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What’s up with Bogey? Not hearing much on that “botched” non signing, lately.
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DD almost traded Betts in 2019. To me, that is all the evidence I need to know the Betts trade was not on the GM position. There is enough other fodder to lob at Bloom to last for pages and pages… oh wait, been there- done that.
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2024 MLB Draft
moonslav59 replied to Fan_since_Boggs's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
It’s hard to know much about how these picks will do, but on paper it looks like an A draft, especially when we did not have a top 12 pick. -
At worst, he’s better than30 number 13’s on each staff.
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It will be interesting to see just how few teams will be sellers and the large amount of teams buying and driving up the return costs. Don’t be surprised if all we get is a 5/6 starter and cheap RHB.
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Brez was key in getting Bailey, so sabotaging does not fit. I did not intend my list of added pitchers, outside of homegrowns to say we have done great, but just to point out that it hasn’t been all bad. If we are getting these results from the 2024 staff via sabotage, then I hope we see more of it over the next 10 years. I’m thinking DD was wrongly criticised for “neglecting the farm,” some called it even worse. I’m thinking some of Bloom’s moves are looking a little better, now, too. Had Whitlock and Martin not gotten hurt, it might look even better. Brez did add Criswell and Slaten.
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When is the last time we drafted so few middle IFers in the first 7 picks?
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I seriously doubt we even consider a big three trade at this deadline, maybe not even this winter, when those sorts of trades are much more common.
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as a hitter and pitcher?
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Except, he had multiple different injuries, some not baseball related. Hard for a GM to be blamed for that part..
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Our GMs have gotten a few pitching additions correct, and most were pre Brez. DD and Bloom got most of em… We have more good homegrown pitchers that are decent to very good in over a decade. We acquired some good ones after Nate: Pivetta Whitlock Schreiber Bernardino Kelly Wink Wacha Strahm Hill Jansen Martin And more…
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I’m not defending Sox GMs for their pitching choices, but not every choice that fails should be called “incompetence.”
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We could also trade for a closer or 1/2 type RPer.
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I wasn’t saying what JH will allow Brezhnev to do; I’m saying what I would do.
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IMO, trading prospects guideline should look like this: (Can add lower level prospects in package) For #1 SP with 3.5 yrs of control: 1 from Anthony, Mayer, Keel (maybe KCampbell and Cespedes) For #1 SP with 2.5 yrs of control: 1 from KC, Cespedes and maybe Bleis. Rentals: anyone below #6 with the right return.
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There is no reason we cannot add another pitcher- even a high priced one, except for JHs stinginess. If you look at the numbers from our FAs to be in 2024 only, Martin and Pivetta will not be expensive to replace. Replacing O’Neill plus another good RHB will cost more than O’Neill’s 2024 contract. Replacing the 2024 Jansen, in kind, will be costly, but doing so should still leave enough room to add an ace or two solid SPers. In short, our needs will be: SP Closer RHB (SS/2B) RHB (1B/OF) We could swap a LHB OF for a RHB OF or 1B/OF at no added cost. We can do this all and stay below the tax line, but if we can spend beyond the line, I’m thinking very good things for our near and far future!
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Almost as fun to watch as the Sox win!
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What, no SS taken?
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7/14 KC @ Sox 1:25PM ET
moonslav59 replied to SPLENDIDSPLINTER's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
Yes, you did stay pretty high on the Sox, through the winter. I guess you had to to defend your Bloom loving ass!!! LOL! This joke does lead me to wonder if Bloom’s final grade is inching higher as some of his additions are finally coming through or improving. DHam is making the Renfroe trade look better. Wong is giving us some value that Downs failed to give. Abreu has been buttah! Ref is killing the opponents! Pivetta is doing okay. Kelly is doing real well. Jansen is better than 2023. Bernardino & Booser have helped. Wink has been okay. Many Bloom prospects have jumped, this season. -
Only 5 teams in MLB have less losses than the Sox. Some say the league is weak. Some say we only beat bad teams. Some say letting our stars go makes having fun very difficult. Some point to this weakness or that as reason to lose hope. Look at 4 of the 5 teams with less losses: LAD 1 less loss NYY 2 less BAL 4 less CLE 5 less Note: we are tied in losses with the mighty Braves, led by some stud named Sale. We are also tied with M & Ms: MIN & MIL
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We have not gotten great results from that trade, yet, but making room for Abreu, Rafaela and Ref worked like a charm.
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7/14 KC @ Sox 1:25PM ET
moonslav59 replied to SPLENDIDSPLINTER's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
Great game! Bello looked decent, and the team usually finds ways to win with him on the mound. Let’s hope the break lets us recharge the batteries and come out wailing on the Dodgers. Are we all enjoying this, yet? -
I do think we can get key additions by trading prospects below number 6. If we truly believe in our young players on the 26, now and the top 6 prospects, then many of the prospects below #6 are clearly blocked. One could argue Bleis is blocked, too. Duran, Rafaela, Abreu and Ref for one more year to transition to Anthony. One could argue Campbell and Cespedes are or could be blocked, but I’d hold onto them. Their upside seems enormous. The problem with trading Bleis is that his stock is not all that high, right now. Yes, it could go down, but the return for Bleis might not be all that great. The Schwarber, Nate and Pearce trades are examples of mid level prospects bringing significant help, but often those level trades fail to make a difference. I still think this is the path we should take. Bleis only for a 1.5 year+ SPer- add lower prospects to improve the return. A package of 7 or lower prospects for rentals. Needs: 1. SP 2. SP 3. RP 4. RHB (SS, 1B or 2B)
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I’m not a firm believer in the playoffs are a crapshoot theory, although recent years have supported that theory, but I do not think this is a sell year. This team has a certain feel to it that screams, to me at least, a special quality not captured by stats or metrics. I call it heart and soul, but I’m not sure those are the right words. I think we have a shot to repeat 2021’s run of even better. Now, if we finish July going 2-11 or maybe even4-9, I might change my mind, but this should be a but year. IMO, we should not trade Anthony, Mayer, Teel, Campbell or Cespedes, unless it is for a SPer with 2.5+ years of control. Bleis is borderline, maybe for a pitcher with1.5 years left and a decent contract. After Bleis, I might risk a rental trade. I think our 7 and below prospects can get some very significant help at the deadline. We got Schwarber for Aldo Ramirez. We got Nate and Pearce for Berks and Espinal
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As long as we don’t have to trades top 7 prospect for Nate of Kikuchi, I’m okay with it, but yes, trying to get a pitcher with more control years is a better plan, and way more costly, as in needing to trade a top 3 prospect and more, or 2-3 prospects between 4-10. Those types of trades are usually easier and less costly in the winter- not the deadline.
