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Yes, he should. Agreed
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But I feel like I have to include Pom's Boston performance at the very beginning because we made that trade for a post season run. We wouldn't have made the trade in the first place for it not.
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That's a fair way to put it. Was it an overpay? YES. Was it necessary? YES.
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I'll put it this way... Past, Present, and Future...What Trade held and holds MORE risk? The Sale trade or the Pom trade? For me I'm going with the Pom trade as more risky. ***(but as of this year, I'm very satisfied with both trades)***
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But we can't compare the Sale trade to the Pom trade. Sale was a guaranteed Ace, Pom was not. With the Pom trade we built from the middle, with Sale we built from the top. I'll take either one rather than trying to build from the bottom but.... Eh, Pom had more question marks, that's for sure... and will always have more question marks I'm willing to bet.
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I can see Marrero as a nice late inning defensive replacement for Devers, but I value speed on the base paths as well so having both Nunez & Davis are a must have for me. I don't see JF taking Marrero over Holt. Does anyone really?
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Holt, Davis, and Young (if Nunez is already included) for me.
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I always liked Pom ( as a solid #3), but at the time I thought it was a huge over pay. Last year it was, this year is wasn't. Anytime Pom performs better than a #3, I'm super-duper happy about it. His true potential was a bit of an unknown and it could've gone either way (and has quite a bit until recently). I still would've liked a far away SD prospect thrown in (like a scratch-off ticket). And we all know TJS is common enough now and better handled that it's not all doom and gloom for Espi's career. Bottom-line:We needed a solid mid-rotation starter more than we needed a potential Ace 3-4 years away prospect. No real complaints here from me.
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I'm more than fine with this. In fact, we can hold off forever if you want. lol
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Best Defense or best overall pitching?
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There's no way JF goes without Holt. So... I'd rather have Nunez, Holt, and Davis than Travis, Holt, and Nunez. I'd like to see Davis get a little more playing time if possible before the season is over. Hanley can sub at 1B if there ever was a need i think.
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Yes, I'm fully aware. MY point, if kindly allowed of course is.. There are different levels of f***ing up. One is lack of abilty. Another is having the ability but f***ing up anyway because said player wanted to look cool. I hope XB doesn't pull that showey s*** in the post season.
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I don't care. It was still a much worse error than Dever's.
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It WOULD be kinda like that... Only worse!
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Umm... some of us are. That's the difference for me.
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I thought XB's error was more egregious last night than Dever's. Dever's E came earlier in the game on a slight, but unfortunate, bounce. XB's E was late in the game (8th inning?) when he tried to unnessarily one-hand it and he totally missed. There was zero reason to try and one-hand it there. If XB actually used his glove on that play ( ya' know... because that's what having a glove is for), he had a better chance of throwing out the runner at 1B. He tries to get showy sometimes, at the wrong times, and it hurts us every time.
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Debunking the 3 year window myth -- the Red Sox in 2020
Emp9 replied to Fan_since_Boggs's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Well, since you put it THAT way. I do think that the Nomar trade is a perfect example of how we can/may try to avoid the cliff, in a way. There could be some hard choices ahead, but if done right, it could lead to sustainability past the cliff. Management needs to beat the grass to startle the snakes so to speak and find out who is most likely to re-sign and who isn't. A lot needs to happen for that to work. Being able to sell high on a controllable player (or a player worth their market salary) who's having a good year to a team in contention and of that need. Plus, at the same time, find a replacement for said player that's not too much of an immediate downgrade that hurts our chances at competing at the expense of building the farm back up a little. But trades do happen. They obviously want to sign Betts, which is smart. It shows they are indeed thinking about the future to at least some extent. I haven't heard of any offer to XB, which could be telling. -
So Eckersley doesn't call the games anymore...??
Emp9 replied to tombirner's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
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Could it be just bone spurs that keep giving him trouble... coupled with a partial tear?
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Good question
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That's just the Pre-2004 Syndrome talking. Everything's fine.
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That's a fair statement that it's hard to know what to expect from Nunez. I would expect versatility and speed as the floor though regardless of what ever else he brings to the table. 2 year deal plus a 3rd year club option perhaps?
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Pom turned into a BabyRuth this year:o
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The gist of what I'm reading on here is: Things aren't perfect, so let's blow it up. Great plan!!! /s/
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Thanks SoxHop, but I'm just confused. LOL It's been a difficult team to figure out, and not for lack of trying by any of us on here, all season long. They're not a bad team, but they are a weird one. I hope they can find the right switch to flip come play off time and show what they're capable of. The talent is there.
