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  1. moonslav59
    I think COVID and the whole situation baseball was in played a role in that. Nobody said he's get $420, but he likely would have gotten $350-360M in a normal FA winter, and it's obvious the Sox were set on or near $300M. I wanted him back. I think I suggested longer and larger offers than anyone on this site, but it was never an easy call, and there are big advantages to never offering deals like that. Now, I'm all "Devers Forvers," but depending on wat he ends up getting, I'm not so sure going extra LNL on him is the best way to go. I've already resigned myself to no Bogey. People talk about the Sox not being the Rays, but a better comp might be the Astros, and being like them, might not be so bad. BTW, where did James Click get his start?
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    I've been rough on Vaz, but when he his about .800 for a couple years in a row, he was not in my doghouse (that much, lol.) He's been a big part of the offensive turn around and has gotten some key rbis. (I'll be surprised, if he's back. We tried to obtain Stallings, this past winter- a great defender and "CERA" guy, apparently, so there is evidence, we are looking to move on.)
  3. moonslav59
    Thanks for the correction, and ultimately how well Binelas and or Hamilton do might make or break the deal, but adding prospects like Binelas, Hamilton, German, Seabold, Winckowski and promising guys like Pivetta and Cordero improves the odds on someone coming through, eventually. To me, the worst part of the Renfroe deal was not losing his offense, which should be offset some for his poor D, but the money aspect. That $8M option of JBJ's $12M 2023 salary gave me scalp scabs.
  4. moonslav59
    Both. Look at the roster that started 2020 vs 2021 vs the end of 2021 and now 2022. I see progression from a weak 18-22 slots on the 40 with a bottom 3 farm to a team with maybe 10-12 weak slots (winter 20-21) to maybe 8-10 (21-22), while the farm went from bottom 3 to middle or above average (props to DD, too.) When you consider Bloom haD about $40M to spend on 2020 and again on 2021 with nothing long term and so many slots to fill, I think some serious context is needed, when exposing how he missed badly on Marwin, Andriese, Weber and even his "big ticket" items: Richards and Perez. Did you expect every low to mid-range sigtning to be Wacha? I didn't. I expected slow growth and to me, we got way faster growth than I imagines possible. The jury is still out on the farm and some trades made, but I feel much better about our extended future than I did during and after 2019, when some posters were throwing around the "C" word, while those who denied it are often trying to blame Bloom for why he didn't win a ring, already.
  5. moonslav59
    It was just 1 year of Renfroe, but your point is well taken. The scabs on my head are just starting to heal.
  6. moonslav59
    Even if you count the JBJ trade as a total bust, the totality of Bloom's moves have been a clear plus, and while he built up the 40 man roster, he also improved the farm and got us 2 wins from the WS. Of course, he's made mistakes, but the ones people mention the most have not been completed, yet. JBJ & Binelas/Hamilton might out perform the one year renfroe had left. Cordero & Winckowski might our perform Beni, who is now on his last year. Verdugo has already at least equaled the 60 games Betts played in 2020. If I wanted to bash Bloom, I'd stick to Richards, Perez I, Perez II and Diekman/Andriese/Sawamura...
  7. moonslav59
    We broke our own imposed rule on signing older than 30 SP'ers when we got Price. We may see the value in stealing Judge from the Yanks. I doubt it happens. I think we have set 5-6 years as the upper limit on length. Maybe they go 7-8 on Devers, because of his age, but I wonder...
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    But, at the time, the trade was given bad grades. Apparently, that's al that counts, for some.
  9. moonslav59
    Who else was even kicking the tires on a 1 year player making $28M? I'm not saying he did a great job, but Downs was not the center of that deal. 4.5 years of verdugo was. I know your refrain is always, "we should have traded him earlier, but ten you poo-poo all prospects, anyway. Bloom can never win with you, unless Henry lets him spend like DD.
