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  1. moonslav59
    Yes, but 23 is not all that young, and he joined the farm in 2018 and had 118 IP in 2019. The missed COVID season set everyone back, so it's a close call on the age thing. I might be biased, but it looks like some of the big hits against him were on very nice pitches. (Maybe they weren't as nice as they looked on TV, but my eye test tells be he's pitching pretty well, despite the enormous ERA. Maybe, and I stress the word "maybe," this was a good learning experience, and it was still worth it. I sincerely doubt his ego has been shattered or deflated.
  2. moonslav59
    Other than JBJ, his additions to a winning team were pretty good. Wacha>Perez Hill> Richards Schreiber> Ottavino Story>Marwin Strahm>Andriese Refsnyder>Santana Renfroe>>>> JBJ It was the carry over roster that s*** the bed (Sale, Nate, JD, Dalbec, Dugo, Barnes, the kid pitchers and to some extent Bogey and lately, Devers.) Blame Bloom for not trading all the returning vets, if you want, but I get a snaeky suspicion, he'd have been bashed more for trying that, last winter.
  3. moonslav59
    Boone & Cashman ARE the tailspin!
  4. moonslav59
    All-in-all, 1 great 1 good, 2 decent- maybe less than decent. )THe first year was not part of the 4 year deal.) Better than Nate & Lackey's 4 years, especially when counting innings.
  5. moonslav59
    He's had some other similar games, but yes, nice to see! E Valdez is starting to heat up (2-4 w BB). Northcut did something very rare for him. 1 Hr and 2 singles! Binelas with a 2B and BB. Kavadas w 2 BB and 2 Ks. (0-3) .753 at AA. Hamilton with his 60th SB on the season! Wikelman pitched well for GRE (4IP 3H 1 ER 2BB 8Ks) Lugo remains red hot (3-5). Ferguson (Vas trade) 1-2 w 2B & 2 BB Rosier (Vaz trade) 2-5 w 2B Salem completed the full Red Sox sweep night (5 wins- 0 losses) Paulino 2-5 w 2B Romero, Bonaci and Meidroth all with 2 hits (Bonaci w a BB) The farm is shaping up nicely as the season nears its end.
  6. moonslav59
    Scary win, but fun!
  7. moonslav59
    Fluke or not: it counts.
  8. moonslav59
    Sounded like complaining, which is like crying. Had nothing to do with Bloom.
  9. moonslav59
    That's what I call fine mentoring!
  10. moonslav59
    I think he'll be affordable (maybe $20M/3) and has been .763 in his last 126 PAs.
  11. moonslav59
    It was a 4 year contract. Throw out year 1. Cy Young 1 year 17-7 4.28 another year. His 11-17 year was actually better than his 14-12 year. I'd say okay and better than the 4 years from Lackey & Nate.
  12. moonslav59
    Remember, 2015 was not part of the contract. The guy started 32-33 starts all 4 years and went 64-40 4.33 (105 ERA+) and 4.16 FIP/ 1.23 WHIP. The team went 81-50 in his starts. Lackey went 47-43 3.92 but an ERA+ of 94 with FIP 3.99 and WHIP 1.36 and missed a full season. Figuring inflation, the money was about the same. Nate went 22-15 after the signing 4.23 (108 ERA+) 3.88 FIP and 1.28 WHIP, but only 82 GS'd. (Adjust for 2020 and it's still much lower than Porcello)
  13. moonslav59
    I'm not disagreeing, because I do think they would not have called up Bello, had there not been so many injuries and fizzle outs by those they tried before him, but just a quick question- no malice intended: Do you think every prospect who looks awful out of the gate was rushed?
  14. moonslav59
    * HRs in 15 games... Nah! He'll spoil the tank job.
  15. moonslav59
    Well, CC was the 4th best player traded.
  16. moonslav59
    Coming through when we need him the most!
  17. moonslav59
    I became a Sox fan in 1972 at age 13. The despair starting settling in in the mid 70's.
  18. moonslav59
    I can see keeping Plawecki on the 26, soon to be 28, so he can mentor McGuire and maybe Wong in Sept, but he shouldn't play.
  19. moonslav59
    Over $50M... 4 Good: Manny, JD, Beckett, Bogey 6 OK: AGon (thanks to the trade), Porcello, Lacky, JD Drew, Nate 1 Jury Out: Story 8 Bad:Price, Sale (jury out?), CC, Pedey, Dice-K, Pablito, HRam, Castillo
  20. moonslav59
    The 6's were a little better, but if you combine the 6's & 7's, we can safely say our "large and long" deals have been an overall failure. I can see why people didn't want us to sign Betts to 12 year, Bogey for 6-7 year, and now Devers to 8+ yrs.
  21. moonslav59
    Maybe a history lesson is in order. The Sox won 99 games in 1978 and had to play a play-in game, while the KCR won 92 and waited for the winner. The NL teams won 95 LAD & 90 PHI, so the `best & second best teams had to play-in. One of the worst injustices in MLB playoff structuring was back in 1972, a strike year, where they did not make sure all teams played the same amount of games. The Tigers played 1 more game that the Sox and ended up making the playoffs by 1/2 games (tied in the loss column.) Now, compare that to two teams tied with 3rd and 4th best records in the AL having to play-in to the playoffs. Stop crying. We lost in '72 & '78. You lost in '22. That's history!
  22. moonslav59
    Sox Biggest Signings Black: FA signings Red: Extensions/Re-Signs $217M/7 Price $160M/8 Manny $154M/7 AGon $145M/5 Sale $142M/7 Crawford $140M/6 Story $120M/6 Bogey (opt out) $110M/5 JD M $110M/8 Pedroia ($103M/6 Dice K2, counting posting fee) $95M/5 Pablito $88M/4 HRam $83M/4 Porcello $83M/5 Lackey $73M/7 Rusney Castillo $70M/5 JD Drew $68M/4 Beckett $68M/4 Nate $52M/6 Dice-K (plus $51M posting fee) $41M/4 Youkilis $40M/4 Renteria $40M/4 VTek $39M/3 Vic $38M/3 Lowell $36M/4 Lugo $32M/2 Napoli ($32M/? Moncada signing bonus) $31M/4 Damon $30M/4 Buchholz $30M/5 Lester $27M/2 Dempster $26M/2 Ortiz $26M/3 Clement $26M/4 Foulke
  23. moonslav59
    Dih-ent hear no complainin' in '78.
  24. moonslav59
    Very few teams survive a full season with just 3 capable RP'ers. Yes, it goes beyond injuries, but using Houck and Whitlock as starters didn't help. We need a deeper pen, and if we plan on starting Whitlock, next year, we need help in the high leverage area, too.
  25. moonslav59
    I think the Sox plan is to cycle your best chances every few years while trying to stay somewhat competitive, in between. It didn't work in 2022. I think they punted on 2020. 2012, 2014 & 2015 are like 2022: not planned on sucking, but in a rebuild mode without making the fans think they were.
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