moonslav59
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And Brez did not easily about to brush off Sale’s recent 4 year history. He thought he was stabilising the rotation, but if failed on 3 sides at once: Gio out for the yr Sale pitching like Chris Freakin’ Sale Grissom looking like Jeter Downs the second
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I made myself very clear all through the winter I was not happy with our winter moves on pitching. That does not mean I think the Sale deal “made no sense at all.” I was not a Gio fan but appreciated the effort to go more than$10M/1. It was a major swing and miss but an effort, nonetheless. I was the guy that wanted 3 SPers added and guys like Whitlock and Crawford starting in the pen. I knew it would never happen but I thought maybe 2 would be nice. I had hoped for Lugo and Imanaga but also liked the idea of Monty or Gray. We fell way short of my wishes. I’d probably have given the totality of our rotation moves a 2.
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There is a lot of luck involved, too. That’s not to say mistakes were not made. I was not a big Gio fan, but I never expected less than 150 IP, let slo e zero!
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IMO, K Campbell is at least our number 8 prospect, and anyone under him could be trade at the deadline for a rental. I would not consider trading a top 8 for any rental.
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Saw the Alex Speier headline on the Sox big three being close to promotions to AAA. I’m kind of expecting 2 or 3 to be promoted, any day.
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IMO, last winter produced some very good SPer signings, many the under the radar types, like Lugo, Imanaga and several others. Some had lower AAVs than Gio. Of course this is hindsight, but many of us advocated for some of the mid level deals that could have been made while keeping us under the tax line. These lost chances may have also brightened the next season or two, as well. It didn’t have to be all about 2024.
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I agree, but my point was that JH is not doing anything new, here. The bigger change over the last 5 years is that 5-6 other teams decided to go nutty on spending.
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Nice post, as always. It is possible for a deal to make sense, then flop.
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6/30 Padres @ SOX 1:35PM ET
moonslav59 replied to SPLENDIDSPLINTER's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
I’m glad I did not have to use the line… Wink man, Wink man Charade you are… -
6/30 Padres @ SOX 1:35PM ET
moonslav59 replied to SPLENDIDSPLINTER's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
Nice win! Maybe Winkman can be just the guy we need to pick up the slack. I still think we need to trade for a solid SPer, but I’m not sure we do that. -
Truth hurts, sometimes, and we all know Hugh was telling it straight.
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I’m assuming you mean no shot at a ring and not the playoffs. BTW, we did pay the Dodgers several million dollars for several years as part of the mega trade.
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Post of the week.
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I agree 100%. Nobody wants or enjoys us being sellers, especially multiple years in a row. I will add that not being sellers, some years, might add to the chances of having another failing season the next year or more. It sucks even having to entertain the idea of needing to sell to get better next year.
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Who would have guessed, as we near July, that three of the 6 playoff teams would be from the AL Central? CLE MIN KCR are 1.5 up on BOS. The Astros are firmly in the race at 41-41.
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Maybe this will end up being a series where we were out scored by 15+ runs but still get a win.
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Some Yankee fans insisted their farm was better than ours!
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This is not the first, second or third time JH has significantly cut the budget over the last 20+ years. On the flip side, he has also significantly raised the budget, several times? Will he again? If yes, when?
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What a difference two really bad games makes.
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Yes. We have not even traded a4-20 prospect since Aldo Ramirez for Schwarber.
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There is still plenty of time for us to move into the sellers group.
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At least he names the posters.
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Wait until you see how little some teams give up for significant players at the deadline. We can get real talent without trading a top 8-10 prospect, not just top 3.
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RIP Orlando Cepeda. He was the first Sox DH. Damn good hitter who had some rough patches in life.
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I remember those days, too. Although the data was a week old, it was still worth it. The Sporting News was another biggie.
