Not sure who the CF will be, but it’s increasingly obvious it won’t be JBJ. Duran intrigues me too, but he needs to earn the promotion. And, they need a reliable Plan B in case he doesn’t. We’ve seen this movie before, twice. The Sox let Ellsbury walk because they had JBJ coming up. And Ellsbury’s presence contributed to their decision not to overpay Damon after ‘05, but that’s a more complicated story.
Hey Walt, I want to thank you for commenting so often. It really is a pleasure to discuss the Sox with you. I mean that genuinely.
As to your specific comment, I agree. I think the Plan B is Verdugo. He's the placeholder, at least as long as JBJ is asking for four or five years. If the rumors about Marcel Ozuna are true, that would mean they have a deal in place for Benny and who knows who comes back in that deal, so all this could be subject to change. I don't expect that to happen though, so I think it'll be Verdugo until Duran makes it clear through his play in Triple-A that he can take over, in which case Verdugo moves to right.
Not sure who the CF will be, but it’s increasingly obvious it won’t be JBJ. Duran intrigues me too, but he needs to earn the promotion. And, they need a reliable Plan B in case he doesn’t. We’ve seen this movie before, twice. The Sox let Ellsbury walk because they had JBJ coming up. And Ellsbury’s presence contributed to their decision not to overpay Damon after ‘05, but that’s a more complicated story.
Hey Walt, I want to thank you for commenting so often. It really is a pleasure to discuss the Sox with you. I mean that genuinely.
As to your specific comment, I agree. I think the Plan B is Verdugo. He's the placeholder, at least as long as JBJ is asking for four or five years. If the rumors about Marcel Ozuna are true, that would mean they have a deal in place for Benny and who knows who comes back in that deal, so all this could be subject to change. I don't expect that to happen though, so I think it'll be Verdugo until Duran makes it clear through his play in Triple-A that he can take over, in which case Verdugo moves to right.