Shows that Boston must like Grissom a good bit and that they may be looking to take a run at Snell or Montgomery.
jpx7 (12-30-2023)
20 starts last season with 9 in a row to finish the season
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So 2 years 30.5M total for Sale?
Yes please...
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In isolation I don't mind taking a flier on Sale, just as, in isolation, I don't mind trading Grissom for a valuable piece for the big league team. But I'm not wild about trading Grissom for Sale.
The Red Sox are sending $17m for 2024, so Sale’s a $10m gamble who produced 2.6 fwar last year with good underlying numbers. His 2025 status: $20m club option that automatically vests with a top-ten Ctabus Young finish. I’m sure the Braves would be elated to have that vest, especially because (presuming Morton retires) Sale just slots in as the new Morton.
"For all his tattooings he was on the whole a clean, comely looking cannibal."
With old Morton and old Sale plus Fried leaving... we really need a couple of these high ceiling young guys to hit now (ala AJSS and Waldrep... may put Ynoa in there too)
Vaughn Grissom just seems like a prototypical Red Sox IF
jpx7 (12-30-2023)
I feel similarly about this as I did about glasnow.
I wouldn’t count on sale. I would work with him to get enough innings for him to be sharp and ready for the playoffs.
Maybe that’s just 12-15 starts. Skip him all the time. Just be dialed in for post season bc he still has miss bat stuff.
In 20 starts he had a 10.96 k/9 rate and a 2.54 BB/9 rate... let's keep that up.
jpx7 (12-30-2023)
Spotrak has it as a club option that vests if he is top 10 in cy young and healthy
I hope Grissom can find a spot with Boston that he can play in the field naturally... I really think the kid has a chance to be a fantastic leader. Seemed like a great clubhouse presence even in youth.
jpx7 (12-30-2023)
"For all his tattooings he was on the whole a clean, comely looking cannibal."
zbhargrove (12-30-2023)