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  1. moonslav59
    A sign that our system is improving and deepening.
  2. moonslav59
    Sox in the Minors x FIP 2.56 Walter 2.56 Bello 3.33 Kelly 3.40 Mosqueda 3.42 E Polanco 3.45 T Ward 3.50 J Webb 3.57 Pannone 3.64 Mata 3.76 Politi 3.76 Winckowski notables... 3.84 Ort 3.86 Uberstine 3.93 German 3.99 Drohan 4.01 Luis de la Rosa
  3. moonslav59
    Minor League wRC+ Leaders (500+ PAs) 1. Kavadas 170 T28. Rafaela 134 35. E Valdez 131 T43. Paulino 128 T55. Abreu 124 T55. Jordan 124 T58. Lugo 122 T131. Hamilton 104 T158. Binelas 100 400+ PAs (not on 500+ list) T27. Mayer 144 T112. Bonaci 125 T167. Stewart 119 300+ PAs Hickey 155 Casas 134 Sikes 133 Wong 121 Duran 120 Granberg 119 200+ Mieses 144 Ascencio 143 Sierra 136
  4. moonslav59
    Rich Hill wants to pitch, next year, and says he'd like to return to the Sox. I guess a few players weren't turned off by all the supposed clubhouse rancor.
  5. moonslav59
    More than $25M and why worth it?
  6. moonslav59
    That was the widely accepted thought. I've never seen any evidence to contradict this. The Sox likely figured he'd make more as a FA than their highest offer, and decided to trade him before it got that far. I do not think they upped the offer after Bloom joined the team, so "continuing negotiations" does not seem right, to me.
  7. moonslav59
    Players age and decline. You don't get better by keeping everybody out of some attachment to their past glory years. BTW, there are constraints on spending. Just because they are self imposed does not make them some fantasy. We could bring Bogey, Nate and JD back, and they all could decline. There is actually a good chance 2 of the 3 will decline. That's not a winning startegy, unless their cost is still worth it. You know it is possible to replace players we've come to like and still get better. I grew attached to JBJ, but knew it was time to say good bye. I only wish Bloom & Cora didn't pine for him to come back.
  8. moonslav59
    The pandemic might have had something to do with Mookie signing for $365M and not closer to $400M.
  9. moonslav59
    Certainly some GMs are much better at building farms and finding low cost gems than others. DD's history is not known for quick and strong farm-building. I think the Ben hiring was similar. They weren't in an "all-in" mindset when they hired him, too.
  10. moonslav59
    I'd be fine with 34 K's if the OBP and HRs are high enough.
  11. moonslav59
    They don't excite me either, but if we end up improving at enough other positions, we may still be fine, and if healthy, this OF alignment should be better than this year's.
  12. moonslav59
    I'll always be grateful to Nate, but there comes a time when good bye is the best choice. We can bring everyone back, and why will we be better? We can't even afford bringing everyone back. let alone add enough to get back to glory. This is no fantasy team: it's the Red Sox future at stake.
  13. moonslav59
    You owe us, bigtime! (Although the 6-1 vs SEA was what led you to needs us to beat BAL, in the first place.)
  14. moonslav59
    Now, let's sweep the other divisional bastards!
  15. moonslav59
    IMO, he was let go, because he is not an expert at building up the farm, and that was the plan after going all out from 2016-2019.
  16. moonslav59
    Sale was his "boy." The others were here before DD. IMO, DD wanted Betts, but he set a price that all agreed on, and when they knew he wouldn't take it, the plan was to trade him, even before Bloom took over. I don't see how this led to DD's firing. If JH wanted Betts signed over Sale, he would not have allowed the Sale signing. If JH wanted to offer more, but JH said no, why would that be grounds for firing, unless DD called JH a dick or something.
  17. moonslav59
    Who drops out of the top 10? Paulino? Walter? Yorke?
  18. moonslav59
    I don't see where DD's position was different from others and that it caused his departure.
  19. moonslav59
    Hey! We end up 10-9 vs BAL for the season. So much for losing records vs all ALE teams! YEEE- HAW!!!
  20. moonslav59
    Sweet win!
  21. moonslav59
    I don't think they withdrew the offer. It was refused, the Sox knew they would not go higher, and they traded him.
  22. moonslav59
    Well, we did not play all that well in 2019 and sucked in 2020, and I never saw him get so disgusted.
  23. moonslav59
    ...and you think DD was let go for offering that much or wanting to offer more?
  24. moonslav59
    I think all big contracts like that have to be okay'd by JH. I never heard anything about one person wanting to go larger and JH saying no and good-bye for even asking. IMO, if DD wanted to offer Betts more and not extend Sale, JH would have been ok with it. Just my opinion. The Sox do have a very long history under Henry of offering what they think their own play is worth, and not budging. Lots of big names have walked: DLowe, Pedro, Beltre, Damon, and others- no to mention traded stars as they neared free agency like Manny, Lackey, Lester and Betts.
  25. moonslav59
    Some believe he tried to sign Betts, and when Mookie refused, he then turned his sights on Sale, Bogey and Nate.
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