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  1. User Name
    You wouldn't have had to get rid of anyone. Kelly could have moved to the BP, Wright could have been moved to the BP. I argued for that move all offseason, so this is not a hindsight issue, but it was easy to see that the Sox lacked depth at MLB SP, and that depth is being tested right now.
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    Keep your eyes open anyways, gazelle.
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    I actually like Wright, but you are doing your best to make me dislike the guy by talking about him non-stop, all day, every day. We get it, you like Wright and he's an awesome story, but goddamn.
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    Doug Fister and Mat Latos signed for a combined 10 million. Sure, they were lottery tickets, but they are both relatively healthy guys coming off down years who could have competed for a spot and protected against attrition. There were options. You are arguing for the sake of arguing.
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    But you're talking aabout two teams (Yankees, Rays) who are much better positioned to withstand pitching injuries, and a team whose lack of pitching depth will almost certainly be its downfall. The Sox had every opportunity to shore up their depth after acquiring Price, and chose not tom which is the point.
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    The one difference they can all agree on is that psychopaths are far more likely to engage in singular acts of violence, like my single-minded desire to engage you in fisticuffs until one or both of us can't go anymore.
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    Right, because Buchholz has not been injured every year since 2012 and Kelly doesn't have an extensive history of back and shoulder troubles, while Porcello was coming off a season that saw him as one of the worst starting pitchers in the Majors. They had a bunch of question marks. You are trying to defend the indefensible.
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    I think you mean "psychopaths" since sociopaths delight themselves in mental torture and are usually cowards by nature.
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    How long until Buchholz gets injured and Wright regresses? Can you not see the attrition factor already eating away at the rotation with E-Rod and Kelly injured?
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    The Sox don't need a standout #2 this year, and they don't need it for next year. They need health from the rotation, a reliable pitcher, health from the BP (add another live arm if they have to replace Koji) and a manager who does not have his head firmly up his ass. The DH/LF conondrum can be sorted internally (Travis looks like he's just about MLB ready offensively, and one of Moncada/Benintendi will probably be ready for next year). As many people have famously said over the years: "It's the pitching, stupid".
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    The problem was not bringing back Buchholz. The problem was not getting another dependable pitcher and moving Kelly to the BP as Buch/injury insurance.
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    Smith is of huge importance, because he's the link that will allow Farrell to stay away from Tazawa and Koji on a near-daily basis. If those two burn out, we are done.
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    I don't quite understand what is up with Porcello. He's giving up homers at an alarming rate, but he's striking out hitters like he's channeling his inner Pedro. It's disconcerting.
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    In Porcello's case, it has not become evident yet, which is the crux of the argument.
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    So in conclusion, to evaluate whether a deal was good, you need to wait until the contract/team control runs out.
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    The problem with Buchholz isn't generally production (when he's on, he can make juggernaut lineups look silly), it's providing innings. He averages 145 IP since 2012, which is his career high. The contract is not a bargain, but it's not an overpay either. They should, however, have pursued other options when two fifths of the rotation is comprised of notoriously fragile pitchers.
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    yeszir lurks. Might have been either. Can't be sure.
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    Let this be a lesson on messing with mojo as well. A mod "fixed" my title, ruining the joke and causing the loss of my budding win streak. Shame on whoever changed my title.
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    What the f*** is a jamoke?
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    There are several people who did that.
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    This team doesn't need a full-on #2 to make the playoffs. They need three consistent pitchers, health from Smith/Tazawa/Koji/Kimbrel, letting the offense do its job, and Farrell not being a moron. That's it.
  22. User Name
    You mean like Eduardo Rodriguez coming back from injury and Price not being the worst starter in the AL not named Colin McHugh?
  23. User Name
    81-81? I don't think so. It's going to be either way better or way worse. There's a wide range of outcomes for this team depending on just how f***ing dumb can Farrel be, whether or not Buch can tighten his sphincter and not s*** all over himself in tight situations, Price's douochebag act, Buch's douchebag act, and ERod's/Smith's health. In the end, the 2016 edition of the Boston Red Sox is like my dating life: There's a wide range of outcomes depending on how much of an ******* someone is, but in the end, someone's going to be dissapointed.
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    It's true in both instances, and that doesn't make you a jackass. On the other hand, statements like that make you a jackass.
  25. User Name
    Not even Altuve is very Altuve on that team right now.
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