moonslav59

Big hit (edit: out), by "Forevers!"

I liked the idea more than Devers to 1B, even before this fiasco. Devers to 1B makes way for Refsnyder to play DH, instead of RF vs LHPs. I guess Yoshida might evnetually fill the role vs RHPs, but who does, now? Campbell at 1B makes way for Mayer. Looks like a no brainer for 2025. (THis from a guy who has been saying Devers to 1B for many years.)

He played in about 130 games in his first 3 farm seasons. He's 20.

Some nice D by the Sox, tonight.

Indeed. MLB.com just predicted the A's to win the ALW, so anybody and everybody has a shot in May.

Asking Red to define a word... GOOD ONE! LMAO!

It's not "phrasing" anything. I'm defining what "lie" means to those who may not know. The only other meaning is to rest in a horizontal position. Is that the meaning you intended?

Cespedes (#15) and Nunez (#41) have a chance to jump in the rankings, this year.

It's not a lie, unless the statement was purposely said, knowing it was wrong. Maybe, Bloom really planned on playing Devers at 3B for 4, 5, 6 or even more years. I think Brez intended Devers to never pick up a glove, this year, but why not learn from Bloom's boo-boo?

I mean, AGon played RF, when they asked. Come on, guys!

The worst part of the trade would be JH not spending the savings.

Yes, and hopefully his inner circle of friends tell him the bitter truth.

Only the best players can say "I won't" do what you ask me to do. Sad.

Early June is not early May, and waiver pick-ups are shots in the dark that occasionally work out. Deals and signings like Dom Smith, Garrett Cooper and Anthony Rizzo are more like the norm. I do not see BAL trading O'Hearn to us.

Like Ceddanne, this guy is a tremendous defensive player, so maybe his bat need not be all that good to still be a big plus in the bigs, someday.

That's basically it in a nutshell. Sure, we do have other options, but it's not for Devers to demand a different option than the one his bosses chose, perhaps just temporarily. It's not easy making traded in early May. Someone mentioned the "rental" O'Hearn from BAL, but BAL is just 6 GB a wildcard slot, and why would they help a team ahead of them in early May? "Go get another 1Bman," right now means Anthony Rizzo. Maybe Dalbec or Chavis can be obtained. Sure, those are better options than Devers.... NOT!

Silly you. Now you talk of DFA'ing someone over one incident, and for all we know, he may end up at 1B, anyway. Not doing what is best for the team is not being a bad teammate. Good one. One of your best.

Once again, you create a position I do not hold. I want Campbell at 1B not Devers. I also want the GM and manager to run the team, and not a player. If they want Devers at 1B, I feel he should do what his basses want. Keep "loving it, loving it, loving it" all you want, but this is not good for the team and all Sox fans, but one: you.

For 37-39 players on the roster, correctomundo. "Outta town" is not easy for a $300M man. The best we could get is prospects, and that is not what this team needs.

Indeed. Even if Casas never plays for Boston, again, it doesn't mean Devers will be the permanent 1Bman. It's easier to find a plus 1Bman in the winter- not in early May. I was thinking- perhaps just hoping- Devers would want to play 1B over DH'ing, since he seemed to say he liked being on the field, when the opps were at bat. Who knows, maybe if he ends up playing there, he will like it. We may never find out. In all likelihood, Devers was always destined to end up at DH by the end of his deal. It happened sooner than he expected, and sooner than maybe what Bloom & Co. promised or intended. Things change in life, and his defense at 3B was not improving. Somehow, he fooled himself into thinking he was a decent or good enough 3Bman on defense, but he wasn't, and that aspect of his game hurt the team. He was still always a big overall plus, but moving him to DH helped the team. Now, moving him to 1B could help the team. Personally, despite me talking about Devers to 1B for a half a decade, I'd prefer Campbell at 1B to make way for Mayer, if Brez and Cora think Devers at 1B is the better solution, then that is what any good teammate should do. Does Papi need to have a sitdown with Devers? I'm not sure Cora, alone can get him to agree to the idea. Maybe, Devers will eventually come around, but the team does not need this, right now, or ever.

It seems weird that Brez had to go against statements/promises made by Bloom to Devers about him being the "long term" (or whatever words were used) 3Bman, and then he repeats the same mistake by telling Devers to "put his glove away for the whole season," knowing Casas is a china doll, and we have no 1B depth in the system. I think Brez was dumb on this but not a liar. I think Devers is not being a team player, and if he wants the fans on his side, he might want to reconsider his stance, as he did with the whole DH fiasco.

I seriously doubt any GM or manager ever makes a promise that say "forever." Every player, coach, manager and GM knows situations change and so do what may be asked of players based on those changes. BTW, it's not a lie, unless the statement made was known to ne untrue by the person saying it. If the person meant what they said, but changed their mind, usually based on a changing dynamic, it was not a lie. I know some like to invent their own meanings to words, but I think the idea was that Devers would be the FT DH, all season, They meant what they told him, and I supposed they should have, could have and maybe even did says something like, "This is what we want you to do, all year, but things can change." I happen to think that is something everyone should assume, but apparently, every contingency needs to be spelled out for some players and supposed fans of the Sox. I'm not sure I ever saw a fan cheer on strife in a team, but hey, I'm open-minded: have at it.

Cheering on insubordination is so "you."

MLB OPS Leaders at the 20% mark in the season: 1.241 Judge (almost 160 points ahead!) 1.085 Alonso (some here wanted him signed) 1.032 Ohtani (does this guy never slump?) .989 Aranda (the Rays' 1Bman) .988 Bregman (the notorious "slow starter.") .977 Schwarber (cue the what if) .959 Carroll (the man from AZ) .950 Abreu (glad we didn't trade him) 35. Devers .834 (Didn't take long to "learn his new position") Some top ERA Leaders: 1.05 Fried, 1.116 Senga, 1.48 Mahle, 1.67 H Brown 6. Yamamoto 1.80 7. Pivetta 2.01 8. Crochet 2.02 9. Nate 2.03 10. Luzardo 2.11 19. M Boyd 2.75 21. Imanaga 2.82 22. Lugo 2.84 28. Wacha 2.96 29. Sugano 3.00 35. Woo 3.25 & 37. Castillo 3.29 Near the bottom: Verlander 4.50, Nola 4.61, Cease 4.91 and.... 2nd to last at 79: Houck 6.10

I was thinking maybe Mullins and Kelly.