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  1. moonslav59
    That has been my contuing point. Nobody ends up happy, so why not just do what is best for the long term success of the team? That does seem to be the number one priority- not the here and now. Just stick to it, and we get there faster.
  2. moonslav59
    I was fine seeing Damon go.
  3. moonslav59
    It is speculation, but Devers has pretty good footwork and range. His main issue is throwing, so it seems like he would be an immediate upgrade on D over Casas at 1B. Without adding a plus defender at 3B, it would not really be worth it. Moving Casas to DH logjams LF with Yoshida, Duran and Refsnyder all better suited for LF or DH. Playing one in CF makes that important slot worse.
  4. moonslav59
    Damon was not bad, but he had a noodle for an arm, and I'm talking macaroni not Fettucini. Bad D at 1B and LF can be overcome, but adding 3B and SS and CF is just too much to ask of your pitchers.
  5. moonslav59
    Our two best... Paxton: ERA/FIP 2.73/3.63 First 10 starts 5.50/5.13 Last 7 starts It's not all his fault. he kept us in the race for a while, but this is pretty bad. Our "ace" Bello: 3.04/3.76 First 14 starts 5.03/5.56 Last 7 starts These two need to turn it around, NOW, of we have no hope.
  6. moonslav59
    I agree. Those were Cora's biggest mistakes, and neither is hindsight. When we got Reyes, we should have played him FT at SS. I even liked DHam more than Kike. The Kluber call was more difficult, because Sale and Paxton were on the IL, and Houck and Whitlock were either sucking or missing starts, too. Bello wasn't even ready, opening day. Pivetta deserved his demotion, too. It was a choice of lesser evils for the first month or two. Still, anyone but Kluber seemed to be known after 4-6 starts, but he was given 9. .
  7. moonslav59
    I think the pool of good players expanded for many of the reasons given, here, and expansion leveled it out. We have not had expansion for a long time. I think the talent level is higher, and the young talent, today is off the charts better.
  8. moonslav59
    That seems to be our M.O. We do good for a while, and we start believing, and they fall flat on their face. They do badly, and we come to within a millimeter of giving up, and the rip off a 4 game win streak. (Does this mean we now win 4 straight?)
  9. moonslav59
    I think nobody expected Casas to be this bad on D. Some questioned Kike at SS on D, but nobody expected triple bad. It's not about caring. It's about guessing wrongly, like the rest of us, except you, of course.
  10. moonslav59
    I am nearly certain, none will be traded or change positions, except one or two (rotation) moving to DH. You didn't answer the question. If you could choose, which one do you trade?
  11. moonslav59
    Suggesting a trade of Yoshida is not really "wanting" to trade him. If Casas could play just average defense at 1B, I'd love to keep Yoshida and move him to FT DH (back-up LF.) IMO, based on my "eye test," Casas and Yoshida are worse defenders than Yoshida. (Duran might be, too.)
  12. moonslav59
    We can win with this offense, if we had two more solid and durable SP'ers and just average D.
  13. moonslav59
    One main thing about every one of those years, except one was the total GS each of these pitchers gave, those years. We had very similar rotations in the years around those, but too many SP'er missed too many starts. When they did need a 6th starter, it was usually just a 6th and not a 7th, 8th, 9th.... GS'd 2004 33: pedro & Lowe 32 Schill 30 Wake 29 Arroyo 2007 32 Dice-K 31 Wake 30 Beckett 24 Schill 23 Taverez + 11 Lester 2013 33 Lester 32 Dempster 29 Lackey & Doubront 16 Buch + 10 Peavy 2018 (the mild exception) 33 Porcello 30 Price 27 Sale 23 ERod +11 Pompom 13 Johnson + 11 Nate Projected 2023 GS'd 28 Bello 24 Paxton 24 Crawford 20 Sale (assuming no new injury) 17 Houck 11 Pivetta 10 Whitlock 9 Kluber 15 Openers
  14. moonslav59
    To me, it's always been about the rotation. I do think fixing the D is also needed, or getting better pitching while forcing them to get 4 outs an inning might be pointless.
  15. moonslav59
    In 2022, we added our back-up catcher in McGuire. In 2023, we added our c0-2Bman of the next 2 years in Urias. Whoop-dee-freakin-doo!
  16. moonslav59
    I have to think they know "the con game" can only last, so long. I felt last winter could be "the year" we "go for it," but I can understand why they want to wait for Rafaela, Mayer and maybe a couple others to make the 26 before going all in. Had we held fire sales in 2020 and 2023, we might be "there," already. I'm not so sure they see 2024 as the time to splurge, either, so maybe the try to run the con one more season.
  17. moonslav59
    It might just take that little bit more of cash to improve our signings, but yes... every year. I'm not sure I see many Brasiers, this coming winter, so maybe 2024 will be the "We have arrived" season. 5 years of fan frustration should take its toll.
  18. moonslav59
    BINGO! I do think _____ players at the _____ could still work, as fans already bought the NESN subscriptions and season tickets. Do the crybaby fans really hold that much power over JH & Co?
  19. moonslav59
    I don't see us trading Casas, either. The chances are so close to zero, mentioning it is pointless. Trading Duran and or Dugo might happen, but Dugo is our best defensive OF'er, this year, not counting the soon to depart Duvall. Casas and Duran have trade value. Yoshida might have a little, if we pay 20-30% of his contract. To me, we can't improve the D enough by playing those 3 in the field, nearly everyday. With Turner leaving, we have room to park one of them, or alternate Casas and Yoshida, there, but we'll still suck at 2-3 positions, again.
  20. moonslav59
    Yes. (or add another year.) He had the money, this winter. He could have added $5-7M more and still stayed under the tax line. In hindsight, he could have not traded for Mondesi or gave a contract to Brasier and added even more.
  21. moonslav59
    Not fully. It's a good idea to sign some decent FAs to one year deals, in hopes you can add top prospects at the deadline by trading them. We did half that plan, at times, so your half-ass comment was spot on..
  22. moonslav59
    ...and then not _____ players at the _____ puts the team in the same boat, the following year(s.) Sox brass should have just called it a rebuild and done that for 2-3 years, instead of prolonging the agony for 5 years or more.
  23. moonslav59
    I'm thinking, at least one from Casas, Duran or Yoshida might have to be traded to improve the D by enough to make a difference. Alternating Casas and Yoshida at DH would help some, but is that enough?
  24. moonslav59
    We need to improve the D. We are NOT trading Devers, so the next two targets are Casas and Yoshida (or maybe Duran.) It's just speculation, but running out that same formation, next year is begging for trouble, again. Any other suggestions?
  25. moonslav59
    It's only the beer.
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