Jump to content
Talk Sox
  • Create Account

moonslav59

Old-Timey Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    106,850

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    142

 Content Type 

Profiles

Boston Red Sox Videos

2026 Boston Red Sox Top Prospects Ranking

Boston Red Sox Free Agent & Trade Rumors, Notes, & Tidbits

Guides & Resources

2025 Boston Red Sox Draft Pick Tracker

News

2026 Boston Red Sox Draft Tracker: Picks & Bonuses

Forums

Blogs

Events

Store

Downloads

Gallery

Everything posted by moonslav59

  1. moonslav59
    Reports said he almost immediately regretted signing with BOS, but Manny often looked very happy on the team, especially after winning multiple rings. I agree, they botched the communication or position changes, and the Bloom promise made was a factor from the Devers' perspective, but the team needed him to change positions to make the club better. It seemed obvious the team was better with Bregman at 3B and Devers at DH or 1B. The point is, even if you think the position change idea is wrong, do you really think it's okay for a player to refuse a move? To then call out the GM publically? To then show up his next team's manager over a PR'er sent out to help the team win? The guy became a cancer, seemingly overnight. Even if he had good reasons to be upset, he still became a cancer. To me, that is beyond debate. He is a cancer and just about every SFG fan is aware of that, now. They'd gladly undo the trade.
  2. moonslav59
    I'm not ashamed of really liking Devers and wanting us to finally keep one of our stars, after losing Betts, Bogey and countless others. I was glad we extended him. I also wanted him moved off 3B for longer than my "Devers Forevers" chant. He always seemed like a fun-loving player who loved the game and was a natural hitter, despite some flaws in his approach. I never expected him to sour and not want to do what what the team management felt was best for the team. Call that flipping and flopping, if you want, but there is no denying the situation changed. Even if you think Brez or the team was 100% at fault for the situation, and you felt he was best used at DH or 3B and not 1B, the team wanted him at 1B and he refused. In what world does anyone think that's okay and that kind of player should return to the team? I'm fine with being called a flip-flop on this issue, but wanting him back is worse than silly- it's absurd.
  3. moonslav59
    I've seen smaller sample sizes than this used to make a point, but there is also this: His last 20 games in BOS: .706 OPS. He's hit .786 with SFG since the trade. Those 35 dingers would be helpful, but the idea of him staying or returning to BOS is about as silly as can be. No disrespect intended towards anyone, but come on. Devers in BOS is a silly idea. The same guy who claim my suggested trade offers should be viewed as predictions and I've been wrong on all of them is supporting the idea that Devers in BOS is a good idea. Can I call him/them wrong, because it will never happen? LMAO!
  4. moonslav59
    We are just a few weeks away from the deadline, now. A while ago, I asked if adding B Lowe and Jeffers (two reasonable targets that would not cost an arm and a leg) might make us playoff worthy. After the last two games, I'm thinking we'd need a lot more than that, and it's just not worth giving up future assets to make a string stab at something special in 2026. I guess that could change if we can win a few series in a row, but so far this year, we have won just two series in a row, once, and that was way back in early April. It appears we are more than two decent players away from serious AL contention, but in a league like this maybe taking a stab might work. Right now, I'm in sell mode.
  5. moonslav59
    I brought up the two contracts as a point that their wasted money is less than Bichette's or Bregman's would have been. I'd rather have Bregman or Bichette playing on the team than KC and Bello on the farm desperately fighting to become relevant again, but not at their contractual costs. I might not want either one at half their contract costs.
  6. moonslav59
    Hansen is going to be the next Harrison?
  7. moonslav59
    You think he was happy? You can't possibly be serious.
  8. moonslav59
    DFA Watson and add Sandoval to the 40 and 26. Add Bello to the 26 (Demote Gamboa.) One starts and the other tries to bolster the pen by eating innings in chunks. Maybe one or both can build up trade value. DFA or trade Yoshida and add Ward to the 40 and 26. By the deadline, trade Gray, Coulombe, Sandoval & IKF (the one and dones.) Trade Duran. Consider trading Chapman, Contreras and Bello, but don't hand them away for the bets offer, if it's not a good one. Go into the next winter with the idea that several major trades will be needed, and hope Brez hits on his top 3-4 moves, again. (I know- fat chance, right?)
