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  1. moonslav59
    Cespedes hit his 8th dinger (.911) and Guzman his 3rd in GRE's loss. Berrios got lit up.
  2. moonslav59
    The increased focus may be paying off quicker than we imagined. Samaniego is another rookie pitcher doing well. (1.10 ERA and .616 OPS Against) Bennett did okay (4.35/ .736) Watson- not so good. Rivera, Uberstine & Gamboa have 7 IP, 4 hits, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 Ks (1.29 ERA)
  3. moonslav59
    Nope. The Rays scored 4 in the 8th. 3/4. BOS & TOR 21-27 5. BAL 21-29
  4. moonslav59
    Why'd we trade Brasier? Why'd as team like LAD trade for him? (Hint: they hoped he'd do better.)
  5. moonslav59
    I think Brez thinks he's right. He does make it seem like he's "the one" making the calls.
  6. moonslav59
    I was talking from the Sox and buyer perspective.
  7. moonslav59
    Very true, but I do feel like GMs worried more about Duran being unpredictable than others. His history was part of that. Some of his antic probably bothered some GMs.
  8. moonslav59
    We had our moment! LOL
  9. moonslav59
    I think you got em all, not just the important ones. Some are clearly TBD or neither side will get any plus or minus from, but you graded them anyway. Thanks for taking the time to do this. If you had to narrow down to 5 or 10, which ones would you choose?
  10. moonslav59
    Games started by the 3rd place Boston Red Sox in 2026: 0 Houck 0 Crawford 0 Sandoval 0 Oviedo 0 Uberstine & E Rivera and many prospects 2 Moran (1 IP opener) 2 Bennett 5 Tolle 6 Crochet 7 Bello 8 Gray 9 Early 9 Suarez
  11. moonslav59
    I thought so, too, but correct me if I'm wrong: Delay has been getting more time at C with WOO, right?
  12. moonslav59
    Almost everyone thought it best Early and Tolle start in AAA, knowing chances would arise.
  13. moonslav59
    Nobody has any proof that 11 people were offered the job and said no. One was not allowed to interview by his current team. Some declined to interview for various reasons. How many were offered the job and declined? I'll wait forever for the 11 links, but I know I will keep hearing "12th pick" again and again. Like I said, maybe he was they 2nd choice- maybe the 22nd, and maybe the 12th, but nobody has the proof. https://www.masslive.com/redsox/2023/10/mlb-notebook-inside-the-job-search-that-landed-craig-breslow-with-red-sox-mcadam.html
  14. moonslav59
    Seriously? This guy changed his stance 34 times. He sucked on D, then looked good, then looked inconsistent as all hell. Bat 69 OPS+ first 335 PAs (21-22) Okay, throw this out, like many won't with Mayer's first 335. 121 (2023) .837 first 1/3, .889 middle 3rd, .761 last 3rd 132 (2024) .777 first 3rd, .960 middle 3rd, .741 last 3rd 117 (2025) .736 first 3rd. .802 middle 3d, .787 last 3rd (pretty steady last year) His career shows very nice June & July (.860 and .855) April & May: .717 and .725 AUG & SEP: .754 & .633 Yes, he's consistent at being predictable in his inconsistencies. Bad, then good, then bad each year.
  15. moonslav59
    Take Brez's 5, 6, 7...10, whatever you choose, biggest trades and grade them.
  16. moonslav59
    This whole 12th in line thing is speculation, but it has been repeated so many times, it is viewed as fact, now. Teams interview or ask people to be interviewed all the time and not necessarily in order of who they want. It is also now true that everyone they interview, they'd end up wanting after the interview. One could argue some interviews are given for other reasons, besides a possible interest in hiring the chosen one. Maybe they wanted to pick their brain and get some ideas. (This is not to say it happened here.) I'm not arguing the atmosphere is anything but toxic, but no way anyone knows if Brez was pick #12 or #2 or even #22.
  17. moonslav59
    I think Duran's inconsistency and history of bad PR events hurt his value.
  18. moonslav59
    Too funny.
  19. moonslav59
    Did you even read where I said "I never said it was a good trade?" Bad trades are made every deadline. This one was not unique. GMs who need pitching settle on "wings and prayers." Nobody was excited abut Matz, either, but you don't mention that trade- for obvious reasons. I did not like the May trade at the time, but there was a chance he could have turned his season around. Stating that he got sent to the pen is unrelated to the why the trade was made at the time. Apparently, the Ryan deal fell through, at the last minute, and Brez was left in the cold, got desperate and flubbed up. Losing Tibbs is near meaningless, as of now.
  20. moonslav59
    Yes, pretty much. Tibbs was our 7th ranked prospect behind Garcia. I never said it was a good trade, but these kind of deals are made a lot. GMs take flyers on pitchers who once were good, who look like change of scenery might help, who might help a little now while the prospect is years away and maybe not a sure bet, anyway. You doubt these moves are made often by many contending teams?
  21. moonslav59
    The same thing could be said about every player ever traded. It was a shot in the dark trade- the type many teams try at the deadline.
  22. moonslav59
    To you maybe. He was a nice return for a salary dump. The fact that Brez later traded im does not change that.
  23. moonslav59
    Without knowing Brez personally, it's hard to distinguish between "aloof" and "smug." He has had some bad trade results, but I liked the Sale trade, at the time and the Priester trade may still end up a plus. Devers was a dump trade. Harrison may burn us, but the better he does, the better the Devers trade looks. He's made some good trades, too: Crochet, O'Neill, Narvaez, Gray, Contreras...
  24. moonslav59
    Maybe I should unsquint my eyes.
  25. moonslav59
    I think Azocar gets promoted, soon. Maybe... Azocar to GRE Jackson to POR (He's 22, YRod 20 and Gonzales 19.) Jo Garcia to WOO (mostly to DH) Montero or Thaiss traded or cut loose.
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