sk7326
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Given it was Rangers-Diamondbacks, even not knowing anything else we knew it would be low rated. That said, I hate the idea of people making any huge talking points out of television ratings. If fans say they are tired of the Yankees and Dodgers, then act like it. There are lots of reasons for baseball's slippage in the public imagination - part of it is less people watch any individual anything now (besides football games). And I do think the rules changes probably helped some of the reasons. But the big issue is that the sport doesn't market its players. I mean, you look up and down major league baseball's OWN media arm and with some notable exceptions (Sarah Langs, Pedro), it is chock full of commentators who rip the current product. Indeed, one of the guiltiest parties is working the World Series!
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Craig Breslow hired as Head Of Baseball Operations
sk7326 replied to Tedballgame's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
They got more than enough swings at great talents that it was worth it. HOWEVER, personally - nobody is charging fans lower prices for this. And from a consumer of baseball, it sucks. At the same time, fans in a lot of cases have been brainwashed into feeling that there is some moral obligation to do this. But we also see this with some fans arguing with trading players whose name sounds like Pookie Jetts too. -
Craig Breslow hired as Head Of Baseball Operations
sk7326 replied to Tedballgame's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
One of the real ironies is that implementing a salary cap would have forced those teams to spend more. Like, a salary cap would - assuming 50% of baseball revenue from what has been published before, would be something like $160M. ($160M coincidentally is the mean 2023 payroll number) And you could tie that to revenue sharing. -
Craig Breslow hired as Head Of Baseball Operations
sk7326 replied to Tedballgame's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Something like this would be fair. Now - ideally it would be a percentage of revenue, but the players did not get that visibility in the most recent negotiation. (so the players are likely getting less of the pie than their peers in other sports) But that train has left the station. Looking at 2023 payroll figures $100M would have been 23rd ... 25th percentile or so. I'd go to more like $120M but whatever. I also think teams need room to rebuild and go young, so you could use a 3 year window. If a team falls below the $120M line in 2 of 3 seasons, they give up competitive balance picks. -
Craig Breslow hired as Head Of Baseball Operations
sk7326 replied to Tedballgame's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
I don't think tanking is a problem in baseball - or the tanking of baseball does not really impact the draft. That said, in baseball the draft should just be abolished. -
Craig Breslow hired as Head Of Baseball Operations
sk7326 replied to Tedballgame's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
I think doing this would not be difficult. The pool can be calculated post draft. One thing you can do is guarantee 90% of first round slot value to be spent on the first rounder - so a team can't trade up to #1 just to have more money. Trading picks would be great - and more than anything, it would make the draft itself fun. -
Craig Breslow hired as Head Of Baseball Operations
sk7326 replied to Tedballgame's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
The answer is likely that the "boss" was the one the fans knew and disliked and so was easy to kneecap. -
Craig Breslow hired as Head Of Baseball Operations
sk7326 replied to Tedballgame's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Hey, he was a pretty important contributor to the 2013 banner. We also know that the Cubs FO has a lot of Red Sox DNA - so hopefully the transition here is smooth. And of course, if he can establish a high level run prevention operation it's worth it. -
I will say Breslow being pegged as the frontrunner makes me think the Sox are going to land on someone off the board or just go with Romero.
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Newton is on the Green Line - so he's easy to find. That said, he has worked in tha Theo-built front office. So perhaps acclimation to this front office and practices whatever will be easier. I dunno.
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They also kept Bregman and Altuve (the most beloved of the playoff heroes). They also are not the Red Sox - which sounds both snotty but creates a certain amount of expectation that is entirely justifiable.
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Oh he'd be frustrating ... but at $11M a year it'd be easier to absorb.
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I have serious doubts Nola leaves Philly - particularly with the postseason success.
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The team missed the playoffs by 8 games and fewer at the deadline. So it was not that far off. One would think Bloom's plan of replacing his production at the corners by the end of 2021 with betting on a half season of Bobby Dalbec platoon production and pixie dust was dicey at the time.
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When the Red Sox started just signing hopium randos like Kluber, it doubled how bummed I was they didn't just re-sign Eovaldi. We knew Nate's arm might never stay attached to his body ever again. But we also knew Eovaldi was still a very good starter who has a high leverage track record when his arm cooperated.
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And really that one clutch situation was coming out of the bullpen in extra innings in Game 4 of that series. It's part of his record - but also usually above and beyond the call of duty of most starters.
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When you have Boston's money and fan support - fans should expect a 90 win team every year. It might not always happen for various reasons, but that is the expectation. This year, any win expectation higher than 85 or 86 felt ridiculously optimistic.
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I think it less the drought than letting their best homegrown player go and then lecturing the fans on demanding nice things.
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That neatly sums it up. If a franchise like the Red Sox with its resources, is not going to keep the best homegrown (position) player since Fred Lynn - then you have to wonder what the hell we're doing here.
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I think the philosophy on player acquisition has largely not changed. What has changed primarily is the attitude towards the big league club.
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A lot of candidates see a very reactive, thin skinned management and uprooting one's family is an ordeal if management is going to lose patience in year 3 of a 5 year plan.
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The last time the road team won all 7 games in a best of 7 - the only other time iirc - was the Nationals beating the Astros in the 2019 WS.
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Considering how they are running the interviews with a 1st round/2nd round ... right now I am sure the candidates have been sorted by pass/fail - and not much else. I suspect this Round 2 is where they'll have some real answers - and possibly get a window into how other FOs are doing stuff.
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I think Huntington sounds like the sort of guy the team would hire to mentor a young GM - like how the team hired Allard Baird to work with Theo.
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I am sure it helps a little. But I think the interviews as much as anything is helping gain some industry intel.