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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. moonslav59
    Define "smoke" and give some examples.
  4. moonslav59
    I'm just not sure why you have grabbed onto this flag to waive.
  5. 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.
  6. moonslav59
    I'd take that.
  7. moonslav59
    My anti hero?
  8. 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.
  9. moonslav59
    With a s***** manager, we might have had 90 wins.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. moonslav59
    No doubt. He's actually worth more. Yes, 1Bman can earn big pay checks. Or not.
  13. moonslav59
    I gave the info to him.
  14. moonslav59
    At least might point is accurate.
  15. moonslav59
    The Yanks lost, too, so those watching the race for last place will have to wait another day, at least.
  16. moonslav59
    We aren't allowed to tank like the O's did. Just semi-tanking stirs up the hornets nest.
  17. moonslav59
    He was not young when he signed, and he's still making more than many 1Bmen.
  18. 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
  19. moonslav59
    So, we lucked into the 4 rings we won on the backs of pitchers from outside our system. Got it.
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. moonslav59
    I'm not sure we are "there," yet, either, and I do think your point brings out the reason we haven't pulled the trigger on a big trade under Bloom. I do think we are closer, but am not sure how close or if we are "close enough." I do think adding 2-3 big FAs (Pitcher, picther, pitcher or big RH'd bat,) then we might just be a "trade away."
  23. moonslav59
    Casas is about as high up on my list as can be. To me, for the right deal, anyone can and should be traded.
  24. moonslav59
    Yes. We all know. I like all our good players, and wish we could keep them all. I wish they could all hit really well and defense real well. I wish we had enough pitchers who could pitch well enough to bring us another ring. Suggesting some trades that might help our staff is not about "dumping" good players or undervaluing them.
  25. moonslav59
    The problem is, many here think Casas, Mayer, Anthony and Teel are untouchables. We have some pieces to get it done, but we'll have to trade real value to get real value.
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