mvp 78
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I don't know who told you that. He was never a good fit there even if you give him last year's offensive numbers. Too many k's and whiffs to be good at that spot.
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Who is going to be coaching down in WOO going forward? They are going to have to move a bunch of guys around today. -
So play him everywhere? That doesn't make sense.
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How would they ever know which one he'd be good at playing him like that when he's struggling defensively????
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IF/OF coordinator Pablo Cabrera joining as 1b coach.
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Jose Flores added as bench coach today.
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Per Julian Mack: There were some in the org who believed Story was past his prime and no longer an everyday impact player. FO was not convinced by '25. Big questions about him being put in the two hole early on this season.
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I would have liked to see his OPS closer to 900 before promotion. 🫠
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I can almost guarantee you that Henry was at the point where he wanted Cora gone. I don't think Brez brought this up out of nowhere. The Sox are spending a lot more this year and the product has been bad. Henry needs someone to blame. If the Sox were under the CBT, Cora would still be here.
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The #1 overall draft pick Henry Davis made it to MLB in '23, but he's been pretty rough. I think in terms of being rushed, I don't necessarily agree for Marcelo. If you look at the rest of the High School guys from his 1st round, he's not at the top of the pack or really being left behind. Seems like his development was in line with expectations. He wasn't Jackson Merrill.
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101 wRC+ and now his defense is awful. The last time he had a plus bat was 6 years ago. It's over.
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He played 3 positions the last part of '23 after being drafted. He wasn't even given time to see how bad he was before being moved around. He played 4 positions in '24. He played 5 in '25. How would they know where he's good at if he's struggling defensively?
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Yeah, that first paragraph is really frightening. Even just spending the average amount on scouting should be nothing to Boston. They've gone so far in the other direction that it will be hard to turn back the other way if this doesn't work out.
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I think he's going with the vision that Henry wanted "roster flexibility, no max contracts" and has to run most decisions by Henry. The yes man is clearly Sam.
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COL's current SS leaves something to be desired. Just eat everything but the minimum and send him back there.
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I think there was underlying tension with that too. Many people assumed that Cora would last until the end of his contract and would eventually get a FO role. He probably thought he could do whatever and not worry about it. Really tough spot for Brez to be in if the guy you're in charge of is perceived as taking your job in a few years.
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Yeah, I think there just is a lack of an organizational plan because of meddling from people outside of the CBO's office. There needs to be one voice and just have the org head in that direction. If that direction fails, so be it. There's been too much zigzagging lately (ex. 2022 deadline trading Vaz, but pulling back and not trading anyone else). Their messaging and actions can sometimes be incoherent.
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They aren't doing the second part! That's the problem. Build the farm AND spend. The offseason spending was a wet fart of half measures as they all have been for several years.
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They started off 9-15 due to resting their starters after a playoff run. Many teams have World Series hangovers. They still had an 87-75 Pythag. Henry just didn't want to invest in the team anymore. He didn't want to keep Betts anymore. DD didn't want to be the GM that traded Betts, so he couldn't pull the trigger on a deal. Henry dumped DD because they weren't aligned. We heard all about roster flexibility and building around young players after that. Why would a revenue behemoth need to go that route?!?!? It doesn't make sense. It had never been that way before and they had a ton of success with that model. The new Red Sox baseball isn't working. It just isn't. Fenway is packed with visiting fans. The team is not typically playing playoff caliber baseball. They may be making money now, but they are slowly losing the zeitgeist and it could be very hard to get it back.
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It all comes down from Henry. If he's the one making the huge decisions, the Red Sox are stuck. Brez was going in one direction, Cora was going in another. Henry is currently fine sailing along with Brez, but that could change at any moment. Just wait until the wind shifts.
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Bloom was a nerd, but he'd at least go to the clubhouse and talk to the players. He was accountable.
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Joe Kelly? He was good in '17, but was a rollercoaster in '18. It makes sense that they'd let him go. He only had one good full season after leaving the Sox. Kimbrel stopped being able to close out games in the playoffs. It was a warning sign for the direction his career was going. They were 100% right for not re-signing him.
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I would just say that they moved KC around too much in MiLB. I wished they had just given him a position and stuck with it. I think he didn't look great in the IF so they tried it out in the OF too. They were just surprised at how quickly his bat moved him up and they weren't able get his glove ready.
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Who's the Red Sox hater now?
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The overall problem is that you need to treat players as human beings and not just as lines on a spreadsheet. That's the pitfall here if they really want success year in and year out. You can use the stats and metrics to your advantage, but you still need to be able to connect with people personally.
