A Realistic Look at the 2026 Red Sox: Part I

[drewski6]

And to be clear - Im not even sure i want the red sox to win right now.  I dont like the way this organization treats people and Im not loyal to laundry.

My fandom is on hold until Breslow is gone. Dont need the team to be sold.  But I do want Breslow g-o-n-e.

[drewski6]

Just now, drewski6 said:

And to be clear - Im not even sure i want the red sox to win right now.  I dont like the way this organization treats people and Im not loyal to laundry.

My fandom is on hold until Breslow is gone. Dont need the team to be sold.  But I do want Breslow g-o-n-e.

"Jeff Jarrets name will now be spelled double g, double o, double n, double e, Ggoonnee."

Vince said when he bought WCW.  Not that I feel particularly clean quoting vince.  

[drewski6]

I want Jacob Fatu at third base.

[drewski6]

"one sicko even wanted Sean Manaea"

[drewski6]

Did WWE really name the tall Tongan "Talla Tonga".....Really, creative?  Isnt that a bit too on the nose.

[drewski6]

If Breslow gives me 2 Samoans, I will have forgive him.

[drewski6]

My only problem with the Red Sox getting Jacob Fatu is that I think the Bruins may need him more.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

18 minutes ago, drewski6 said:

And I do think that he would have helped in the yankees series last year and thus far this year, even though his SF numbers may stink.

Trading Devers was part of the problem, but Devers is not part of the solution.  If Hous firesales, Im very interested in Yordan.

You may be one of the only posters to agree that players' stats for one team and home park against division rivals may be different than for/in/vs. other teams, ballparks and foes.

"We dodged a bullet not signing that guy!" can only ever be just an assumption. Even if he gets hurt elsewhere.

[drewski6]

2 minutes ago, 5GoldGlovesOF,75 said:

You may be one of the only posters to agree that players' stats for one team and home park against division rivals may be different than for/in/vs. other teams, ballparks and foes.

"We dodged a bullet not signing that guy!" can only ever be just an assumption. Even if he gets hurt elsewhere.

The universe is made of infinite variables.

[moonslav59]

1 hour ago, mvp 78 said:

They really wanted Mayer. Sox didn't want to give up Mayer. Is there a Mayer package that's worth it? 

AZ might have demanded Mayer & Tolle or Early for KMarte. I'm not sure I do that, maybe and unless they take Yoshida too. (Hint: they would not.)

[JoeBrady]

8 hours ago, mvp 78 said:

I believe. If Roman had a 140 wRC+ like last season, this lineup would look a lot different.

As I like to occasionally mention, if Story, RA and Duran had last year's OPS, we'd be #8 in MLB in OPS.  Since Duran is starting to hit again, I will re-do the stats later.

[JoeBrady]

7 hours ago, Old Red said:

I think it affected Duran that he wasn’t in the lineup everyday, and now that he is he’s starting to come around. No excuses  for Story, or Dubin though. Hopefully Story goes on one of his hot streaks sooner than later.

I agree.  Maybe if RA had hit, maybe I could see him in the lead-off.  But when he struggled, Duran was the obvious pick to lead-off.

[JoeBrady]

5 hours ago, Old Red said:

The first offer made to Bregman early in the offseason pissed Bregman off to begin

Player A:  13 runs and 13 RBIs

Player B:  13 runs and 11 RBIs (in a lot less PAs)

[JoeBrady]

3 hours ago, moonslav59 said:

Weird that they mentioned DHam doing better with MIL, and he is not, and should have mentioned Grissom, instead.

The Red Sox media i awful.  I like DHam, but he basically had one good day and it set the media ablaze.

[jad]

9 minutes ago, JoeBrady said:

As I like to occasionally mention, if Story, RA and Duran had last year's OPS, we'd be #8 in MLB in OPS.  Since Duran is starting to hit again, I will re-do the stats later.

If we have some ham we could have some ham and eggs if we had some eggs.

 

[JoeBrady]

1 hour ago, mvp 78 said:

If they benched Story, moved Rafaela to 2b and Mayer to SS, does the offense become a little better?

I assume you intend to have Yoshida DH.  It might add a couple of points to out overall OPS, while wrecking our defense.  And making us slightly more susceptible to LH pitchers.

[moonslav59]

18 minutes ago, JoeBrady said:

The Red Sox media i awful.  I like DHam, but he basically had one good day and it set the media ablaze.

In all fairness, wasn't this based on someone from the organization wondering why DHam was so much improved after leaving the Sox?

That does seem noteworthy, but IMO, he's not improved.

[JoeBrady]

3 hours ago, drewski6 said:

Trading Devers was part of the problem, but Devers is not part of the solution.  If Hous firesales, Im very interested in Yordan.

Most of the guys that the fans are pining over are not difference-makers.  Yordan is.  He can't be pitched to.  He can't stay on the field, but we already have plenty of OFs.  The problem is I see no way to make a trade.

[moonslav59]

26 minutes ago, JoeBrady said:

Most of the guys that the fans are pining over are not difference-makers.  Yordan is.  He can't be pitched to.  He can't stay on the field, but we already have plenty of OFs.  The problem is I see no way to make a trade.

There is no way HOU trades Yordan. They may actually extend him.

[JoeBrady]

3 hours ago, moonslav59 said:

AZ might have demanded Mayer & Tolle or Early for KMarte. I'm not sure I do that, maybe and unless they take Yoshida too. (Hint: they would not.)

That looks like a disaster in retrospect.

[JoeBrady]

2 hours ago, moonslav59 said:

wasn't this based on someone from the organization wondering why DHam was so much improved after leaving the Sox?

I doubt it.  Some of our non-BB execs know nothing about BB, but the rest of the FO is not going to think twice about the .694 DHam had coming into Fenway,

[moonslav59]

40 minutes ago, JoeBrady said:

That looks like a disaster in retrospect.

Probably. That's why I find it hard to be harsh on Brez, when my ideas mostly flopped.

(I think the same is true for those who wanted Alonso & Breggie, but it's all still TBD.)

[JoeBrady]

8 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

Probably. That's why I find it hard to be harsh on Brez, when my ideas mostly flopped.

(I think the same is true for those who wanted Alonso & Breggie, but it's all still TBD.)

Like I've said all along, there is almost nothing we could've done differently, that would've been better than what we did.  Some of the signings would've been weak (Bregman, Alonso), and Bichette would've been a disaster,  Most of the trades are unknowns, because we don't know the ask, but Marte likely would've been a disaster.

[moonslav59]

4 minutes ago, JoeBrady said:

Like I've said all along, there is almost nothing we could've done differently, that would've been better than what we did.  Some of the signings would've been weak (Bregman, Alonso), and Bichette would've been a disaster,  Most of the trades are unknowns, because we don't know the ask, but Marte likely would've been a disaster.

It sure looks that way on May 5th.

[vegasbob]

The problem wiith most of the FA's wasn't the player himself in 2026 or 27 but rather that big money was running out 4, 5 years or more when these same studs would be certifiable duds. 

[JoeBrady]

31 minutes ago, vegasbob said:

The problem wiith most of the FA's wasn't the player himself in 2026 or 27 but rather that big money was running out 4, 5 years or more when these same studs would be certifiable duds. 

Too much focus on the current year and not the long term.  Even a guy like Marte, who is a fine player, is also 32.205 years old.  He might only have one good year left.  So the $101M/6, that sounds good on paper, might wind up being more like $101M/2.