A Realistic Look at the 2026 Red Sox: Part I

[mvp 78]

10 minutes ago, Old Red said:

They went from one extreme with the Mookie, and Bogey times to pretty much everyone except that Casas didn’t bite.

They didn't extend Houck or Crawford! 

[mvp 78]

5 minutes ago, 5GoldGlovesOF,75 said:

Dr. Breslowstein and his office full of Igors did the mash a year ago, congratulating themselves for their Campbell creation. But then the monster turned on them and now no one can control him.

We all know the reasons he was demoted a year ago, but every time I see him swing now it looks like he's hurting himself trying to pull the ball in the air. 

Yesterday: tying run on 3rd, winning run on 2nd -- a single could've been enough... but KC tried to kill the ball. I know the minors don't put as much emphasis on winning, but being a walk-off hero can't hurt a guy's chances at getting noticed by a parent club in desperate need of offense.

They don't teach situational hitting anymore. They just teach exit velo and lifting the ball. That's all they know. Kyle Boddy said that it makes for bad baseball, but it's what the analytics guys want so it's what they teach. 

[moonslav59]

9 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

They didn't extend Houck or Crawford! 

Or Duran.

Should we extend Tolle, Early and or Bennett?

[Old Red]

16 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

They didn't extend Houck or Crawford! 

Yes, but Houck was older  compared to the others, and struggled finding a role. Kut Man was not in the same category to me.

[Old Red]

8 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

Or Duran.

Should we extend Tolle, Early and or Bennett?

I don’t believe Duran was even considered. Early could be up next.

[moonslav59]

54 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

They didn't extend Houck or Crawford! 

If they did during similar time frames as these others, it would have been during the Bloom era.

[Duran Is The Man]

1 hour ago, Old Red said:

Luckily Casas didn’t take their offer.

thank gawd.

[Duran Is The Man]

1 hour ago, mvp 78 said:

Not too many people were upset with it at the time. It was considered an under market deal. The problem is that not every prospect works out, you need to give extensions to the guys you're really certain about. This was a guy who had such a broken swing that they had to revamp it a few months later. 

I don't think they needed to do Rafaela or Bello's extension either. 

at the time, i thought it was stupid and completely unneccessary. and like i've said a hundred times before.......i'm not against extensions, i just think they should wait a bit longer.

[JoeBrady]

55 minutes ago, Old Red said:

I don’t believe Duran was even considered. Early could be up next.

Duran was too old for a l/t extension.