A Realistic Look at the 2026 Red Sox: Part I

[JoeBrady]

24 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

Sam was asked about potential trades:

 

“But yeah, if the question are Craig (Breslow) and the team in baseball operations are trying to improve the team right now? The answer is yes. Will we be able to get a deal done or match up on something? I have no idea is the truth. But there’s conversations. There’s urgency. That’s something that is important.”

The lack of May sellers in the American League means it will take a significant haul to land an impact bat. At this point, the demand outweighs the supply.

The dude has to shut up.  He has never once said anything insightful or useful.

[JoeBrady]

40 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

An ERA below 3 is still pretty good! Interesting that Brez gave up on him in that deal.

We got him for nothing, and he wasn't high on our depth chart.  I was a little surprised SF gave up on him so quickly, but he spent parts of three years with them, with very little to show for it.

[notin]

4 hours ago, mvp 78 said:

This is your brain on drugs with bacon and hash browns.

Hungry yet?

[notin]

59 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

An ERA below 3 is still pretty good! Interesting that Brez gave up on him in that deal.

But it’s not always fair to compare ERA from different teams.  Differing defenses behind him, different ballparks, different leagues and opponents.

And in this case, two very small sample sizes…

[notin]

23 minutes ago, JoeBrady said:

The dude has to shut up.  He has never once said anything insightful or useful.

I blame the reporter for asking.  What acceptable answer was expected here?

[mvp 78]

12 minutes ago, notin said:

But it’s not always fair to compare ERA from different teams.  Differing defenses behind him, different ballparks, different leagues and opponents.

And in this case, two very small sample sizes…

Sox had a long look at him IN THEIR SYSTEM and chose to let him go. He's now got 2 bWAR pitching for MIL and it's not even June yet. 

[Duran Is The Man]

36 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

Sox had a long look at him IN THEIR SYSTEM and chose to let him go. He's now got 2 bWAR pitching for MIL and it's not even June yet. 

they did the same with Priester. me thinks the Milwaukee pitching lab is a bit better than Boston's.

[notin]

57 minutes ago, Duran Is The Man said:

they did the same with Priester. me thinks the Milwaukee pitching lab is a bit better than Boston's.

Short term anyway.  They appear to have broken Priester.

If that is the case, our pitching lab is clearly superior to those of Pitt and San Francisco…

[JoeBrady]

1 hour ago, mvp 78 said:

Sox had a long look at him IN THEIR SYSTEM and chose to let him go. He's now got 2 bWAR pitching for MIL and it's not even June yet. 

12 innings in the pros.

50 innings in the minors with 27 walks.

There is nothing wrong with his stats, but nothing outstanding about them either.