Red Sox/MLB 2025 Hot Stove - Mets land Juan Soto on 15-year, $765M deal

[sarge88]

Think the rotation is pretty set.

I'd be really happy if they moved out Yoshida in a package for Arenado or in a separate deal for RP or prospects.

Duran - LF
Bregman/Arenado - 3B
Devers - DH
Casas - 1B
Abreu - RF
Story - SS
Wong - C
Rafaela - CF
Campbell/???? - 2B

or

They sign Bregman and Santander and use Rafaela at SS and Story at 2B

Duran - CF
Bregman/Arenado - 3B
Devers - DH
Santander - LF
Casas - 1B
Abreu - RF
Story - 2B
Wong - C
Rafaela - SS

Greedy -- sure --- but it's the off season -- aim high!

 

[quietbruinfan]

Nope, He's as healthy as he's been in a while. I like this move for Boston.

Yes I really like it too. Before his arm trouble he had ace stuff.

 

[yazmybaby]

Nobody is ever touching that stolen base record. Even with the changes to the game to make it friendlier to stealing, Rickey being good + being good at it for so long puts that number essentially into the Gretzky pantheon of "records that no one has a remote hope of touching"

To put it into perspective, Ronald Acuna has been probably the most recognizable for his exploits on the base paths in the last couple years, with him stealing 73 last year and having 196 in his career already.

Let's just say, for instance sake, Acuna reveals himself to be the best base stealer of his generation and makes stealing 73 a year look routine. With essentially 200 already in the bank, basic napkin math tells me it would take him approximately 17 seasons to pass Rickey's mark of 1406 at that type of clip with absolutely zero room for letting up and would have to play 24 seasons in total to get there. No chance when the concept of athletic decline exists.

Legit to me one of the inner circle greatest of all time type players.

Everyone thought Gretzky's record of most goal scored would never be beaten.
Anything is possible.

 

[yazmybaby]

Great signing,
Can't wait to see him pitch for us.
If he returns to 95% of what he was prior to his injury he will be our #2 starter.

 

[RoccoF14]

Everyone thought Gretzky's record of most goal scored would never be beaten.
Anything is possible.

There's a bunch of MLB records that aren't ever going to be broken, Ricky's Career SB total, and his single season SB total are two of them. Sure anything can happen, but it ain't gonna happen in my lifetime.....

Here's a couple off the top of my head:

Ricky Henderson: Career SB, and Single Season SB
Nolan Ryan: Career Strikeouts. Career Walks, too.
Cy Young: Career wins. In fact, I don't think we'll ever see another 300 game winner, let alone 511.
Hank Aaron: Career Total Bases
Cal Ripken: Consecutive Games Played

 

[sarge88]

Everyone thought Gretzky's record of most goal scored would never be beaten.
Anything is possible.

I agree -- except for one MLB record -- triples.

Record is 309

Active leader has -- 68

There is only one player under 30 on the active top 10 list and he's 28-year-old Amed Rosario with 46.

Duran has 21 @ 27 years old.

If he hits 21 triples per season (which is his current career total) he'd need to play until he was 40 to break the record.

 

[McGarnagle]

I agree -- except for one MLB record -- triples.

Record is 309

Active leader has -- 68

There is only one player under 30 on the active top 10 list and he's 28-year-old Amed Rosario with 46.

Duran has 21 @ 27 years old.

If he hits 21 triples per season (which is his current career total) he'd need to play until he was 40 to break the record.

Ripken's is absolutely untouchable too. The active leader is Matt Olson and he still needs to play 12 1/2 more seasons without missing a single game along the way.

 

[sarge88]

Ripken's is absolutely untouchable too. The active leader is Matt Olson and he still needs to play 12 1/2 more seasons without missing a single game along the way.

Yeah, probably.

I was in Camden Yards when he broke and tied the streak.

Best athletic event I’ve ever attended….by far.

 

[N o o d l e s]

What do you mean by this?

They certainly aren't signing Burnes now

As long as they didn’t bring him in as their main signing or trade, I was happy with the thought of adding him. If they had signed him and done something like bring back Pivetta I’d be BS but as the secondary move to Crochet it’s solid

 

[quietbruinfan]

I think Crochet has flash in the pan and bust written all over him but I absolutely love the Buehler signing.

 

[22Brad Park]

Not Redsox but nice little read

https://www.mlb.com/news/meet-kurt-loe-longtime-angels-reporter-at-angel-stadium?partnerID=web_article-share

 

[Chevalier du Clavier]

 

[quietbruinfan]

Red Sox did the right thing for the wrong reason in acquiring pitching, They are still cheap and still need a reliever and a right handed bat, but I am somewhat pleased fwiw.

 

[Donnie Shulzhoffer]

Cheap bastards

 

[KOZ37]

Red Sox did the right thing for the wrong reason in acquiring pitching, They are still cheap and still need a reliver and a right handed bat, but I am somewhat pleased fwiw.

Its risky, but I think they expect one of Vaughn Grissom or Kristian Campbell to take over second base next season. I don't think they are ready to commit to Bergman unless it was for 3rd which honestly means moving Yoshida, and Devers needs to DH. I want nothing to do with Devers at 1st base. The only issue is how to move Yoshida. Might be easier to fit in Toescar.

 

[GatorMike]

I think Crochet has flash in the pan and bust written all over him but I absolutely love the Buehler signing.

Out of curiosity, what concerns you about Crochet?

 

[quietbruinfan]

Out of curiosity, what concerns you about Crochet?

He is overweight, has an injury history and is the embodiment of small sample size.