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No one thinks you need help because you don’t overhype prospects. They think you need help because you repeatedly attack fans for getting excited about players on their favorite teams….
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Drewski’s comment about wanting 20 HR hitters up and down the lineup. Would it be fun to watch? Yes, but only when they’re at bat. Would they win a title? Probably not…
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I agree, but it’s hard to call “be good at everything” any sort of formula as opposed to “let’s put 20 HR hitters up and down the lineup” like the Sox used to do back when they annually got October off (although in an era with fewer postseason teams). By the way, the Brewers were second in runs scored in all of MLB this season. 3rd in runs scored last year, and 6th in 2024. Not so sure they’re solely a pitching/defense team….
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I wouldn’t characterize this year’s Phillies as a home run team. They were 17th on MLB in home runs and their total homers was closer to Boston’s than it was to their opponent Atlanta (7th in home runs). And so far this post-season, the Phillies have one more home run than Boston and their total homers is same amount in each team’s first 18 innings. Both teams did run into some serious pitching in game one as well. The Sox do need more power, but if the Phillies teach any lesson, it’s the impact one power hitter can have. Schwarber alone hit a quarter of their home runs and appears to have single-handedly changed the perception of that team if they’re going to be the example of the impact of home runs. Philly not giving up 18 runs in the first two games was probably a bigger factor in still being alive while Boston is done.
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But that doesn’t mean you put eight 20 HR hitters on the field and let the defense sort itself out…
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Well, four seed doesn’t mean 4th best team. The third seed was a pathetic 81-81 and didn’t belong in the postseason at all. Yankees had the second best record in the AL. That outdated playoff formats seed them behind teams that put up worse records while playing easier schedules doesn’t change this…
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He did hide it fairly well with his 1.008 OPS over the last 8 games…
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Along with the Red Sox and the highest scoring team in MLB, the team that lead MLB in home runs also got eliminated yesterday. Again, there’s no magic formula beyond just being good at baseball as a team…
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Mead isn’t really a journeyman type. He’s 25 (26 on Monday) and at least had a solid prospect pedigree, and his role in Washington was largely weak side platoon (at which he excelled) but he found his way to being a full timer. Gasper is next up in the Morgan Burkhart/ Darnell McDonald procession…
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Getting a big bat is easier said than done. The free agent market will have names like Arozarena and Suzuki (who probably re-signs with Chicago) and not much else. Ryan Jeffers is a top 5 slugger at a minimum there, and might even be top three. I think Josh Bell, a quietly good hitter, is available, but is also the slugger equivalent of vanilla ice cream. Once the CBA cloud settles, trade? Would you trade Abreu, Arias, and Bennett for Fernando Tatis (8 yrs $270mill and still somehow only 27 years old for what seems like 4 years now)? If SD is looking to shed payroll, would they do this? (They are looking to shed payroll, but Jake Cronenworth is the payroll they prefer to move.) That does seem like a good package for Tatis. I think it makes them think hard, but not so sure they go for it…
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And that “all offense” put together one run against Michael King and Nick Pivetta. At least the Sox faced the Cy Young favorite and Max Fried, where getting shut down might not be acceptable, but it is at a minimum understandable….
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It’s also two games. The highest scoring team in MLB this year also got eliminated yesterday and scored even fewer runs than Boston this postseason…
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Not to mention roasting Tracy for the bullpen management in a game in which the offense got shut out? Did it matter that Miller gave up runs when the Sox never even made up the ground they lost on Austin Well’ second inning single?
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Oh no! He’s going to get roasted by the horribly informed Boston radio media! Sorry, but if you want to know nothing about sports, local talk radio always seems to be the place to turn…
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One more year of Story. Then when he’s gone, it will be followed by 2 years of revolving door at SS until Henry Godbout takes over…
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At this point, it might be worth remembering that the last time the CBA expired, the week before the lockout became a flurry or free agent deals, including Corey Seager, Max Scherzer, and Marcus Semien…
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A Realistic View at the 2026 Red Sox Part II
notin replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
You do realize Cole made 22 more starts in 2026 than he did in 2025, right? -
They sent Campbell back down to f*** up his swing.
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Exactly what does cutting Yoshida and Story do? Free up roster space for Ryan Jeffers? Or Randy “The Missing Piece” Arozarena?
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He played half the year in Worcester, where the Sox promote players they feel are MLB-ready…
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I’d rather have Eaton than the left-handed hitting Hull. 117 plate appearances in the Sally League doesn’t adequately prepare anyone to face Max Fried. Why not just call up Kristian Campbell since he bats right—handed, is already on the 40, and had a nearly identical OPS to Hull in the ACC? In extremely limited action, Eaton has a 1.467 OPS vs Fried…
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I think next year. If you move him tonight, who plays3b? Sogard? Monasterio?
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Agreed. Not getting the Story Hate. If you’re complaining about the weak hitting in the postseason that has only produced 5 XBH in the last two postseasons combined (to date), why do so many prioritize getting rid of the guy with 2 of them, including the only home run?
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Why not move him to 2b?
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So… status quo again? ”The Sox players haven’t been hitting. We need different hitters.” ”How about Curtis Mead? Hasn’t batted for a while, so he wasn’t part of that team wide slump.” ”Ummm. No? Not sure why.”
