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  1. mvp 78
    What was the 2016 pitching staff going to be under Ben? Does Ben stick with the "don't sign pitchers over 30" thinking and create another big hole in the rotation? Who would be the closer?
  2. mvp 78
    Sox should hold out til the very end and see who is cheaper between Dozier and LeMahieu. I don't think either has a crazy market. Just no to Iggy. My TS heart can't deal with that anymore. It'd be like bringing back Buchholz or Hanley. No more please.
  3. mvp 78
    Ben's method was more apt to give you last place finishes. I'm good with DD for now. He just needs to retain the right players. Kimmi, someday you'll come around to my POV. Slowly but surely. I just need to keep breaking you down with more poorly thought up arguments. Someday you'll slip. Shoulda traded Pedroia!!!!!!!!!
  4. mvp 78
    No, he's just a platoon guy. Having a platoon guy for Moreland or just a good bat off the bench is valuable especially when the Sox really struggle against lefties.
  5. mvp 78
    Nooo! Bad, Dojji!
  6. mvp 78
    I was referencing that post for sure.
  7. mvp 78
    I put a few people on ignore and reread the gamethread. It was much better. There was still a good amount of snark which is fine. I just get tired of some of the nonsense around here.
  8. mvp 78
    A juiced ball increases the count of homers tho?
  9. mvp 78
    The team wasn't competitive in 2012, 2014 and 2015 with its good farm though.
  10. mvp 78
    It's basically a skill that allows a catcher to either pull a pitch from being off the outside corner to make it look better and have a better chance of the ump calling it a strike. The opposite can be true as well. Eck was talking about it on a recent game where an opposing catcher caught a ball well in the zone, but he pulled his glove out of the zone when catching it so it made the ump think the pitch was a ball. Until robot umps are brought in, pitch framing and having a steady hand will be somewhat important. It's not the end all be all, but it has a little value.
  11. mvp 78
    I don't read fake news.
  12. mvp 78
    The sting of losing hurts as much as the glory of winning. Give me a competitive team with the potential to win it all for the next 10 years over 2 rings and 8 last place finishes.
  13. mvp 78
    Sure it is. He's selling some guys at peak value (Kopech, Moncada, et al) and keeping the prospects he likes. This team is still very young (Betts, Beni, JBJ, Xander, Devers, Vazquez) and should compete for a long while. He's done a good job at building this bullpen with a lot of AAA guys doing their part (Poyner, Braiser, etc) and we all were told that was DD's achilles heel.
  14. mvp 78
    Not unfair. Look at their farm. Beeks would be their best pitching prospect in AAA. Harmony takes enough shots at the Sox, I may as well take one back at the M's...
  15. mvp 78
    According to some people, we are supposed to be happy if we win in 2018 and go into the tank the following seasons. I just want them to be competitive every year.
  16. mvp 78
    In 2014 they were projected to, not in 2015. If an organization fails, the person to take the blame is always the guy at the top.
  17. mvp 78
    That's not true. Last place finishes ruin summers and hurt overall attendance for the end of that season and the start of the following season. 2015 wasn't a fluke. That team stunk.
  18. mvp 78
    Of those guys, I only saw the Steamer play and let's just say I wasn't a big fan of him as a little kid. 2:30 was burned into my childhood brain.
  19. mvp 78
    Sox are giving Xander a long term deal this offseason. He's not going to reach FA.
  20. mvp 78
    Kopech 2018 AAA: 4.70 ERA, 111 K, 56 BB, WHIP 1.43 Let's not act like Kopech is a sure thing to be a good starter. Moncada is -1.2 oWAR, -1.0 dWAR in 2018 (34.9 K%) and 2 years older than Devers. Margot is a good defensive player (not as good as JBJ) and a bad offensive player (worse than JBJ).
  21. mvp 78
    Sox potential future HOFers: 2018: Betts, Beni, JD, Sale, Price, Kimbrel, Xander? 1978: Eck, Tiant, Fisk, Yaz, Rice, Evans, Lynn? Anyone else seen as a potential HOF guy if all things broke right on the 1978 squad?
  22. mvp 78
    https://www.blessyouboys.com/2018/7/4/17535448/mlb-roster-moves-detroit-tigers-dixon-machado-victor-alcantara-ronny-rodriguez Machado has been in the Tigers system for almost 10 years now. They kept him on the roster all season in 2017 when he was out of options, and the second baseman’s job was his for the taking in 2018. But while Machado has transitioned well to second base defensively, there is just no sign of any production from him at the plate (either present or future) and this indicates the Tigers moving on from him as part of their plans. Tigers dumped him to keep Victor Reyes (a pinch running rule V pick) and put Ronny Rodriguez on the roster (a guy who a top 30 Tiger prospect). I think that says a lot about his future.
  23. mvp 78
    I just come here to hear about the taters. Those are real good quotes out of Dalbec. Kid seems to get it.
  24. mvp 78
    *insert Jacko post about the Sox only playing Swihart to increase his trade value and it'll just backfire*
  25. mvp 78
    If he's just "okay" but sees an uptick in his bat, nobody will complain.
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