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Which ones were the bad ones? Ramiro Mendoza ???

It was also a Chaim Bloom draft. Maybe Craig Breslow sees a 6'6" guy in the 7th round and takes him?

Mookie's expected stats are much better than his current stats. For someone who was saying "Durbin will get better" when Durbin's expected stats were still garbage, at least be consistent.

Mike Stanley Aroldis Chapman Don Baylor David Cone David Wells

HOFer Bud Selig

Then you get to lose the deadline because you traded for nobodies and lose the next season because you traded those same "great young players" for nothing. 🤔

From his first press conference: https://www.masslive.com/redsox/2023/11/mlb-notebook-craig-breslow-has-bigger-worries-than-winning-press-conference-mcadam.html The reactions, too, were varied. For some, Breslow was “energized,” and “confident.” Some were wowed by his enthusiasm and assuredness. Others complained that he was too vague, spoke in generalities or — and this was a common one — complained that he sounded too much like a “nerd.” Seems there were a few too many uses of “synthesized” for some people’s tastes. On Thursday, “another nerd” was the phrase of the day. That, and mocking principal owner John Henry’s tardy and silent presence at his own team’s event. Ultimately, Breslow will be judged not by his managerial style, but by the results. Can he make the Red Sox consistent contenders again? Can he get them to a point where an off-year results in 84 wins, not 72? Can he bring his Pitching Whisperer skills to the minor league system and end the 15-year drought the team has weathered when it comes to developing homegrown starting pitchers? Can he attract big-name talent? Can he make the Red Sox a destination point for free agents? Can he identify talent? Can he scout his team’s own minor league system and determine which prospects can play and which can be dealt to acquire help for the major league roster? Those are the real tests, the real basis upon which he’ll be evaluated.

Theo wants to either be in the ownership group or MLB Commissioner.

Not even that, would you be willing to do your job and the job of the guy below you for no additional money. Plus, the other guy's job is terrible.

They sell, but are going to get prospects back. Those guys aren't going to be leading the Sox to a pennant in '27.

Well, they really didn't like the first meeting with Breslow because of how poorly he communicated in his presentation. They made him redo the whole thing over again.

Kick the can down the road vs put all your eggs in the basket for 2027. Good luck with 2027, I guess? Crochet is injured. You think Roman isn't a fulltime player. Not sure what this squad would get out of 2027 aside from ending the year with a loss. I'd rather build towards another banner, but that's just me. I like winners.

They have the money to run similarly to the Dodgers, but they choose to run like a midmarket franchise for some reason. Why? If other private equity owners allow for their teams to spend, why is FSG so concerned with pulling out more cash each year? 1. Get back to in person scouting 2. Stop forcing every hitter to pull the ball in the air 3. Get a GM underneath Breslow that can communicate for him 4. Get rid of the roadblocks on the MLB squad that will not be here in 2028 5. Hide the box of yellow jerseys and only have them come out on marathon weekend going forward

If the Red Sox were willing to eat money and overspend, my appetite for those deals would be different. I know the constraints that Henry has put on the budget. If they obtain a bunch of long term guys that stink a few years from now, it's only going to ruin those summers when we get there. Putting all your hopes into one season is really bad business. If the Boston Red Sox did that for 2017 and missed out on 2018? Woof! You need multiple shots at a WS title with a team that wins 90+ games. This team is nowhere close to that right now. They probably need to trash the whole experiment and start over again unfortunately. It's not working!

The theory is that they wanted to hire him to run the pitching for the org, but couldn't find a CBO so decided on giving it to him. Not sure I buy it, but it's a theory.

John Henry has been making calls for him apparently. Guess it's gone well?

Bring back Tommy Pham, Christian Arroyo and Reese McGuire. We're running the end of 2022 back.

It's simply the overreliance on the spreadsheet. I think there needs to be a better feel for what the numbers say and for what kind of moves you can actually do. "Theo Epstein has been disappointed by the Sox’s intense analytical direction under Breslow, multiple league sources said." Bloom hemmed and hawed at trade deadlines because he didn't want to be seen as losing a trade. Breslow can't make trades because they always go against the spreadsheet.

COL have zero SS prospects. I just figured that they pack that place and adding an aging vet on a cheap contract would be fine for them through next season. He'd probably launch a few bombs there too. Probably a pipe dream, but they'd be the only org vaguely interested in him. The only reason to keep Masa is that you don't want to mess up future Japanese signings. At least that's the theory. Sox kinda messed it up by jerking him around, but we're passed that point anyway. There's no point to either on the roster. There's no point to having 3 catchers either, but here we are.

It's apparent that they (Sam and JH) don't like to admit their mistakes and will pass the buck whenever they can. The amount of finger pointing these dopes do is unbelievable. This goes back to the time JH rode his bike to WEEI to declare that he had in fact not even wanted to sign Carl Crawford and was against it from the beginning because he was that smart. It's never ownership's fault, even their terrible FO hirings.

PIT is 26th in attendance. BOS is still 10th in a tiny ballpark. This year!

Simply not making the decision to eat Masa's contract and move him is the biggest problem here. Do that and make Alonso DH. I'd eat half of Story's contract (or more) and send him to COL to end his career. Use the cost savings on a one year rental and bring up Arias when he's ready (not that he's a franchise savior or anything).

About 20 hours late to the conversation, bubs.

Tom Werner is that you? Did adding Pablo and Hanley help them win a WS or no? That's what adding those SF contracts would do for this team. Don't just spend to spend. Go out and get the right guys. Acquiring a post-FA a few years after they've signed a big deal is ludicrous. You've already missed out on their peak production both pre and post FA deal most likely. Don't pay for past performance!