away...if that.

They have the option on Mullins...so Robert would have limited intrigue unless they somehow believed they could turn him around. But he's no more a guarantee to hit for power next year than Hjerstad or Mayo for example.

His younger brother is the one with the hose for an arm...

https://news.yahoo.com/news/editorial-brandon-johnson-reckless-chicago-100500839.html Well, you might not want to tie your hopes the Mayor’s office in terms of public funding.

The one they should consider is HaSeong Kim, but it’s only because he will be coming off shoulder surgery and his offense was down compared to 2023. It’s simply because they need at least one solid fielder on the infield…and nobody is ideally suited to play SS of their top four infield youngsters. And Adames is going to get a massive deal based on 2024, forget that. But JR won’t even authorize a contract over $50 million this offseason…he’s simply desperate to offload Benintendi, let alone add pricier FA’s. Based on his 2023 fWAR, a playoff team like the Dodgers will go after Kim…or maybe the Brewers to replace Adames.

Boston isn’t rebuilding to turn around and empty out their farm system…especially when in 2024 you just made a lot of progress. Crochet should be the type of pitcher you do that for when you are just a player or two away from a great team. Wong Raffaela Duran Devers Casas and then you add Anthony and Mayer.

Pitching match-ups get really interesting from here on out: Buehler vs. Michael King, G3 Likely London Knack/bullpen vs. bullpen/Cease on 3 days' rest Yamamoto/Flaherty vs. Darvish on 3 days' rest/Cease if he's not pushed to G4 at Dodger Stadium They most importantly got the win If it’s even possible they’re even closer as teammates after going through tonight Their offense got going (and in the power department) Yu Darvish was phenomenal, which is huge with Joe Musgrove out The Dodgers and their fans poked the bear As we’ve seen this year, poking the bear hasn’t worked out great for the opponent so hopefully that trend continues the rest of this series. I can assure you the Padres won’t forget about Shohei Ohtani throwing the bat towards their dugout. Or Jack Flaherty cursing at Manny Machado. Or Dodger fans throwing baseballs at them. “A hostile environment,” Mike Shildt said postgame on tonight’s environment. “What I got out of it was a bunch of dudes that showed up in front of a big, hostile crowd with stuff being thrown at them and said, ‘We’re going to talk with our play; we’re not going to back down; we’re going to elevate our game; we’re going to be together; and we’re going to take care of business.” gaslampball.com

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Machado and Flaherty want to fight. The entire outfield bleachers vs. Tatis and Profar lol...? Not really fair to Darvish here to make him wait so long on the mound.

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