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Everything posted by notin
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We also did pretty well trading Miller for E-Rod, and Miller wasn't even a closer. Two non sequiturs. It has been well established by everyone to ever cover MLB that relief pitchers traded in July are always the commodity most overpaid to acquire. Jacko’s comment about dealing Workman in the winter is a completely different case. And Miller, as a non-closer, is irrelevant in any conversation about how fans likely fawn over closers and saves more than GMs do..,
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That his subpar years were due to injuries is NOT a selling point. In fact, it really makes him less appealing...
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I’d say it’s possible. But I don’t think other GMs fawn over the closer role the way a lot of fans do. And Bloom would have an idea, since he talks to those guys. We’re in an age of advanced metrics. And “saves” are just not one. Workman has a good year, but it’s probably tougher than we expect getting anyone to buy in on this as anything more than an outlier. I don’t pretend to know what Bloom is asking for...
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Not necessarily. 1. He might be traded himself. And even if he isn’t, someone making money would be headed out. I mean, we are assuming “sellers” here, right? 2. I’m expecting cheaper players coming back who have minimal impact on CBA limits...
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Is this really a mystery?
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Until last year, his career has been unspectacular. And I’m not sure which Workman will show up this year...
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I don’t think getting controllable pitchers at the deadline is likely. What do the Sox have to deal for one? Their biggest trade commodities then will be Workman and Barnes. And I don’t expect much for Workman. If the whole notion is “we should trade for these pieces,” trade what? If nothing else, Puig gives another potential trade deadline piece...
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I’m ok with improving pitching. How? And why ignore offense just because pitching is a bigger need?
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Let’s not pretend this team’s lineup is a fearsome strength. After the top 4 hitters, you have 5 guys battling to bat ninth. Take your improvements where they’re available. Puig 2020!!
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Stop! You’re really not coming across as the voice of morality here...
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No. He dealt him to San Diego in a trade that sent Trea Turner and Joe Ross to Washington...
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Why bench Bradley and play Pillar?
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No. I implied that Sale has outperformed Mariano in another role.
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But reportedly Bloom tried to sign Shaw at one point and couldn’t afford him due to the big contracts still on the books, which did include Price and Betts at that time. No word he approached Moreland at that point...
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You’re starting to use that a bit too freely and occasionally inappropriately. I think you need some training...
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And doesn’t that mean you agree on the second part, too?
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Oh he could easily be better. Mariano was a pretty weak starting pitcher...
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If he is a one inning pitcher for the next 4 years, it isn’t the worst thing ever. But the Sox will need to get some actual starting pitching from somewhere else...
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Yes that is the Classic Sox Fan Retort. Complain about how bad a player is when he is here, but then complain about him playing elsewhere as well. Of course the answer about why we can’t get players like Shaw is actually really simple; we couldn’t afford them because we got players like Price, Sale and Eovaldi...
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Please don’t. I did my time...
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Armchair non-doctoring here. Maybe Sale’s medical opinion isn’t what we think it is?
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Disguise?
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It will be a career year if the Manfred Missile is still being used. Vaz has had one decent year at the plate. He’s never had an OPS of .800 and been above .700 as many times as he’s been below .600. I like him as a defensive catcher, but defensive catchers who can’t hit are plentiful. And Vaz doesn’t really hit. I think the main reason Bloom hasn’t traded him is the demand might not be what many think it is...
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I heard he broke it beating on a trash can....
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Sox did extend Bogaerts. Betts was just not as open. The Sox offered him a better deal than Yelich got...
