mvp 78
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What is this 2008?
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The big change is the leg kick. He needs to be able to hit heat.
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He didn't call the shots in Tampa. However, they had Blake Snell, Archer (the good version) and traded for Glasnow.
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Sure. Four years, Bloom didn't acquire anyone that really resembled a top of the rotation starter on a year to year basis. Yes, Eovaldi pitched out of his mind in 2021, but I don't think that was really to be expected. 29% of his career fWAR is just from 2021 and he first appeared in 2011. If you really want to be a playoff team, you need a guy to anchor the staff. The Sox haven't had one for Bloom's full tenure. It's been 4 seasons of half measures.
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It would matter that Bloom never found someone to replace his rotation spot in 2020, 2021, 2022 or 2023.
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By "putting a ball into play," are you referring to just an increase in hits or just an increase in balls reaching the field? The change in shifting just rewards some deadpull hitters who were unable to hit a ball to the opposite side of 2b. Does that make baseball better? It doesn't bring us back to 1980's Cardinals baseball. I don't think doing away with the shift moves the focus away from homeruns at all.
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Then they better hope they win one. Big FA splashes don't guarantee titles.
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Duran has changed his swing again. @alexspeier First look at Jarren Duran swinging this spring. Hands are higher and leg lift is basically eliminated in what appears to be an effort to have a simpler, more direct swing.
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@alexspeier Jonny Miller opens question to Chaim Bloom by asking if he sees his job being on the line this year. Bloom: “Not something productive to think about, not something I control.” Jonny Miller will always be the GOAT.
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They have saved for years so why would any fan expect them to spend now?
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Or it'll make those games more important.
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I can't believe THE Steve Adams would say that.
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Mediocre relievers all have the better shot of making the bigs for a cup.
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Canadian at heart?
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I'd be fine if they moved it back to the 12th inning.
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While financial terms of the deal aren’t yet clear, the signing of Wacha could come with notable repercussions with regard to the luxury tax. San Diego is currently less than $7MM away from the third tier of luxury penalization, which kicks in at $273MM. If the Friars exceed that point, they’ll begin to be taxed at a 75% rate for any money spent up to $293MM (rather than the 45% rate at which they were taxed on the previous $20MM spent). That’s a small slap on the wrist by itself, but stepping into the third bracket of luxury penalties also pushes a team’s top pick in the next year’s draft (i.e. 2024) back by ten places. The team’s league-allotted bonus pool is also inherently reduced, in conjunction with the diminished slot value of that pick.
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He had a modified TJS with an internal brace. It's a newer, supposedly less intrusive surgery that gets players back to playing quicker. Other guys who have opted for this surgery include Maeda and Rich Hill.
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No, Story is not a SS after his arm was injured in '21. He's a 2B going forward.
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What will his arm be like post surgery?
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If Kiké is good at SS, Arroyo is injured and Verdugo is good in RF? Wouldn't they just put Story at 2b?
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@alexspeier James Paxton, in contrast to last year, is a healthy participant in this year’s spring training. It's like seeing bigfoot.
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@MacCerullo Alex Cora says Kiké Hernández will be the #RedSox shortstop, but: "The hope is for Trevor to come back and be healthy and play shortstop." Mondesi is just a backup then?
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@MacCerullo Alex Cora says as of now Christian Arroyo is the team's second baseman.
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@PeteAbe Cora is enthusiastic about how Mondesí looks coming off knee surgery. Said at this point all the others players are ready to go. Would be nice if he could stay healthy, but I don't see that happening at all.
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@PeteAbe Cora says the rotation decisions will wait until the end. Didn’t say the were necessarily committed to a five-man rotation. Obviously a lot of health questions with that group. Duh.
