mvp 78

Brasier finished 2022 strongly too!

White flag. From OTM today: Three and a half years of this nonsense. The goal of the organization is to win baseball games, not derive the slightest of edges from decreasingly important spots on the field. If Corey Kluber and Nick Pivetta aren’t good enough to start, maybe they never were, and if you’re forced to turn to Matt f***ing Dermody to stay above .500 in mid-June, at what point are you the problem? Bloom’s best two moves, by far, have been signing Masataka Yoshida for far above MLB consensus and drafting Marcelo Mayer at the fourth pick when he fell due to contract concerns. These were a) a well-thought out move with a huge upside and A move that fell in his lap and, because he ran the Red Sox and not the Rays, he was able to execute. In both of these cases, the Red Sox used their status as a behemoth to bring talented people on board. They are the exceptions to Bloom’s rule. His tenure, so far, is defined by stunts like the Darmody Affair. So why does this brilliant and often charming guy keep kicking the can on a championship series, only to deny he did so once it’s left his foot, in front of scores of witnesses? It’s not a rhetorical question, and the answer hasn’t changed since he was brought aboard: It’s because this is a five-year plan, always has been a five-year plan, and he is working to that end. It’s plain as day, but he just won’t say it. He thinks you can’t handle the truth, or acts like he does because ownership says so, but they deserve each other at this point — and, as fans, we deserve better than Matt Dermody, for every reason there is.

Jose Awfulman.

In the steroid era too.

Inside you there are two Cohens...

It wasn't great. Sox team starter fWAR last season was ranked 18th. CHW at 15 was 3.4 fWAR higher (needed Hill and Wacha to be twice as good to make up the difference).

Henry thinks he's too smart to have to do that.

No, he cares too much about the small market clubs. He really hates Cohen.

RIP to the Iron Sheik.

He's at the penny slots.

A lot of people on here were certainly concerned with the backend of Price's contract!

@tylermilliken_ . @BaseballAmerica has moved Nick Yorke back into their Top 100 list at 96. Nice to see his stock going back up after a strong start to his first stint at AA. .287/.400/.464/.868 with 6 HR, 7 2B, and 3 3B in 44 games. Also… Marcelo Mayer is now up to 8.

When Ohtani is going to get 600M, it's on a whole other level than the current penny pinching complaints. You could get two 300M guys for that price. That's not really going cheap.

They are getting marketed to more and more. It's pretty gross!

I think the money for Ohtani will be stupid high. I'd rather go the other route and get a few players for my money than spend it all on one guy. One elbow injury and you're f***ed.

There's been a bit of a snag as the NV state legislature failed to approve the stadium package and now has adjourned for the next 20 months. The Governor could call a special session, but one leader said it won't happen. It will probably still happen eventually, but it's not as locked up as we think it may be. Fisher needs to grease some palms.

I don't think the bats would be cost prohibitive (or that inspiring), but I don't see them getting 2 SP's out of that group. I'd be happy if they just added YY.

That 226 SLG must be just shy of MLB average too.

He's getting hit harder this year than in previous years and all 7 of his HR's are from LHB. He gets a decent amount of whiffs, but just can't seem to put guys away. It's frustrating because he's one average pitch away from being a 3rd starter.

Dalbec had his struggles defensively and offensively. Simply hitting more HR's at AAA shouldn't get him promoted.

Montreal wasn't great for the Expos. They shouldn't get a second chance for a while.

A new stadium.

Cable isn't getting cheaper. Ads aren't getting cheaper. Tickets aren't getting cheaper.

That's crazy because it's the teams that are requesting the pitchers to hurt their elbows.

559 OPS vs RHP.