moonslav59

The Beach Boys did cover the song.

California Dreamin'

There are so many realistic choices: 1. Go all in. 2. Go moderate 3. Stand pat 4. Buy & Sell 5. Sell a few assets 6. Fire Sale .

Don't Worry Baby

Agreed, so do you think there was no mistakes concerning the pen (not closer role) going into the season? (I for one, do not. I thought we had the horses to get to Sale, Paxton, Taylor & the deadline.)

From Covers... Player POS Status E. Hernandez CF Early Aug - Hip Flexor ( Wed, Jul 20) Hernandez has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a right hip flexor strain. He has suffered a setback in recovery, and he is not likely to be activated until at least Early August. M. Wacha SP Early Aug - Shoulder ( Wed, Jul 20) Wacha has been assigned to the 15-day injured list with inflammation in his right shoulder, and he is not expected to return to the rotation until the early part of August. C. Seabold SP Early Aug - Forearm ( Wed, Jul 20) Seabold has been ticketed for the 15-day injured list with a right forearm extensor strain, and he is not likely to return until Early August. T. Story 2B Early Aug - Hand ( Wed, Jul 20) Story has landed on the 10-day injured list due to a right hand contusion, and he will not be available until the early part of August. R. Hill SP Early Aug - Knee ( Tue, Jul 19) Hill has been shifted to the 15-day injured list with a left knee ligament tear, and he will remain idle until the early part of August. C. Sale SP Early Sept - Finger ( Sun, Jul 17) Sale is sidelined with a fractured left pinkie, and he is expected to miss four to six weeks. J. Winckowski SP Out indefinitely - Illness ( Sat, Jul 16) Winckowski has been added to the COVID-19 list, and it is unclear how long he will be idle. J. Taylor RP Out indefinitely - Back ( Sat, Jul 16) Taylor has hit the 60-day injured list with a lower-back soreness. He has suffered a setback in recovery, and team officials have yet to provide an exact return date. M. Strahm RP Out indefinitely - Wrist ( Fri, Jul 15) Strahm has been ticketed for the 15-day injured list due to a left wrist contusion, and he will miss an undetermined length of time. M. Barnes RP Mid Aug - Shoulder ( Wed, Jul 13) Barnes has been assigned to the 60-day injured list due to fluid in his right shoulder, and he will remain idle until sometime in August. C. Arroyo 2B Out indefinitely - Groin ( Sat, Jul 9) T. Danish SP Out indefinitely - Elbow ( Thu, Jul 7) Danish is on the 15-day injured list with right elbow discomfort, and he will miss an undetermined length of time. J. Paxton SP Early Aug - Elbow ( Mon, Jun 20) Paxton has been designated for the 60-day injured list after undergoing Tommy John surgery, and he is not likely to make his season debut until the early part of August.

A good closer might have turned 45 losses into 30? I don't disagree on those 3 weaknesses, that were noticed from the start and not just in hindsight. In hindsight, it's easy to say we should have used the JBJ money to get a real RF'er or 1B/RF player, used the Strahm, and Hill Diekman money to get just one solid closer type, or to use the Story & JBJ money to spread out over the closer, 1B, RF and 2B positions more evenly. I'm not sure many would disagree, at this moment in time, but the Story deal is just over 1/12th completed, so I'm not sure we can write off the deal as a failure, and one could argue, where would we be without his team leading 58 RBIs? I think, if you weigh the good with the bad and decent moves made, Bloom has done a good to very good job turning around the team, the farm and the long term financial situation. It's easy to point to just the mistakes.

Maybe Bloom should have spread out the money more evenly and filled 4 roles instead of just 2B: 1B, RH RPer, RF and 2B. Or 3, if we got someone to play RF and 1B

No doubt. I’m not sure exactly how tight the budget was, and in hindsight getting a RF/1B instead of Diekman or even Hill would likely have helped, assuming he chose wisely, but I still think the 1B plan looked fine on opening day. I was more worried about RF and RP than 1B.

Is writing about not wanting to write about this more productive? Lol 😉

The plan was Dalbec at 1B and Shaw as possible insurance, in case Dalbec started slow, again. By the time we realised neither could do well, Casas would be ready. Let’s not forget that Dalbec had one heck of a hot streak that lasted longer than his slow start to 2021. It’s not like it was known he’d fail. Casas could have been ready in April or May. Hell, some wanted him on the opening day roster.

You do t have to convince me. My point is, the Sale contract prevents one or two major slots from being filled. We can shuffle around who that might be, but it is someone or 2 or more someones or multiple downgrades at several positions. Shake it up the way you prefer.

Even after 2021, it was much higher than now. I understand they needed someone to carry them to Casas, so I don’t really blame Bloom for the 2022 1B plan.

Shoulda traded Dalbec when is stock was higher.

Maybe Smith and some salary dump could come back to BOS as part of the trade. BTV also accepted: Duran, Nate, JD & Vaz for Mauricio, Ziegler, Carrasco & Smith

Okay, we keep Bogey and Sale's contract keeps us from replacing Nate and JD.

I have but only if we expand the roster size to 28 or more.

Well said.

Of course, and trying to project next year's rankings is pretty much folly.

I'm far from hot and bothered. I'm just not able to get excited over names I don't know, and who services had slotted way lower than our slots. I am super excited about the progress of our farm since Bloom's take-over. I'm also happy that many of the prospects DD acquired did better than I expected back when Bloom took over.

True, but it's easier to get excited about a #4 or 5 pick.

Somehow, Bloom will still get the blame.

Like Whitlock, Pivetta, Story, Wacha, Schreiber and maybe someone he acquires, this winter? My guess is 2 or 3, like now.

My projection was for next summer. It's hard enough to rank prospects, now.

He's 3 years younger, so he doesn't really need to do better than Rafaela, now, to be viewed as having more upside and being ranked above. I will say, I'm very high on Rafaela and had a hard time putting Bleis ahead of him. Ask me tomorrow, and I may predict Bleis 5th.