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  1. moonslav59
    He deserves criticism, for sure, but to me, you have been going overboard. He's still at .801, which isn't awful. He's .002 behind Duran for 3rd in team OBP, and he has 160 more PAs than Duran. His OBP is better than Devers, who is about to make $30M a year x 10. He has a better OBP than Dugo. Only Casas and Turner have over 365 PAs and a better OBP than he does. Sure, .344 is not great. I expected .374 or better, but it's his first year in MLB and in a new country and culture. I am very concerned this will be a bad signing, as he will likely have to earn his money as a DH, but it just seems like overkill, to me. A bit relentless. Again, he does deserve criticism and scrutiny. He's been in a pretty long slump, now. A couple months ago, some were praising the signing. Maybe, it's all about timing. Someday, we may be okay or happy with the signing, again... or not.
  2. moonslav59
    I think it's a combination of conditioning and lack of extended repertoires. Some more of one than the other. If we can't ever get these guys to go 75 pitches in a game, then we have to maximize their chances to do the best they can by not putting them in those situations, anymore. I've been ringing the bell for adding two major studs at the TOTR, but in reality we probably need 2 plus some rotation depth to insure we never have to start Houck, Whitlock and probably Crawford, too. I think Pivetta can be handed the 5th slot, but we need more depth than Sale to make sure those 3 stay in the pen 100%. Sure, use them as openers, if needed, but never let them go beyond about 50 pitches or 18 batters- EVER! SP1 FA SP2 FA SP3 Bello SP4 FA SP5 Pivetta & Sale (Add SP ML ready depth to minor leagues) Closer Jansen Set Up Martin, Wink, Schreiber, Joely/Bernardino Long Relief Houck, Crawford, Whitlock Minor league depth: SP: FA, FA, Gambrell, Hagenman, Wikelman, Drohan SR: Kelly, Robertson, Guerrero, Mills LR: Murphy, Walter, Van Belle, Song
  3. moonslav59
    I'm not convinced he's our guy, but this winter, we need to outbid everyone for "the guy" we want. I'll go a step further: we then need to identify 2-3 other SP'er we feel are durable and dependable and outbid everyone for one of those, too. If we don't want to try and break our cirse on big FA signings, then we have to try our luck on one, and make a big trade for another. IMO, nothing short of adding two very good pitchers will get my stamp of approval. Skimping on a big RH'd bat and or a lefty RP'er can be stomached, if we get 2 solid SP'er. (I don't think we need to skimp, but I'm just emphasizing my priorities.) I'm no expert on who is the best, and since the Sox have not gone for the best, I'm not so sure we can judge Bloom as incapable of choosing the right one based on $10M/1 signings like Kluber and Richards. Bloom did try to lock up Nate and the Eflin attempt was also a sign he knows good pitching as much as anyone else. He just has not decided to or wasn't allowed to spend on the very best... YET!
  4. moonslav59
    It could be a similar situation as with Ben, where the philosophy is about to change drastically, and a different kind of GM might be better suited for that new direction. Just as DD might not have been the right GM to sit through a 4-5 year rebuild, Bloom might not be the guy we trust to be the big-spending, not-afraid-to-trade-top-prospects kind of GM. I'm just not sure upper management is[ onboard with repeating an all-out go for it now plan. I think they are seeking balance, and maybe they see Bloom as the guy for that. I, for one, am not convinced Bloom is dead set against trading top prospects. I just think the team philosophy was to wait until a winning window seemed closer than it was in 2020. We'll see.
  5. moonslav59
    I hope you are wrong, but that does seem to be the trend. I will say that JH's "trend" has been to stagger his big spending, usually at points where the team looks like they have a foundation set up for a window to open. Yes, 4 years is a long "stagger," but there have been recent signs of increased spending (Story, Yoshida and Devers.) We all seem to disagree on whether we have reached that point, yet, or not, but I do think JH will spend big, very soon. I'm not going to predict 2024. I do hope so. I do think we have a good enough foundation to be 3-4 key pieces away from being faves to make the playoffs in March, 2024. I fully understand the position that we are farther away than that. So many other teams look stacked with fine, young talent.
  6. moonslav59
    To me, it's more about the 3rd time through a line-up or about 50 pitches. Even when it looks like he's cruising, he hits a bump whenever he gets through 50 pitches or 18 batters. That could be the 3rd inning or during the 5th.
  7. moonslav59
    Define "smoke" and give some examples.
  8. moonslav59
    I'm just not sure why you have grabbed onto this flag to waive.
  9. moonslav59
    I agree. I might also add Pivetta to this list, but he does not fall apart after 50 pitches or the third time through a line-up like Houck. (He's not as good over the first 50 pitches, either.) In his career, he does better 51-75 than 1-25. 1-25, 26-50, 51-75 pitches Pivetta: .820, .697. .784 1st PA, 2nd... AS SP'er only .769>,747>,870 Houck By pitches: .644, .654, .920 By PAs: .626>,792>.938 Whitlock Pitches: .692, .612, .831 PAs: .760>,692>1.122 Crawford 2023 Pitches: .617, .739, .760 PAs: .612>.820>1,159 I'm not sure if you can have an 8 man pen with 2 short guys and 6 long guys, but we have at least 4- 5 if you count Murphy.
  10. moonslav59
    I'd take that.
  11. moonslav59
    My anti hero?
  12. moonslav59
    I'd be rooting for any Sox GM to draft the best player avaiable. It's not about Bloom or your fixation on thinking a bunch of us think of him as a "hero." DD's last two highest picks were SSs: 1. C Cannon SS & 2. Lugo SS in 2019. Just about every GM picks best available and not by position. It's not an apology. It's a winning strategy.
  13. moonslav59
    With a s***** manager, we might have had 90 wins.
  14. moonslav59
    POR won 6-0. Meidroth homered (2-4) 1-2 w 2BB Teel 1-2 w 2BB Binelas 0-3 w BB Anthony & Rosier WOO lost 7-1, GRE 3-0 and SAL 7-1.
  15. moonslav59
    No. It sucks more to be 10 or more games below.500. There has been some fun games to watch, and some exciting players, mostly the young ones, although Turner was a real treat to watch, too. It's about the mindset.
  16. moonslav59
    No doubt. He's actually worth more. Yes, 1Bman can earn big pay checks. Or not.
  17. moonslav59
    I gave the info to him.
  18. moonslav59
    At least might point is accurate.
  19. moonslav59
    The Yanks lost, too, so those watching the race for last place will have to wait another day, at least.
  20. moonslav59
    We aren't allowed to tank like the O's did. Just semi-tanking stirs up the hornets nest.
  21. moonslav59
    He was not young when he signed, and he's still making more than many 1Bmen.
  22. moonslav59
    2-3 inning RP'ers with ERAs in the low 2's are very valuable, but we waste them all. Houck Whitlock to some extent Pivetta Crawford was better from the pen
  23. moonslav59
    So, we lucked into the 4 rings we won on the backs of pitchers from outside our system. Got it.
  24. moonslav59
    If we added 2 solid and durable SP'ers, Bello could be the number 3, and we could afford to yank Houck after 4 or 4.1, every start. Pivetta and Crawford can fight for the 5 slot, assuming Sale is on the IL, all year.
  25. moonslav59
    Bare minimum, to be highly competitive, we need 3-4 key players. 2 very solid SP'er considered near aces. We need a big RH'd bat (CF/RF?) We might need a LH'd RP'er, instead of counting on Bernardino & Joely. We could get 2-3 via free agency, but probably need 1-2 via trade, unless JH really decides to open the wallet.
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