moonslav59
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While the three Bloom signed do not look all that good, it should not be real difficult to improve on Perez(114 IP) , Richards (137), Andriese (37) and a bunch of scrubs totaling about 100 IP. It's replacing ERod (158) and to some extent Ottavino (62) that seems more difficult, but then again, their 2021 numbers don't seem too hard to replace: ERA/WHIP 4.74/1.39 ERod 4.21/1.45 Ottavino Bloom has said he plans on addressing the pen before opening day- whenever that is. If we can add a couple solid pen arms and someone like Suzuki, I can't see how anyone can say we took a step back or sideways- overall. Possible 26 Man: Eovaldi, Sale, Hill, Pivetta, Wacha (Paxton IL) Houck, Whitlock, FA, FA, Barnes, Taylor, Brasier, DHern/Sawamura/Davis/Valdez/Bazardo 1. Kike 2B/CF 2. Devers 3B 3. JD DH 4. Bogey SS 5. Verdugo LF 6. Suzuki RF 7. Dalbec 1B (July? Casas) 8. JBJ CF/Arroyo 2B (platoon: see Kike's positions) 9. Vazquez (Plawecki) -
I don't think 1 or 2 of the 3 pitchers he signed were all that surprising. Getting all 3 was, to me. The JBJ trade was surprising, but I think Bloom must really like the prospects more than any of us do, so I guess this might be like the Ottavino deal from last winter. Signing Suzuki or Story would be a big surprise on the other end of the spectrum. I don't expect either one to be in a Sox uniform, next year.
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We won’t even look at the tires.
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We can be right by speculating Bloom will not do what we expect.
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Two big strikes.
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No doubt. JBJ's defense might save a few runs, but 96 is a lot to make up. Hopefully, we find a good RH'd bat for the OF to ease some of the offense lost, and maybe it's Suzuki. Or, we get a decent 2B bat, so Kike plays OF FT. We need the pen built up.
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Does he pitch?
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You have someone who agrees with you... https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/red-sox/making-case-red-sox-sign-carlos-correa
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Once pressure builds, maybe they’ll change their minds
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They might agree to begin play under the old rules until an agreement is made.
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I’m excited about seeing Yorke in’22 as he advance upward to higher levels. Duran still seems to have a ways to go to become a FTer.
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Which is very likely a zero chance of happening this time.
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Of course, the owners will try, but if the players refuse, there wont be one. I'm not sure why you feel they have to be linked. It seems obvious, the lower-spending teams are not using revenue sharing on player salaries.
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You can have a floor and a lux tax at the top. There is no need to have a firm cap with a firm floor.
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He might do very well in Japan.
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1/3 is not a majority. One big compromise to shortening team control of players would be to set a minimum floor on team player budgets. Make it big enough, and maybe the players will lower their demands on the team control issue. Maybe.
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Again, this is not convincing me. The teams that are at the bottom never are ready to contend. Only the Astros have ever been near the "floor" as they "saved up" to spend big, later. If the team is contending, they'll make more money and can spend extra.
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I disagree. They could easily meet a yearly budget and make money. There is no 5 year on the top spenders.
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26 Players By Position SP Bello 6, Groome 8, Mata 10, Seabold 11, Winckowski 13, Crawford 27 RP Gonzalez 12, Murphy 14, Walter 17, Song 19, Ward 20, Bazardo 31/Santos 33 C Wong 16 & R Hernandez 23 1B Casas 1 2B Downs 5 3B Jordan 7, Binelas 18 SS Mayer 2, Bonaci 22/Hamilton 26 LF Duran 4, McDonough 21 CF Jimenez 9 RF Bleis 15 DH Yorke 3 (from 2B)
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It doesn't have to be forever- just as long as the owner holds the ownership: 1-20/30 years? I'd say YES! These businesses are money-makers! All of 'em!
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Even if the lose a few dollars every now and then, when they sell their teams, they make hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Prospects & minor leaguers who may get the call in 2022: SP Seabold, Winckowksi, Crawford (Hart, Keller, Espinal, Bello, Groome) RP Valdez, Bazardo, Feltman, Ort, German, Schreiber, Z Kelly C Wong, R Hernandez (Cottam) 1B Casas (T Reed) 2B/SS Arauz, Downs (Hamilton, Koss) 3B Munoz, Fitzgerald (SS) (Howlett) OF Duran, Locastro, Cordero, Refsnyder, C Stewart, P Castellanos (Dearden, J Rosario, Grandberg, Cannon) Top Prospects with ETA in 2023 or beyond... (soxprospects.com ranking) SP Bello 6, Groome 8, Mata 10, W Gonzalez 12, Murphy 14, Song 19, Ward 20, Santos 33 RP B Walter 17, Wu-Yelland 34, Drohan 37, Blalock 38, Liu 40, Wallace 42, German 50 C Hickey 29, Lira 32 1B Jordan 7, Kavadas 44 2B Yorke 3, Paulino 25, Koss 35, Cannon 43 3B Binelas 18 SS Mayer 2, Bonaci 22, Hamilton 26, Lugo 28 OF Jimenez 9, Bleis 15, McDonough 21, Rafaela 24, Decker 30, E Lopez 41, J Rosario 47
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Maybe he thinks these prospects are better than their rankings indicate. He does have a good track record acquiring young players that end uo doing very well.
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As Frank Zappa would sing... "I figure the odds be 50-50." (JBJ vs the two prospects chances combined)
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I doubt anyone places a value even close to what JBJ is making, so I think Bloom is thinking JBJ will give us some value and these two prospects make up the difference. Losing Renfroe's contract and future arb cost apparently swings the balance to our side... or not.
