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  1. moonslav59
    A AAA closer is not a "real closer."
  2. moonslav59
    Foley was just sent to AAA.
  3. moonslav59
    On paper does not win games, granted, but it feels better looking good on paper in March than looking like a fringe 4th place team.
  4. moonslav59
    I fixed it for you.
  5. moonslav59
    Yes, a make believe closer holding the slot on a team without a "real closer."
  6. moonslav59
    Stick a fork in 'em. No Soto. No Cole. No Gil. No Torres, Cortes & Holmes. Stanton has two injuries. There aren't enough players to trade to get to a winning team in 2025. Toast.
  7. moonslav59
    Good point. They have perfected what Bloom could not do. Just keep having a winning records. Bloom had one, but I'm not totally convinced management was fully behind building winning teams, or at least not to the extent the Yankees were, especially with spending.
  8. moonslav59
    He wasn't very good at that, either.
  9. moonslav59
    Look where the projections were before the Bregman signing.
  10. moonslav59
    He knows I'm right and is in hiding. Jacko used to bash Boone and Cashman, a lot, in between supporting them and their long record of .500+ seasons.
  11. moonslav59
    I did not say he was successful. I said Bloom & Brez MAY have done a better job than Boone and cashman's who had the job of winning a ring, which they failed to do and are still around, unlike Bloom.
  12. moonslav59
    They had to try and sell the idea it was not a rebuild.
  13. moonslav59
    Agreed. You can't just skip ST'ing, get 1 or 2 starts in AAA and jump into the rotation.
  14. moonslav59
    Well, we do know Chapman and Hendriks are make believe closers.
  15. moonslav59
    The idea might be to trade him for someone in a similar situation as Story but at another position. I'm not expecting to get much in return, and adding a good prospect to sweeten the return has downfalls to it, too. I do think getting a guy like Murphy, who plays a position we need an upgrade at might be the push this team needs to get us in the conversation.
  16. moonslav59
    Yes, "back" means in AAA rehabbing for a few starts. Mid May might not even be realistic for 1 or 2 of these 3.
  17. moonslav59
    I would totally agree. We sucked. I do think the two management teams had two very different plans given to them, thus... "Apples to Oranges."
  18. moonslav59
    I know some posters do not think Abreu has much trade value, but I do. With our depth, we could also make it a 2 or 3 for one trade, involving 40 Man Roster players or prospects to sweeten the return. I don't want to decimate the depth, but we have some bottlenecks, now and will have more before too long. What could we get for Abreu, Cespedes and Mullins? What catcher might we get for Abreu, Wong and Romero? How about a real closer for Abreu, Grissom and Kelly? I'm not sure what is out there, and March-April are not typical months for big trades, so maybe we wait for nearer the deadline, but I do think something goes down, this year, unless we have so many injuries, we need these guys.
  19. moonslav59
    I know I'm letting the excitement of the fast- approaching opening day cloud my judgment, but I'm really liking our chances in the AL, this season. The rest of the AL looks to have gotten weaker, from the Yanks to the Indians, Astros and Orioles. Maybe the Jays and a couple other teams improved, but not by much. My hopes are as much about how bad I think they are as I think we are better. Yes, we lost Jansen, Martin, O'Neal and Pivetta, but we lost a lot of deadweight, too, and if you total up the PAs and IP, we lost more bad than good, except for the pen. I may sound like a broken record, but I'm loving our depth, that extends beyond the 40 Man Roster, this year to Anthony, Mayer, Fulmer, several other pitchers and the Thompson-Eaton-Toro trio. I think our offense is better. Our defense should be way better and may jump 15 slots in the rankings. Our rotation is as good as it's been since 2018. Our pen looks shaky, especially at closer, but it is deep and may get help from starters used in the pen. I've always been high on Cora, and Brez seems like he knows what he's doing. GO SOX! Let's win this thing!
  20. moonslav59
    Of course that matters. Spending matters. Both management teams had different tasks given to them. One could argue Bloom and Brez rebuilt a formidable team going forward- the task given to them. One could argue Boone and cashman failed at the task given to them- win a WS or get there often. I'm glad they kept both of these guys and expect the same results.
  21. moonslav59
    It might depend on how well or poorly, Rafaela, Abreu and Story are doing, too. (Health, too.)
  22. moonslav59
    You think his stock is as high as it will ever be?
  23. moonslav59
    Apples to oranges. I'm thrilled the Yankees' management has not changed.
  24. moonslav59
    We'll see when these guys come back, hopefully in April, who might be moved to the pen or demoted to AAA.
  25. moonslav59
    Ref and Bregman are the only two everyday players with less than 3 years of control. Hell, Yoshida is crowded out of a spot on the 26, already. (I think he gets 20 days in rehab after the IL stint, then what?) I think some trades will be made- maybe this summer (Abreu or Story?)
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