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  1. moonslav59
    I said that last winter would be Bloom's defining moment and even used the word "legacy" for "good or bad." I have not backed down from that position. (I have not given up on this year, despite coming close a couple times.) I have said I think JH is not looking at last winter as the moment Bloom was expected to get us very near to glory, and that Bloom will be back, no matter how this ends, but that does not mean I let him off the hook. If we miss the playoffs and finish in last and he stays, I will continue hoping we get better, that Bloom's farm additions start making a difference and that his next moves continue to improve. I won't say he sucks. I won't say he's great, because he is neither.
  2. moonslav59
    You obviously haven't read all my posts. I caught grief for saying, day one, the JBJ trade was a "head scratcher" and "made no sense." I said similar things about the Diekman signing and several other moves. I was highly critical of not selling, last summer (and not buying this summer,) but I'm not sure that Bloom is the one who made the call. If it was, then I'd bash him for that. Providing context does not absolve the GM of all culpability and does not mean I support everything he has ever done. I do think the overall 5 year plan is not his idea. He may be fully supportive of it, but who knows why? Because he likes the plan? Because he just does what the boss wants? Maybe some of both? Would you feel better, if you found out he begged JH to be allowed to trade for Lorenzen, but JH said no? I don't see everything as black and white. I've given Bloom a grade of C or lower in at least one area, so your point about "never holding anything against him" is off base.
  3. moonslav59
    Big cheer to our long relievers, this year! After moving Whitlock and Houck to the rotation, one big worry was how to backfill their very capable long men slots. Well, HOT-DAMN! This role has become one of our biggest and most consistent plusses of our team! First, Crawford and Wink carried the pen early in the year. Next, Pivetta's demotion from the rotation allowed Wink to become more of a short reliever, and Pivetta flourished in the role, until he and Crawford were moved to the rotation. Now, Murphy has stepped into the void. I don't want to hear "smokescreen" talk. The kid has done very well! Maybe Walter has been smoke and mirrors, but he's only pitched in 6 games. Kudos long men!
  4. moonslav59
    Even if it does, let's see how the comps might look: Let's say his OPS would be .825 as a catcher and .850 at 1B or elsewhere. League catcher OPS have ranged from .660-.715 over the last 5 years. League 1B OPS have ranged from .730-.790 over the last 5 years. LF: .705 to .775 DH: .730 to .805 He's be about 140 points higher than the norm at catcher, but only... 90 higher than 1B 110 at LF 90 at DH I'll take a catcher that blows almost every other team's catcher OPS out of the water than a 1Bman, left fielder and DH who is just marginally better than his counterpart.
  5. moonslav59
    Pretty close to vintage. Remember, his previous 8 starts before the IL, he was at... 2.87 ERA 2.71 FIP .633 OPS Against He just has to stay off the IL. Slowly ramp up his pitches/innings per start.
  6. moonslav59
    How did Murphy turn things around, like this? He was awful the second half of 2022 in AAA, and didn't look all that good, this spring there, either.
  7. moonslav59
    Good to see Story looking like he's finding his mojo.
  8. moonslav59
    Can we have your pitching scouts and developers while keeping our everyday player guys, too?
  9. moonslav59
    Will you go back to your laurels, if we go cheap, this winter?
  10. moonslav59
    ...and T Shaw, Beeks, Ty Buttrey, Springs, Martin Perez, Brasier off the top of my head. Up & Down or Meh: Hill, Kelly, Beni, Hill, Strahm, Hill, Erod, Hill, Hill, Hill... Worse: Kimbrell, Workman, Hembree, Price, Bogey, Vaz... I'm sure I missed some or there will be a disagreement on how I categorized some.
  11. moonslav59
    With the same budget, maybe no Turner and maybe more...
  12. moonslav59
    You crack me up- always!
  13. moonslav59
    It's the way it should be, even if you are already stacked at the position (not that we were at catcher.)
  14. moonslav59
    At the deadline, prices are usually high, especially for pitchers with more than 2 months of control. Winter is the best time for these sorts of deals: Pedro Schilling Beckett Sale Porcello (Nate is the only big one acquired mid season.)
  15. moonslav59
    If he has 5-4, he almost always alternates.
