Bellhorn04
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Chaim is going down, I'm afraid. The guy has a great smile and puts an upbeat spin on everything, but the reality is this 2023 team is woefully thin and is going to get ground up into hamburger patties when it plays the other AL East teams.
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So what about Dalbec - would you classify him as good, decent, or lousy? You seemed to be suggesting he qualifies as good, in spite of his replacement level stats.
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4/28 Cleveland @ Boston
Bellhorn04 replied to Maxbialystock's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
10 posts for an April 28 game thread. Says it all. -
4/28 Cleveland @ Boston
Bellhorn04 replied to Maxbialystock's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
Or a Samuel Beckett tragicomedy. "Waiting for Marcelo" -
After 27 games the allegedly much-improved 2023 Red Sox are at 13-14, which would put them on a pace to equal 2022's 78 wins. And I have a feeling we're going to have trouble doing that. Sorry Chaim, it just ain't happening the way it was supposed to, buddy.
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After 27 games the Sox rotation has a 6.44 ERA and the pen has a 3.53 ERA. Maybe we should have the relievers start and the starters relieve.
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He meant "Try and see how much it costs you."
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I think I was probably misinterpreting you from the get-go and thinking you meant all the time. Communicating clearly on the internet can be a challenge.
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But why would that be? I don't believe there is a big surplus of good ones. I remember what the Yankees went through before they traded for Rizzo.
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I guess what we're really talking about is, if Casas continues to struggle, do we look for a replacement. Dalbec is not a promising solution.
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I'll agree that it's possible. But I don't think it's quite as easy as you're making it sound. There are significant amounts of luck and risk involved, because we're usually talking about an older guy, and they can become washed up in a hurry, like Millar, Moreland, Pearce, Shaw, whoever.
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I assumed you were talking about free agents as well.
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I think the old adage "you get what you pay for" applies as much to first basemen as to any other position. mvp used the example of Aguilar. Yes, he was cheap at $3 million. But he also had an fWAR of -0.4 in 2022. So...you get what you pay for.
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As for Millar, in 2005 the Red Sox paid him $3.5 million. For comparison, they paid Ortiz $5.25 million in 2005 - only 50% more than Millar.
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Moreland made $6.5 million for 2018 and $6.5 million for 2019. Pearce made $6.25 million for the same years. The trade for him in 2018 worked out beautifully, the re-signing not so much. I guess it all depends on what you call good and what you call cheap. Seems to me you're being a little loose with the words. It's just something to jabber about, of course.
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But Hosmer was no longer a good hitter. That's kind of what I'm getting at. All these guys being named have reasons for being available cheap...
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Moreland was traded for Rosario and Potts. As to who's available, that's exactly my question to those who say they can be had for a dime a dozen.
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DH's are still getting paid.
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Hint : in 2022 your guy had a .652 OPS and an 80 OPS+, and as of now no one in their right mind would consider him a good major league hitter. Any others?
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So that's one. And he cost $3 million and was coming off a lousy season.
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Bloom's job was to rebuild and compete at the same time. I think what's unacceptable would be another last place finish-regardless of whether we're the best last-place team or not..
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So you can name a good-hitting first baseman who's available right now for pennies?
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That's what moon says about good-hitting first basemen.
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And if Paxton pitches well next time out, of course, we'll feel differently about his chances. This is the kind of exciting uncertainty Bloom brings.
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We're Even Steven.
