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  1. mvp 78
    It's the same thing.
  2. mvp 78
    It's their bed, they'll be lying in it. We'll have to see where it shakes out. Maybe they end up looking smart a few years from now? More likely JH goes back to the well and starts paying people again, but that's after all the goodwill has been thrown out the window. Fans don't want to be on this rollercoaster anymore. We've been told that the Sox are going to be competitive year in and year out, but it hasn't happened. They don't keep players that fans want to see. They act like slimy used car salesmen and talk like they are the smartest guys in the room. I'm not sure anyone buys the act anymore. The question is when does it really get ugly for them? And not in terms of talk radio/sports columns, but in terms of apathy or frustration seen at Fenway. I think ownership is insulated from everything else.
  3. mvp 78
    Going back to the 5 aces thing from 2015...
  4. mvp 78
    Why were they still a top 10 MLB team in attendance? Why was their overall ranking similar to 2018 when the team was amazing? Does winning matter or no? Why is attendance down across MLB?
  5. mvp 78
    Also, Matsui was a great ballplayer. I don't think Yoshida is close to that level.
  6. mvp 78
    Fukudome's k/bb rate was similar when he got to MLB. If Yoshida can still bb more than he k's, that's going to provide a lot of value. Yoshida may only be a 10-15 HR guy, but that would still be ok in this league. The Sox big problem recently is not being patient at the plate. This goes towards fixing that.
  7. mvp 78
    They failed in 2022. 100%. 1. They ended the season with a terrible record. 2. They went over the luxury cap. 3. They offered QO to 2 guys that went to FA and others left for nothing. 4. If #2 doesn't happen, the return on #3 is MUCH better than what they will now get. That's a failure IMO regardless of what happens going forward.
  8. mvp 78
    1. Yes, it was luck. 2. We went through this process because you wanted to be disagreeable.
  9. mvp 78
    My guess is that they just don't want to pay for top end talent and just want to spread the money around. Maybe also don't want to be on the hook for really long contracts? I think that's the only justification. I'm not sure I necessarily agree with it though.
  10. mvp 78
    From what we have seen, the most likely scenario is that they do nothing and look stupid next offseason.
  11. mvp 78
    Attendance is down across baseball. Is that Bloom's fault too? Sox are in the same relative spot they have been forever in terms of attendance.
  12. mvp 78
    OPS includes Wacha's BABIP luck. Wacha Career: 298 2019: 313 2021: 312 2022: 260 Wonder where that 36 points came from??? Wacha was hit harder than Kluber. Higher barrel rate, higher EV and an xERA of 4.56.
  13. mvp 78
    What drop? 10th in attendance in 2022. 9th in attendance in 2018. What good does winning do?
  14. mvp 78
    I think the clubhouse leader is Alex Cora.
  15. mvp 78
    They were wrong then. If they had signed him, they could have traded him once Mayer was ready. It's a below market contract now.
  16. mvp 78
    He outpitched Wacha last season. Wacha: 1.5 fWAR, 127 IP, 3.99 xFIP, bb/9 2.19 Kluber: 3.0 fWAR, 164 IP, 3.92 xFIP, bb/9 1.15 Once Wacha's BABIP luck regresses, he's toast again.
  17. mvp 78
    I hope to have clarity regarding the OF prior to spring training... Not expecting it though.
  18. mvp 78
    His statcast has lots of blue. If he doesn't keep the walks down, his utility greatly decreases.
  19. mvp 78
    I don't think there's a clubhouse issue. I think there may have been a divide between the players leaving via FA and the front office.
  20. mvp 78
    Rodon for 7 years? Yuck.
  21. mvp 78
    They can miss the playoffs and have him keep his job. It just depends on if he's meeting JH's standards. We don't know if he's just following the script right now.
  22. mvp 78
    Manaea was terrible last season.
  23. mvp 78
    Kluber is much better than those guys.
  24. mvp 78
    No.
  25. mvp 78
    It's a "business" but you still have to care about company culture and how the brand is portrayed to the public. Right now, both are not good.
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