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    '23 -'24 Free Agency

    in Pale Hose Talk

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    1 hour ago, Quin said:

    Chuck Garfein may as well have been captain of the USS Hanser Alberto

    I do not get these obsessions with utility infielders/outfielders. They're almost all directly interchangeable and are the literal last component you worry about when building your position player roster.

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    '23 -'24 Free Agency

    in Pale Hose Talk

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    3 hours ago, South Side Hit Men said:

    The Garfeins, McGruffs and others want to spend even more net money to replace Eloy with Justin Turner, Elvis with Merrifield. Clamored for and pimped La Russia’s arrival. Kelly, Lynn, Eaton, Keuchel we’re great team guys as well.

    Far higher salaries, far less net production, but oh does it improve “culture”, or so they claim. Funny how the same great culture all looks the same in a police lineup, all are way over the hill and should already be out of baseball, all overpaid, yet highly praised year after year after year by the same Jerry paid media schmucks.

    I had to stop listening to the Soxtalk podcast. They recognize the same problems we do but their solutions are almost always meatball level.

    Justin Turner is 39 next year and is due to fall off a cliff any second. In fact, he would almost CERTAINLY crater once signed by the Sox because that's what happens to this team. Even if he's good there's no way you can trust him for more than a year, and then you're right back where you were. It'd be smarter to keep Eloy for one more season and see what he can do - Turner posted 2.1 bWAR last year so it's not like you need some amazing performance from Eloy to get to the same level, and Eloy has potential upside that Turner just doesn't at this point of his career.

    I also laugh about replacing Elvis with Merrifield. They're almost the same player with hitting, but Merrifield plays left field instead of shortstop.

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    '23 -'24 Free Agency

    in Pale Hose Talk

    Posted · Edited by almagest

    Oh man I forgot all about pitching. Best options to me (they ain't getting any of the non-reclamation guys, but this is what I would like).

    Go for 3 of the following for SP:

    • Aaron Nola
    • Sonny Gray
    • Blake Snell
    • Jordan Montgomery
    • Montas/Giolito/Flaherty as your reclamation projects

    RP I would mostly roll the dice with in-house options. Maybe pick up a few anchor types:

    • Reylo
    • Ryne Stanek
    • Shintaro Fujinami (if you can help his control)
    • Phil Maton
    • Jordan Hicks
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    '23 -'24 Free Agency

    in Pale Hose Talk

    Posted

    55 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said:

    That Polanco option a slam dunk to get picked up. I think the Twins could move him though for pitching help.

    You're right. The drop off to Merrifield as the second best option is pretty steep, though.

    '23 -'24 Free Agency

    in Pale Hose Talk

    Posted

    The FA list ain't great. This is about the best I can come up with:

    SS - TA option

    2B - Jorge Polanco

    RF - Teoscar Hernandez + Jesse Winker platoon

    C - Mitch Garver for offense or Martin Maldonado for working with pitchers

    Run back Moncada, Eloy, Benintendi, Robert,  Vaughn

     

     

    2023-24 NFL Season Thread

    in A and J's Olde Tyme Sports Pub

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    6 minutes ago, Kyyle23 said:

    There was some atrocious play calling and untimely penalties that killed drives as well

    not absolving Fields from blame but the second half was as undisciplined as the first half was disciplined 

    Yeah I'm not at all saying Fields is the main reason they lost. It was a complete team effort. What I'm saying is I think that even with a competent team and coaching staff he won't be enough to get them playoff wins.

    2023-24 NFL Season Thread

    in A and J's Olde Tyme Sports Pub

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    6 minutes ago, Tony said:

    This is also where I think all the losing catches up to you. You do it enough, it’s who you are. He’s a loser. Not blaming the coaching all either, it’s on Fields, but I think if he had more experience with GW drives, maybe the end of the game and the Tampa games look different 

    Maybe. It's hard to say. I just think he's not that good - maybe a system that leverages his strengths more would help but he holds the ball SO DAMN LONG when the pressure is on.

    2023-24 NFL Season Thread

    in A and J's Olde Tyme Sports Pub

    Posted

    Man, what a complete team failure. They should've never been in that situation but Fields blew that last drive and I'm 100% out on him now. The Bears cleared the way for him to pass them to victory against the worst defense in the NFL and he couldn't do it. I was nervous the good stats against the Broncos was just how bad they were and I was right.

    9/26-28, Sox vs Diamondbacks series

    in Pale Hose Talk

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    2 hours ago, Balta1701 said:

    No. He's a starting pitcher who is arb-1 with an ERA of 5 this season that matches his career ERA of 5. His FIP this year is 5.01 and it's 5.2 for his career. His WHIP is 1.41 this year and 1.46 for his career. He could very well wind up in the rotation of the White Sox next year, because the White Sox have so little in their organization that grabbing guys with an ERA of 5 to be their 4th or 5th starter is ok to them, but that's what bad teams do. On even a decent team, he's a guy who gets picked up when they have had 4 different starters go on the IL at the same time, because guys like him are available on waivers. 

    He’s been pretty good over his last couple starts, especially in limiting the walks, but there is probably enough history here to assume he’ll continue to walk 5+ per 9.

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