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  1. notin
    To be fair, the main reason Toronto and Baltimore have better records than Boston is they got to play and beat up on Boston...
  2. notin
    I have very little expectations for change in 2020. I expect minimal roster turnover (not that overhauls are needed). I expect minimal coaching changes. I even think there’s a good chance the “new” 1b is Mitch Moreland. And I absolutely don’t expect any bullpen acquisitions. I believe it’s time to non-tender Bradley (unless a trade can be worked out prior). I think it might actually be necessary to trade Betts, but that depends on a lot of financial stuff of which I have only cursory knowledge. I also expect neither of those things to happen. I’m not expecting change in 2020. Not in players. Not in staff. And not in the standings...
  3. notin
    This is pure speculatation on your part, and very likely wrong. We’re they a “25 man 25 limo team one year ago? If you’re going to try to make an argument that loud-mouthed management is detrimental to team performance, several decades of Steinbrenner-owned Yankees might not be the best supporting argument...
  4. notin
    Unless you count Michael Kopech. Also I think a lot of Sox fans have ignored or disrespected Wade Miley, who, outside of a rough time in Baltimore, has been a really good pitcher since leaving Boston...
  5. notin
    While I agree, the Yankees are also in a different position than the Sox. It’s one thing to stand pat and tell your team “you’re good enough to win it all,” when they’re 7 games up in the standings. It takes on a completely different meaning to say the same thing - even with the exact words - to a team on the outside looking in. Suddenly those same words turn into “ you’re good enough to win it all, so what the f*** is going on here?”
  6. notin
    Sale’s contract was after the World Series.
  7. notin
    Well, he used bad when a player was getting a lot better. But his simple “line in the sand technique doesn’t ignore Benintendi’s slow start...
  8. notin
    I think the Eovaldi/closer thing was largely because Eovaldi couldn’t handle a starter workload and it was never meant to be a permanent solution. The Sox don’t need to determine if Hernandez can be a closer. They need to determine if he can throw strikes. If he keeps walking hitters, he’s more problem than solution...
  9. notin
    Which is probably why he should be traded...
  10. notin
    He is comparing numbers to last year. Better = good. Worse = bad...
  11. notin
    If Mookie is still in Boston (and I suspect he will be), there may not be budget room to do anything about the pitching staff. So, good chance they deal him in July...
  12. notin
    If the Sox extend Mookie, they might not be able to fix the pitching next season...
  13. notin
    I’m ok with players having off years. But I’m not ok with a GM who does nothing all offseason and then watches the team struggle and decides “ Eh. Maybe they’ll be better tomorrow.” As I’ve said before - I’m ok with trying and failing. But I’m not ok with simply not trying. For all the attacks at Cherington on this board, he never gave us a complete lack of effort like Dombrowski did this year. He may have made questionable moves, but at least he made moves...
  14. notin
    I think Dombrowski is going to have enough of a time trying to trade Betts. Much easier to non-tender Bradley. Otherwise he’s going to have to find a way to add 2 starting pitchers and a 2b for something like $12-15mill. That’s not easy if you want to be competitive. And if the Sox aren’t competitive next year, Dombrowski will hopefully be fired by then...
  15. notin
    They’re just following the lead of their President/GM...
  16. notin
    But the Sox don’t need a reliever!
  17. notin
    Actually you don’t know if you can trade him...
  18. notin
    It’s not 2018...
  19. notin
    Several teams might be making that claim a la the Manfred Missile...
  20. notin
    And yet the Yankees will still light up the Sox pitching...
  21. notin
    Most players don’t care which team as long as they play and get paid. Sox had the opportunity to play. They just needed to offer to pay...
  22. notin
    Not necessarily. If you non-tender him, you can still re-sign him.
  23. notin
    He should be happy. He’s been helping a lot of teams...
  24. notin
    This team is so reminiscent of the 2012 team. Great on paper but awful on the field. Every now and then, the 2012 Sox would put together a mini streak that gave you some hope, like that Cody Ross series against the White Sox. But then they’d follow it up by floundering hopelessly and making you mad at yourself for thinking they had a chance...
  25. notin
    When does football season start?
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