A Realistic Look at the 2026 Red Sox: Part I

[mvp 78]

22 minutes ago, drewski6 said:

As the main piece in getting Pena, a 5 WAR SS, with 1.5 yrs left modest AAV on his deal.  

Thats pretty good value for Mayer.  I just dont want to trade him to trade him.  There is a decent chance he is a good MLB player at some point, if maybe, not as good as we once thought.  Theres also a chance he turns into a core player for whatever team he happens to be on.  Hes lost some shine, and Im not trading him for very little. BUt Id trade him for significant value.

I like Pena, but wouldn't expect 5 WAR out of him in a single season again. 

[Nick]

Moon, isn't it time for Part II?

[notin]

2 hours ago, mvp 78 said:

Adames isn't "bad" now, but like you said there's a lot more time left on that contract. Maybe he plays better in Fenway? His defense slipping is not ideal though. You'd need him to still be strong in the field for most of the contract for it to be worth it. 

Per StatCast, his arm is strong but he has about as much range as Will Ferrell…

[mvp 78]

5 minutes ago, Nick said:

Moon, isn't it time for Part II?

A brief history of Realistic Look Threads.

2026: Part I 10/3/25

2025: Part I 9/20/24, Part II 3/23/25

2024: Part I 10/1/23, Part II 3/29/24, Part III 7/30/24

2023: Part I 7/22/22, Part II 2/10/23, Part III 8/26/23

2022: Part I 8/12/21, Part II ???, Part III 5/10/22 (posted by me)

2021: Part I 8/17/20, Part II 3/22/21, Part III 7/30/21

2020: Part I 8/23/19, Part II 2/19/20, Part III 8/17/20

2019: Part 1 10/28/19 (posted by notin), Part I 10/29/18, Part II 6/27/19

2018: Part I 10/9/17

2017: Part I 10/10/16, Part II 3/30/17, Part III 7/31/17

2016: No Part Listed 4/24/16

Seems like he could make one as we get closer to the trade deadline? I like the idea of a pre offseason, post offseason, post trade deadline segmentation. IDK. 

 

 

[mvp 78]

16 minutes ago, notin said:

Per StatCast, his arm is strong but he has about as much range as Will Ferrell…

He was always a good to great range guy before. Very weird. 

[JoeBrady]

2 hours ago, Old Red said:

I thought Mayer was supposed to be the next big thing at SS?

Nope.

[mvp 78]

2 minutes ago, JoeBrady said:

Nope.

The comp has always been Brandon Crawford. He's still on that schedule TBH. I don't think his defense will be as good though. 

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

1 hour ago, notin said:

Per StatCast, his arm is strong but he has about as much range as Will Ferrell…

Did you even watch Wedding Crashers? He not only invented the concept, but extended it to funerals! 

It's all reviewable data, every rerun.

[mvp 78]

Red Sox 2nd half swoon incoming...

According to the article, 1/3rd of teams were using AI for various in game decisions (substitutions, pitch calling, other in game decisions). At least 6 are now calling pitches from the dugout and may be using AI to do so.

Some teams are not happy with this decision and it's "caused quite the stir" but the move is to stop additional apps from being installed on the MLB provided Ipads after restrictions had been recently loosened. 

 

[moonslav59]

I just arrived in Maine (Sebago Lake.)

Hope to catch a Sea Dogs game.