We had him for his most of his prime and there was very little prime left when he left. He was different case from the others, because he didn’t start with the Red Sox.
Yeah, I would put Lynn in the same category and Fisk too. That team was full of extraordinary talent. And they let 2 of them go and it didn’t end well. Lynn’s stats with the Red Sox were very close to Betts. I wouldn’t put Pedro in the same category. He was a once in a generation talent, but unlike the others, he was pst his prime when he left.
Mookie falls into the category of a once in a generation talent. The Red Sox had 3or 4 others — Ruth, Williams, Yaz, Rice. When you let a guy like that go instead of building around him, it is momentous mistake.
While Brett was never a star, he had a 14 year MLB career and was an excellent hitting pitcher. Garman was in the bigs for 9 years. Ball is the standard for failure for Red Sox picks higher than #10.
Limit access to electronics and give the kid a pensy pinky or spaldeen and teach them some games that can be played in a driveway or alley. Pitch to your kids. Kids love to hit the ball long before they understand the game.
Here is some information about the prospects received by the Mets in return for Matz. Warm bodies with heartbeats.
https://nypost.com/2021/01/28/meet-the-three-pitching-prospects-mets-got-back-for-steven-matz/
Why are you so intent on Schoop when we have plenty of options to mix and match with Kike? How much do you want to invest in 2B for 2 part time players? I think there are other needs that have to be addressed.
It was a straight out salary dump so Alderson can put the full court press on to get Bauer. I know a lot of people get moist over prospects, but I wouldn’t be waiting to buy the rookie cards of any of these prospects.