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And yet we’re still in the postseason hunt. I will say, after the first 3 games of the season, how many people thought the July 31st deadline complaints would be about Bloom not keeping the team competitive? What a difference 3 months can make…
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Actually while I did feel the Yankees “too right-handed” criticism was stupid (they have pretty even splits as a team vs RHP and LHP), I thought Cashman had a good deadline. As I don’t know much about the prospects they gave up, those are the deals I do wonder why Bloom wasn’t involved. Although I get ignoring Heaney. And Gallo would have been an odd choice at 1b, since he’s already a Gold Glove outfielder. But Rizzo would have been nice…
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So let me get this straight. The criticism that Bloom “gave up the season” is based on him not getting starting pitching for the Sox prospects. Wouldn’t dealing the team MVP really emphasize that point?
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What about the Anthony Rendon contract (12 years/ $245 million)? Think Devers is with that much?
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Cora has both of them on an incredibly short leash as well. With Sale and Schwarber both returning soon, the Sox will need to make room on the 40 man roster. I suppose it’s possible both of them are jettisoned. That would leave the Sox incredibly shallow in the starting pitching department, however. Not sure what that solution is. Maybe we see Taylor take a few “starts” as an opener. That seems like an unwise strategy at this point in the season as it would certainly tax the bullpen. But then if Taylor (or whoever) only goes 2 innings, it’s really not that much less than what Perez and Richards are giving this team anyway…
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Moon makes a valid point about the Sox defense. If you give any credibility to FIP (and Porcello being unsigned doesn’t discredit it), the Sox starter ERA is 4.21, 7th in the AL. The starter FIP however is 3.91, a slightly more respectable 5th in the AL. Davis and Robles have barely pitched, with each getting about 3 innings so far. But for both (Davis - 2.70 ERA, 1.66 FIP; Robles - 9.00 ERA, 0.83 FIP) the difference is already showing up. Schwarber is definitely t going to solve the defensive woes of this team. He’s actually likely to contribute to them. (And Robles has at least had a few decent seasons; he’s not a horrible reliever.) But the only thing they did was maybe free up a potential pen like Houck to make a few more starts. I suspect unless Richards makes a huge turnaround very soon, he could be DFAd to make room for Sale..
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When Schwarber and Arroyo return, they will severely cutt into the playing time of Dalbec and Gonzalez, and probably remove Cordero from the active roster…
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Ignore him. You have the tools in front of you. Not everyone uses these boards for serious discussions. Maybe he just uses them to vent off about stuff that he just can’t say in public without getting ridiculed. As Denny says, unless he gets personal or political, he’s not really a problem. Plus he seems to take a lot of abuse without whining too much.
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They needed and still need help. What really hurt this team was the willingness of other teams to part with elite prospects the Sox just didn’t have. Especially with Downs flummoxing in AAA and the closest thing the Sox have to actual pitching prospects all went down with TJ..
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Old news. It still doesn’t fact the the Nationals accepted a package of an MLB ready starting pitcher and an MLB ready catcher, both of whom were ranked very highly by every by scouting bureau and both immediately fill positions the Nationals need. What exactly do you think the Sox should have offered for Scherzer that was so much better but Bloom held back?
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Do teams really quiet about screwing a guy up by playing him early? Or do they worry about using his early years of control to watch him improve and then see him reach free agency at age 27 or 28 and command mega dollars?
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Well, the grass is always greener down on the farm..
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Casas has a .271 BA, .777 OPS, .323 BABIP, 6 HRs, and 40 strikeouts (vs 22 walks, so not too bad there) in 192 PA. If Dalbec was in AA this year, he’d very likely top those numbers (except maybe the BA). I’m not convinced Casas is going to step in and be any better than Dalbec this year. Schwarber is reportedly only a few days away. That’s a more likely source of improvement…
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That he has 40 strikeouts in 192 PA vs AA pitching is probably a factor as well. His .323 BABIP is potentially sustainable, but so far has only helped him to a .271 BA and a .777 OPS. Not exactly numbers that scream “definite improvement over Dalbec”
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I never heard that and it seems like a really stupid rule to implement. So I suppose Manfred might have done it…
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Yeah right up there with dealing Bagwell for a massive middle reliever. It wasn’t a good day, but I expect more level-headedness from you…
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And he was a heckuva pitcher in college!! Do I sense another Shohei?
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Exactly. Not sure how the current mangement works, but the philosophy used to involve things like telling pitchers “work on your slider, so no fastballs this inning.” And often that results in big innings while that slider is a work in progress…
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AUG 5: BOS (Perez) @ DET (Skubal)
notin replied to moonslav59's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
Not sure if it was the last time, but the 2015 Kansas City Royals had a bottom 5 rotation and won the World Series -
Probably Dalbec, based on remaining years of control. That he can also play 3b probably helps, since playing 1b isn’t the most sought after skill…
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I don’t know. Could he have topped Bryse Wilson? A common thread with a lot of the players dealt for pitching, including Wilson, Josiah Gray, Keibert Ruiz, Spencer Howard, Lane Thomas, Nick Madrigal, and probably a few others is that they weren’t really minor leaguers any more. These guys all had MLB experience. Did the Sox have any players who reached MLB but still had enough control to be a good trade piece? Should they have dealt Duran? We did move Chavis for a pitcher. But if Nick Madrigal only gets you two months of Kimbrel, what’s Chavis worth?
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They had a f***ing dynasty, dude…
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Maybe. There were stories about them being in it until the end, but also stories about the Padres having a deal in place. I can’t say with any certainty. Now one thing we do know is even if he was dead set on not entering August without Scherzer, he really did not have the pieces to pull it off. Certainly Turner upped the price, but the Sox couldn’t do much to match an MLB-ready starting pitchers and an MLB-ready catcher, both of whom were ranked by every agency. I really doubt an offer of Casas and Duran gets it done at that point…
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It’s not as easy as it looks..
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Oh I got the sarcasm. But I respond that way for those who don’t…
