Story has surgery

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Casas will be ready. I'm ashamed at all the Sox fans that are just ignoring about what he can bring to this team. Casas and Devers will be good.

 

 

Over/under on '23 Casas: 20 HR, 80 RBI, 80 BB, 80 K, .250 BA, .800 OPS

 

I'll take over on all...

[notin]

Like I have said many times that Casas has plenty of promise, but nothing more than that at this point, so I don’t think anyone is ignoring him, but just waiting to see it happening.

 

At the very least, he should be a step up over Cordero/Dalbec defensively. And even offensive improvement isn’t a big ask…

[Bellhorn04]

Maybe Dalbec can play SS......

 

 

lol... See what I did there.

 

I made a funny...

 

Anyway

 

How 'bout that Jim Irsay, Tyler?

[mvp 78]

Over/under on '23 Casas: 20 HR, 80 RBI, 80 BB, 80 K, .250 BA, .800 OPS

 

I'll take over on all...

 

Over

Under

Over

Over

Under

Over

[moonslav59]

Over/under on '23 Casas: 20 HR, 80 RBI, 80 BB, 80 K, .250 BA, .800 OPS

 

I'll take over on all...

 

Maybe a .240 BA and .790 OPS, but yes on all the rest.

[notin]

So Bloom can be frustrating with his inactivity in replacing injured players during the off-season. When Sale went down last February, I get using Houck as starting options were limited and replacing Sale isn’t easy. But I didn’t get not backfilling Houck in the bullpen.

 

Now with Story down - and the Sox already down one middle infielder - still no movement?

 

Elvis Andrus is an easy temporary fix for losing Bogaerts. For Story, why not Jurickson Profar? He’s easily the best position player (and maybe the best player period) on the market. While he primarily played LF last year, he did play over 1,000 innings at 2b as recently as 2021. While he’s no Frank White out there, he does at least bring serious OBP to the table.

 

Maybe the Sox can’t or won’t sign both. But at least get one of Andrus and Profar. Or get both and we can rebuild that 2016 Rangers’ infield…

[Bellhorn04]

So Bloom can be frustrating with his inactivity in replacing injured players during the off-season. When Sale went down last February, I get using Houck as starting options were limited and replacing Sale isn’t easy. But I didn’t get not backfilling Houck in the bullpen.

 

Now with Story down - and the Sox already down one middle infielder - still no movement?

 

Elvis Andrus is an easy temporary fix for losing Bogaerts. For Story, why not Jurickson Profar? He’s easily the best position player (and maybe the best player period) on the market. While he primarily played LF last year, he did play over 1,000 innings at 2b as recently as 2021. While he’s no Frank White out there, he does at least bring serious OBP to the table.

 

Maybe the Sox can’t or won’t sign both. But at least get one of Andrus and Profar. Or get both and we can rebuild that 2016 Rangers’ infield…

 

Bloom can definitely be tortoise-like.

[mvp 78]

So Bloom can be frustrating with his inactivity in replacing injured players during the off-season.

 

Is that the sign of a good GM?

[mvp 78]

Bloom can definitely be tortoise-like.

 

In the fairy tales, the tortoise wins. In real life?

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Is that the sign of a good GM?

 

It's a great way to avoid spending on all the higher-priced players who are in actual demand... especially if you're hired to build the best possible team costing the least amount of resources.

[a700hitter]

There’s an old Star Trek episode (the original series) where at a diplomatic conference, Spock’s father (an ambassador) says to one cantankerous delegate “Tellarites do not argue for reasons, they just argue.”

 

Sort of reminds me of much of this thread.

sounds like Democrats.

[a700hitter]

This is actually not opinion: a month before Spring Training 2023, the Red Sox' infield is half-empty.

And it is also true that 4 of our our 5 starting pitchers are extreme injury risks and the other guy is a #4/5.

[mvp 78]

It's a great way to avoid spending on all the higher-priced players who are in actual demand... especially if you're hired to build the best possible team costing the least amount of resources.

 

You would still have to get guys like Jose Iglesias at the MLB minimum rather than Niko Goodrum or whatever. I can see not wanting to go for a 3 year Elvis contract unless it's like 5M AAV. His previous contract was 15M AAV (not counting the 1 year deal he signed with the ChiSox while still under the 8 year TEX deal). Maybe he's holding out for more money as well? He's a bottom of the order bat. -26 DRS the past 4 seasons at SS.

[mvp 78]

And it is also true that 4 of our our 5 starting pitchers are extreme injury risks and the other guy is a #4/5.

 

Bello is an injury risk?

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Bello is an injury risk?

 

If one of his pitches hits a batter...

[moonslav59]

Bello is an injury risk?

 

I'm not sure I'd call Whitlock one, either.

[Hugh2]

Over/under on '23 Casas: 20 HR, 80 RBI, 80 BB, 80 K, .250 BA, .800 OPS

 

I'll take over on all...

 

Over

Over

Under

Over

Under

Over

[notin]

In the fairy tales, the tortoise wins. In real life?

 

In real life, tortoises live to be about 140 years old, which is very a win of sorts…

[notin]

Bello is an injury risk?

 

All starting pitchers are injury risks…

[mvp 78]

In real life, tortoises live to be about 140 years old, which is very a win of sorts…

 

This is going to be looooong GM tenure.

[notin]

This is going to be looooong GM tenure.

 

He’ll be drafting players whose great-great grandparents haven’t even been born yet…

[mvp 78]

He’ll be drafting players whose great-great grandparents haven’t even been born yet…

 

"In my day, there was a time where the 2nd cubeman and lowstop could play on the other side of what we called the bag."

 

"Um, ok? Time for your Ovaloidtine Great-great-great-great-greatgrandpa!"

[a700hitter]

Bello is an injury risk?

Sale, Paxton, Kluber, Whitlock

[a700hitter]

I'm not sure I'd call Whitlock one, either.

We got him because he had TJ surgery.

[moonslav59]

We got him because he had TJ surgery.

 

So, that automatically makes him "an extreme injury risk?"

 

True, he has also had hip surgery, but I still don't view him as an extreme injury risk- just a plain old risk.

[mvp 78]

So, that automatically makes him "an extreme injury risk?"

 

True, he has also had hip surgery, but I still don't view him as an extreme injury risk- just a plain old risk.

C’mon man. He’s a substantial risk.

[moonslav59]

C’mon man. He’s a substantial risk.

 

I'm not going to argue semantics. "Extreme" seemed a bit to much.

 

I fine with "substantial."

 

Most Sox fans seemed thrilled we signed this "extreme risk."

[a700hitter]

So, that automatically makes him "an extreme injury risk?"

 

True, he has also had hip surgery, but I still don't view him as an extreme injury risk- just a plain old risk.

How many surgeries does it take to classify a player as injury prone?

[Old Red]

How many surgeries does it take to classify a player as injury prone?

 

Still pretty young too.

[notin]

C’mon man. He’s a substantial risk.

 

He certainly has some risk.

 

TJ surgeries typically last for about 600 IP before a second surgery is required. Whitlock has only 150 IP since his surgery, so his risk might not be too high…