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  1. moonslav59
    That's a good comp. Bloom swung and missed on so many of his attempts- seemingly way more than the Rays ever did.
  2. moonslav59
    Bregman has much of his value in his defense, leadership and intangible skills. He makes most of the players around him better. He's not the big RHB we wanted or needed, although he could bust out in Fenway. We need to maximize every 400 million pennies we are paying him. Third Base.
  3. moonslav59
    I'd think long and hard about it and as much as I think Casas will break out, this year, the injury and our need for catching is too great. It also offers Devers a non DH landing spot (1B) and keeps Yoshida and Ref away from the OF. It also makes calling up Anthony more likely.
  4. moonslav59
    He reaffirmed it, again, today: “Masa is going to be part of the picture, yeah. We’ve just got to get him going,” Cora said. “Like I said, last year he was a DH, this year we need him to play defense. It’s a different season.” “It’s a long process, it was a big surgery and he’s swinging right now,” Cora said. “He knows that we need him to play defense.”
  5. moonslav59
    Maybe they try harder to trade him, now.
  6. moonslav59
    Not really. He said Yoshida will see time in LF. Most of the talk was before we had Bregman and the real possibility of Devers moving to DH. That would crowd Yoshida and Ref into OF only roles. Don't be so sure. Abreu may platoon RF, like he did last year, so that opens up some PAs for the RHB, Refsnyder, but I'm not so sure Yoshida will be benched, so this OF alignment can be etched in stone. Rafaela is way better on D than Yoshida and Ref, but those two are way better batters.
  7. moonslav59
    Great 3Bman often move to 1B, especially when their defense slips. Devers has never been a plus on D, and he's younger than many who have made the move in the past. I do not see the move as being drastic, at all. It certainly seems like it is to Devers, right now, but that may be temporary. Casas moving off 1B to DH has not been mentioned by anyone on the team, that I know of.
  8. moonslav59
    I don't think Cora is dumb. I really don't think Devers is going to push this into an extreme drama. I could see putting Devers 2nd. Maybe, someday Campbell bats 2nd.
  9. moonslav59
    It might not be made for a while.
  10. moonslav59
    The actions have been Bregman working out at 3B and 2B. Devers at 3B and no 1B. There is a long way to go to opening day. I feel pretty confident the drama will not increase, but if it does, we'll deal with it, then. To me, the best choice for the better team on the field is obvious. I hope other factors don't interfere with that.
  11. moonslav59
    If Cora can put the best players on the field, where they best suit the interests of winning, we could have a pretty damn good hitting team, and a much improved defensive team. 1. L Duran CF 2. R Bregman 3B 3. L Casas DH/1B 4. L Devers 1B/DH 5. R Campbell 2B 6. L Abreu RF / R Refsnyder LF (platoon) 7. R Story SS 8. L Yoshida LF/ R Rafaela RF (platoon) 9. R Wong Bench: Narvaez, DHam, Abreu or Refsnyder & Yoshida or Rafaela. If Anthony cracks the line-up, my guess is Yoshida and Rafaela sit, and Anthony bats 8th and plays CF v RHPs and RF vs LHPs. Better D at SS, 3B, 2B, RF and maybe 1B. Not worse anywhere.
  12. moonslav59
    This locks Bregman into 2B and does not mention LF as an option for Yoshida. It's more complicated than you make it out to be, if Devers keeps balking at moving off 3B. If Devers DH's, the Yoshida situation gest more complicated. I have confidence Cora will work it out, but there are a lot of moving parts, and that's not even talking about Campbell and Anthony breaking down the door, at some point.
  13. moonslav59
    True. I was talking about the mood of the posters on this site. I'm not worried about Devers or Bregman, as of now. It will work itself out. If Devers ends up at third base, you'll be hearing more, from me.
  14. moonslav59
    I meant Casas might think he is- not fangraphs.
  15. moonslav59
    Brez did add quite a bit, last year, too. Besides players on the 26, like Slaten, O'Neall, I Campbell, Chase Anderson & Weissert, he also added 40 man and farm depth that played in the bigs in '24- some did well, some so-so and some not-so-well: Criswell, Fitts, Romy, Westbrook, Gasper, Heineman, and of course, much criticized Grissom, among others. This winter was much more extensive and meaningful. Over half the 40 man roster players were not on it, when Brez took over.
  16. moonslav59
    Brez has made a pretty big impact on the 26 and 40 man roster, as well as the farm in less than 16 months.
  17. moonslav59
    It's too bad the mood of Sox nation went from pretty upbeat over the Bregman, Crochet and other additions to this.
  18. moonslav59
    Not surprising. What a hack.
  19. moonslav59
    All we've heard is DH and 3B, right? (so far)
  20. moonslav59
    If Devers still wants to be part of the action, then grab a 1Bman's mitt and attempt to bat out the worst defensive 1Bman in MLB- Casas- for the 1Bman's job. DH or pairshare Casas at DH.
  21. moonslav59
    If he's fat and out of shape, Cora has a good excuse to banish him to DH.
  22. moonslav59
    I know it is not a popular opinion, but if Devers does play DH near FT, playing Yoshida and Ref in LF could very well be the plan. Duran in CF and Abreu/Rafaela platooning RF. It's not a bad hitting or defensive OF. The bigger choice to make will be when Anthony is ready. If Devers plays at 3B, and Yoshida/Ref DH, now we may see Anthony and Campbell vice squeezing the OF. Rafaela as an expensive super utility guy is fine, but Abreu deserves to play vs RHPs, and so does Duran (vs both, IMO.).
  23. moonslav59
    It would be seen as a routine fly out.
  24. moonslav59
    I'm hoping this isn't nearly as big an issue as it is being made out to be, here. Sometimes, things are lost in translation, and certain phrases can be taken out of context. My wife is from Mexico, and I lived there for 4 years. I notice people often say "I won't do ____," and they mean, "If it was up to me, I would not do ____," and not that they would refuse to do it, if told to be their boss (or wife...lol.) I'm not saying this was the case, here. Devers clearly does not want to move positions, but the way his answers came across, might not be a totally accurate meaning for whathe thinks, or more importantly will think or do, going forward.
  25. moonslav59
    Would the Devers reaction be different, if he just signed with an Astros that still had Bregman on the roster? (Assuming there was no contract discussions over his pending position.) I can't help but think of ARod saying Jeter, a worse defender, can play SS over him- the better defender. Now, we see the better defender, Bregman, say I'll play where they tell me to play.
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