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  1. Bellhorn04
    So the Mets are now without last year's AL Cy Young award winner, last year's best closer in the game for the whole season, and Jose Quintana maybe for the whole season. It would be ironic, or something, if Steve Cohen's spending explosion turns to dust because of injuries to the pitching staff.
  2. Bellhorn04
    It's true, the Kluber contract is the biggest for a free agent starting pitcher since Bloom took over. Amazing.
  3. Bellhorn04
    Am I correct that since Bloom took over the Red Sox, the biggest contract they've handed out to a starting pitcher is the one to Kluber?
  4. Bellhorn04
    Early in the offseason Bloom was asked if he planned to acquire a starting pitcher. Bloom not only answered in the affirmative, but he was very specific about what he was looking for: "leadership, innings and upside". That sounded exciting. The pitcher he eventually signed was Kluber. I will accept "leadership" and "innings" (by today's standards). But there's no way in hell Kluber offers "upside". Was Kluber really the guy Bloom had in mind when he said that? Or did he get outbid on the guy he really wanted, or did a trade fall through? Whatever the explanation, Bloom did not deliver on his promise. And it's one of the things that makes me nervous about the guy.
  5. Bellhorn04
    Fair point. Almost all of us are abusive toward Red Sox players who aren't getting the job done. And "clowns" is not very different from "garbage".
  6. Bellhorn04
    But maybe he's right that a query could have been made.
  7. Bellhorn04
    The modern managerial philosophy is not to "chase wins". If you fall behind by several runs early, your % chances of winning the game are low, so you manage accordingly. Plus Cora's philosophy is to use everybody that Bloom gives him. And for some reason they think Brasier and Ort can get guys out.
  8. Bellhorn04
    We've had an unbelievable amount of trash pass through our bullpen doors the last few years. Now I have to figure out an anagram for Tyler Danish that has trash in it.
  9. Bellhorn04
    I think what's worrisome to me is that Bloom just seems to try a lot of stuff to see if it works...or not. McGuire has never been a #1 catcher and he bounced around like a ping-pong ball last year, but now he's our #1 catcher.
  10. Bellhorn04
    Not a serious argument.
  11. Bellhorn04
    McGuire is dirt cheap, so at least there's that.
  12. Bellhorn04
    And the Jays jettisoned Collins.
  13. Bellhorn04
    More like he's a Freddy Fungible or Sammy Suitcase profile...
  14. Bellhorn04
    I think Song has to be on the Phillies' active list for at least 90 days, or returned.
  15. Bellhorn04
    So you're arguing that Diekman is actually good?
  16. Bellhorn04
    Rhetorical question, Hugh.
  17. Bellhorn04
    I'm usually like that too. But grave doubts about Bloom's approach have entered my mind and refuse to leave. This was supposed to be a make or break offseason for him, and I'm not sure he actually did anything to improve the team. With one notable exception in Yoshida.
  18. Bellhorn04
    So why did 2 teams jettison him last year for nothing? Are we supposed to believe they didn't realize how good he is?
  19. Bellhorn04
    Song has to stay on their 26 man list, right?
  20. Bellhorn04
    And it was kind of funny to hear Cora lament that the team was so much sharper in ST games, considering that they allowed 65 runs in the last 10 ST games.
  21. Bellhorn04
    I'm just very skeptical about McGuire being a #1 catcher. That's an understatement, actually. The Jays and White Sox both unloaded him last year. Hell, the White Sox took Diekman back and gave us another player to boot. Some folks think all this was a coup on Bloom's part. I think it might be just another cost-cutting move and one with disastrous consequences. Why do we think this guy is actually good, when 2 other teams got rid of him for next to nothing?
  22. Bellhorn04
    Verlander starts the year on the IL.
  23. Bellhorn04
    It's very difficult to project such a hodgepodge team. But if the pitching/defense is as bad as it was the last few weeks of ST and yesterday, look out below.
  24. Bellhorn04
    Reese McGuire's 2023 CERA is off to a rocky start with 10 ER in 7 IP.
  25. Bellhorn04
    Can we DFA Brasier and Ort to give everyone something to cheer about?
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