JBJ DFAed

[iortiz]

Bold!

 

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/08/red-sox-dfa-jackie-bradley-jr.html

[iortiz]

This just confirms what we all already knew. JBJ was a mistake since day 1.

[Old Red]

Bold!

 

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/08/red-sox-dfa-jackie-bradley-jr.html

 

Another Bloom gem. Bloom thinks getting prospects back as some do on here was a success. Not all minor leaguers are prospects. Lots of minor leaguers are just that minor leaguers, and that’s the bottom line.

[JDavis76]

Just another example that orlando is in over his head......

[iortiz]

Another Bloom gem. Bloom thinks getting prospects back as some do on here was a success. Not all minor leaguers are prospects. Lots of minor leaguers are just that minor leaguers, and that’s the bottom line.

 

If the genius idea was to shop those prospects via JBJ, it was very expensive unless Bloom is seeing something on them we do not. Who knows? Probably one of them ends up being the next Soto lol

[redsoxrules]

Finally! Should have never happened to begin with. The prospect they got for him may not even amount to anything.

[Old Red]

If the genius idea was to shop those prospects via JBJ, it was very expensive unless Bloom is seeing something on them we do not. Who knows? Probably one of them ends up being the next Soto lol

 

Like I said before that not all minor leaguers are prospects, and I think Bloom just likes to get as many as he can, and hopes one turns out to be something good.

[Elktonnick]

Like I said before that not all minor leaguers are prospects, and I think Bloom just likes to get as many as he can, and hopes one turns out to be something good.

Is this Bloom finally facing reality that getting JBJ in the first place wss a mistake?

[notin]

Is this Bloom finally facing reality that getting JBJ in the first place wss a mistake?

 

He gave him a shot and it didn’t work out. I am among the few that didn’t mind this deal, as it was done for defensive purposes as well as prospects.

 

As there was clearly no plan to hold him for next season, I’d rather see the GM admit this as opposed to clinging to a mistake. But the biggest downside is it leaves Duran with a stranglehold on CF until Kike returns…

[moonslav59]

We pay $8M for the 2023 buy out, although it doesnt count on the lux tax line.

[dannycater]

Bloom Doom.

[iortiz]

Like I said before that not all minor leaguers are prospects, and I think Bloom just likes to get as many as he can, and hopes one turns out to be something good.

 

The major harm was letting go Renfroe who has good enough defense and a hell of an arm BUT who can hit.

[Old Red]

Bloom Doom.

 

The Red Sox have been Bloomed again. The curse of the Bloom is alive, and well.

[Old Red]

The major harm was letting go Renfroe who has good enough defense and a hell of an arm BUT who can hit.

 

I agree, but some on here didn’t think Renfroe was good enough, or worth $6-7M even for a guy with 96 RBI. They were as wrong as Bloom was.

[dgalehouse]

Makes me sad. A lot of good memories of JBJ. That's life.

[dannycater]

We had Betts, Beni, Vasquez, then Refroe, Schwarber....and we turned it into average joe Verdugo (playoff Kiki 21, MIA 22), Cordero (one of the worst trades ever), gave away Vasquez hitting .282, get a DFA for Renfroe, and refuse to sign Schwarber, but go ga-ga over Story (injured goods) and then add over-the-hill Hosmer (Bloom's love interest) and platoon Pham. The pitching staff needs work and now we can prepare for Xander and Devers to be gone by 2023. Bloom's job is complete...turn the Sox into a bad version of a fake low budget team.

[dannycater]

In his prime, best defensive CF in Sox history. Lynn right up there, but JBJR covered incredible ground. It was sad to see him turn into a slower version who often had to play RF.

[mvp 78]

Bloom's deadline is now a B-.

[Old Red]

Makes me sad. A lot of good memories of JBJ. That's life.

 

Best defensive CF I’ve seen the Red Sox have. If only he could have hit 250.

[Old Red]

Bloom's deadline is now a B-.

 

What made it go up?

[dannycater]

His deadline is an F...because he didn't know what he was trying to accomplish. Dumping a .282 hitting catcher who is a big part of the clubhouse leadership was fine, as long as they were really in sell mode. But to get Tommy HitMa(m) Pham and an over-the-hill Hosmer is right up there with just whatever. That's Bloom Doom...whatever...B-? Jesus, it was a car-wreck.

[mvp 78]

His deadline is an F...because he didn't know what he was trying to accomplish. Dumping a .282 hitting catcher who is a big part of the clubhouse leadership was fine, as long as they were really in sell mode. But to get Tommy HitMa(m) Pham and an over-the-hill Hosmer is right up there with just whatever. That's Bloom Doom...whatever...B-? Jesus, it was a car-wreck.

 

What did they give up for Hosmer and Pham?

[dannycater]

Lot of people keep defending Bloom, but the 2021 team had a lot of things go our way. 2022 isn't all Bloom, but he set the tone by not retaining Schwarber (but then throwing big money to Story) and trading a very high return Renfroe.

[dannycater]

What did they give up for Hosmer and Pham?

 

Who cares...

[dannycater]

If Bloom was in another city, he never would have acquired Hosmer and Pham and he would have been in sell, sell...JD gone too.

[Old Red]

His deadline is an F...because he didn't know what he was trying to accomplish. Dumping a .282 hitting catcher who is a big part of the clubhouse leadership was fine, as long as they were really in sell mode. But to get Tommy HitMa(m) Pham and an over-the-hill Hosmer is right up there with just whatever. That's Bloom Doom...whatever...B-? Jesus, it was a car-wreck.

 

Being a leader in the clubhouse like Vaz, and Bogey doesn’t show up on one of their metric sheets, so they don’t give a dam.Now the players in that clubhouse have two ways to go. Be like Bloom, and don’t give a dam about the PS, or trying to win despite Bloom. Either way players, and fans alike are pissed.

[Old Red]

What did they give up for Hosmer and Pham?

 

Nothing, but moves should have made weeks ago for the OF, and 1B. How much more of Franchy, and CO should especially the paying fans be forced to watch?

[mvp 78]

Nothing, but moves should have made weeks ago for the OF, and 1B. How much more of Franchy, and CO should especially the paying fans be forced to watch?

 

Moves should have been made last offseason.

[mvp 78]

Who cares...

 

If you get an upgrade for free, how is it a trainwreck of a trade?

[Old Red]

Moves should have been made last offseason.

 

That we agree on.