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Its a great luxury to have the options the Sox currently have at infielder spots but the outfield is not so deep. I would like to see Johnson and/or Semian get outfield time in the minors. What I have heard and seen of Johnson his main assets are his speed and bat and Semian is adequate in the field but not a gold glover. Moving one or both to the outfield I think would benefit the Sox future.
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And if TCM continues to play like the best SS in baseball? Heck, even Beckham is showing signs of life with stellar play at 2B and the highest OPS of his career.
People are so eager for the future they are overlooking the stuff we currently have that is working.
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Not like the Sox don't have money to spend. This team could add a few pitchers and make a run at the playoffs THIS year. By next year that should be no problem at all, but if you go all in on a 5 year plan there is no guarantee the new guys will be able to do that.
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To put this in perspective. Ramirez has a 2.6 WAR. Now I'm not big on WAR as a stat, but it's still 1/3 of the way into the season. He's second on the list for SS and one of 4 SS with a WAR of 2.0 or higher.
If the Sox trade him, they better be DAMNED sure the next guy can peform AND get a BIG return. I'd rather trade Beckham if push comes to shove but not sure that's a good idea either. At least he'd be at or close to max value by mid-summer if he continues to play at this level. Edit: He's tied with Puig for 9th in all of MLB for ANY position. |
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Best and most prudent move, IMHO.
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DeAza is over his head! The guy can't do anything right. Horrible defense, horrible baserunner. He hit well a couple years ago, other than that he is god awful.
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Has anyone checked out Davidson's line at Charlotte lately? .182/.254/.331. His career fielding percentage at 3b is less than.930. I ain't holding my breath. If anything he is a 1b/DH in majors and I don't get why anyone thinks he'll be as good as Gillaspie. Sure, it's possible but nothing to bank on.
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If Ramirez can continue to perform at a high level for the next 4 years they would be foolish to trade him for less than a huge return. He's in incredible shape and plays every single day. Guys like that don't normally fall off the cliff at 33. This team is not that far from the playoffs.
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His defense this year is well above average at third base. This isn't 2000 anymore, a plus glove, plus bat, fundamentally sound player is the least of our worries. I don't know, I look at that swing, I think you are selling him short.
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That said it will be a sad day whenever he's gone, whatever the circumstances may be. Love watching Alexei play. |
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And his glove is pretty solid, no doubt, but his range is poor. Average bat, average glove is probably what I'd say. As a 250-300 PA bench guy, I like him. But as a starter, I'm not that crazy about him. A 2-month sample is still quite small. Let's not forget the overreactions to the hot starts that Tyler and Tank had, talk of how they'd both turned a corner and all that. Well as should have been expected, they regressed in May -- .208 and .229, respectively. Not saying that Conor's going to hit .190 in June, but I'm not putting money on him hitting over .300 at season's end. Do we have bigger holes on this club? Of course. But as I see it third base is still a position that needs to be addressed at some point. |
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