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  1. FredLynn
    I agree-the offseason will be interesting. But I’m tired of waiting until the offseason. The time to try to compete is now and Breslow again sat on the fence between being buyers and sellers, followed by the usual litany of excuses as to why he didn’t do his job. If this team is as good as many here think it is then why not go all in? Yet here we are. Hopefully the M&Ms perform.
  2. FredLynn
    Ryan or the equivalent. I don’t keep track of defensive metrics but with Narvaez, Bregman, Story, and Rafaela we are pretty solid by the eye test. I’m sure there is room for improvement in the other positions. This offseason the team has the prospects and the money to build a very good team if you look at where we are now. Just missing a few pieces. Let’s hope they don’t screw it up. Im available to help them. I texted Breslow my number.
  3. FredLynn
    Add Ryan and we would likely be set for several years. How long is Giolito signed for? We have position players. Pitchers, not so much. Our bullpen is better than pretty good. Best in the AL. Our defense is also good. Pitching and defense wins rings, generally. Adding Ryan would have put us in very good shape
  4. FredLynn
    One position the Red Sox haven’t really done a good job at developing is pitching. Ryan has two more years of team control. Having a rotation that includes Crochet, Ryan, and Bello as anchors is an excellent start to maintaining a winning team. Of course he would have been expensive but we do have a better chance of developing position players than pitching. I think we have maybe one potential excellent pitching in the pipeline. That’s it. (I don’t keep track of our minor league prospects like others here do). I think Breslow should have made it happen.
  5. FredLynn
    I know what he offered: not enough
  6. FredLynn
    Ryan is much better ERA last I checked was 2.83 Gio is about a run higher. Still good-but Ryan is better
  7. FredLynn
    I believe you already said as much-that he is never going to have much plate discipline. As the season progresses I expect his Ks will increase as he and everyone else gets tired. We’ll see.
  8. FredLynn
    Then maybe Breslow should have put together a package that included Abreu instead of Duran for Ryan. We would have an OF of Rafaela, Duran, Anthony, occasionally Yoshida or Ref with Password in the wings. Ryan is a stud with a sub 3 ERA. Breslow missed the boat.
  9. FredLynn
    It’s not the grade that counts. It’s why we achieved the grade. And looking back the Sox got a C-, not an F. Regardless, the point is this: if the team is as good as some here think it is why not go all in? Why not address our obvious needs to improve our chances for at least a pennant? It’s been a long time.
  10. FredLynn
    I’d prefer both.
  11. FredLynn
    I think there’s an excellent chance that they will implode. If you’ve been a Flops fan for as many years as I have you would know that implosions in the dog days of summer are in their blood. It wouldn’t surprise me for it to happen again.
  12. FredLynn
    No argument that recently the team has been playing well. However we are still behind half a dozen teams as favorites in the league for winning a pennant ahead. I would have preferred bettering our odds by addressing the obvious needs the team has. If you guys think this team is so good why not go all in and get a #2 SP, a thumper like Naylor, and a reasonable backup catcher? Why waste this opportunity?
  13. FredLynn
    Meanwhile theeeee Yankmees lose and KC just scored five runs in the top of the 10th against the Jays to take a 7-2 lead.
  14. FredLynn
    I also predicted that in about two years we will be bona fide contenders for a ring. The future looks good….for a couple of years from now.
  15. FredLynn
    I don’t care whether or not any other team picked up a #2 starter. It’s a need THIS team has that wasn’t met. As I wrote there are now half a dozen teams favored to win a pennant ahead of the Flops. Had Breslow done his job that would not be so. ESPN gave the team an “F” for their trade deadline effort. In contrast the Mariners got an A. Are you happy with the results at the deadline?
  16. FredLynn
    I use that comeback over and over again because it’s still true. You’d prefer I lie to you guys?
  17. FredLynn
    Based on his year to date performance he’s not the #2 SP we needed.
  18. FredLynn
    There are no teams without weaknesses. Never said such a team exists. But if we want to win a ring it’s necessary to minimize ours and that didn’t happen at the deadline. Did it. As of now the following teams are favored AHEAD OF US to win the AL pennant: Tigers, Astros, Yankees, Jays, and Mariners. Maybe Breslow should have tried harder, eh?
  19. FredLynn
    I think of myself as being the most REALISTIC here. I see things the way they are, not how I want them to be. If some posters here (not to mention names) claim this team has no weaknesses I’ll correct him.
  20. FredLynn
    Or they could have become favorites to finally win a pennant. Are they?
  21. FredLynn
    This team has accomplished zilch so far. All of the other contenders improved their clubs. We didn’t. I’d love to be wrong and see the Flops win a pennant but I don’t see that happening.
  22. FredLynn
    How’s our RHH 1B doing against RHP? How’s Toto doing recently? And Wong? How many RBIs does he have after today. Point is, there are weaknesses for those of us to see if we are objective and don’t wear a bonnet. How many of those weaknesses were addressed at the deadline? The team is currently playing well. They would likely play better if those weaknesses had been addressed.
  23. FredLynn
    This team has accomplished absolutely nothing. There are many weaknesses for those who are objective about the team to mention. To name a few: Boohler, Fitts, Wong (how many RBIs does he have this year?), Toro (who has had his day in the limelight) etc. The SPing is decent but could have been improved. There are many reasons we are not the favorites to win a pennant if one is objective and not mindlessly optimistic. The team could have been greatly improved if our incompetent GM had done what he was hired to do. He didn’t, so we are stuck competing for a WC spot. You may be happy with the results for the past few years but I am not. So get back to me when they have accomplished something.
  24. FredLynn
    Vlad was one of a kind. Rafaela is no Vlad.
  25. FredLynn
    You do. Otherwise you wouldn’t have commented on it. Btw-which ML stadium has the second highest elevation? Hint: it’s not Atlanta
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