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He's been between a 9 and 10 for 15 years. Our team looked really good, on paper, last year. This is the first year we look to have such a slim chance, but even then, we are not far from being a playoff team. I'm more than fine with Henry's record, and we all knew (or should have known) we went all out to set up a window from about 2017-2019 or 2020. The window closed sooner than expected. I won't blame injuries, because the Yanks had more than we did in 2019. Yes, we look pretty bad, right now, but we are resetting, and I fully expect us to go over the lux tax in 2021. This should help us be pretty close to a pretty competitive team. I think the Bloom hiring was an excellent one, especially when look at the difficult task at hand. Our farm is actually better than I thought it would be after we got dinged from int'l FA signings a few years back and had very bad draft picks and signing bonus money the last 2-3 years. I'm thinking 2020 will still be fun to watch, but I do think we might stink up the place, and it could be painful. No matter how 2020 goes, I like our chances in 2021 (assuming spending $5-19M over the tax line). We lose Pedey after 2021. We may get a nice draft pick 2 years in a row, if we don't get draft penalties for cheating. I can't assign a 1-10 score going forward, but the point was about Henry's choice-making. I think Bloom was an excellent choice and just what we needed after a GM like DD. BTW, I haven't seen any analytical geek rankings anywhere. I don't see the Cubs or Diamondbacks as having a better outlook than us.

True, but I was thinking more about long stretches of looking good- like in 2017 and 2018. He pitched very little in MLB in 2017, but after his first game on May 18th, he went 3-0 0.92 in 19.2 IP (.483 OPS against) 15K & 5 BB 2018 was up and down. He started out 3-0 1.82 in his first 34.2 IP (decent sample size, especially if you add it to his last 19.2 IP from 2017.) A .735 OPS against is not all that great, so maybe he had some luck, but still.He looked promising on June 20th of 2018. In his next 14 IP, he went 1-0 5.14 (8.29 OPS against). It then got more choppy: 4 games 0 ER in 6.1 IP 9 games 5.48 ERA in 21.1 IP Last 7 games, 2.08 ERA in 8.2 IP (6.10 OPS against) 2019 showed no signs of the 2017-2018 Velazquez. His minor league numbers: 2016: 15-4 2.33 in 38 GS'd (228 IP counting fall league) 2017: 8-4 2.21 in AAA (102 IP)/ 1.86 ERS in 9.2 IP in Mexican league. 2018: only 1 IP.

Maybe we are or have tried hard to lock Devers up. Vaz has 2 years of control left to go. He's been up and down almost exactly from year to year. I don't see any hurry with him.

I don't think it's all that complicated. Every major move he has made had valid reasoning behind them, whether we agree or not.

Velazquez at least looked good at times.

I wonder why Jacko didn't start this thread.

My first "man crush" was on Tommy Harper, while I lived just blcoks from County Stadium in Milwaukee. He was one of the first 30-30 players in MLB. When they traded him to Boston near the time we moved to Maine, I switched to being a Sox fan. (It's all his fault!) I loved Tiant, Lee, Burleson and Lynn. I was a big Cha Cha Cepeda, Oil Can Boyd, Burks and Evans fan early on, too. Tom Gordon, Greg Harris, Rich "El Guapo" Garces, Alex Gonzalez, Pedro, VTek, Mueller, Nava, Uehara Most recently, JBJ & Leon and of course, Devers.

I like Velazquez more than several players on the 40 man roster, now, but I'm not pretending to know more than the Sox brass. He still has options left, so I prefer him over Brice & Lin. I also like him more than Shawaryn and Weber, who both have multiple options remaining. I don't know enough about Phillips Valdez, Chris Mazza and Matt Hallto make a choice. I'm not complaining with this post- just mildly surprised by the choice of HV. Maybe they think he has the least chance of being picked up- due to his age, and he'll accept a minor league deal once he clears waivers.

Right after 2018. If they wait until June or July, it will be 18+ months from October/November 2018. If they wait until winter, it's 24+ months.

I like the signing way more than Buch.

Makes no sense- Henry approval or no approval. Now, if we are 5 games up in July, maybe spending could become an option, but that's a super duper long shot.

Putting it off for 18 months is what is asinine. Now, they may wait 20+ months.

If we end up going over, Bloom should be fired.

Velazquez DFA'd.

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He's actually not as bad as many think he is, and if he's used just vs LHPs, he's pretty good. Plus, I'm thinking he might be a Bloom gem that goes on to have a career year after we get him. (This doesn't mean I want him and his contract, but if we get something else with him, he can disappoint me, and we'll still be okay.)

He's a Yankee fan and has that perspective. I don't view him as a "T".

He probably should have had the surgery at least a year ago.

Sounds right, but it seems like you only mention the gloomy possibilities when it comes to Sox injuries and rosy for Yankee players. Sometimes, it's about pain thresholds, too. Most pitchers feel some pain after every start, but they don't really have a serious issue. (I'm not saying Sale does not have a serious issue or that he is a woos, but pain is a tricky thing to gauge, at times.

yes! 100%

Does it ever look inflamed on MR but when you get in there, it looks okay or better than expected? (I'm not mocking you. I'm being serious.)

Who would that be? JD? JBJ? Eovaldi? (assuming he shows he's back) Barnes? Workman? Moreland?

I've suggested trading Chavis dozens of times, and I still would, if it was for another young player or prospect- preferably a pitcher. The problem is, what team will trade a good young pitcher for the next Middy?

Better to not trade youth for a lost season anyways. No deal should be made, unless it improves our chances in 2021 and beyond.