Kimmi
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I do not disagree.
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At the moment, Kike is doing a very respectable job leading off.
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I was not pleased with Cash for leaving Barnes in that long. I thought Cash should have pulled him 2 batters earlier. Professional courtesy, Cash.
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You're probably right on the date. I don't think that changes the overall point that the Sox want Duran available, if needed.
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You do not have to sell me on the Bloom and Cora duo. I think they are awesome and may very well end up surpassing Theo and Tito. I just think it's a little early to anoint Bloom and Cora as the greatest. Time will tell. At the same time, I don't think you're giving Theo and Tito enough credit.
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It depends on what the extension is. The JD deal was a really good deal, mostly because of the original length of the contract. (Thanks Dave!) I would hate for the Sox to now go and turn it into a bad deal by extending him to too many additional years, not that I think Bloom would do that. I really don't think JD will opt out though.
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No doubt that this year was a building and a transition type year. Thankfully, rebuilding and contending are not necessarily mutually exclusive. As well as we are doing, I agree that the main focus is still on the long term, and I agree that we are better positioned for 2022 and beyond. Like you, I don't think that means that we scrap any hopes of this year, but I do think it means we stay on course. Make minor tweaks to improve the team, but no moves that hurt our farm or take us over the tax limit.
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I'm reading that this may just be posturing on Manfred's part. Since the players supposedly like these rules, it's something to be used as a bargaining chip in the upcoming CBA talks.
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Theo Epstein on scaling back on the use of analytics: It’s been changing because organizations, players outside organizations, have been really thoughtful about optimizing performance and that’s changed how the game’s been played on the field. I think it’s time we start being intentional about changing it in a way that’s pleasing for the fans, the aesthetics of the game, and for the entertainment of the game.” This statement hurts me. This is a complete 180 from Theo's team building philosophy as a GM. You don't build teams for aesthetics and for the entertainment of the game. You build teams to win games.
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His priority was building for the long term, no doubt. He was not going to spend big for this year's team. That does not preclude building a contender for this year though. I have likened this past offseason to 2013. It's possible to do both.
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Fair post. My feeling on bullpens is that teams should not spend heavily on them. I'm not saying that bullpens are not vital, just that very good pens can be built at a relatively cheap cost. So while GMs will continue to spend big money on closers, I think Bloom has done it correctly so far.
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It's possible. I don't think it will happen, but it's possible.
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Or it might be this year.
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My feeling is that we sink or swim with Dalbec this year. So yes, I agree that the decision making on Dalbec is this year.
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I read somewhere that if Duran went to the Olympics, he would not be available until mid August, August 17 , if I'm not mistaken. While a callup no longer seems as imminent as it once did, that's a long time not to have a player available. I don't think they are planning to trade him. They just want him to be available, if needed. That said, Bloom's moves are geared towards the long term. If he can pull off a trade that will help us short and long term, he would trade Duran. I can't see him trading Duran for a piece that will only help us this year.
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Nope. Don't think he will.
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Bloom = Genius The Bloom/Cora duo is approaching the level of Theo/Tito, which for me is saying a lot. Not there yet, but approaching.
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I like this post. I know Dalbec and his strikeouts are frustrating, but he's fine hitting out of the 9 hole as long as the rest of our offense is doing its job. A left handed platoon for him would be a good pick up, but I would not give up on Dalbec.
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Absolutely the move worked out. I'm not questioning the move at all (and FTR, I 100% believed Bloom when he said he wanted to compete). I am just pointing out the discrepancy in the opinions of the Ottavino versus the Barnes deals.
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Bloom was not simply rebuilding. He was also building a contender for this year.
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Maybe complain is too strong a word, but the deal was most definitely questioned.
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Fair point about the Sox being up against the luxury tax line. When you have little financial flexibility, the way you spend any money will be scrutinized more heavily.
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Yes, there is definitely a lot of recency bias going on. I don't think anyone would have wanted Barnes extended for this amount at the end of last year. IMO, the probable fact that some GM would be willing to give Barnes a large contract does not make this a steal for Bloom. It would mean that the other GM made a bad deal. At any rate, I'm more than happy with the extension. I think Barnes is more than happy with it as well. It's a good deal all around.
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Correct. Returning to the mean does not mean that they will play below .500 the remainder of the season to 'balance out' the above .500 record the first half. It means that the team's record from this point forward will be closer to .500 than it previously was. -
Though teams will often end up with really good or bad records in one run games, that record will eventually revert very closely back to .500. The point about one run games is that the notion that good teams know how to win close games is largely false. Good teams tend to win more than their fair share of close games than bad teams do, but that record typically still hovers around .500. That year, the Sox were 8-2 in the month of April in one run games (.800). The remainder of the year, they were 17-12 (.586). It's important to note that the Sox record in blowout games in 2018 was 38-17 (.691).
