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  1. moonslav59
    It's hard to pinpoint a reason Sale has been horrific through 3 starts. It could have something to do with McGuire, but even if it is/was, it is no certainty Wong will give Sale what he needs from a catcher. I think Sale is rusty and needs to find his groove. Maybe, if Sandy Leon was still here, his numbers would be better. 2.79 with Leon over 436 innings (1721 PAs) 4.08 with Vaz over 132 innings (567 PAs) 11.25 with McGuire over a measly 12 IP and 64 PAs I'm way more concerned about Sale than McGuire's D and staff handling skills, but that may change over a few months.
  2. moonslav59
    In no way am I sure Whitlock will be a good SP'er, or if keeping him in his special pen role was the right call. I think he deserves a shot as a starter. A long look without being jerked here and there. If it does not work out, it could end up being a major reason we are not successful, this year.
  3. moonslav59
    Maybe McGuire's next start with Sale was going to bring the comfy, plush binky blanket to fruition, and you end up pulling the rug out and making Sale start all over again with Wong. Maybe not.
  4. moonslav59
    He went from the "no trust list" to staff ace, overnight.
  5. moonslav59
    If Bleier didn't implode coming in after Kluber, he's have had 2 straight decent starts. Bello has had one short start, and he "can't be trusted?" Sale has not pitched in a long time, before these 3 starts. I'd give him at least 3 more starts, before I even begin to consider the word "trust."
  6. moonslav59
    I think the term was "industry people," whatever than means. Do scouts assign contract value to players?
  7. moonslav59
    It very well could be. I'm not defending the signing, but he still has 4+ years left to go, and Bogey has 10.5+ to go.
  8. moonslav59
    I think modern philosophy has the 4th slot as more valuable than 3rd. I think it goes, 2, 1, 5, 4, 3
  9. moonslav59
    I never took you for a poster who reacted so forcefully over 2 week sample sizes.
  10. moonslav59
    If he can get on base at .390, I'm fine with a 390 SLG.
  11. moonslav59
    No doubt, and looking at today's FA values, is paying Story $140M/5 an overpay (counting out 1 year for injury during his 6 year deal?)
  12. moonslav59
    We will never see everyone healthy at once, and who is in the rotation affects the pen, too, especially Houck. It looks like Whitlock is in the rotation to stay. (Whitlock, Sale, Kluber, Pivetta and Bello/Paxton (piggyback for 2-3 rotations?) A 100% healthy pen would then look like this: 7 man pen + Paxton/Bello= 8 Closer: Jansen 8th/9th short: Martin, Schreiber, Bleier (odd men out: Joely, Brasier, Ort, Kelly, Mills) 5th to 9th long: Houck, Winckowski, Crawford (odd men our: Mata, Walter)
  13. moonslav59
    So far, no and a big no. I guess the injury was to be expected.
  14. moonslav59
    I just can't bring myself to worry over anybody's 14 game sample size.
  15. moonslav59
    You are on a roll. Don't stop, now.
  16. moonslav59
    Well said. I think the Sox scouts were in love with Yoshida before Bloom ever got here.
  17. moonslav59
    It seems that way, but again, we don't really know what he would have accepted, or what JH would have approved. We also don't know if he will earn it.
  18. moonslav59
    We have 4-5 guys hitting worse than Yoshida, now, and they have lower OBPs.
  19. moonslav59
    We could have signed the healthy J Baez or the not so healthy Seeger.
  20. moonslav59
    I'm not trying to sound like I prefer having a pool of promising players to fill several slots over having a solid rock at each position, but I think the promise many of our players have is higher than many feel it is.
  21. moonslav59
    When you have 15 slots to fill and $20M to do it, what should be expected? (2020) 12 slots to fill and $30M to spend? (2021) Can we let the Bogey-Story choice play out more than a couple weeks? I'm not denying mistakes were made, and we hired Bloom to make good on meager signees, but until Spring 2022, IMO, the restrictions on the budget should be factored into any final judgments made. There have been some god-awful choices (Renfroe>JBJ, Richards and maybe Bogey/Yoshida/Story). We all pretty much agreed, this past winter was going to be Bloom's defining moment. At the risk of sounding belligerent or triumphant, I think it deserves more than 17 games to pass any sort of definitive judgment, but it looks like I might be in a distinct minority.
  22. moonslav59
    We've spent over $650M since March 2022. Sorry, if that comes across as belligerent, when using facts to support my position that we are no longer acting like a small market team. IMO, we were from the end of 2018 until March 2022. I respect your opinion, and looking at our 2023 budget supports yours, well, actually that we are a mid-market spending team.
  23. moonslav59
    I expected more "gems in the rough" than Bloom has acquired- no doubt. I expected better results from his FA signings, even taking into account the low prices he was forced to give out. I think he's done close to what I expected on building the farm, but I would not say he has wow'd me, there, either. Some deals are still pending, but I doubt anything jumps out.
  24. moonslav59
    Career, but not even close, recently, and Turner is older!
  25. moonslav59
    Hardly anyone is hitting, and those that are would be better utilized batting behind a .340 OBP. I know, .340 is not great, but there isn't much better to choose from. If you put Dugo up first, then you are asking the guy who only walks to knock him in.
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