Bellhorn04
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To me the trade is a footnote, and the real question will always be how did it get to that point.
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I don't blame Bloom for trading Betts. But I'm starting to think Henry and Werner really blew it there. They just didn't make enough of an effort to keep him IMHO. We may rue it for a long time.
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In my opinion Ryan was just a freak of nature. The closest you will find in the current generation is Verlander, and even he finally needed TJS. I still think of Billy Martin and his 1980 Oakland A's starting rotation. Billy rode them hard, and they all ended up having short careers. Today's pitchers are throwing harder than ever and probably spinning the ball harder than ever too. The toll on their arms is self-evident. You're right that the babying doesn't seem to help. Not sure anything would. -
And IF Nate comes back and looks good in a few starts, a QO for him might came back into the conversation.
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Yep. With pitchers of their age and erratic histories, the Recency Effect is off the charts.
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But have you been watching?
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Meanwhile Mookie is on fire. Not a great time for the Red Sox front office.
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If Wacha was still on the shelf, there'd be little support for a QO for him either.
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Valid questions though.
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Whyzat?
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You're right that it's not simple, however I have to agree with the sentiment that the team needs to show marked improvement next year for Bloom's job to be safe.
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I'm sure the Padres will be relieved to know the money they're paying Tatis, Machado and Hosmer is not spending.
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8/29 Red Sox at Twins 7:40PM
Bellhorn04 replied to vegasbob's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
Ever see a movie called The Hot Spot? -
Good to know our mortgage payments and car payments are not actual spending, though.
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It's getting pretty creative not to include existing payroll commitments in "actual spending".
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Mind you, you could probably say the same about the starting rotation.
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Losing Betts, now that was worrisome. Potentially losing Bogey and Devers, also worrisome.
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This article from The Athletic (subscription required) reports the AAV as 5.8 million and says the 10 million figure was incorrect. Bosox Injection FWIW also says 5.8 million. https://theathletic.com/3539691/2022/08/26/red-sox-gamble-james-paxton/ It doesn't make sense that it would be 10 million for 2022, because the only way he gets the 10 million is to opt into 2023 at 4 million.
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.825 is not elite, but an OPS+ of 129 is pretty damn good. The average OPS in baseball this year is only .707.
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Come on, man. We've been over this so many times. Nobody here worries about JH's money. It's just we know he does have a budget/limit/cap/whatever, and we worry about how it's spent.
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And Boone is Cash's boy.
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I believe Cots is wrong on this one. I've noticed their standards are slipping.
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Renfroe now has an OPS+ of 129. So much for the regression thing.
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And the epiphany could be somebody suggesting a small mechanical adjustment in his pitching motion.
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Cashman's incredible pair of deadline blunders, the Montas trade and the Montgomery trade, should get him fired, though they won't. Montas has a career road ERA of 4.52. He's only been good in Oakland. Cash must have been high when he made these moves, seriously.
