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Ray K Gordo
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December 4, 2024 at 12:10 AM
Updated 3.0
My current Soto Odds
Yankees 30%
Mets 38%
Sox 30%
Jays 2%
I may be foolish but this is where I’m at

Updated 2.0
My current Soto Odds
Yankees 15%
Mets 40%
Sox 40%
Jays 1%
Dodgers 3%
Everyone else 1%
Updated
My current Soto Odds
Yankees 28%
Mets 35%
Sox 30%
Jays 1%
Dodgers 5%
Everyone else 1%
December 4, 2024 at 12:05 AM
I may be foolish but this is where I’m at

Updated 2.0
My current Soto Odds
Yankees 15%
Mets 40%
Sox 40%
Jays 1%
Dodgers 3%
Everyone else 1%
Updated
My current Soto Odds
Yankees 28%
Mets 35%
Sox 30%
Jays 1%
Dodgers 5%
Everyone else 1%
My current Soto Odds
Yankees 40%
Mets 38%
Sox 15%
Jays 5%
Everyone else 2%

Subject to change

Prior to this week I probably had the Sox closer to 3-5% it’s encouraging their meeting reportedly went well but I still think it’s an uphill battle
December 1, 2024 at 3:02 PM
We are getting our own Arson Judge situation
November 30, 2024 at 4:54 PM
Updated
My current Soto Odds
Yankees 28%
Mets 35%
Sox 30%
Jays 1%
Dodgers 5%
Everyone else 1%
My current Soto Odds
Yankees 40%
Mets 38%
Sox 15%
Jays 5%
Everyone else 2%

Subject to change

Prior to this week I probably had the Sox closer to 3-5% it’s encouraging their meeting reportedly went well but I still think it’s an uphill battle
November 27, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Keeping Mata is great for the organization. If he can stay healthy it would be nice to see what he can do
Both Isaiah Campbell and Bryan Mata are staying in the Red Sox organization after signing minor league deals with the club.

Always good to have depth pieces
November 23, 2024 at 2:19 PM
Leslie Knope Director of National Parks
TV hosts in Trump admin: Trump, Hegseth, Duffy, Oz.

So far.

Because the appearance of expertise is more important than actual experience or knowledge.
November 19, 2024 at 9:38 PM
Nick Pivetta declines qualifying offer, per source. 🙏🏼
November 19, 2024 at 9:00 PM
How would everyone feel with Roki and Biebs?
Would still leave a lot of room for additions elsewhere.
Interesting stuff from Jim Bowden here, who matches the top 10 MLB free agents with the team they fit best and predicts Roki Sasaki to the Red Sox

www.nytimes.com/athletic/593...
Matchmaking the top 10 MLB free agents with the team where they fit best
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2024 at 7:04 PM
What a botch job by the Pirates. Tried to manipulate service time and ended up losing out on a year of Skenes and a draft pick by not doing right by the player
Congrats to NL Rookie of the Year, Paul Skenes!

This is also perhaps my favorite overlay of the year.
November 19, 2024 at 4:17 PM
According to Heyman:

No offers were made in the preliminary meeting and it was sessions to get acquainted to one another.
November 19, 2024 at 4:15 PM
I just have this weird feeling all the reports saying Pivetta is going to reject the QO and he ends up taking it.
November 19, 2024 at 1:18 PM
Reposted by Ray K Gordo
Happy “Nick Pivetta hopefully turns down the QO” day to all who celebrate
November 19, 2024 at 12:13 PM
Imagine if we wake up one morning and a Passan bomb drops that Soto signs with the A’s for a Billy 😂
November 19, 2024 at 12:13 AM
The Wilyer disrespect is unreal
This was the 2nd-closest AL Rookie of the Year award voting since 1980.
November 19, 2024 at 12:07 AM
Get your futures in now before the odds shrink.
November 18, 2024 at 2:41 PM
Dobbins, Garcia, Monegro and possible Fulmer if needed
Tuesday marks the deadline to protect players for the Rule 5 Draft.

Which players will the Red Sox add to their 40-man roster?
www.nytimes.com/athletic/592...
Which players will the Red Sox protect ahead of the Rule 5 Draft?
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2024 at 1:40 PM
The Rays permanently staying in Tampa has hit a snag.

The city has now voted down the approval of Bonds for funding the new stadium and there is as much doubt as ever they will stay.

MLB should step in and bring them to Montreal as a trial run. Expansion is inevitable and Montreal is the choice
November 18, 2024 at 1:22 PM
If you’re meeting with Roki, the offers from all MLB teams is going to be very similar.
If I’m an organization I’m bringing dozens of endorsements to the table saying “We have all these companies ready to sign you if you sign here”
Although on the east coast Boston does have a large Asian community
November 18, 2024 at 1:00 PM
I would expect the Sox to open 2-3 spots for 40 man roster spots (Garcia, Dobbins and possibly Fulmer)

Candidates ranked from most likely to least likely DFA’d imo
Gasper
Horn
Mata
Campbell
November 18, 2024 at 12:48 PM
This is the answer, along with calling up either CHI, SEA Or MIA and grabbing another guy.
November 17, 2024 at 11:53 PM
Sox trade Keller for Sasaki and all parties are happy 😂
Haven't seen this reported much so will share that 2024 Red Sox RHP Brad Keller has signed with the Chiba Lotte Marines of Japan.
November 17, 2024 at 11:05 PM
The negotiating period is 45 days. So he most likely will be listed in January and officially sign 1/15 or later.
For those anxious for Free Agent/Trade Activity

Tuesday is a big day, as Teams/Players have to make decisions on Rule 5 guys and Qualifying Offers.

For Sasaki and other posted international players, the Bonus Pool/International Signing period ends 12/15 for 2024, new period starts 1/15.
November 17, 2024 at 11:04 PM
The Mets meeting with Soto went “extremely well”.

The Mets future roster isn’t set up like the Sox going but Cohens unlimited money and the Sox’s unwillingness to spend in recent years does scare me a little.

He knows what he has w/NYY but that roster is aging fast, but they are still the NYY.
November 17, 2024 at 1:24 PM
QO deadline is Monday.
Expect to see a little more moment this week.
Winter meeting start 3 weeks after that and we should see a lot more with that.

If the Soto decision happens sooner rather than later I would expect more movement but I think you will see things slower moving until he signs.
November 16, 2024 at 10:38 PM