Red Sox's Craig Breslow Era Is Set to End With A Whimper

[Old Red]

2 minutes ago, Bellhorn04 said:

I know that's feigned surprise. 🙂

Come on man there was only ONE who quit.🤓

[mvp 78]

4 minutes ago, notin said:

He probably has to include enough money that if just makes sense to keep them…

Small brain thinking right there. 

Story 547 OPS

Masa 688 OPS

[notin]

29 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

Eat money and trade. 

Reportedly Breslow has been trying to do that with Yoshida. But that accomplishes nothing since he was expected to be on the bench.

Did anyone even want Story at a discount? Trades are like tangos; it takes two…

[notin]

8 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

Small brain thinking right there. 

Story 547 OPS

Masa 688 OPS

And curse Breslow for not foretelling that!

When Breslow gets fired, I assume your choice to replace him will be Madame Cleo?

[mvp 78]

38 minutes ago, notin said:

Reportedly Breslow has been trying to do that with Yoshida. But that accomplishes nothing since he was expected to be on the bench.

Did anyone even want Story at a discount? Trades are like tangos; it takes two…

A 3.0 fWAR guy like Story? How could not NOT want Story?!?!? You are almost forced to have him in your lineup! 

[mvp 78]

37 minutes ago, notin said:

And curse Breslow for not foretelling that!

When Breslow gets fired, I assume your choice to replace him will be Madame Cleo?

It was Miss Cleo, you goober. 

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

37 minutes ago, notin said:

And curse Breslow for not foretelling that!

When Breslow gets fired, I assume your choice to replace him will be Madame Cleo?

Cleo Jones from the Miracle Mets?!? Batted .340 with a .900 OPS In The Summa of Sixty-Nine (back when hitting was as bad as it is today).

Also caught the last out of the World Series in LF... maybe in his 80s by now, but he's a keeper.

[JoeBrady]

1 hour ago, mvp 78 said:

No and no.

Like I said, there aren't any practical options for some of the guys that have failed this year.

[moonslav59]

2 hours ago, mvp 78 said:

They are 30th in HR and 29th in R. They are still not a good offense. 

What happened to recent sample sizes? You were on a tear with them for a while.

[moonslav59]

I'm not a big fan of Yoshida, but consider this when saying "Cut him loose!"

Only 3 Sox players have a higher OPS AND more PAs than he does.

.921 Contreras (suspended)

.767 Ceddanne

.751 Abreu

.688 Yoshida

.684 Durbin

.622 Duran (3rd in PAs!)

.594 Mayer

Yoshida ranks 4th in OPS among all 10 Sox players with more than 132 PAs. (IKF is at .705 with 132 PAs and is on the IL.)

We simply have nobody better to DH, at least vs RHPs.

Last 28 days, Yoshida (.807) is above Abreu (.759) and even Seigler (.790.) but not Romy (.892) Wong (.931) Durnin (.888) and of course Willson at .983.

I'm still not a big fan, but for now, he's a keeper.

[mvp 78]

I mean, that's an indictment on the roster as a whole, not a reason to keep Masa.

[Old Red]

1 hour ago, moonslav59 said:

I'm not a big fan of Yoshida, but consider this when saying "Cut him loose!"

Only 3 Sox players have a higher OPS AND more PAs than he does.

.921 Contreras (suspended)

.767 Ceddanne

.751 Abreu

.688 Yoshida

.684 Durbin

.622 Duran (3rd in PAs!)

.594 Mayer

Yoshida ranks 4th in OPS among all 10 Sox players with more than 132 PAs. (IKF is at .705 with 132 PAs and is on the IL.)

We simply have nobody better to DH, at least vs RHPs.

Last 28 days, Yoshida (.807) is above Abreu (.759) and even Seigler (.790.) but not Romy (.892) Wong (.931) Durnin (.888) and of course Willson at .983.

I'm still not a big fan, but for now, he's a keeper.

Now you’re not a big fan of Yoshida when before you was proclaiming Masa For Mayor. Before for a long period of time it was Devers Forevers, and now you’re glad Brez showed him the door.🤔

[moonslav59]

2 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

I mean, that's an indictment on the roster as a whole, not a reason to keep Masa.

It's both.

[mvp 78]

12 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

It's both.

Red Sox are 27th in DH wRC+.

Masa only has a 606 OPS as DH.

Guys who have been better: Wong, Monasterio, Duran, Romy. 

[moonslav59]

10 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

Red Sox are 27th in DH wRC+.

Masa only has a 606 OPS as DH.

Guys who have been better: Wong, Monasterio, Duran, Romy. 

No, none are better hitters, especially vs RHPs.

I would not mind Romy as the FT DH (v R and L) but Masa is better than the others, and we need Duran in LF and Monasterio at SS.

We might also want Romy at 2B vs RHP or LHP, if Seigler ever comes back to earth.

[mvp 78]

9 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

No, none are better hitters, especially vs RHPs.

I would not mind Romy as the FT DH (v R and L) but Masa is better than the others, and we need Duran in LF and Monasterio at SS.

