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  1. moonslav59
    Getting just a comp pick is not good PR, either. If they’d have made Bogey a fairer offer, and he turned it down, trading him would have been better PR than losing him this winter.
  2. moonslav59
    $90-110M should get a lot. This will be Bloom’s biggest challenge.
  3. moonslav59
    The cliff sucks, doesn’t it.
  4. moonslav59
    Talking Bogey off the trade table, or perhaps he never was on it, makes me rethink Henry’s spending plan and Bloom’s apparent desire to have better defense at SS in 2023 and beyond. Maybe they knew he’d nix any deal, but letting him walk for just a comp pick makes zero sense to me. Zero.
  5. moonslav59
    Maybe 2014? Workman Ruby de la Rosa Webster Ranaudo Not sure all were rookies in 2014. IM the road, so I can’t do data easily.
  6. moonslav59
    There is some logic in stating that re building piece meal is more difficult, and the Astros example of having a complete tear down and then what they have now is one model of success, but yes, it’s not the only one. Teams that spend like we do are not likely to totally tear down everything. Extending Devers would keep fans interested and would be around for the next cycle of a more moderate fire sale. The other factor ignored is that we are already in year 3 of the rebuild. We just happen to have 9 expiring contracts plus a couple options we may turn down. This doesn’t mean this makes it year one of a 4 or 5 year rebuild plan. We have some exciting rule 5 additions to be made this winter and a clean slate on a few positions and contracts that were dragging us down, anyway. If we spend near the tax line or a little above, we can easily be better than the 2021 team.
  7. moonslav59
    Jacko, You know I respect you, but you need to re-evaluate the Sox farm. It is way deeper than you give it credit for. Their A- and rookie league teams have som of the most promising prospects we have in the system. Our pitching prospects may not look great but it’s by far the deepest it’s been in at least a decade. We have a bunch of ML ready prospects ready by 23, a bunch more by 24 and even more in 25 and beyond. Add some wild card hopefuls with decent ceilings like Song, Kavadas, Hickey and German and this farm is perhaps deeper than any farm we’ve had under Henry. Not the best, but deeper.
  8. moonslav59
    Farms take time to be built up to a point of continuous help being on hand, and drafting HS players first delays the gratification. Also, Casas was supposed to be the big farm help, this year, and we all know how badly our current 1Bmen did, but Casas got hurt. Maybe next year?
  9. moonslav59
    Like Berrios is better than Castillo? Lol
  10. moonslav59
    Even if just to get a read onRef’s ability to playFT in 2023: it’s worth the try.
  11. moonslav59
    I’d have done that, if we felt an extension could be reached.
  12. moonslav59
    Don’t hold your breath. I’m still waiting on one link that gave Bloom a failing grade on the Betts deal when made, after Red claimed everyone did.
  13. moonslav59
    Right now,Henry’s priority is not to spend wildly. It’s not Blooms choice. The “very little success to date” comment might be premature, since many of his moves were for prospects still on the farm. If “few” means Whitlock, Wacha, Strahm, Pivetta, schreiber, Refsnyder and promising prospects Mayer,Yorke, German and many more, then maybe we disagree on the meaning of few or success within the context of having peanuts to spend the first 2 winters. I
  14. moonslav59
    Word is the Yanks made a similar overpay offer. I wish they’d have gutted their farm for 1.3 years of LC.
  15. moonslav59
    Maybe a three franchise deal is In tHe works.
  16. moonslav59
    That’s not a quality offer.
  17. moonslav59
    McDonalds can beat that!
  18. moonslav59
    That ground out by Dalbec got my gut thinking HR next Dalbec AB, maybe the one after. I just hope men are on base.
  19. moonslav59
    By offering a QO?
  20. moonslav59
    Kavadas is only 2-3 with no BBS!
  21. moonslav59
    Rafaela is 3-3 w HR!
  22. moonslav59
    Murphy got shelled. Casas with a dinger!
  23. moonslav59
    Agreed. I also think he picks and chooses when he feels the team is 1-2 studs from a ring, and IMO, I don’t think that time is this deadline. I get the frustration over the string possibility the Bogey- Nate- JD window looks to be closing in 2 months, and now look like it could be an all in time, but I don’t see it that way. We are also witnessing one side effect of going all in like 2018. If we went all in now, we may be in this same boat again in 3-5 years, less if we splurge on only 2 month rentals.
  24. moonslav59
    Flat and warm beer.
  25. moonslav59
    Don’t bet against my gut!
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