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I think Dombrowski had enough clout that he would not have arrived without some significant assurances in that direction. I suspect Cherington had far less of a mandate ... and obviously Epstein had his own turf wars
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Inning ended tied. And the Sox left runners at 2nd in the 9th and 10th. It is a micro version of the 1986 thing - despite the horror, there was still another chance to save the season. (and as 1975 showed, it's certainly possible to recover from such a stomach punch)
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I agree with your argument (I was pro firing Grady for it). But even with that, the Red Sox never lost the lead ... and stranded runners in scoring position in each of the next 2 innings.
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He has done it both ways (raising kids, doing big money things) - ultimately he will use the levers ownership gives him access to. He will trade anything he does not see as a star - which is exactly how a big market team should act. Now, I have individual quibbles with his judgment calls on prospects and what they got in return, but his larger philosophy is sound. And - unlike the previous regime, we know exactly who is making the final call.
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Clay Buchholz - Is he worth the 2016 option?
sk7326 replied to Slasher9's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
if you pick up his option - it is not to be a trade chip, you have to hope he can help us. And I do think he can largely. -
If you were around for the Mike Napoli Experience, this should be entirely unsurprising. Bradley is very streaky - but the end product is super valuable. If he were guy who had that hitting streak, he'd be the best player in baseball. Bradley is a sort of three true outcomes sort of player offensively (with less power). Walk, strikeout, do something really good.
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As MVP noted, the roster is finite. As I noted - the budget is a choice. There is no salary cap, there is no someone being threatened at gunpoint. The budget is based on what ownership wants to pay. They made business decisions on Lester or Scherzer - nobody is asking them to be stupid or not make business decisions. But I am deeply cynical about claims that they "cannot afford" any given player. It is one of things that made the ARod negotiations in 2003 so icky (and obviously things worked out for us) ... the Red Sox were being cheap. (but had the public on their side because fans side with owners 99% of the time)
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Clay Buchholz - Is he worth the 2016 option?
sk7326 replied to Slasher9's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
What is annoying about Buchholz is that the option is such a low price - that bringing him back won't really impact their budget at all. Now he burns a major league roster spot - which might make you sad. But the team is going to carry 12 or 13 pitchers next season anyway. If Clay just managed to be a pretty good swingman - the Sox'd get a perfectly reasonable return on the salary. -
LOL - I do blame managers a lot - but it tends to be in big picture ways ... and also if the mistakes reflects a serious trend ... it is hard to get to the "actively hurting his team" threshhold (Matt Williams in Washington did that last year) A lot of time I don't blame players either (it's not either/or) - just "baseball happens". I mean Papi hit into two double plays Sunday - but he hit the ball on the screws both times. I'd take those at-bats, but baseball happened.
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The TV revenue for teams like the Yankees and Sawx are such that a trained seal could turn profit. Not paying luxury tax is not a matter of affordability - but desire. And I get that, tax is money that is buying nothing. But the budget is based on essentially how much toy money Henry wants to allocate to the Sox. Fenway is (like Wrigley) essentially printing money.
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one hopes there will be a chance for him to make some "rehab" starts at the major league level ... but that is dependent on the Sox doing their part
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That was a specific, unsupportable decision. 99% of managerial decisions do not work that way. And even in that game - that decision did not actually cost the Red Sox the game (though for fans spiritually it sure did - don't get me wrong).
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No - 15-2 means the guys weren't ready to play ... the 4-3 games (long run) are basically coin flips. Some moves are questionable - some are even doubtful ... but the players can always bail a decision out.
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Probably. I do expect Farrell to be more aggressive with a larger roster - he managed the playoffs pretty aggressively on this front in 2013.
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Yes - although if they lose that 15-2, that could change things.
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With Vasquez, his hitting was awful. But his receiving was not differentiating ... it might have been fine, but we weren't getting amazing results from the pitchers. I am not blaming him 100%, but noting he was not bringing that much to the party marginally. Leon has outplayed him (and any realistic expectation) by such a degree it's gotta be respected. And who knows? The framing and receiving skills for Vasquez are great, but perhaps the working with pitchers squishy part of it wasn't - and could use more work.
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A couple of bad innings ruined this weekend - at the same time, they hit the Royals pretty well ... better than teams are generally used to. Also Bogaerts got the good part of the bat on a lot of pitches. Really, the "playoff rotation" looks okay ... a couple reliable innings hosses, and a couple of guys you should be able to get through the order a couple of times. But finding a pen that can click.
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The bullpen has stunk too often. Now, your best bet for fixing it? You have to look at the September callup period as an audition for guys. When the Red Sox get to October (let's hope) - you have to think that Porcello, Price and Wright are going to be your guys who will have the chance to face 27 hitters (i.e. three times through the order). We know that effectiveness goes down each time through and significantly the third and especially fourth time through. (hitter comfort x diminished stuff) Rodriguez and whomever is #5 you put on the 18 batter plan and then plan accordingly. Quicker hooks, matchup dependencies and such. Buchholz could be a lynchpin (ducking lightning bolt) - as someone who can actually face more than three batters with a little less fear. At the same time if Koji returns - a lot of this gets cleaner.
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And a lot of them end up being dealt anyway because flags fly forever ... and if you're gonna trade minor league stuff, the volatility with pitchers from the seller view (as well as the scarcity of good young pitchers for the buyer side) makes them sensible to look at
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1. High - but it might not be on Aug 31, since he can be added as an injury replacement to the playoff roster 2. Don't know - I imagine he will get some 3B and some LF
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Yankees - yes. Dodgers is a little harder - they have not actually replaced him adequately - and so much of Grienke's dropoff is just going to a worse team in a worse environment, but the general point is sound
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I've heard it is kind of straight - at the same time 100 has been his floor - so while hitters can square up a Joe Kelly fastball, this might be a tick above ... he needs another pitch, but his velocity is plus-plus
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I fully expect him to - and I think the Red Sox would almost be rooting for it 1. Money is flowing 2. If he opts out, it's because he did well - we like that 3. The Sox get maximum flexibility by him opting out - presumably after good results
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One trick pony so far - but most High-A guys don't have a prayer against that trick
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It's been a bad month - the others have been good months ... just needs to see the ball go in the hoop a little bit ...