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  1. moonslav59
    The Criswell addition worked better than expected.
  2. moonslav59
    A lot can happen in 6 weeks, but it sure looks bleak, now. We do still play many teams just ahead of us, not that it makes anything easier. The Royals guessed right on their pitching choices, last winter, and are being rewarded for it.
  3. moonslav59
    You don't get booted for just saying what someone said.
  4. moonslav59
    I wasn't there. Why not tell us?
  5. moonslav59
    He said, "Yell at Henry, not US!"
  6. moonslav59
    Exactly. There was now way, he could claim ignorance.
  7. moonslav59
    Hate is a strong word, and I'd have given my left nut for just one ring up to the time JH came here. I seriously doubt we have even one, without him, so I cannot hate the man. I just hate what he's been doing for 6-7 years. Plus, the farm and foundation give me some optimism, and I can't believe any GM is too stupid to not insist on trading from our everyday strength to build up our weak link area- pitching. I do not think Brez is dumb, just because many of his biggest winter and deadline deals back-fired.
  8. moonslav59
    I think everyone agrees that Brez missed the boat on quality and quantity rotation additions, last winter, and when you count trading Sale away, the net additions were close to zero. These were the starting pitchers we had, before the known injuries: Giolito Bello Pivetta Crawford Whitlock Houck Mata Murphy Criswell Anderson Walter, Gambrell, Alexander, Fitts, Van Belle, Wikelman/Perales/Penrod It's not like the list was just 7 deep, but we did find out many were injured and others were known to not be the types that could give us even 120+ IP, let alone 150+. The biggest shock was doing nothing to replace Gio, when he was the one guy who might have given us 170 IP. Whitlock was lost after 4 starts, but that should not have been shocking, as you have pointed out, correctly, several times. Brez did put some focus on the pen, but even there, we ran into issues and injuries.
  9. moonslav59
    Yes, and I thought we had a good shot back in early July. I'm just saying I don't think anyone said they thought the would make it, as in even "pretty sure."
  10. moonslav59
    Cora is probably the only one who dares speak his mind.
  11. moonslav59
    We even graduated some decent pitchers, but yes, we have seen a pretty impressive uptick of significant farm infusion in recent years. I'm sure I left some people off this list, but here is a stab at listing meaningful call-ups over the years: 2016: Beni 2017: Devers, Brian Johnson, H Velazquez, Josh Taylor 2018: Marcus Walden, Beeks (traded) 2019: Dalbec, Chavis, DHern 2020: Houck 2021: Duran, Whitlock, Wong 2022: Crawford, Winckowski 2023: Casas, Bello, Kelly, E Valdez 2024: Abreu, Rafaela, Slaten, DHam, Booser Certainly more in RED, recently. Maybe 2025 blows these other best years out of the water.
  12. moonslav59
    Is there a single poster that has said they expect us to make the playoffs? I'm not sure I heard anyone say that, even before the ASB.
  13. moonslav59
    Yes, indeed. The last legit non-homegrown starter we added to the team was Nate at the 2018 deadline. Granted, we did not see a big hole in the rotation going into 2019, so we can't say the rotation neglect started then, but the pen neglect did. The list of names is pretty sad, with the best ones being via trade (Pivetta) and Rule 5 (Whitlock.) The best FA addition was Wacha. That's it for over 5 years! This is not rocket science. Everyone has known this was our weakest area, every season since 2020. Very little has been done to fix it.
  14. moonslav59
    Who among them is not a "yes man?"
  15. moonslav59
    Second half records: 8-13 this year (53-42 1st half) 30-41 2023 (48-43 1st half) 30-39 2022 (48-45 1st half)
  16. moonslav59
    He's not going anywhere, anytime soon, and that's a fact.
  17. moonslav59
    According to soxprospects.com, these prospects will be MLB ready, next season: Early '25: Mayer, Teel, Meidroth Mid '25: Anthony, Fitts Late '25: Campbell, Dobbins, Jordan, Penrod Already seen time in the bigs: Sogard & Horn Graduated in '24: Rafaela, Abreu, Slaten, DHam & Booser
  18. moonslav59
    The fans in Portland will be bummed. I wonder how long they stay with Woo. If another year of control is at stake, maybe we hold off on some MLB promotions in 2025, a little bit.
  19. moonslav59
    Of all the naysayers on this site, this clown chooses me to call out for "bailing" when I never even came close to saying or implying it. (Not that there is anything wrong with bailing, anyway.)
  20. moonslav59
    He sure looked pretty good for almost a full calendar year.
  21. moonslav59
    They will try to sell the idea that Gio, Henriks and Fulmer were the big additions for 2025. The sham will go on.
  22. moonslav59
    So, opening day 2025, it stops?
  23. moonslav59
    Will it ever end?
  24. moonslav59
    He was, and that was a pretty hefty signing, back then. The mid level signings carried that team, too.
  25. moonslav59
    POR pulled off a 9-8 win. Campbell & Anthony both went 2-4 with a homer and BB (Anthony also 2B'd). Teel went 3-5 w a 2B. Woo's game was suspended, down 4-2 after a 2 run Dalbec homer. GRE was shut out 5-0. SAL is up 2-0 with Arias 2 for 2 with 2 rbi. Duffy went a strong 5 IP w 7 Ks and 0 BBs (3 hits and 0 runs)
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