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Everything posted by notin
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But you still call it "your work"?
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But I can hold accountable the people they entrust on those specific matters. If you make a mistake at work, do you hold your boss accountable? (And, yes, normally, I eschew these "regular folk" comparisons. But we are not talking about players here.)
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But those three deals also would have cost the Sox $213mill running through 2024. If Eovaldi was allowed to walk, Price opted out, and Sale was never extended, Henry would have another $307mill total to spend on the Sox, you don't think that changes the picture on Mookie?
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I think that's what Buffalo should change their hockey team name to. All their other teams have bad pun names...
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He approved them because he hired Dombrowski to make those types of decisions and trusted him to get positive results. But that didn't happen, possibly because he underestimated Sale's injury and he was a little too into Eovaldi Hype...
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You don't think Henry had a spending limit?
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Incorrect!! As usual. John Henry is the Sox biggest asset. He can change the outlook of this team with the stroke of his pen...
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Whether or not Henry would have paid that (or even what the Dodgers paid) is up for debate. But it really became moot in the wake of the contracts already being paid to Sale, Price, and Eovaldi....
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Do you want a winning team or a losing team but with a superstar? If it’s the latter, you can always watch old DVD’s of the 2014 and 20-5 teams with David Ortiz...
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Does it matter? The only opinion ion on the subject that matters is Henry’s. And he can be very mercurial. Odd point for those attributing this season to Bloom. The Red Sox STILL have the third highest payroll in MLB!!! And the most expensive pieces Bloom spent on were Perez and Peraza. This is a Dombrowski Mess...
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Like most of the Sox utility infielder crowd. Arauz can go to Pawtucket next season. At least, unlike most Rule 5 players, he is getting actual playing time in his year. Too often a Rule 5 player loses a year of development while gaining a year of service time...
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Cleveland wouldn’t trade Plesac for Benintendi at gunpoint
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Weber can only pitch decently when the Sox are behind. Even if he has to put them behind himself...
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Pedroia has the same injury Grady Sizemore had. And as long as it’s been since Sizemore was the superstar CF, bear in mind he’s only a year older than Pedroia...
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Betts has a .991 OPS. But we did replace him with Verdugo and his .893 OPS....
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Who left for nothing in return?
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Someone has to be!!!
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The Sox do have career backup rifle-armed defensive whiz Cesar Puello at the training site. He’s not much for hitting, but might be a tolerable dirt cheap weak side platoon/4th outfielder if the Sox bring back Bradley...
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Whether or not Benintendi is on his way down is to be determined. But for all his years on the team, he is still only one year older than Dalbec...
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I could see any of Bradley, Pillar or even Taylor (who might be the longshot of the three) as a stopgap CF on a short contract. I do think Bloom won't go on an all-out spending spree. But who knows? We have seen these small market GMs known for building from within on a budget behave differently when they have access to actual financial resources. Notably Duquette, Dan...
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That's a valid point. The Sox finished with the inverse record of Cherington's final (partial) season (84-78). Of course, other rumors about Dombrowski's personality abounded as the reason for his dismissal. No idea if they are true. Or if it was the clear direction the team was headed with lots of big contracts lacking matching production. Or some combination of both...
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1. Not what I said. Unless you live in a world without decimals. 2. Are you saying my statement that "Cherington won a World Series, had one losing season and was replaced/quit before the second one finished" is NOT a fact? 3. Technically Lucchino got replaced and Cherington quit. Those are also facts.
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What's your point? (Are you implying the same team played better as a result of Dombrowski, who essentially did nothing the remainder of that season?) My point was Cherington was not even given two losing seasons before Henry decided a change was needed. Beyond making sure Cherington cannot get mentioned without making sure any sentence with him also contains the phrase "three last place finishes in 4 years," did you have a point?
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Probably depends on how eligible that player is to be traded. Can they name players not in the Player Pool yet? Supposedly the Marlins will be receiving Griffon Conine (son of former Marlin All Star Jeff Conine) as the PTBNL for Jon Villar. But I think Griffin Conine was in the Jays player pool...
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Missing the playoffs, yes. Last place? No. They actually had a good record by last place standards (78-84) and were basically a .500 team that could have just as easily finished in third place that year...