  9. moonslav59
    I've been flopping between buy and sell the last week or so. Right now, I'm thinking sell. Trading for controlled players at the deadline is too costly. Better to sell, and then wheel and deal this winter. It's one thing Brez does a lot of, and he did pretty well, last winter, with his trades. The Suarez signing looks like the best major FA signing since JD. Say what you want about Brez and the team record, but selling prospects for rentals seems like a really bad idea.
  10. moonslav59
    It's easy to add him to the 40 from the 60 day IL, but I'd be fine with Bello first, and let Sandoval get another start in the minors.
  11. moonslav59
    It's hard to take this seriously.
  12. moonslav59
    You assume he'd hit like he has with SFG in a place where he was very unhappy, while being openly abused (LOL) by his employers. Of all the batters in MLB hitting .763 or better, why chose the most unwanted guy in the sport? BTW, Connor Wong has a higher OPS, which is not saying I think he's a better hitter, but come on! Devers?!?!? (Willson & Ceddanne are above .763, too and Abreu is almost equal.)
  13. moonslav59
    ...and then he gets bashed for trading away the likes of Harrison & Drohan- two pitchers nobody had in out top 9-10 SP'er depth charts. I do agree we came up at least one move short- the big bat we needed sorely. By trade or signing, we needed one more big move. In hindsight, add Duran or Bello to what we gave up for Oviedo and maybe we could have gotten BLowe or Donovan (and hoped that Donovan stayed healthy.) The signing part would have been trickier.
  14. moonslav59
    Ooops. Good catch.
  15. moonslav59
    His bat is not what you remember it to be. The circus environment would be horrific.
  16. moonslav59
    Salem has really been struggling to compete, of late. It was nice to see them break out.
  17. moonslav59
    They have done well, but I have no regrets switching from MIL to BOS back in the early 70's.
  18. moonslav59
    Hickey hit two homers and Uberstine pitched 3 strong relief innings, tonight. Gasper and Ward homered, too. Ziehl pitched very well in POR's loss. 5IP 6H 1ER, 1BB, 8K Witherspoon got roughed up a bit. Mayers, too.
  19. moonslav59
    The teams that killed us: 1-5 TOR, TBR, MIN, HOU 2-4 ATL Plus records vs... 3-0 KCR 5-4 NYY 2-1 CLE, MIL, SEA, STL & TEX
  20. moonslav59
    Maybe this would have got us into the playoffs: Sign: Suarez, Caratini & Murakami (No IKF) Trade for Gray & Contreras, but also Jh Garcia, Travieso and Duran for BLowe.not Oviedo. C: Caratini, Narvaez & Wong 1B Contreras (Murakami) 2B Lowe 3B Durbin SS Story/Mayer (Seigler-Monasterio) LF Anthony (Yoshida) CF Rafaela RF Abreu DH Murakami
  21. moonslav59
    Most of us wanted 2-3 big bats or 3 upgrades at the least. We got one in Contreras. We also added Coulombe to the pen, but yes, just about all of us felt Brez neglected the pen. The idea that SP'er depth can be used to fill pen needs never seems to work out. To me, the hindsight solutions would have been... Schwarber- fat chance he comes to BOS, unless we blow PHI away, which would likely mean no Suarez, so how much does Schwarber minus Suarez add? BLowe- he was talked about some Murakami- almost everyone disliked the idea. Arraez- was roundly laughed at as an idea for a Sox winter addition. Somehow, Brez would have to have obtained Murakami and B Lowe and still have enough to afford Willson, Sonny & Ranger.
  22. moonslav59
    I'd think Bello over Sandoval makes more sense, too.
  23. moonslav59
    They are examples of money not always bringing wins (NYM) or making the future look bleak (PHI,) but many teams spend a lot and win. Some teams win without spending much, and that seems to be what type of team JH wants us to become, but even with moderate spending, we can't seem to win on a consistent basis. Speaking of consistent winning, we've only won two series in a row, once- way back in early April when we won 2 of 3 from MIL and then 2 or 3 from STL.
  24. moonslav59
    The first thing I'd want to do with this line-up is trade Devers.
  25. moonslav59
    I fully agree that Brez dropped the ball on adding another big bat or two. (I wanted two more.) I've mentioned the "moves not made" as the major negative to his off season, and why despite 3 very nice ("singular," I called them) major additions, I give him only a B-.
×
×
  • Create New...