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  1. Kimmi
    Could Duran realistically play 2nd base? That would solve some problems.
  2. Kimmi
    I am not a fan of signing the shiny toy for an outrageous contract. I'd much prefer to get the two "2nd tier" players for $20M each on shorter terms. IMO, it's a better value. Breslow has done quite a bit this offseason. I am very pleased with his work so far this offseason. We need that one remaining piece...
  3. Kimmi
    I just don't understand the sentiment that Henry is cheap. I guess until he spends like the Dodgers, he will be considered cheap by some. Breslow, and thereby Henry, said he would repurpose the money from Devers contract. He has done that. He said he would get us a #2 pitcher. He has done that. And then some. The only thing remaining on his to do list is adding a big bat. He somewhat did that with Contreras, but not enough. We need another infielder. I am very confident that one is coming. At this point, I'd be just as good adding a strong defensive 2B or 3B over an offensive one.
  4. Kimmi
    Upgrading at catcher is just not a priority for me. Narvaez might regress some offensively, but he is a solid defensive catcher, and the pitching staff speaks highly of him. If you're looking to upgrade the offense, which the Red Sox undoubtedly are, upgrade it elsewhere.
  5. Kimmi
    Thank you for posting this. I was too lazy to look it up. I am a firm believer in keeping as much depth as possible, and therefore, sending guys down who have options remaining as opposed to having to DFA someone who doesn't have options. But that's only to a certain extent, and I think it pertains more to relief pitchers than to starters. For instance, I don't think anyone would consider sending Crochet down because he has options. I feel the same with Bello. Fortunately, it looks like most of our pitchers have at least one option remaining.
  6. Kimmi
    True, but that doesn't make me feel any better regarding the Dodgers. The $40M we pain Bregman was bad enough.
  7. Kimmi
    This thread needs to be bumped often to remind baseball fans, near and far, just how much the Dodgers are ruining baseball. I'll give the Dodgers credit though, the deal is only for 4 years. 🙄
  8. Kimmi
    Unless he sustains an injury in spring training, I am pretty confident that Bello will be part of our starting rotation, despite the fact that he has options remaining. IMO, the Red Sox are committed to him.
  9. Kimmi
    I know we have an abundance of pitchers. Most of us were anticipating some trades coming involving our pitchers. I just wouldn't trade Bello because he's too high up on the totem pole. Of course it goes without saying that anyone is tradeable if the return is right. I wouldn't do a lateral trade of Bello for a position player. The position player would have to be a clear upgrade over what Bello brings to the rotation.
  10. Kimmi
    No doubt. I can live with a contract like this. The 10-year contracts are a whole other story.
  11. Kimmi
    Good points Joe. As with most baseball moves, we need more than a couple of seasons to fully assess what's going on, good or bad. To date, I have been happy with Breslow overall.
  12. Kimmi
    I still haven't forgiven the Sox for letting Lester go. If I recall correctly, the contract that he was looking for before he hit free agency was pretty reasonable. I would not have matched the Cubs offer for him, but they could have gotten him for less had they extended him before FA. But, I digress. Yes, the Sox did a big pivot in signing Price. It seems that Henry had a 'win at any cost' itch, then pivoted back to his more rigid philosophy.
  13. Kimmi
    You have to get to the playoffs first. It's likely that both Bello and Early, and others, will be needed in our quest to make the playoffs.
  14. Kimmi
    Yeah, it did kind of come out of nowhere. I certainly wasn't expecting it. I guess because Breslow was a pitcher, he feels that adding pitching is more important than adding position players? I tend to agree with that, but I also agree that we need to add an infielder. We don't necessarily need one of the big bat type, but we need another infielder.
  15. Kimmi
    You and I have always been on the same page in terms of years on contracts.
  16. Kimmi
    Unless it's for a significant upgrade in offense/defense, I hope not. That kind of defeats the purpose of signing Suarez IMO.
  17. Kimmi
    I'm guessing it's a longer contract than Breslow would have preferred, but like I said, I think it needed to be done. Something had to be done. It's an overpay in years, but not in terms of AAV. IMO, it's not a gross overpay.
  18. Kimmi
    I am happy about the signing. I like this much better than Bregman at $165M/5, even if the Bregman deal had deferrals. I may not be so happy about it in 4 years, but today, I'm happy. 🙂
  19. Kimmi
    This is another one of those deals that I would prefer to be 1 or 2 years shorter, but I think it needed to be done. Time will tell how well he holds up towards the end of his contract.
  20. Kimmi
    With the addition of Suarez, I'd be fine with the Red Sox focusing more on a strong defensive 2nd baseman as opposed to one with a stronger bat.
  21. Kimmi
    Nice! This should appease Red Sox fans, after being disappointed, understandably so, about missing out on Bregman and some others. It makes me happy, for sure. Suarez really, really solidifies our starting rotation. Well done Red Sox.
  22. Kimmi
    With the exception of the Dombrowski era, the Red Sox have always been rather rigid, following their models very closely, when it comes to spending on free agents, . Even the great Theo used this philosophy. They will budge under the right circumstances. Breslow probably won't be handing out any 10 year contracts any time soon, but I'm thinking that his offer to Bregman might have already been beyond what his models said.
  23. Kimmi
    The Reds (and a few other teams) need to spend more money, I agree. The Dodgers are the team that are the main culprit behind these skyrocketing contracts. Both are guilty.
  24. Kimmi
    I hope that we add either a 2B or a 3B, but if it came down to it, I'd actually be okay with Campbell at 2B and Mayer at 3B. I know that I am in a very small minority with that opinion. My only problem with that is the lack of depth we have at those positions, similar to what we faced last year when Casas went down. At any rate, I'm guessing that if they don't add a 2B or 3B, they'd go with Romy at 2B over Campbell.
  25. Kimmi
    fWAR is a better predictive stat, and it's my typical go-to. bWAR is a better descriptive stat of what has actually happened on the field.
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