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  1. max silver
    Don't you ever get tired of patting yourself on the back?
  2. max silver
    The Red Sox really kneecapped themselves insisting that prospective buyers take back David Price as well.
  3. max silver
    I hoped that Kevin Smith might be able to convert some of his AAA gains into MLB production, but that's proven to be anything but the case so far. Barger seems to face similar questions as to whether his hit tool will sufficiently transfer to MLB, so I'm not holding my breath. Zips projects league average offence for Barger and Steamer projects a 113 WRC+ so hopefully there's something there. Orelvis had a really disappointing showing in AA this year. It seems as though the club may have made a bit of a miscalculation sending him to this level before he had really displayed mastery over high A pitching. Let's hope he can make some strides this season as the struggles took off a lot of the shine.
  4. max silver
    Given the prices we've seen this offseason that doesn't sound like it would move the needle much.
  5. max silver
    Hopefully history repeats itself and they trade Devers for a mediocre return.
  6. max silver
    Pfaadt is quite the name, I'd hate to hazard a guess for how that would be pronounced.
  7. max silver
    Hopefully they can wrangle up a long term center field option through trade. If he proves he can hit major league pitching I think Barger is the likely heir apparent for Chapman. I'd love to see Chapman extended but I fail to see how the team can afford extensions for all of Vlad, Bo and Chapman unless they have plans for Steve Cohen levels of spending. It's going to be very interesting to see if they can thread the needle to make all the pieces fit together under the budget.
  8. max silver
    Might be a little more realistic to ask for an iPad or something.
  9. max silver
    Vlad has only managed to perform at that level once in his 4 career seasons up to this point. Hopefully the projections come to fruition but I certainly wouldn't want to stake significant money on it. If Vlad does reach those levels of performance again and the team has added another bat they still benefit to the same degree from the extra bat, but it serves to hedge their bets a bit if he doesn't.
  10. max silver
    The point that I'm making is that the actual penalty for going over the initial limit is very small in the grand scheme of things. The penalty for going over the first tier is only 20% for the first year. If the team is $1 million over they pay a penalty of $20000. If they go over the penalty by the maximum approx. $20 million the penalty for this is still only $4 million. If the budget is there to support going all the way up to the first tier the financial penalties are small enough that this should be little cause for concern.
  11. max silver
    This is like Todd returning from beyond the grave to grace us with his presence.
  12. max silver
    I didn't know Vlad was planning to play winter ball, for a dude that plays every day like he does this comes as a bit of a surprise.
  13. max silver
    I think if the team is already straddling the CBT limit there's no sense in pussyfooting around and ending up a million or two above. The penalties for being up to $20 million over amount to a tiny slap on the wrist so they should continue spending to fill the last remaining hole(s).
  14. max silver
    It appears as though Vlad has been busting his ass with his offseason workouts but still needs to gain the necessary (dinner) plate discipline to allow this hard work to fully pay off. I think he's the most naturally gifted hitter to ever work his way through the organization and 2021 provided a glimpse of what he's capable of.
  15. max silver
    The team as constructed should be pretty solid everywhere, and there is room for internal improvement in the lineup, rotation and bullpen which can allow each of these aspects to be more than just solid and become true strengths. There is potential for a great rotation if Berrios bounces back to close to previous levels of performance. The bullpen has a shot to be good if Swanson proves to be legit and not a one year wonder, and can be very good if Pearson finally avoids injury/illness long enough to provide innings. There are several candidates in the lineup who have potential to provide more offence than 2022 as well, such as Vlad rediscovering his form, Bo hitting more consistently, Gurriel rediscovering some of his lost power etc. The team has a very solid base, but I'll still go ahead and agree that I'd like to see another bat if the budget allows as the team is at the point where every potential win matters.
  16. max silver
    Steamer likes Thomas to improve to a 107 WRC+ for 2023. Combined with his defence he'd be a great long term piece, but moving Kirk or Moreno on the assumption that he is going to eventually fulfill his potential is a massive gamble.
  17. max silver
    That's a giant "if" though, I would rather the team hedge their bets and bring in another bat so in the case that 2022 Vlad is what we can expect moving forward then the offence hasn't taken a huge hit.
  18. max silver
    The team presently only has 3 legitimate outfield options for 2023, and Kiermaier is likely to receive 4th outfielder level playing time at most given his propensity for injury. I don't think lack of opportunity for playing time should be a huge concern for free agents at this point unless the team trades for another outfielder first.
  19. max silver
    He played in the Puerto Rican winter league. His numbers are very strong although the quality of opposition is certainly in question. https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=franci000bow
  20. max silver
    If he bounces back he'll end up opting out after year 5.
  21. max silver
    Cueto did a pretty good job suppressing hard contact and missing barrels despite the complete lack of whiffs. His expected home runs total don't really take a dramatic jump in most ballparks save Texas and Milwaukee so some of his success may translate to other ballparks. His quality of competition wasn't great as you've mentioned, a look at his game log shows a lot of outings against the likes of the Royals, Twins, Athletics, Rangers etc. and not much in the way of higher quality opposition so it's natural to wonder how he would fare against tougher quality of opposition. Some of that concern could be mitigated due to the more balanced schedule MLB is finally implementing, so he wouldn't regularly be facing the juggernaut opponents in the AL East.
  22. max silver
    Any word on potential salary range for Cueto? It seems that even a season or two ago before this years insanity back of the rotation starters were earning in the range of $10 million, so Cueto may actually cost real money to sign.
  23. max silver
    It's probably a little early for the obligatory Sportsnet.ca best shape of his life articles.
  24. max silver
    Arod was likely taking every available PED known to man so he's not the best example of a player who defied father time.
  25. max silver
    We don't have a lot of available data points yet but the early returns don't show Moreno as somebody who has the necessary athleticism to play in the outfield. His average sprint speed has been pretty pedestrian at 27.4 feet per second. He does have 1 bolt to his credit where he managed to hit 30 feet per second so maybe he's ultimately faster on the high end than the average sprint speed would suggest. I'm reasonably happy with the bullpen where it stands and think that the outfield is a much higher priority at this point. There are some interesting potential reinforcements working their way up through the minor leagues for a change so the team won't be running out a motley collection of sub replacement shitballers unless there is a severe rash of injuries.
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