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  1. moonslav59
    Does Henry saying he's not willing to spend our way out of this mess finally put to rest the argument that our budget is limitless or near limitless? (This is directed to those who kept slamming me and others for talking fiscal responsibility and tight payroll budgeting.)
  2. moonslav59
    When is DD's contract up? If we can't afford Betts, who is to blame for that? Or, how good can we expect to be without Betts and no minor league OF'er in sight? And, speaking of Betts, what can Cora do to get him to improve? Did Cora help JBJ improve or was he to blame for his annual poor April?
  3. moonslav59
    Good point, but I think Cora's job is safe, at least to July 2020.
  4. moonslav59
    And that "roster" was constructed by DD. I'm glad you are at least now open to the idea that parts of the statement can be interpreted as not being solely at Cora. (You sounded pretty firm that it was 100% Cora before.)
  5. moonslav59
    Of course, there is pressure being directed at Cora, and I know DD's job is probably safer than Cora's, but I do not think the statement was directed at Cora alone. I realize my opinion means nothing to Henry, but I feel that if blame is to be assigned (not my idea of fun times) I'd put more blame on DD than any other one person in the organization- past or present. That's not to say I dislike DD or want his ass canned, if we fail to make the playoffs. I'm happy for the ring he helped bring us, but there is no denying, we are in a pickle now with no help in sight from the farm and no budget space to move more than an inch or two. That is on DD. BTW, with all this talk of not even making the playoffs and firing the 2018 Manager of the Year, could this be a sign of the coming of a steep rocky terrain mentioned years ago?
  6. moonslav59
    It's probably many of these things plus a few not on the list. I'm not sure we can even pinpoint one area that is mostly worthy of the blame game. Our pen was weak to start with. The hope was they could hold it together until we traded for someone(s). They did well for a while, but ultimately came down to earth and even underground. Timely hitting is not something that can be coached, managed, traded for or inspired. It is not a sustainable skill set. It may involve luck, momentum or whatever, but it's hard to throw blame on anyone for doing poorly in small subset sample sizes, but the fact is, we have lost many games due to the lack of one key hit. Our SP'ers have pitched poorly and not gone long into games. Our 5th starter has been a punching bag. Without some massive run support, at times, our 5th starters would be something like 2-15. Devers, Vaz and Bogey have stepped it up, even in the clutch, but too many have declined. I've not given up hope, yet, but I am as low as I have been since 2017.
  7. moonslav59
    I certainly see Cora as being one, maybe the major one, Henry is directing this at, but I do not think he is threatening job loss, if we fail to make the playoffs. To me, it is more of a general lighting the fire under everyone's ass by telling them help is not on the way- sink or swim on your own. Maybe heads roll, if we don't make it. It's easy to look at a team like the Yankees and say, wow, their manager has given them this big lead despite all the major injuries, but look at the reserves he was given, compared to our scrubs. We have a solid 18-20 players and nothing beyond. Personally, I can't see how that's Cora's fault, but I realize my opinion means nothing to Henry.
  8. moonslav59
    Duran is not as good as his brief numbers show. Dalbec is a long shot. Shawaryn is far from our "better" young talent. Our best prospects are the far away ones: Casas Mata Flores Jimenez Lugo Groome Diaz, Decker & Howlett Our only "near ML ready" hopes are as role players, at best: Chatham DHern Houck Feltman (Dalbec ) (Duran- not so close) Ward
  9. moonslav59
    They can take them or just pay $5M. They might be able to trade them and pay all but $4M of the $5M owed and save another million. I'm not saying I'm for this trade, but I'd only do it, if we show some life.
  10. moonslav59
    I respect your opinion, and you could very well be 100% right. I interpreted the statement as directed towards everyone: players, manager and GM. He's provided ample resources to build a contender, and we are quickly slipping out of contention. I don't see Cora as being the only target of this statement.
  11. moonslav59
    How about this? Get KC to dump some salary, but lessen the budget hit by getting them to take some of our lesser salary dumps with some prospects. We get: Danny Duffy (LH's SP'er) $13M x 3 (~$4.3M towards 2019 tax budget) Ian Kennedy (RH'd Closer) $14M x 2 (~$4.7M for 2019) Total: $9M towards 2019 budget, $27M in 2020 and $13M in 2021 KC gets: Steve Pearce $6.25M/1 (~$2.35M owed at deadline) Eduardo Nunez $6M/1 (~$2.15M owed at deadline) Total: $4.5M in 2019 They save $4.5M this year, $27M next year and $13M in 2021 ($45M total) Plus prospects: Dalbec Duran Shawaryn Maybe get them to take Castillo to even up some 2020 money.