  16. moonslav59
    Me, too. I'd be like, you better go super large and long in '25, if we go cheap, next year. TEX is doing pretty good, so to many, that is all that counts, but some of those big spending moves have not worked as expected: Semien: .767 OPS w TEX .873 w TOR Seager .870 w TEX .870 w LAD, but .926 from '20-'21 (223 games out of a possible 280 is kinda better than expected.) de Grom 30 IP in 2023 Nate: 124 IP and on the IL but was doing great Perez: Started out doing well, but is at 4.94 in '23
  17. moonslav59
    Two very big minuses. Many of the scrubs chosen to fill out the bottom of the pen have been awful, too, but I don't weigh them as heavily as FT'ers and higher leverage pitchers. When you also consider, he had some big names (not necessarily big 2022 numbers) to replace, I think he did better than 2021's additions, yet the W-L records don't show it.
  18. moonslav59
    I'm all for the idea!
  19. moonslav59
    That guy is obsessed!
  20. moonslav59
    I'm sure you have better stats than I do, but these aren't too bad: Walter 2022: 3.59 ERA/ 0.902 WHIP (58 IP) an awesome .585 OPS Against (only Bello and Politi had more IP and a better OPSA) 2021: 2.92 ERA/0.974 WHIP (89 IP) 2019: 2.70 ERA/1.020 WHIP (33 IP) Robertson 2023: 2.87/1.117 (31 IP) 2022: 4.43/1.373 (67) 2019: 1.65/0.612 (36)
  21. moonslav59
    Looking at all the names on these lists and counting the higher cost ones with more weight, do you think the net additions was a plus or a minus or about even?
  22. moonslav59
    Without knowing if the no prospects traded was a directive from above, I cannot bring myself to hold it against Bloom. If we find out he could have and chose not to do it, I would still want to withhold criticism, until we see how well the prospect we would have traded does going forward, and how well the pitcher we might have gotten does to end the year. To me, it's never as cut and dried as some seem to think it is. Again, just my point of view.
  23. moonslav59
    Well, you didn't want him to trade them. Except for JD, most of the departed players are struggling or on the IL. He replaced some big name players and some meh players with some in house players that I see as gambles or big gambles and msot worked, except SS, and that's the one we hear about mostly. Kike at SS Duran in the OF Casas at 1B Wong at C Bello at SP Crawford and Wink as key pitchers He added a bunch of players to the inhouse solutions, mostly good moves, IMO, but who do we talk about mostly? Yes, Kike. Kluber Yoshida Turner Jansen Martin Duvall (Do you see this list as mostly failures? If not, how many kudos have you mentioned on these guys vs criticisms of Kluber?) Lesser cost additions: Mondesi, Joely, Mills, Bernardino, Reyes, Chang and the revolving door at pen depth. (Agree- far too many swings and misses, here.) Plus last summer additions: McGuire EValdez Abreu (hasn't played in MLB, yet) Do you see this list as being a net negative?
  24. moonslav59
    You don't have to keep telling me. You certainly don't have to keep telling me (and others) that you keep telling me (us.) I know your positions well. I know fans see things differently than I do. I have said I think I am in a tiny minority on some issues. I get that it "works for you," but if I disagree, I'm going to say it.
  25. moonslav59
    They certainly are not right, every time. Nobody is, except MVP (in his own mind.) LOL Yes, having more information does not mean they are right and I am wrong, but I feel, if I knew that information, before I gave my opinion, I might not have had the same opinion I gave when uniformed. I do disagree on some things, where I believe I am right and Cora or Bloom are wrong, but again, I don't know what their bosses have tasked them to do or prioritize. I'll name a few: I think Cora rests players, too much, and should not choose days to rest players when the L-R splits go against the day in question. I think that is wrong, but maybe that player will do better with that day of rest, going forward, and Cora was right, afterall. I think Bloom was wrong to not trade some marginal prospects for a SP'er, at the deadline, but I don't know, if the organization is dead set on keeping any prospect with a pulse. If that is the case, I won't say "Bloom was wrong." I try not to see things in black and white. I like in a grey world. Maybe I lived in Gray, Maine, too long.
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