  10. moonslav59
    Actually, taht's on Henry, and we actually did play "money ball," except with some money over several seasons in the past- mostly between ring years, but salary was cut before 2013, too. (Later, added during the season.)
  11. moonslav59
    The thing is Red is against paying them that, too, but when we lose them, it's all Bloom's fault, or "we should have gotten a better return," with adding anything specific about what, except, "we should have gotten pitching."
  12. moonslav59
    Last year, Schwarber was "major" and Robles/Davis were significant additions. (They also expected Sale to be an "addition.") It's hard for a GM to pull of a deal in May.
  13. moonslav59
    Except the Astros are like 10 for 10.
  14. moonslav59
    I'm not sure why Bloom is so down on your list that he needs a lot to reach some sort of redemption. He was handed a hot mess and a tiny budget for 2 years. He was given more to spend, this year, but still a limited amount with a hell of a lot of slots to try and fill. Some context is needed. I'm not saying he's been perfect or deserves a lot of praise, but he's turned things around, pretty quickly while also adding some brightness to our future.
  15. moonslav59
    They spent some on the pen. Barnes extension. Diekman. Strahm. They will likely move Hill to the pen when Sale/Paxton return. They chose to spend on the rotation, since we lost 3 starters. They chose to replace Marwin, Santana, Chavis and others with Story. I don't think they had enough in the budget to do everything. Yes, they chose to spend less on the pen and more elsewhere. Only the JBJ salary addition looks like it could have been replaceable.
  16. moonslav59
    The Sox missed the WS by 2 games, which was much better than the Yanks. They added Wacha & Hill to replace Richards & Perez. They hope Sale/Paxton can replace ERod. They added Story over Marwin, Santana, Chavis & others. I think you are selling our chances short. Do we have weaknesses? Yes, like all AL teams do. We also have a chance to fix those weakness from within the system and with a couple mov es at the deadline. You guys peaked early. Watch out!
  17. moonslav59
    An article in a local paper, here in Houston, listed all their recent extensions, and the list basically has not mistakes. The only borderline ones are Bregman, who had a great first year after being extended, but has been average since, and possibly McCullers. Some of the guys they let go have done okay, but they have spent a lot of time on the IL, too.
  18. moonslav59
    ...and maybe Bloom, too?
  19. moonslav59
    It's not like I hate JBJ or Verdugo, but I'm not counting on them as being a big enough plus to make a significant difference. The might. They could, but personally, I'm not counting on them. I'm fine with going into next year with Duran and Verdugo in LF and LF only, and I'd b e fine with JBJ in C F or RF, if the 3rd OF was a big plus. I guess I'm just tired of mediocre OF6's from left to right, every year. When you are getting weak offense from 1B, the OF needs to take up some slack.
  20. moonslav59
    So, you guys should trade Judge, and Sox fans would be sad?
  21. moonslav59
    Garrett Whitlock next up. One game at a time!
  22. moonslav59
    Thank you for the 2 hour and 32 minute left coast win. Good night!
  23. moonslav59
    Maybe, just maybe, he's not in over his head.
  24. moonslav59
    Yes! 3 complete games since May 18th (Pivetta, Nate & Wacha). There has only been 2 games with just 2 pitchers used: The 7-1 win on May 13th (Pivetta + Crawford) The 3-1 loss on May 25th (Hill & Houck) All 5 occured after May 13th- the day we began to turn the season around.
  25. moonslav59
    He spent $18M on 3 SP'ers (about the same as last winter with $10M Richards & $'6M Perez) $7M Wacha $6M Paxton ($4M buyout with Option for $13M options for 2023 & 2024) $5M Hill He spent about $9M on the pen (not counting the Barnes extension): $3.5M x 2 Diekman (+$1M buyout) $3.0M Strahm $2.3M Robles Min Scheiber off waivers He spent $23.3M x 6 on Story He added salary with the JBJ trade. He accepted Vaz'z $7M option. Overall, it looks good, so far. (Not just Wacha.)
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