A Realistic View at 2019: Part II

[SoxHop]

Who's gonna pitch?

 

Don't start with me asking tough questions.

 

Looks like we got dip ship Price and Sale for a while. Dipshit E-Rod not sure how long we have him. Dipshit Porc-chop is gine after this year.

 

f*** it, what is Bucholtz doing now a days. Hire back his ass while we figure out what the hell is going wrong

[SoxHop]

Nuke this team Bell. They had their day in the sun.

[Kimmi]

Our starting rotation now consists of ERod, Porcello, Eovaldi, Johnson, and who knows.

 

Yikes!

[notin]

Our starting rotation now consists of ERod, Porcello, Eovaldi, Johnson, and who knows.

 

Yikes!

 

No. He's on first....

 

 

[SoxHop]

Our starting rotation now consists of ERod, Porcello, Eovaldi, Johnson, and who knows.

 

Yikes!

 

It was the best of times, and the worst of times huh Kimmi?

[SoxHop]

Wish I could lay off this psychotic drug that is the Boston Red Sox.

[Kimmi]

No. He's on first....

 

 

 

Ha. Well played.

[SoxHop]

No. He's on first....

 

 

 

You always crack me up.

[Kimmi]

It was the best of times, and the worst of times huh Kimmi?

 

It's funny that our rotation, which was supposed to be a strength of our team, has come to this.

 

They may surprise (pleasantly) though.

 

Keep the faith.

[SoxHop]

It's funny that our rotation, which was supposed to be a strength of our team, has come to this.

 

They may surprise (pleasantly) though.

 

Keep the faith.

 

What the heck happened?

[SoxHop]

I so hope Price opts out. And I'm not a hater....... I just hope he goes away

[SoxHop]

Sale was a dumb ass extension. We signed a guy that breaks down three quarters through the season. Just dumb

[Bellhorn04]

Nuke this team Bell. They had their day in the sun.

 

Don't throw out the baby with the bathwater.

[Bellhorn04]

I so hope Price opts out. And I'm not a hater....... I just hope he goes away

 

The opt out thing is over with. He's ours.

[SoxHop]

Porcello's season is like Forest Gump reaching into a boc of chocolates

[SoxHop]

The opt out thing is over with. He's ours.

 

Yea. I know. We are stuck with mister bad ass. If he could just be a solid 3 pitcher I'd be cool with that. Just give us innings and a respectable ERA. All for the price of what????? like 30 mil a year......uggg

[SoxHop]

Don't throw out the baby with the bathwater.

 

Not so sure on that Bell. What player is a winner on this team?

[SoxHop]

Not so sure on that Bell. What player is a winner on this team?

 

Mookie is gone. He aint going to be back in Boston.

[Bellhorn04]

Not so sure on that Bell. What player is a winner on this team?

 

Most of the guys on the team were in a parade last year IIRC

 

Benintendi shouldn't be going anywhere, for one thing. There's been talk of trading him. I think that's pure nuttiness.

[SoxHop]

Most of the guys on the team were in a parade last year IIRC

 

Benintendi shouldn't be going anywhere, for one thing. There's been talk of trading him. I think that's pure nuttiness.

 

I keep Beni and X man.

[SoxHop]

And Devers

[Bellhorn04]

Everybody loves Devers and XBo right now. With good reason. But it wasn't always so.

 

What have ya done for me lately? is the cry of most fans.

[SoxHop]

If we just had regular run of the mill pitchers that only gave up 4 to 5 runs a game....... we'd have 100 wins already. Our boys can hit. We could also use a catcher that isn't a dumbass....

[SoxHop]

Everybody loves Devers and XBo right now. With good reason. But it wasn't always so.

 

What have ya done for me lately? is the cry of most fans.

 

Ok. Xman has always been a stud. There was little doubt he would grow into being a super stud.

 

Devers................. a hitting machine. Dude looks like he never will look old enough to not be carded for a beer, but it was easy to see the dude can hit.

[SoxHop]

I get you though. We are saddled with some crazy expensive contracts.

 

How much are we paying our DH?

[Bellhorn04]

I get you though. We are saddled with some crazy expensive contracts.

 

How much are we paying our DH?

 

JD - 5 years @ 22 mill average

 

He has opt-outs after this year and next.

 

He was a fine signing by DD.

[SoxHop]

JD - 5 years @ 22 mill average

 

He has opt-outs after this year and next.

 

He was a fine signing by DD.

 

22 mil for a DH? You have expensive taste.

[notin]

Most of the guys on the team were in a parade last year IIRC

 

Benintendi shouldn't be going anywhere, for one thing. There's been talk of trading him. I think that's pure nuttiness.

 

With Sale back, trading Betts becomes less urgent.

 

But if the goal is to reset the taxes, I would try to trade Barnes (who still has value and no shortage of interested teams) and try to trade Bradley and Hembree. But if either of the latter two cannot be dealt, I would non-tender them.

 

But the foundation of this lineup over the next 3 years is Bentendi, Bogaerts, and Devers...

[SoxHop]

With Sale back, trading Betts becomes less urgent.

 

But if the goal is to reset the taxes, I would try to trade Barnes (who still has value and no shortage of interested teams) and try to trade Bradley and Hembree. But if either of the latter two cannot be dealt, I would non-tender them.

 

But the foundation of this lineup over the next 3 years is Bentendi, Bogaerts, and Devers...

 

Barnes is our hidden gem. I keep him

[notin]

JD - 5 years @ 22 mill average

 

He has opt-outs after this year and next.

 

He was a fine signing by DD.

 

And for the Red Sox, he has more Silver Slugger Awards than seasons played.

 

I doubt he opts out this year, unless there is some serous writing on the wall about a full scale rebuild than he doesn't want to wait through. But I don't think that happens, and I think that JD stays for 2020, but might opt out for 2021 when his salary drops by about $4mill...