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  1. moonslav59
    Cranky or not, he’ll be playing hard for his next contract, assuming just a 1 year deal with the Sox.
  2. moonslav59
    As much as I’d like to see us add a starter like Odorizzi, the pen is a big need. I’d like to see us trade for a bridge 2Bman and use Kike in CF, but I doubt that happens. We may not even add a CFer. Maybe they trust Cordero to be healthy. Marwin is the insurance, or they go with Arroyo at 2B. It’s nice to have several options.
  3. moonslav59
    We have a nice core of young and prime players. Even our oldest players are still young enough to have big years.
  4. moonslav59
    We’ve been without power for 13 hours, and it’s about 25 outside (55 inside). It’s going to get to 15 tonight! I guess 1.5 million Texans are without electricity. We have about an inch of snow- most we’ve seen since moving here in ‘04.
  5. moonslav59
    I think about $30M from this winter and way less from last winter’s spending. Only Kike is guaranteed through 2022, as a significant winter signing, and he just got two years.
  6. moonslav59
    Well said. With his hands tied he hasn’t really been able to do anything major, so it’s hard to judge him, yet.
  7. moonslav59
    Key word: much.
  8. moonslav59
    I think we not only get something good from the Mets, but by including $2.8M to KC, we’ll get something promising from them, too.
  9. moonslav59
    I think Ottavino is the default closer.
  10. moonslav59
    Money spent this winter (2021 cost listed only): $10M Garrett Richards FA $8M Adam Ottavino Trade $7M Enrique Hernandez FA $5M Martin Perez FA $3.1M Hunter Renfroe FA $3.0M Marwin Gonzalez FA $2.1M Matt Andriese FA $1.2M Hirokazu Sawamura $800K Franchy Cordero Trade +$2.8M Beni -$6.6M Andrew Benintendi ($5M lux tax) Net cost: about $40M. Added 9 players- lost 1 (Beni)
  11. moonslav59
    No doubt, 2019 was the beginning of cutting back in some areas. (We also let Kelly go.) Some felt having Eovaldi and Pearce back for a full season would make up the difference. Nobody expected a 24 loss swing.
  12. moonslav59
    Here are some recent numbers by current Sox hitters: OPS 1.031 JD in 2018 (.939 in 2019) .959 Dalbec in 2020 (just 92 PAs) .939 Bogey in 2019 (.883 in 2018) .916 Devers in 2019 (.830 career) .907 Marwin G in 2017 (.771 since 2017) .857 Plawecki in 2020 (.708 since 2017- 658 PAs) .844 Verdugo in 2020 (.827 combining 2019 & 2020) .836 EHern in 2015 (.806 in 2018) .805 Renfroe in 2018 (.778 in 2019: 67 HRS in last 965 ABs) .801 Vazquez in 2020 (.798 last 2 years combined- 30 HRs in 655 ABs) .766 Chavis in 2019 (.719 since 2018) .754 Cordero '18-'20 (216 PAs) .736 Arroyo in 2020 Lots of players, here, that have already put up some good numbers.
  13. moonslav59
    Seems like he fits right in.
  14. moonslav59
    Yes, I stand corrected.
  15. moonslav59
    Hey, I tried.
  16. moonslav59
    No. I'm saying if this was the Yankee rotation....
  17. moonslav59
    So much for "I am giving him a chance. "
  18. moonslav59
    Agreed. Only in hindsight does HRam look bad. Had we signed Scherzer & a lesser 3Bman (Headley), we wouldn't have signed Price and might still be "in the window."
  19. moonslav59
    LOL! Good stuff and fairly accurate. Can I ask you to one more thing? What would be Jacko's take on this 2021 fictional "Yankee rotation": Sale Richards Eovaldi ERod Pivetta Perez Houck Whitlock Mata
  20. moonslav59
    Yes, I agree. 2016 and 2017 were pretty close to "all in" as well. One might argue 2015, but they just spent the money on the wrong guys.
  21. moonslav59
    The Bloom adherents are having to make excuses or blame others for the mess . Their loyalty to their guy is commendable . But how long can it last ? Is the mess we're in really Blooms fault? Mostly his fault? It's not excuses or blame. It's reality. Yes, over time, we expects results to improve.
  22. moonslav59
    Neither did I.
  23. moonslav59
    Some of Blooms words... Before the trade: https://www.wcvb.com/article/red-sox-chief-baseball-officer-chaim-bloom-expects-to-keep-star-mookie-betts-in-boston-for-2020-season/30446891 After the trade: Read where Bloom says he expected to be "applauded" for trading Betts... https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/28675624/chaim-bloom-says-red-sox-prioritized-big-picture-fan-reaction-trading-mookie-betts
  24. moonslav59
    It actually does, in terms of 2 decent SP'ers and rest scrubs, especially on teams with limited spending budgets.
  25. moonslav59
    It's a big part of our culture.
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