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  1. moonslav59
    Didn't Devers say this was the first he heard of it?
  2. 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.
  3. moonslav59
    Kinda the point, eh?
  4. moonslav59
    Hard not to get giddy over the path our farm system is taking.
  5. 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?
  6. 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.
  7. 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 ____.
  8. 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.
  9. moonslav59
    To fire back, "We have new leadership, now" is kinda in your face. They should have spoken to Raffy while in talks with Bregman, but I guess if the idea was they were going to move him, no matter what he wants, maybe it's not such a big deal. I don't see Devers pouting or demanding a trade over this, but stranger things have happened.
  10. moonslav59
    How many "best employees" lead the industry in mistakes made on the job? Then, have that employee say "How dare you try to move me to a new position where mistakes are impossible to make?"
  11. moonslav59
    Another Bregman thread?
  12. moonslav59
    I'm hopeful, Devers will hear all the banter and come around to seeing what is best for the team. Lost in all this is the fact that Bregman has been around as long as Devers and has pride, too. He earned the pride in his defense at 3B. If this wasn't about a near best defensive 3Bman vs a near worst defensive 3Bman, maybe the choice would be murkier, but Bregman at 3B clearly makes us better. If we have to start factoring in how much a pouting Devers might hurt the team, then we find something out about Devers. This should never be part of the equation, but Devers has made it one. I'm sure Cora (and maybe Brez) will have a sit-down to try and convince Devers what is best for the team, and maybe try to get him to try a 1Bman's mitt, if he really hates DH, so much. I'm hopeful, Raffy comes around. He does not seem like the pouting type or a super egomaniac. The part that got me is when he said he felt he was a good fielder, last year. "Good" vs what? High school or college? We should not have to force feed Campbell into the OF, either. There is more to this than just Raffy vs Bregman at 3B.
  13. moonslav59
    We have a ton of arms coming into ST'ing. Some have low levels of promise, but others have moderate to higher levels. I like the idea of keeping the ones that look good in March. Let's not force ourselves into a Luis Garcia, Lucas Sims, Rich Hill and James Paxton situation in 2025. (not to mention Brad keller, Bailey Horn and others.)
  14. moonslav59
    I'm assuming, after this trade, we'd trade 2 from our 12 SP'ers for something else. Devers and Yoshida for Gilbert or Kirby and Haniger. (Maybe we could throw in some cash.)
  15. moonslav59
    If the medical staff knew about this, checked it out, and determined he did not need surgery, I have no issues. If not, there's sum 'splainin' to do.
  16. moonslav59
    You wish
  17. moonslav59
    Maybe, after a few days, we'll hear a new position from Raffy.
  18. moonslav59
    He was on his way to a career best OPS in '24, before the injury, and maybe they figure inflation.
  19. moonslav59
    So, he's owed about $32M per year and worth about $34.5M/yr.
  20. moonslav59
    Sox OPS vs LHPs 2024 1.179 O'Neall (156 PAs) GONE .941 Refsnyder (145) Some think he should/might be bumped. .897 Romy (130) Mayb not get a chance in '25 .877 Wong (152) May not repeat this in '25 .772 Jansen (43) GONE .758 Casas (61) Should see more time in '25 (Bregman .712 w HOU) .686 Devers (230) Seems like an outlier .665 Duran (230) Stilla FT'er .603 Raafela (152) Reverse splits .565 Yoshida (108) Was okay in '23 .532 Abreu (67) May not get a chance to play FT .532 DHam (50) Should not start vs LHPs 2023-2024 Returning Players Only: .886 Refsnyder .879 Romy .794 Casas .749 Devers .721 Wong (Bregman .704) .680 Duran .669 Yoshida .619 Grissom .610 Rafaela .573 Story .539 DHam .494 Abreu 2022-2024 .910 Ref .879 Romy .772 Casas .746 Devers .743 Story (Bregman .704) .694 Wong .669 Yoshida .650 Duran .539 DHam .514 Abreu
  21. moonslav59
    There are examples of winning without a top closer, but with the Sox... Foulke Papelbon Uehara Kimbrel
  22. moonslav59
    I like the 4 set-up men more than the 3, with one closing. I also think it takes a special kind of pitchers to handle getting that last out of the game, even if it is vs the 9 guy not the #2 or 4 guy.
  23. moonslav59
    Agreed. There are parts I felt, "uh-oh," but others it seemed like he was not going to go to war over this. The past regime promised him "long term 3B," and that was 2 years ago. I think that was the plan, until Bregman entered the picture, but that doesn't really change Devers' perspective.
  24. moonslav59
    This seems a bit encouraging.
  25. moonslav59
    1B Devers & Casas (DH when not playing 1B) 2B Campbell (DHam-Romy platoon, if Campbell starts 2025 off the 40 and in AAA) SS Story (with Mayer or Rafaela as the sub) 3B Bregman (near GG quality is the obvious choice, to me.)
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