https://www.overthemonster.com/2017/12/13/16771182/alex-cora-red-sox-lineup-craig-kimbrel-xander-bogaerts
Yooooooooooooooooo... Alex Cora is saying that the Sox are going to have a different offensive approach this year. They were too "passive" last year taking too many pitches down the middle early in the count. "We're going to talk to them and tell them to look for a pitch in the middle of the strike zone and do some damage with it."
Be still my heart!
Nope. The Boras narrative is overstated. He's not the devil. His clients will sign early. His clients will sign below market deals if they want to stay.
Also, effffff Tom Verducci. Any baseball writer who still calls Fenway a "band box" in this day and age is a dum dum. Everyone knows it's slightly below average for home runs and above average for doubles and triples. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2022901-ranking-mlbs-most-hitter-friendly-ballparks-by-the-numbers
Effffff lazy sportswriters. Send them to the guillotine.
“My scouting report on Dave,” said one veteran advisor, “is that he will say no, no, no to your deals until eventually he will say yes.”
Soooooo very desperate!
No chance you can trade Wright for anything. If they are trading JBJ, they need to sign a good glove 1b like Santana.
I'd rather just plop JD at DH and have him only play LF part time. Salazar is a good pitcher, but that's a lateral move at best.
MA doesn't have a Mandatory Arrest Policy unless there is probably cause that a restraining order has been broken. The officers aren't required to arrest someone just because you called 911.
TN also doesn't have a Mandatory Arrest Policy. It's up to officer discretion.
With DD only wanting one bat, I see no reason to move JBJ. You only move JBJ to get a LF and a 1B/DH. It looks like they only want a 1B/DH guy now since they are still stuck with Hanley. Thanks Ben.