The Dodgers are going to have to trade Kemp and Puig to make that work. I wonder if it's just Boras spreading rumors again. That guy is awful. Due to the CBA, teams can't flatly deny those type of rumors through the media.
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Blackhawkswincup
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Yuck
Sounds like Hahn plans to have Palka as fulltime LF , Alonso and Abreu rotating at DH
I don't like how our OF is shaping up
Sounds like Hahn plans to have Palka as fulltime LF , Alonso and Abreu rotating at DH
I don't like how our OF is shaping up
agreeing with you on your point. i guess rf and cf is up to one of the rookies i guess.....
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Also sounds like Indians front office is giddy about the salary relief this trade has brought them
I am not thrilled with Sox being the team to bail out Indians by taking on a average/mediocre 1B so this better lead somewhere like a Machado signing because on its own this is piss poor trade
I am not thrilled with Sox being the team to bail out Indians by taking on a average/mediocre 1B so this better lead somewhere like a Machado signing because on its own this is piss poor trade
if this help getting MM and it is all the better. but still the OF will still have a problem. where to play Eloy Jimenez . he will need to have a OF position considering how and why the sox didn't bring him up at the end of last season.
while i can hope for a better way to utilize that position .... however stat wise, he is productive .... will he be the player last yr.... hope not. will he be the player of 2 yrs, i sure hope so.
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I really don't like Engel or Delmonico so hopefully they are not slated to be regular OF's though I suspect Engel will be our starting CF
And Palka isn't a good enough fielder and should be DH
And Palka isn't a good enough fielder and should be DH
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Alonso is miles better than Abreu defensively at 1B, so I would assume he plays more there. Would be nice to actually have a competent 1B that will help Timmy, Moncada, etc save some errors.
i agree.....
however the team will need to trade Delmonico , but i would love the team to get a cf via fa, like Adam Jones or even Michael Brantley who can play CF.
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Abreu isn't reason Moncada cant field
Also sounds like they will platoon equally
yeah before all this MM and Alonso being traded, i really thought they the sox will move Moncada to the DH, where he defense will be a stand out.
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A bad season doesn't mean he's garbage or make a player. He was good his rookie year. Plus Abreu is simply not good at scooping up bad throws. Could've saved both guys (Anderson especially) with throwing errors.
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+6 DRS says otherwise. He wasn't other worldly but not nearly as bad as you claim. Hell, Anderson was bad in '17 himself before becoming slightly above average last season (although you can equate some of that to the off the field stuff too).
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No he was every bit as terrible a player as I have said he is
A joke in the field and at plate
We should expect better then a below average talent when giving away one of the best pitchers in game signed to amazing deal. If Moncada is the same shitty player next year the Sox need to move on and cut losses on what is easily one of the worst trades in franchise history
A joke in the field and at plate
We should expect better then a below average talent when giving away one of the best pitchers in game signed to amazing deal. If Moncada is the same shitty player next year the Sox need to move on and cut losses on what is easily one of the worst trades in franchise history
for me, i am more concern with his strikeout rate or ratio vs his batting avg .....
Yoan Moncada Stats | Baseball-Reference.com
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You know you did have a good week with your takes and even sprinkled in some positivity! It was fun while it lasted...
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Sorry but you cant spin Moncada as anything but trash at this point
And it is one of the worst trades in franchise history at this point
And it is one of the worst trades in franchise history at this point
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They could've gotten Benintendi and it would've still been labeled bad. Sox were at a disadvantage with Sale. When you trade a walking HOF away, you are gonna lose the deal regardless.
Bulls were down by 25 to Spurs. And came back to win.
No LaVine, that's why. Right @Rooh?
In all seriousness, Kris Dunn is a dawg.
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BS especially with contract that Sale had. I didn't want prospects and didn't like trade when it happened
You don't trade away an elite left handed starting pitcher signed to great deal for what the package we went after
Sox wanted lotto tickets not young ML talent and passed up other deals to take Red Sox because Hahn wanted Moncada
You don't trade away an elite left handed starting pitcher signed to great deal for what the package we went after
Sox wanted lotto tickets not young ML talent and passed up other deals to take Red Sox because Hahn wanted Moncada
It's amazing what an actual point guard can do for a team.
Lavine and Markkanen will become far more efficient players with the ball in Dunn's hands. They'll have open shots. You can see how Dunn helps Lopez in the paint too. That should translate well for Carter when he gets stronger and a more consistent shot.
I'll credit Boylen in getting the Bulls to play actual defense. It was the reason they won last night. That said, he and Paxson better repair their relationships with the players. Their credibility is still crap among the NBA players. Otherwise, they should be gone by next year.
I'll say it again ... Dunn is the most important player on the Bulls right now. Not because he is their best player. It's because he sets the tone on defense and offense. If Dunn can get Markkanen and Lavine open looks, the Bulls will start winning games ... which isn't good for our lottery prospects.
That said, I would call the Celtics for a Lavine / Harrison for Jaylen Brown / Terry Rozier trade. The Celtics aren't re signing Rozier and Brown is struggling (might need to take another contract). Lavine gives the Celtics a lot more shooting and a possible third scoring option to Kyrie and Tatum. Hayward is okay but will never be the player he once was.
While a Brown and Dunn backcourt can't shoot, if the Bulls can draft (Reddish) and sign some shooters next year, it could make it an interesting team. Rozier and Portis would make the bench excellent.
The Celtics have 3 first rounders in the teens to replenish their roster summer. That's also part of the equation for trading Brown and Rozier.
Lavine and Markkanen will become far more efficient players with the ball in Dunn's hands. They'll have open shots. You can see how Dunn helps Lopez in the paint too. That should translate well for Carter when he gets stronger and a more consistent shot.
I'll credit Boylen in getting the Bulls to play actual defense. It was the reason they won last night. That said, he and Paxson better repair their relationships with the players. Their credibility is still crap among the NBA players. Otherwise, they should be gone by next year.
I'll say it again ... Dunn is the most important player on the Bulls right now. Not because he is their best player. It's because he sets the tone on defense and offense. If Dunn can get Markkanen and Lavine open looks, the Bulls will start winning games ... which isn't good for our lottery prospects.
That said, I would call the Celtics for a Lavine / Harrison for Jaylen Brown / Terry Rozier trade. The Celtics aren't re signing Rozier and Brown is struggling (might need to take another contract). Lavine gives the Celtics a lot more shooting and a possible third scoring option to Kyrie and Tatum. Hayward is okay but will never be the player he once was.
While a Brown and Dunn backcourt can't shoot, if the Bulls can draft (Reddish) and sign some shooters next year, it could make it an interesting team. Rozier and Portis would make the bench excellent.
The Celtics have 3 first rounders in the teens to replenish their roster summer. That's also part of the equation for trading Brown and Rozier.
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