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  1. Bellhorn04
    The problem of course is that some of those are debatable. (One like Thornburg is not.)
  2. Bellhorn04
    There's really nothing wrong with having more than one #2. #2s might way the way to go, really. Plus a stronger bullpen, obviously.
  3. Bellhorn04
    Guys you would have to consider no-doubt trade material and having some real market value: Abreu Hamilton Grissom Yoshida (would have to be plus money or talent, obviously) Prospects not in the Fab Four (Meidroth?)
  4. Bellhorn04
    It seems like Anthony has risen so quickly that he's almost a proven commodity beyond any of those prospects we traded with the possible exception of Hanley. Personally I think we should just sign a starting pitcher. I don't think it's necessary to trade any of the Fab Four. Plus with the way they've been promoting the kids, and with all their other recent PR gaffes, I'm not sure they're even considering it.
  5. Bellhorn04
    The available-for-money-only Jack Flaherty looked fairly ace-like last night. Of course he could be the next Montgomery, too.
  6. Bellhorn04
    Can't be said enough! 😜
  7. Bellhorn04
    Rumor had it the Red Sox weren't really interested in Montgomery because they didn't think highly of his stuff.
  8. Bellhorn04
    That is the unvarnished truth.
  9. Bellhorn04
    Yes, it's pretty simple. If you keep adding teams the results are going to keep getting more random. Because baseball is much more subject to randomness than other team sports to begin with.
  10. Bellhorn04
    Right. That stretch from 1975 to 1978 just about killed me, but it was compelling to say the least.
  11. Bellhorn04
    Just think about all the effort that was put in by Duran and by the Red Sox to get him to this point. He was being virtually written off as a non-major leaguer two years ago.
  12. Bellhorn04
    I don't think this is how a team with the resources of the Red Sox should be addressing their needs.
  13. Bellhorn04
    The law of averages got them after that nightmarish 1996-2000 stretch. Unfortunately, it might be about ready to swing back the other way.
  14. Bellhorn04
    But it's shameful. There's a moral component in notin's position that spending is bad.
  15. Bellhorn04
    It's not something that has to be done. There are other ways to get good starting pitchers. And pitchers are the riskiest commodity of them all. It's a bad idea.
  16. Bellhorn04
    OK, so you admit that they've avoided struggles by continuing to spend - you just think it isn't the fair or honorable thing to do.
  17. Bellhorn04
    OK, well what you're doing now is highlighting the question of how we measure "success". Those who believe the playoffs are a crapshoot will argue that the Yankees and Dodgers failure to pile up rings has nothing to do with measuring their success. I think the evidence is pretty strong that the playoffs have become a crapshoot. No team has repeated since 2000. We're in our 24th year of teams not defending their title. The last 3 World Series have featured teams that won less than 90 games.
  18. Bellhorn04
    Teoscar 4.3 bWAR 3.5 fWAR avg. 3.9 O'Neill 2.7 bWAR 2.5 fWAR avg. 2.6 The O'Neill trade was a good one and fit well into a tight budget, but in terms of actual value Teoscar was considerably better.
  19. Bellhorn04
    From FanGraphs: Duran 2023 362 PA 15.9 Offensive RAR -3.2 Defensive RAR Duran 2024 735 PA 32.8 Offensive RAR 7.9 Defensive RAR Duran's jump in WAR from 2023 came from 2 things: 1) Played a full season 2) Vast improvement in defense His offensive value basically remained the same.
  20. Bellhorn04
    You were doing well until the last sentence. What long term struggles are the Yankees and Dodgers having?
  21. Bellhorn04
    So why stay under in 2021 after they got under in 2020? I'm suggesting that Henry's new outlook started back in 2019. In 2022 they went over, but only by $6 million.
  22. Bellhorn04
    Hugh, you're fine, and I agree with you much more often than disagree. I know I tend to sound a little edgy myself when I'm posting in the morning after my coffee. But I'm just throwing stuff out there to keep things interesting. 🙂
  23. Bellhorn04
    Hugh, they traded Betts and Price so they would be under in 2020.
  24. Bellhorn04
    The OP is absolutely advocating it if there's another team willing to make it happen. We argued about this for pages on the 2025 thread. My main argument against doing it is that we don't have enough offense that we can afford to give up Duran.
  25. Bellhorn04
    Not trying to be snarky when I say this, but it's pretty obvious that with a guy who just had an 8 WAR season after amassing about 2 WAR before that, and who is under control for 4 more years, their trade value is likely at its peak.
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