Kimmi
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I really do not disagree with anything here, except for the 'superficial' line about Eovaldi. I am fine with the way Dombrowski handled the off season in terms of the 25 man roster. I am always on board with adding more pitching depth, as much as you can reasonably acquire. As I posted before, I agree that Dombrowski fell asleep in terms of adding more depth, particularly for the pen, and particularly during the season.
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Stop Jacko. Just stop. Also, when was the last time you saw a parade? Think you're seeing one this year? Think again.
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You should join my Fan Club. You would be in the best company imaginable.
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{Mic drop}
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Ottavino and Workman are virtually the same pitcher. One costs $27 mil, $9 mil this year. The other costs $1.15 mil. Both are due for some serious regression. While the $27 mil contract looks good to most people this year, there's a good chance it will look pretty bad next year.
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I have always been on the same page as you in terms of signing those depth players to minor league contracts. Dumpster dives, as many like to call it. Dombrowski fell asleep on that, both in preseason and throughout the season.
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Eovaldi should have been an improvement over what Pomeranz gave us. I don't think it's a fair assessment to say that Dombrowski did nothing to improve the team. No, he probably didn't make as many improvements as other teams did, but when you're the WS Champs coming off a 108 win season, really, how much improvement can be done? I get the whole argument about not improving the bullpen, not that I agree with it, but I get it. But he did improve our starting rotation, which IMO, was the main area in need of improvement. Our offense was and is fine as is.
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In fairness, I don't think you can blame 2014 on Cherington and not blame 2019 on Dombrowski. The 2014 team was overwhelmingly projected to win the division by both computer models and by baseball analysts. That tells me that the GM did his job, but the players did not get it done.
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2014 was on the team, not on Cherington. Cherington should not have lost his job so soon. The thing about 5 year plans is that they typically take 5 years. And Cherington was able to win us a WS in the midst of that 5 year plan, which is hard to do.
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It's almost like I typed this post myself.
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The length of the contract was misguided from day one. That said, there was no way to foresee Pablo being as bad as he was the year he signed with Boston. Our 3B production from the previous year was so bad, that I can understand signing Pablo. He should have been a decent upgrade. No way would I have ever given him 5 years, but I can understand the rationale behind the signing.
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I like this optimism Mal. Keep it going!
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Brother Slash
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It will end in a tie. Neither one of us will give up until the team is mathematically eliminated. I am not only hopeful, I am actually quite optimistic that the team can still get it done. One game at a time.
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It figures on a day that our pitching staff pitches very well outside of the first inning, our offense cannot muster more than 2 runs. Tip your hat to Nola, I guess, but I still think the offense should have been able to do better. The 2 base running gaffes in the 9th cannot happen, to say the least, but Xander is not to be blamed for this loss. This is on the offense, as a whole.
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If I didn't have to uproot my family and everything I've established where I am now, I would seriously consider moving to one of the Dakotas, Montana, or Idaho. People, crowds, traffic, etc. are getting on my nerves.
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What do you do when it rains, or when players lie about their height to trick the robots? Just Say No.
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Personally, I think it's a great argument. I love that some catchers can steal more strikes for his pitchers than other catchers can. To me, it would be a shame for that art to be lost.
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I agree with you on this.
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Of course he is. That Cashman tried to hire him as soon as he left the Red Sox speaks volumes.
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It's funny that our rotation, which was supposed to be a strength of our team, has come to this. They may surprise (pleasantly) though. Keep the faith.
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Ha. Well played.
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Our starting rotation now consists of ERod, Porcello, Eovaldi, Johnson, and who knows. Yikes!
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LOL But isn't that what pitch framing is all about? That's a catching skill that would be lost with robot umps.
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Incoming!
