Bellhorn04
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It's not just Dalbec. It's why the hell acquire Mondesi when he can't play for at least 2 months? Why not pay Andrus $3 mill? It's a bunch of strange decisions that result in strange looking lineups and fielding configurations.
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Right, in Boston that's a pure fantasy. Plus, if you're really looking that far down the road, you don't throw away money on Story or Yoshida.
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To me it's symptomatic of Bloom's haphazard, by guess or by golly approach...
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Didn't want to match the outlandish sum of $3 million for an experienced SS in Andrus, but hey, just for fun, let's try Bobby Dalbec there. Is it possible that Bloom is just clean out of his mind?
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The Sox did have Reported Interest in bringing back Vaz, though. In the Bloom era we often have to settle for that.
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And let's face it, the real Bloom-huggers were delighted by the fact that he saved some bucks at the catching position.
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The bottom line is we were too freakin' cheap to pay Vazquez $30 million, so we go with a couple of guys who cost about a mill each. That's where your 2023 Red Sox are.
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moon, I know I'm not using CERA numbers correctly. It's just that when numbers look truly bizarre I can't help being fascinated by them. You have to admit that the disparity between McGuire's and Wong's CERA's is crazy stuff, despite the sample size issues. 2022 McGuire 6.33 2022 Wong 3.72 2023 McGuire 6.79 2023 Wong 4.20 Even the most disciplined stat analyzer has to think "Hmmm, that is a bit odd...".
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Kluber pitched well enough with the Rays last year that Bloom made him our big starting pitching acquisition this year. Any way you look at it, Bloom is responsible for this mess.
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I was joking. But yes, his actual profile is run of the mill backup catcher who gets moved from team to team for little return.
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The White Sox traded us McGuire for Jake Freakin' Diekman, for God's sake. That's how anxious they were to unload him.
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They should have kept Vazquez, seriously. It looks like yet another blunder.
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McGuire has bad mojo or something, I think. Maybe that's why he's gotten moved so much. Please note that I'm not resorting to that brand of humor you guys are all thinking of.
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They're Christian Vazquez's Twins now. He's been on 2 Sox teams that knocked the Yankees out of the playoffs. Maybe he'll bring them better mojo against the Evil Ones. -
In one small piece of good news, the Twins are hanging a crooked number on Brito in the first inning.
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Pushing everything into the future feels like just trying to escape reality. We're competing with teams that look good now and for the future.
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Maybe is a big word in the Bloom era.
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Sure it is. Bloom has had a small margin for error, but we thought he was the kind of smart guy who could deal with that, and he really hasn't lived up to that expectation. Story looks like a swing and a miss in his biggest signing. What if Yoshida turns out to be the same? Yikes.
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Sale was not actually injured at the time, having closed out the World Series, and he took deferrals. Bogaerts took a team-friendly deal but one that also offered an opportunity to hit the market again in 3 years, which paid off handsomely.
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Yeah, but you seem to be assuming DD was authorized to offer Betts whatever it took. As we all know, DD has never been shy about spending what he's authorized.
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Nobody knows for sure. There was talk about a lack of communication or whatever. And we don't know what really went down with Betts. It's omerta, man. And let's not forget these are the same guys who disposed of Epstein, Francona and Cherington in the 8 years before they did it to DD.
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Yeah, pretty much. For me the most extraordinary thing about Bloom's 4 years is that he has yet to sign a starting pitcher to a real contract. And it's not like we're stacked with starting pitching prospects. To me this is bordering on madness.
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And frankly about the only decisive thing Bloom can do right now is fall on his sword.
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That does seem to be the case.
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Some teams are extending beer sales through the 8th inning in response to the shorter games. https://nypost.com/2023/04/13/phillies-pitcher-matt-strahm-slams-mlb-teams-for-changing-beer-policy/
