and yet every post you've made re: rosario has included eaton. i think it's easy to believe you're making a comparison. but i do understand your position here. i don't have the concern about dh that you do obviously so not getting rosario is just no big deal to me.
so did kaline. i think i'll choose kaline.
Yes my good man, I was making a comparison, but only regarding the values the two currently bring to the table. Actually, if Eaton can stay healthy and perform like he did in his previous stint with the Sox and his one really good year in Washington ('19), he will likely turn out to be a better value, being he brings a good glove as well as a good stick to the table. But health is the big issue here for Eaton, where it doesn't exist for the better hitting Rosario.
so did kaline. i think i'll choose kaline.
Aw, no problems here. Just voicing our opinions and yes, there's plenty of room to be wrong.Whoa...Boys boys boys....What happened here?
Just remember...There's plenty of room for both of you to be wrong.
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Aw, no problems here. Just voicing our opinions and yes, there's plenty of room to be wrong.
And speaking of said Twins...............
Twins finalize contract with closer Colomé
MINNEAPOLIS -- The free-agent dominoes are now falling quickly for the Twins -- and this time, they continued to move down their checklist by addressing a major need in the bullpen. The Twins and right-hander Alex Colomé on Friday finalized a one-year contract that was first reported last week. The
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MInor league deal I suspect. Good move in this "what the hell" part of the season.Looks like the Good Guys are going with a backup catcher, or at the very least he'll be competing for the backup spot on the roster:
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In his heyday, Lucroy, who is entering his age 35 season, was a two time AS catcher and in '16, was 4th in the MVP vote. Of course that's 5 seasons back and he's now at best backup material only, but experienced backup material. His defensive skills aren't considered the whippiest, but they will suffice under 2nd string situations. He can also DH or play 1b in a pinch when needed.
This will likely cause Collins to start the season in AAA and if Lucroy doesn't pan out, he's just a phone call away from rejoining the parent club. All things being equal, based on who's still available in the FA market, I would have preferred the Sox sign the more defensively talented ex-Sox Tyler Flowers. Who knows, maybe they've already reached out to him and the numbers just didn't add up. Otherwise, I'm fine with Lucroy.
Good point, there's nothing in the report that guarantees Lucroy makes the roster. He'll probably have to earn the spot against Collins, who still holds the advantage of bringing a LH bat. But the signing in and of itself doesn't spin positively for any of the current group of backup catchers. If the Sox were satisfied with them, there wouldn't be such a signing.
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Another article, a bit more updated, does confirm that it's a minor league deal, so it's safe to say that at this point, Collins remains the #2 catcher. Still, we should expect to see Lucroy at camp and in the mix for the backup role.
I suspect with a 26 man roster Lucroy makes the MLB roster.
i cannot believe his value dropped like that.
Analytics. Don't ask me to expand on that, I still go by old fashioned ERA, BA, HR, RBI, etc. But they've been saying on the MLB channel and other sports sites for much of the offseason that Colome is due for regression, and the market reacted accordingly.
And I think we all agree with Mingo's point. As dependable as Colome was during his two year stint with the Sox, he did induce a number of cringeworthy moments as we sweated out a number of his final outs.
