2024-25 Offseason Roster Thread

[Timmy U]

The Zach Remillard Era has ended. According to MLB Trade Rumors, he has chosen Free Agency. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/10/nine-players-elect-free-agency.html

I figured this could be a catch-all for the billion minor roster moves the Sox are going to make as they rearrange the deck chairs to achieve mediocrity.

[Bob Sacamano]

Not sure there needs to be a catch all. Every move gets its own thread.

[CaliSoxFanViaSWside]

35 minutes ago, Timmy U said:

The Zach Remillard Era has ended. According to MLB Trade Rumors, he has chosen Free Agency. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/10/nine-players-elect-free-agency.html

I figured this could be a catch-all for the billion minor roster moves the Sox are going to make as they rearrange the deck chairs to achieve mediocrity.

Mediority would be a huge step forward.

[PaleAleSox]

22 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said:

Not sure there needs to be a catch all. Every move gets its own thread.

I assume this is just for general tomfoolery. 

 

How about the Sox getting rid of like every single international scout?

[CaliSoxFanViaSWside]

19 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said:

Not sure there needs to be a catch all. Every move gets its own thread.

Ad infinitum.

Oh no the process was bad on Mena for Fletcher a trade that no one has actually won yet.

Oh yes Burger for Eder was a great process and I will do that trade all day everyday no matter how lopsided it looks against the Sox right now.

I like players who don't leave it up to the coaches to try to improve. I'll take a guy like Burger walking around with a tablet in his hand looking for ways to get better himself any day.

Ohtani does the same thing. He isn't even in the upper 25% when it comes to sprint speed yet he put his meticulous mind to it and figured out how to steal over 50 bases by studying pitchers and looking for tells on pickoff moves. He slides the same way into a base every time, the right way,  feet first directly into the base , foot parallel to the ground, popping up securely and gracefully .

Player development starts with the attitude of the player but you better have enough coaches and analytics people who work tirelessly on the same page who can explore multiple ways to achieve a higher level of play offensively, defensively ,on the mound and on the bases. Coaches need to seek out development wins in other organizations and study how it happened. Usually it starts with the players desire to be the best he can be.

[Timmy U]

There is a ton of garbage on the Sox 40 man, as befits a 121 loss team. Assuming the Sox for sure non-tender Lopez, and don't pick up Moncada option, here's how I see their 40 man moving forward into the offseason:

Locks:

1. Prelander Berroa, rhp
2. *Ky Bush, lhp
3. Sean Burke, rhp
4. Jonathan Cannon, rhp
5. *Garrett Crochet, lhp
6. *Jake Eder, lhp
7. *Fraser Ellard, lhp
8. Jairo Iriarte, rhp
9. Jordan Leasure, rhp
10. Davis Martin, rhp 
11. Nick Nastrini, rhp
12. *Jared Shuster, lhp
13. Drew Thorpe, rhp
14. Korey Lee, c
15. #Brooks Baldwin,ss/2b/3b/0f
16. *Colson Montgomery, ss
17. Bryan Ramos, 3b
18. Lenyn Sosa, 2b/3b
19. Miguel Vargas, 3b/dh 
20. *Andrew Benintendi, of
21. *Dominic Fletcher, of
22. Luis Robert, of

Likely On it:

1. *Oscar Colas, of
2. *Zach DeLoach, of
3. Ron Marinaccio, rhp
4. Justin Anderson, rhp 
5. Steven Wilson, rhp

Who knows?

1. Engyel De Los Santos, rhp
2. *Sammy Peralta, lhp
3. Gus Varland, rhp
4. Jacob Amaya, ss
5. Corey Julks, of
6. *Gavin Sheets,1b-dh
7. Andrew Vaughn, 1b

I think cut:

1. Jimmy Lambert, rhp
2. Jesse Scholtens, rhp (returning from 60 day IL)
3. Chuckie Robinson, c
4. Braden Shewmake, ss
5. Matt Foster, rhp (would require an injury settlement)

Unlikely, but have to be added to protect from Rule 5:

1. Wilfred Veras, of 
2. DJ Gladney, of
3. Jared Kelley, rhp
4. *Gil Luna, lhp
5. Andrew Dalquist, rhp
6. Anthony Hoopii-Tuionetoa, rhp

I have seen a couple of places that Eric Adler and Tim Elko have to be added. That is NOT true. Both were drafted in 2022. They are not eligible until next offseason.