We might also want Romy at 2B vs RHP or LHP, if Seigler ever comes back to earth.

If you need all those dudes and Seigler comes down to earth, just have Sogard DH instead of Masa. There is no drop off between the two anymore. 

[moonslav59]

9 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

If you need all those dudes and Seigler comes down to earth, just have Sogard DH instead of Masa. There is no drop off between the two anymore. 

Sogard. That's a good one! Back to small sample sizes when it suits you, I see.

[notin]

2 hours ago, mvp 78 said:

It was Miss Cleo, you goober. 

Only if you want the famous one…

[mvp 78]

4 minutes ago, notin said:

Only if you want the famous one…

I never settle for second best. 

[moonslav59]

1 hour ago, mvp 78 said:

I never settle for second best. 

How about 7th best?

[JoeBrady]

4 hours ago, moonslav59 said:

What happened to recent sample sizes? You were on a tear with them for a while.

Since 4/24, our OPS has been above league average.

[Bellhorn04]

11 minutes ago, JoeBrady said:

Since 4/24, our OPS has been above league average.

Nice nugget dig.👍

[moonslav59]

14 minutes ago, JoeBrady said:

Since 4/24, our OPS has been above league average.

Recent sample sizes don't count, unless they support the given position.

[moonslav59]

2 minutes ago, Bellhorn04 said:

Nice nugget dig.👍

It's a much bigger sample size than pre 4/24.

[JoeBrady]

4 hours ago, Bellhorn04 said:

Nice nugget dig.👍

No one on the planet is more adept at discovering irrelevant and useless information.

[Maxbialystock]

On 6/29/2026 at 3:02 PM, Alex Mayes said:

I don't disagree that his offseason moves have worked out incredibly well and are realistically the only reason that the team has won many of the games they have this season.

The most damning thing to me is the overvaluation of Duran and his refusal to move him when it was obvious to anyone paying attention he wasn't ever going to be a 7 WAR player again. He created this outfield logjam and refuses to fix it, that alone should be fireable. While I never would have been a fan of the contract Bregman got with the Cubs, Breslow clearly thought Bregman was bluffing and got caught slipping there too. 

If he could only work in the offseason, I think he'd be safe but the past two trade deadlines have proven he has zero feel for the market and shouldn't be trusted to handle it. That's likely why members of FSG, presumably Theo, are the ones making calls about trades instead of Breslow. That, along with the Duran situation, are the main reasons I think he's likely gone after this season. I'd like to see it happen before then, but realistically if they do end up letting him go it will probably be in September like the other two POBOs before him.

I completely disagree because I'm confident that no one wanted to give up much for Duran and this year he has in fact come in handy with Anthony humbled by his little finger (go figure).   Duran has done well in LF with 5 assists, no errors, and some nifty catches.  His OPS stinks, but he is 4th on the team in total bases, 3d in rbi's, 3d in runs scored, 2d in dingers, and first in SB's.  Also 4th in games played on a team which has not hesitated to play almost anyone.  

[Alex Mayes]

21 minutes ago, Maxbialystock said:

I completely disagree because I'm confident that no one wanted to give up much for Duran and this year he has in fact come in handy with Anthony humbled by his little finger (go figure).   Duran has done well in LF with 5 assists, no errors, and some nifty catches.  His OPS stinks, but he is 4th on the team in total bases, 3d in rbi's, 3d in runs scored, 2d in dingers, and first in SB's.  Also 4th in games played on a team which has not hesitated to play almost anyone.  

The Anthony hate is so funny. The kid has a freak injury likely caused by the team’s hitting philosophy and people act like he’s made of glass. 

The fact that Duran is that high in every category says far more about the state of the team than his abilities. The fact Breslow couldn’t see the inevitable downturn that was coming post 24 was insane. He should have sold high on multiple occasions. 

[Bellhorn04]

18 hours ago, moonslav59 said:

It's a much bigger sample size than pre 4/24.

Nugget was a compliment, if it was snark I would have called it a cherry pick. 🙂

[Bellhorn04]

15 minutes ago, Alex Mayes said:

The Anthony hate is so funny. The kid has a freak injury likely caused by the team’s hitting philosophy and people act like he’s made of glass. 

The fact that Duran is that high in every category says far more about the state of the team than his abilities. The fact Breslow couldn’t see the inevitable downturn that was coming post 24 was insane. He should have sold high on multiple occasions. 

Nobody likes you when you're injured.  

[notin]

16 minutes ago, Alex Mayes said:

The Anthony hate is so funny. The kid has a freak injury likely caused by the team’s hitting philosophy and people act like he’s made of glass. 

The fact that Duran is that high in every category says far more about the state of the team than his abilities. The fact Breslow couldn’t see the inevitable downturn that was coming post 24 was insane. He should have sold high on multiple occasions. 

Well, expecting any 8 WAR player to decline hardly requires psychic ability, but at some point, disappointment in not selling high shouldn’t rest solely on the belief that the other 29 GMs and CBOs are all impulsive morons.  Safe bet all of them knew this was selling high as well…