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  1. moonslav59
    I disagree that a Sox GM needs to spend as much as every GM, and certainly not $50M more. There are a few crazy spenders in MLB. Nobody should be expected to match them. That being said, I do think he should spend up to the tax line, every year, at minimum. Going over, when it looks like you just need 2-3 key pieces makes a lot of sense, at least from time to time. Reset, when before you get to year 3 is fine with me.
  2. moonslav59
    CBS Injury Report says after June 1st, but this could be a whole season missed. A 60 Day IL could be used to make room for Cooper.
  3. moonslav59
    I seem to remember we were interested in Cooper, last year, but that was a different. I will not likely hi 109 OPS+, this year, but he has to be better than Dalbec. Demoting or DFA'ing Dalbec does force Reyes to be the only 3Bman on the 26.
  4. moonslav59
    I would say being 13-11 through all this is a second positive.
  5. moonslav59
    Either way: We missed or are missing 3 of 5 or 3 of 6 scheduled rotation arms AND 5 of 9 everyday starters. That is or was over half of the starters. On top of that, we had Martin and Jansen, our top 2 RP'ers, miss a lot of ST'ing, and it seems to have affected their numbers out of the gate. Ref was sorely missed. Romy is probably better than DHam, and the Sox mst have thought so. He's out, too. We are having a year like the Yankees.
  6. moonslav59
    It's hard to know we have with this guy. I hope he impresses us.
  7. moonslav59
    The injury bug is really biting the Sox. 60% of the rotation: Giolito Pivetta Whitlock 56% of the line-up, including the entire infield: Devers 3B Story SS Grissom 2B Casas 1B O'Neill RF Plus, our best sub, Refsnyder missed time. Our back-up SS (Romy G) is out, just like Chang in '23. Our 3rd string Catcher (Heineman) is out. Some pen arms have missed time (Mata, Campbell.) Being 13-11 with all these guys missing time is rather remarkable. We will get some back, soon. (Today)
  8. moonslav59
    LOL. It looks that way!
  9. moonslav59
    Building up his trade value?
  10. moonslav59
    Cora said he wanted to get him more playing time. Good idea.
  11. moonslav59
    Bummer of a loss. Another solid start from our rotation.
  12. moonslav59
    Wilyer Time!
  13. moonslav59
    True, but 5 runs still needed to be scored a few times, and the pitching staff "bench" has done well.
  14. moonslav59
    I'd have been okay had he chose to BUY, and did is with some real effort. Straddling the line or doing next to nothing rarely works.
  15. moonslav59
    He also added McGuire and Pham in '22. Nothing real major, but IMO, it was more of a buy than Urias, and selling Vaz was more significant than "selling" Kike. The Hosmer trade also included 2 prospects, so it was sort of a minor buy and sell in one move, and giving up prospect Groome make it a minor "buy."
  16. moonslav59
    Well said. It's been a group effort, and despite some really bad numbers on O and D by much of our bench, many have found ways to get key hits or make key plays, when needed. I'm not a big fan of using RBIs ads a stat of choice, but after 23 games, we can see that this team has spread the wealth in that area, and some of our leaders are surprising: 10 McGuire, Yoshida, Casas 9 Valdez & Duran 8 Wong, Rafaela (.494 OPS) & O'Neill 7 Abreu (with Devers 5, Story 4) Remember the old stat RBI +Runs- HRs? 23 Duran 19 Rafaela 17 Yoshida 16 Casas 15 Abreu 15 O'Neill 14 Valdez 12 McGuire 10 Wong 8 Devers 6 Ref in just 16 PAs)
  17. moonslav59
    Beyond the 20 days? (He was working out and doing drills before actually beginning the rehab.)
  18. moonslav59
    What day is the 20th day?
  19. moonslav59
    Famous last words.
  20. moonslav59
    60% of the rotation on the IL. The entire infield on the shelf (Not for all of the season) Devers, Casas, Story, Grissom Our best batter out of the gates on the IL (O'Neill) That's 5 of 9 everyday players out for some time. 13-10 Not sure how a "weak bench" pulls this off.
  21. moonslav59
    Okay, technically, yes, but that's not what I call "selling." IMO, he was near DFA level. Not really a big sale.
  22. moonslav59
    Recently, there has been a bigger "crapshoot" aspect to the playoffs. I agree. It's not all black and white. It's not just about the best record not winning. A top 3-4 team wins more than a 5-8+ team. I'm not sure if the trend will continue.
  23. moonslav59
    After last night's games, we are in a 4 way tie for the 4th best record in the AL, at 13-10 (with DET, KCR & TOR) That's a 91 win pace. We have some tougher teams to play, but we do have the big west coast trip out of the way, and some key players returning from injury as we head into a tougher part of our schedule. There is reason for optimism and concern, but I'm liking what I'm seeing from Brez & Bailey, so far.
  24. moonslav59
    Agreed, but Reyes was better than Kike and ended up showing that, when he finally did play. Hell, DHam would have been a better choice.
  25. moonslav59
    Sorry for sounding acusitive. The team is playing well, now. Let's enjoy this!
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