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  1. notin
    I know you fear the unknown and think Bloom will always spend like a small market revolving door roster GM like he was in Tampa, but that notion seems silly. Don’t forget that even after two years of no pricey additions and several pricey subtractions, THE SOX STILL ARE AMONG THE HIGHEST PAYROLLS IN MLB. Sorry for the caps and hope your ears are ok. We’ve seen small market GMs go to big market teams before. I’ve never seen any of them turn down the chance to spend. Whether it was Duquette in Boston or Friedman in LA, if they get to spend it, they usually do. Now they might not spend the way you or I want it spent. Maybe Bloom thinks Devers won’t be worth it. But he likes Luis Castillo or Cody Bellinger instead (no idea if those contracts coincide). Maybe he spends there. But he will spend. Because his job depends on winning. In Tampa and Oakland and Pittsburgh, a GM makes a name for himself by building a competitive team on a budget. In Boston, New York and LA, that’s not enough to make anyone care about the job you did...
  2. notin
    Pujols does have an OPS (.622) almost 120 points higher than Dalbec (.507). Like him or not, he is an improvement and would be available for a pro-rated portion of the league minimum. I wouldn't find it terribly surprising if the Sox gave him a shot, as the risk couldn't be less. If he flounders like he has recently (3 for his last 23), he could be jettisoned by the Sox and at most cost them only $400,000 or so...
  3. notin
    Any deadline additions will probably be minimal. If the Sox are in a position to be buyers, I still think they will do something like a "buyer and seller" dual role like Billy Beane used to do back in the 90's. Matt Barnes headlines the list of trade candidates, especially if he keeps this up...
  4. notin
    They only did it to entice Matt Barnes to sign an extension
  5. notin
    Not according to his accountant...
  6. notin
    Technically he didn’t start...
  7. notin
    That can be interpreted two ways, one of which is possibly a serious accusation, depending on how it’s done. (And given Detroit’s season-long offensive struggles, it probably isn’t being done.) But the other one is on the Sox pitching staff...
  8. notin
    He could do both...
  9. notin
    The Sox have 9 relief pitchers. I trust 4 of them to varying levels. Barnes, Whitlock, Andriese, Sawamura. The rest? They make me squirm, and not in a good way...
  10. notin
    What’s his Twitter handle?
  11. notin
    The Sox just gave up 25 runs in 28 innings to the worst offense in MLB. Santana, while versatile, is not going to fix their biggest weakness...
  12. notin
    An “ugly win” is still a win; a “moral victory” is a loss....
  13. notin
    His eye level is still pretty low...
  14. notin
    Also another example of a third baseman who could hit but not play third base...
  15. notin
    Apparently 9 minutes...
  16. notin
    He’ll have his hot streaks...
  17. notin
    Is first really more difficult than third base? If so, it does seem odd that MLB history is full of first basemen who started out at third base but had to be moved because of their defense at the hit corner. Vlad Guerrero Jr. and Miguel Sano are recent examples...
  18. notin
    Well, his career is only 119 games so far...
  19. notin
    Or possibly June 2021 first base job...
  20. notin
    The Tigers came into this series averaging less than 3 runs per game and have put up 21 runs (and counting) against Sox pitching. For all the gripes about the Sox at the plate in this series (and I am not without blame), they have scored 24 runs so far in this series. The biggest problem is beyond evident here...
  21. notin
    Dalbec going after the first pitch after Funkhouser just walked the ever dangerous Kevin Plawecki on 5 pitches is certainly a questionable decision...
  22. notin
    Someone named Brandon Brennan is also on the 40 man roster...
  23. notin
    I feel you might be very liberal with your use of the word “worthy”...
  24. notin
    That’s very likely...
  25. notin
    Also, is Mata still on the 40 man? He’s not going to pitch this year, so moving him to the 60 day IL would free up a spot to add a waiver claim. Hey, Tanner Roark needs work. When you get released in the middle of a lucrative contract, you might not get so picky about bullpen jobs. Although MLB has too many pitchers named “Tanner” as it is. Not sure any team should have two...
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