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  1. mvp 78
    Hoerner has been above 100 OPS+ every season since 2021. Last season, the Sox OPS'd only 680 at 2b. He should easily clear that by 30 points.
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    Where did he throw his teammates under the bus? I'm not disagreeing that he refused to play 1b or acted like a diva.
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    They scored 786 last year. No way do they drop 200 runs even if IKF is a fulltime starter. So much would have to go wrong for them to get there.
  5. mvp 78
    I still like the Gray trade, but I'm probably the most overly optimistic guy on Gray here. Fitts was close to his ceiling in this org and didn't develop the way Tolle or Early did. Maybe the Cards can get more out of him. Clarke barely pitched last season and he seems like more of a bullpen arm to me than a starter. I didn't have a problem with the trade. If Breslow wanted, he could still manufacture a trade of prospects to acquire Paredes or someone else. I think he just might not want to for some reason.
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    I agree. Why sell your players in a deal you don't agree with. It makes more sense to hold onto Duran/Abreu than to give them up in a bad deal. An injury may happen and you'll be glad to have them rather than a mediocre replacement somewhere else.
  7. mvp 78
    Provide a quote. Provide a hit piece from the Globe. Anything aside from your biased assertions against someone you see as a "man-child." The only thing anyone complained about was he wore headphones in the clubhouse and told the CBO to do his job with the roster. We're all here everyday wishing Breslow would fix the roster. He was right.
  8. mvp 78
    I'm clearly not inside Breslow's head, but a pivot from Bregman to Ranger really didn't fix the roster issues. It makes the pitching much better, but none of us really see the path forward for the IF. It looks no different than the question marks we've seen since '23.
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    Didn't happen.
  10. mvp 78
    If they were willing to add via FA, it would be less of a problem IMO.
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    If they cut Masa, they can sign Marcell Ozuna.
  13. mvp 78
    The past two drafts under Breslow: '24 14 pitchers, 6 hitters '25 14 pitchers, 6 hitters Relying on DSL guys to fill up your MLB roster doesn't work as you have a higher success rate from the draft than from DSL.
  14. mvp 78
    It was 7 years of rebuilding now? Time flies I guess. Guys like Sandlin are fungible. He was famed for having "great stuff" but could strike anyone out. He got hit around a lot and really struggled going deep into games. When they put him into the pen, it was ugly. His fastball and slider got rocked. They aren't going to hold onto every prospect. They just can't. There aren't enough innings in AAA to develop these guys. They need to know who to hold onto and who to move before their value drops off a cliff.
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    From 1-0? No.
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    I think that's the issue with Breslow. He overprioritizes the pitching from rookie ball through MLB. It's great that the system was overhauled, but they have forgotten about 50% of the roster TBH, especially when it comes to drafting and the farm. Some will handwave it away and say "oh, the MLB squad is all signed for 3 years" but that ignores everything that happened in 2020-3 when there were no more replacements coming from the farm. This team can't rely solely on trades. Continuing to ignore real FA acquisitions will hurt them in the long run if they can't develop young bats. This isn't the first time I've said this. At least he's grabbed some catchers this year. That's been a pain point for me for a long time. It's tremendous that they have been able to move this pitching program forward. I'm all for it. However, just keep developing hitters too. That was their bread and butter for years and years. Moving away from it doesn't make much sense.
  17. mvp 78
    If he had an average bat, he'd be getting way more than 1/6M. His last contract was 2/15 which was apparently too high of an AAV for the rest of the league this go around.
  18. mvp 78
    That's only because the Sox will still lose about 45% of their games. Easy to say that every single time and look like a genius 70 times during the summer. It's not like the NBA where good teams only lose 25% of the time or the NFL where it's 20% of the time.
  19. mvp 78
    Big fan of Sandlin were you?
  20. mvp 78
    I'd rather have IKF as a starter for 2 months than Hamilton. I just don't look forward to everyone on here butchering the spelling of his name.
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    Even if they don't get another guy, it's better than doing nothing. However, if they don't get another guy, the offense is not good enough unless Mayer really turns it around this season and hits 775 or something. Story will still be near 100 OPS+. 2b is going to be some sort of player churn. Contreras should be fine. OF should be fine. No clue about the plan at DH (6th in OPS in '25, but would expect it to be lower this year). Changes from last season: 1B: better DH: worse 3B: worse They were 11th in wRC+ in '25. Maybe 13-16th this year? I'd expect them to fall out of the top 10 in runs as well.
  22. mvp 78
    I think IKF is perfect as a bench guy to fill in for a roster that could have significant IL issues (Story, Mayer) and already question marks at 2b. This pushes Hamilton off the roster, a guy who can only play 2b. Seems fine to me.
  23. mvp 78
    No thanks.
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    Last year, Samaniego was coming back from TJS. I don't know what he'll bring to the table this season. I wouldn't have protected Uberstine. I don't think he'd do very well if called up. Maybe his stuff plays up in a bullpen role, but he's still slated to be a starter for now. Drohan just can't stay healthy. Whatever they get out of that guy is a bonus at this point.
  25. mvp 78
    He spent more time between 1B and C in AAA that season. We'll see where they slot him this year depending on need.
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