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  1. Hitch
    If Bregman is playing 2B, Devers is not DHing. Adding Alonso would have not changed anything, but giving us significant more power. Unless we see Bregman at 3rd, where, you know, he just won a GG, then I'm happy.
  2. Hitch
    The Red Sox were adamant about a shorter deal in hopes of keeping the door open in the infield for top prospects Kristian Campbell and Marcelo Mayer, ranked No. 9 and No. 28 in baseball by The Athletic’s Keith Law. Not only does the three-year deal do that, but the opt-outs also could make the path clearer for both players in the long term. Jen Mcaffrey. I'm not sure how having your SS and 2B on 3 year ccontracts gives a clear path to your prospects. Please make this make sense and put him at 3rd. I wonder if they feel confident they can move Yoshida.
  3. Hitch
    It blows my mind we're going to play him 2nd base. They may as well trade Grissom now. He's done. Be interesting to know more about the deferred money.
  4. Hitch
    My thoughts exactly. It might be that Alonso only wanted the Mets, but $40m a year for Bregman is 🤯
  5. Hitch
    I dunno... maybe we spend more time with the kids? You've won me over. Let's leave it as it is.
  6. Hitch
    As is virtually every free agency signing these days, We need a signing/free agency window!! The most recent exciting moment in the sport was post lockdown a few years back.
  7. Hitch
    Quick notes from Craig Breslow’s first media availability of spring training: - still looking for a righty bat - Red Sox are “definitely” considering a 6-man rotation - very happy with Vaughn Grissom’s offseason, he gained 20 lbs - open to doing closer by committee Gabrielle Starr.
  8. Hitch
    I'm not going to get worked up about hypothetical bad trades, either. I am going to waste time thinking about them, though.
  9. Hitch
    Of course, but can't be counted out with this front office. As unlikely as it is.
  10. Hitch
    For what it's worth, Cardinals beat writer Katie Woo posted this morning that the Red Sox are the most likely ending point for him, but that she sees it as unlikely due to Bregman/payroll issues. So there really does appear little chance of that line up. which we'd all be pretty sure was the case anyway.
  11. Hitch
    It both doesn't make sense and does. They've definitely been trying to move Casas most of the winter (Cortilo and McAdams have been saying as much virtually every pod since the winter Meetings), and as you point out, we've seen the Mookie play before. So they could either be asking for little money back and an extra player on top, or attaching Yoshida (which out of everything feels the least likely). Again, I just don't see it, but an infield of: 1B Devers 2B Bregman SS Story 3B Arenado Certainly makes it a plus. With Duran, Raf and Abreu in the outfield, the defence would suddenly be a strength of a team that has had none for a few years now.
  12. Hitch
    The Bregman show seems likely to come to a close in the next few days. From most reports it's down to the Cubs, Tigers or us. Hitters don't tend to like Comercia Park, so maybe that removes them from the equation, all things being equal. Maybe that's not much of factor. There are also several reports coming out from the Cardinals journos that the Arenado deal is done and in place (with us as his 3rd choice behind LAD and NYY). With disputed arguments about whether it is reliant on Bregman or not. A Boston source has apparently said the deal is in place, and not Bregman reliant. Hints that it is about Casas going the other way with not much salary heading our way and an additional player to be added which is holding things up a little. There's no way in the world I see us singing both Arenado and Bregman. I'm finding it hard enough to believe in Bregman, but either way, it feels like both are coming to a closure soon.
  13. Hitch
    Got ya. Sorry, didn't see that on my phone. If people genuinely think it's option 2, they've done a bigger number on this fan base with their mistakes than I imagined.
  14. Hitch
    Huh?
  15. Hitch
    Okay but that has nothing to do with my question to Moon. We're all under agreement that they should be spending more.
  16. Hitch
    I wouldn't stretch to playoff favourites, but it would certainly put us in the mix, and you'd think, in the playoffs at least.
  17. Hitch
    You've missed my point. I'm not commenting on whether you believe they are dumb or not (surely only a fool would answer yes), my point is you're saying that they are actively sitting there, gleeful over the fact they're spending less while getting fans to come along and watch an inferior product. What do you think is more likely - They have been making bad decisions and taking wrong turns while thinking they're edging towards the way they believe is the right way? They are twiddling their thumbs and laughing evilly to the sky because the fans have yet to see (not true in itself) that they are hoodwinking them?
  18. Hitch
    Do you really believe that? I mean, really? Come on now.
  19. Hitch
    There's little evidence of it in recent times that for sure.
  20. Hitch
    I'm not sure you understood my point if you want me to give a personal summation on if they're smart people or not.
  21. Hitch
    That's been my suspicion for a while. Boras is desperately trying anything not to let down another client who turned down a large pre-free agency offer in terms of testing the market.
  22. Hitch
    What's Bregman's projected WAR? 4, or something around there? Yeah, likely still shy on his own. Another reliever on top would be nice.
  23. Hitch
    The frustrating thing is, we have the feel of a team that's maybe just one big move away from a 90+ team.
  24. Hitch
    Fair, but the Soto scenario shows they will go very big if they think the value is there. I think there's a tendency to paint them as cheap, for cheap's sake. But they're arrogant. That's their real downfall, this ingrained belief that they can outthink the rest of the league. With little to no evidence to back it up.
  25. Hitch
    Worse than I thought, then. Not a move that makes sense, especially without great defence.
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