Article: Even if the Red Sox are Buyers, These Players Could be on the Move

[TedYazPapiMookie]

What are your thoughts on the Cora merry-go-round.  Am I the only one who sees all his substitutions as ways he is impacting players success?

Example - Duran is an outstanding CFer and since moving to CF he's flourished as one would expect.

On the flip side, Rafaela is now going through what Campbell went through when he was learning 1B instead of just focusing on 2B.  Rafaela has gone into a slump that aligns with him playing 2B.  Just put the guy in RF and go find a temp answer at 2B at the deadline that covers for Mayer's newest injury.

Anthony, is even better than I expected him to be in his first season.  Put him in LF and let him grow in the shadow of Ted and Yaz.  This time, don't treat him like Mookie, treat him like a generational player like Ted and Yaz.  His upside looks huge.

Been following Campbell, he's hitting again in AAA.  Raised his average a lot recently with some power.  Bring him up to play 1B and move Toro or Gonzalez to 2B if a trade isn't in the cards.  Mayer will be back soon enough and having the big three prospects with Bregman, Duran, Story and Rafaela is a very potent offense and defense.  Too bad Cora won't go for doing things "normal".  He's going to over-play the bench and keep the team around .500.

 

[drewski6]

1 hour ago, mvp 78 said:

I'm hopeful that Chapman stays healthy and that they add a guy similar to the profile noted above. That's probably more important than finding a fifth starter or even my preferred back up catcher. 

Heres my order of pref

1. Very good starter

2. Mid rotation starter (if #1 cannot be acquired)

3. Very good RP

4. Back of rotation starter (if better cannot be obtained)

5. Solid BP (if very good RP arm cannot be obtained)

6. Bat (Inf or DH)

7. A second 3/4 starter if one obtained (so #2 this list moves down here if #1 is got)

8. Second Solid BP arm (so #5 above moves down here if we acquire the "very good RP" higher on the list)

9. A depth /"change of scenery" cusp starter (if no other starters acquired)

10. A "change of scenery" pen pitcher (if none other acquired)

11, Bench help (C , 1b, util...)

12. A depth /"change of scenery" cusp starter (if other starter(s) have been aquired)

13. "change of scenery" pen pitcher (if other pen arm(s) have been acquired)

 

[drewski6]

59 minutes ago, dgalehouse said:

The looming deadline is causing an undue amount of stress on the fanbase if some of the comments and suggestions are to be taken seriously. There is no fork in the road this year. Go full speed ahead. Do NOT trade Duran, Chapman or Bregman. Try to improve the team. And always, always, always play to win. This really should go without saying. 

Ive recently been told that if we arent a clear cut elite team with no holes, we should punt.

[TedYazPapiMookie]

3 hours ago, drewski6 said:

Ive recently been told that if we arent a clear cut elite team with no holes, we should punt.

This team isn't like most teams.  Their identity is still being defined.  Hot streaks, cold streaks, injuries and a really bad manager makes this team hard to predict.  All we can do is hope Breslow talks to Cora about his hap hazard use of the bench, his horrendous batting order and his misuse of players like Rafaela, Chapman and Mayer.  Just because Cora had no stability as a utility player, that doesn't mean your best prospects can think like a loser like he did.  These guys expect greatness, and he can't relate so he sticks round pegs in square holes daily.  Fire him and watch the team win the division.

Breslow needs to deal with Miami and get Alcantara if he was a shot at the division title.  They have the best pitchers to deal for and they have 3 of them.  Our prospects are not good enough to not go after the Miami pitchers.

[sk7326]

18 minutes ago, TedYazPapiMookie said:

This team isn't like most teams.  Their identity is still being defined.  Hot streaks, cold streaks, injuries and a really bad manager makes this team hard to predict.  All we can do is hope Breslow talks to Cora about his hap hazard use of the bench, his horrendous batting order and his misuse of players like Rafaela, Chapman and Mayer.  Just because Cora had no stability as a utility player, that doesn't mean your best prospects can think like a loser like he did.  These guys expect greatness, and he can't relate so he sticks round pegs in square holes daily.  Fire him and watch the team win the division.

Breslow needs to deal with Miami and get Alcantara if he was a shot at the division title.  They have the best pitchers to deal for and they have 3 of them.  Our prospects are not good enough to not go after the Miami pitchers.

I am not sure the results that Rafaela (one of the 3 best CFs in the league) and Chapman have put up (his best season in years) point to being poorly deployed. 

[Bellhorn04]

16 hours ago, TedYazPapiMookie said:

What are your thoughts on the Cora merry-go-round.  Am I the only one who sees all his substitutions as ways he is impacting players success?

Example - Duran is an outstanding CFer and since moving to CF he's flourished as one would expect.

On the flip side, Rafaela is now going through what Campbell went through when he was learning 1B instead of just focusing on 2B.  Rafaela has gone into a slump that aligns with him playing 2B.  Just put the guy in RF and go find a temp answer at 2B at the deadline that covers for Mayer's newest injury.

Anthony, is even better than I expected him to be in his first season.  Put him in LF and let him grow in the shadow of Ted and Yaz.  This time, don't treat him like Mookie, treat him like a generational player like Ted and Yaz.  His upside looks huge.

Been following Campbell, he's hitting again in AAA.  Raised his average a lot recently with some power.  Bring him up to play 1B and move Toro or Gonzalez to 2B if a trade isn't in the cards.  Mayer will be back soon enough and having the big three prospects with Bregman, Duran, Story and Rafaela is a very potent offense and defense.  Too bad Cora won't go for doing things "normal".  He's going to over-play the bench and keep the team around .500.

 

They went 17-7 in July with a run differential of +51.  Maybe Cora is doing something right.