It doesn't matter what any of us say, though. It's up to the team to know what they're doing.
I think we've all agreed that there are no excuses for not making the playoffs this year.
2022 pitching ERA by month:
Apr 3.32
May 4.44
Jun 3.02
Jul 6.30
Aug 5.36
Sep 4.48
So the worst month was while Vaz was still with us.
But August and September weren't very good either.
Catcher ERA for 2022:
Wong 3.72
Vaz 4.21
Plaw 4.32
McGuire 6.33
Maybe there is some hope with Wong.
Fans don't like being lied to. The Sox made it a point to say Bogey was their #1 priority this offseason. We now know that was a blatant whopper.
And Bloom did say the same kind of things about Betts just before he traded him.
And now he's saying the same things about Devers.
It was also reported, mind you, that multiple other teams were in on Bogey with bids starting with 2.
I somehow doubt that the Padres jumped the top offer from 162 to 280.
Right, I already mentioned that theory.
As far as Bloom looking shocked, all we have to go on there is the guy who reported it.
Maybe it was like when you know someone is going to die, but it's still a shock when it happens...