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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. moonslav59
    It's too bad the mood of Sox nation went from pretty upbeat over the Bregman, Crochet and other additions to this.
  4. moonslav59
    Not surprising. What a hack.
  5. moonslav59
    All we've heard is DH and 3B, right? (so far)
  6. 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.
  7. moonslav59
    If he's fat and out of shape, Cora has a good excuse to banish him to DH.
  8. 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.).
  9. moonslav59
    It would be seen as a routine fly out.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. moonslav59
    Maybe best "overall" 3Bman.
  13. moonslav59
    That would be a sight to see!
  14. moonslav59
    Let's give Devers some time to let this settle. Nobody can blame him for being upset, especially in light of the promises made to him a couple years ago. Sure, we wish he handled it differently, but given time, I think his position will soften. If not, we'll have to deal with it- one way or another. One quote not reposted, often was this by Raffy... "... I'm open to listening..."
  15. moonslav59
    It's the only way he plays, if Devers is at DH.
  16. moonslav59
    I think he will, too. Let the anger wear off. Give it time. He will hear what others are saying and maybe get more angry, but I think he comes around. I hope he keeps enjoying the game he seems to really love playing.
  17. moonslav59
    Sounds like they did not. They talked to him on Friday. He said, “It was definitely a surprise,”
  18. moonslav59
    Didn't Devers say this was the first he heard of it?
  19. moonslav59
    We will almost certainly add a pitcher from outside the system, during the season, but I am not sure we have ever had this many pitchers who look like they could see some time in the bigs, already in the system.
  20. moonslav59
    Kinda the point, eh?
  21. moonslav59
    Hard not to get giddy over the path our farm system is taking.
  22. moonslav59
    Agreed, but you do try to get that best employee to make less mistakes, right? Nobody knows how long Devers will be upset, or to what extreme. I, for one, can't blame him, since the team made promises to him, just a couple years ago. I will ask, what about the vet that has been around as long as Devers and is really great at one aspect of his job and pretty damn good at the others- Bregman? Just because he seems willing to do what the team asks, and knew going in he may play 2B, does not change the fact that he is may be asked/told to move from his sweet spot. Bregman is a real pro and a great teammate. He's willing to do what is asked, so his stake means nothing in this whole choice thing?
  23. moonslav59
    This is one reason I have suggested offering him a try at 1B, but at this point, I'm not sure if that only fans the flames or makes it better.
  24. moonslav59
    I totally understand Raffy being upset, especially in light of hearing him say he had a "really good" defensive season, last year. I have said the same thing: they should have spoken to him, as soon as they felt Bregman coming to Boston was a real possibility. (Maybe they always felt Bregman was a longshot, so they felt, why upset Raffy over nothing, but waiting a few days after signing him was not wise. I hope Raffy decides to do what is best for the team. There is one aspect to this situation that is not really pertinent: Devers does not need to stay at 3B to build up value for a big FA payday, ahead. He has his big contract that will pay him the same, whether he's a DH, a 1Bman or a 3Bman. I hope this does not turn into a long-standing cluster ____.
  25. moonslav59
    When I say I don't think he is the pouting type, it's just my opinion. He seems like a happy-go-lucky type person. Sure, he is upset, and may show signs of that for a while, but how long that goes on will determine if he's "pouting" or not. Of course, none of us know how he will continue feeling, if we decide to move him, and that's why I made sure I worded my statement like an opinion and said the words "seems like." If this comes to the point where he is being very stubborn or even says he will want to be traded, if moved, then we move into a whole new realm on the decision, and my opinion on Devers will change 180.
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