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  1. Kimmi
    The Rays may be a bigger concern than the Yankees. They have pitching.
  2. Kimmi
    I think it could be a combination of both. Mostly, I think it's that the team was just not ready to start the season. That said, having a veteran catcher like Leon behind the plate could make some difference with struggling pitchers. It's nice to know that we have Leon, should things not improve soon. However, the team chose Swihart and they need to be committed to giving him a real chance. If they pull the plug on him again after a few games like they did before, the team will never know what his true potential is. I'm a Leon fan, but Swihart needs to be given a true chance. He could wind up being very good.
  3. Kimmi
    If the 2020 Sox are completely out of it in July, it would make no sense not to trade him, IMO. If the Sox are still in it, I would not trade him, unless the trade would somehow upgrade both the current and future teams. The better option would probably be to trade him this offseason.
  4. Kimmi
    I'm not bothered by the gender specificity of his statement. Comparing partners to players on a baseball team doesn't compute.
  5. Kimmi
    Mookie, like Sale and the rest of the team, will be fine.
  6. Kimmi
    My money is on Mookie having another great season. That said, if you think all of the media attention etc. doesn't affect the players, you are only kidding yourself.
  7. Kimmi
    It's not only the WAR that you're trading, but the goal is to trade for cost controlled players, where the saved money could go a long way in improving the team in other ways. Of course there is no certainty, but hopefully you trade for some youngsters who will become the next Mookie, or somewhere close to it. IMO, if we know we're not extending him, it would not be very wise to let him walk for just a draft pick, especially when there would still be a possibility of re-signing him as a free agent.
  8. Kimmi
    Great analogy Notin.
  9. Kimmi
    Sale will be fine. He is Chris Freakin' Sale after all. The Sox were just not ready for the start of the season. Cora has a plan. I trust his plan.
  10. Kimmi
    Chocolate Chip Cookie Mojo! David Price for the Win! And I like that Avril Lavigne song too.
  11. Kimmi
    Enjoy it while it lasts. Last year was obviously extremely difficult on you guys.
  12. Kimmi
    And I will continue to say it every game. I know no other way. Talk to me at the end of the season when the Sox win their 4th division title in a row.
  13. Kimmi
    The good news is, we have nowhere to go but up.
  14. Kimmi
    The hitters got it going after we were down by 13 runs. I am pretty sure that doesn't count, since the DBacks were almost assuredly pitching us differently than they would have in a close game.
  15. Kimmi
    It's not just the contract situation. He's the reigning MVP and a reigning WS Champ. Even without an impending huge free agency payout, that is a lot to live up to. All the speculation about his contract only makes things more difficult. I wouldn't be surprised if he struggles a bit. OTOH, I wouldn't be surprised if he wins MVP again.
  16. Kimmi
    I know things.
  17. Kimmi
    We got this.
  18. Kimmi

    2017 Ump Show

    Kimmi replied to mvp 78's topic in Other Baseball

    Kulpa is umpiring the Sox/DBacks series.
  19. Kimmi
    Boone is a Doofus. That's all that needs to be said.
  20. Kimmi
    The Sox would let allow Sale to pitch if they thought he was injured. They have too much invested in him. Also, IMO, Sale is not the type of pitcher who would try to hide an injury from the coaching staff. Cora is a pretty straight shooter on these types of things. If he's not concerned, then I'm not concerned. Sale will be fine.
  21. Kimmi
    Price took one for the team. Cora needed to get the BP back in alignment.
  22. Kimmi
    Back to back to back to back. Followed by back to back.
  23. Kimmi
    Amen brother NS. Especially if it doesn't appear we can work out an extension, which Mookie seems unwilling to do. Trade him and get a good haul for him. There would still be the possibility of re-signing him as a free agent.
  24. Kimmi
    If it appears that the Sox will be unable to come to terms with Mookie, then absolutely yes we should consider trading him. I am actually of the belief that we should consider trading him even if it does look like an extension can be worked out.
  25. Kimmi
    Interesting tweet from Speier: Before Bogaerts extension, Red Sox had been trying to preserve flexibility, eyeing possibility of going under the $208M luxury tax threshold in 2020. With Bogaerts, doing so would be hard barring a Martinez free agent departure or trade of arb-eligible player(s) To date, every deal they’ve struck has also been done with an eye towards keeping flexibility to try to sign Betts long-term. They still have that, but if not resetting lux tax rates in 2020, a deal for Betts is more expensive for them. Reading what Dombrowski had to say today, it sounds like they really weren't expecting Bogaerts to sign an extension, and financially speaking, weren't planning on it. The ability to extend Bogaerts has somewhat changed their 'reset' plans. Without a reset, Betts is going to be even more expensive than the mega contract already will be.
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