  12. moonslav59
    If that is your opinion, then you should be for trading Betts, before all we get is a crappy draft pick after he refuses our QO. When would you trade him? Now? At the deadline? This winter? 2020 deadline? (Might as well trade Porcello, too, right?)
  13. moonslav59
    I'm sure DD signed off on it, but that's not even my point. My point is that our "well-rested" starters have sucked their last 3 starts and longer. It's hard to blame Cora for that. Our pen over achieved for weeks and weeks, despite being over worked. They are finally pitching like expectations projected they would.It's hard to blame Cora for that. We can't buy a hit, when we need it, and I guess that's Cora's fault, too. In my opinion, the players are the first to blame, especially the talented ones who are under performing of not rising to the challenge when needed. DD is second. Cora is third. Henry is beyond reproach.
  14. moonslav59
    Pablo's contract is gone from the luxury tax budget after this year. Castillo, who doesn't count on the tax budget, is gone after next year. Pedey's contract is dead weight, and our best pitcher right now, Price, is under contract a few more years, but this winter, the budget is squarely on DD's shoulders. If we can't win by paying more than any other team, I don't see it as being Cora's fault, especially after he led a team not projected to win it all to a championship last year. Of course, Cora deserves some of the blame, but this is DD's roster. This is DD's pen. This will be DD's budget and farm next year.
  15. moonslav59
    With the state of our farm and budget going forward, is DD "on this ice"as well?
  16. moonslav59
    It's sad but true. I have more confidence in Wright than anyone else, except Workman & Brewer, as of right now. That's not the same as saying I have confidence he will be good going forward... just "better" than putrid.
  17. moonslav59
    I disagree, and I think my interpretation is totally within reason. Also, do you think Cora acted totally alone on the decision to rest our SP'ers in ST'ing?
  18. moonslav59
    "any" confidence does not mean a lot.
  19. moonslav59
    Thornburg is just a minor cost, but $1.75M adds up. He was an arb player that we could have refused. Others he overspent on were... Moreland ($13M/2) Nunez ($6M) Maybe Eovaldi & Sale (to be determined) If you add Eovaldi, Moreland, Pearce, Thornburg and Nunez, it's almost $37M (about 1/6 of our tax budget). DD has made some very good choices. His overall record is very good when looking through the lense of winning now, but there is no denying he has emptied the farm and is "partially" responsible for some "dead contract" players on this year's team.
  20. moonslav59
    I was speaking about mostly just recent starts. Cherry-picked sample sizes, granted, but here are some recent SP'er numbers: Sale: 5.29 ERA last 3 starts (3.30 last 9 starts) Price: 6.57 ERA last 3 starts (4.38 last 5 starts) Porcello: 7.43 ERA last 3 starts (6.03 last 7 starts) ERod: 5.30 ERA last 3 starts (5.00 last 9 starts) Yes, our pen has sucked recently, but so have our highly paid SP'ers. Price:
  21. moonslav59
    ERod and Porcello are pitching worse than last year. Both are not past prime, so that is a decline in my book. Sale and Price have done better after the first couple weeks, but they have still been inconsistent, and Sale's recent ERA is still higher than last year. Our 5th starter, alone, has killed our pen with overuse, and we have often started a pen arm in the 5 slot.
  22. moonslav59
    Horford has shown decline in his performance level. This year was his lowest min/gm and rebounds/gm. He'll be 34 next playoff season.
  23. moonslav59
    Yes, but any longer term signing is a gamble.
  24. moonslav59
    The tight box DD was in this winter was partially his own doing. Besides, if you add Eovaldi, Pearce, Thornburg and the $4-5M we still have left over, he could have gotten one big FA or 2-3 better-than-we got mid ranged ones. It's not Cora's fault. Look, I liked the Eovaldi signing, but GMs, right or wrong, are judged in hindsight. I'm glad we hired DD. He got a ring, but that doesn't take him off the hook for how spending more than $240M on this year's team gives us a .500 team.
  25. moonslav59
    Up until recently, the pen has over achieved based on their expectations and past history. This is all on DD. Yes, Cora's "restgate" helped (hurt) early, but we are beyond that. We should be seeing better starting pitching due to all that rest. Instead, they are flopping.
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