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Everything posted by notin
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He’s a good acquisition if Cincy sells and the Sox move. I mentioned him as a candidate in post #61 of this thread...
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While it might be unfair to criticize DD for failing to improve the bullpen, it’s not unfair to criticize him for not even trying. When teams like Seattle and Detroit, both of whom aren’t trying to win anything this year, are out there making waiver claims for MLB relievers they think have a chance to contribute, DD has no excuse for doing absolutely nothing, especially for moves like this that have absolutely no risk...
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Exactly. Me? I consider that safer if you have the budget. Of course, it can (and probably will at some point) burn you...
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Built on the solid foundation of 76 games against Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago, and K.C...
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And the Tigers signed Rosenthal. Way to go, DD! Let’s not gamble on that bullpen with the waiver wire opportunities!! Those should be reserved for players like Chris Owings!!! Status Quo!! Status Quo!!! (This is sarcasm.)
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Think so? I’ve always felt he makes safe moves. He rarely if ever moves MLB players for others, preferring to deal higher rated prospects for established players and typically signing expensive but productive players. Financially, it’s risky. But from a baseball perspective, he seems to play it safe a lot...
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While DD apparently did try to move Bradley, Porcello, and/or Bogaerts this off-season to clear budget, I’m still not convinced he wanted to spend it on bullpen. Like I said, it’s just not something he does often...
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I’d believe that except for the fact that Dombrowski has a long history of ignoring bullpens in the off-season, preferring internal solutions and inexperienced closers. He has had his success stories, but his failures as well. This year, so far we are in the latter category...
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The biggest difference was Epstein didn’t stand pat for half a season and hope things got better. After only 54 games, he dealt the vastly overrated Shea Hillenbrand for Byung-Hyun Kim...
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Part of me thinks there was some massive failures to communicate this off-season. Dombrowski went about this off-season like his plan was to build a stellar rotation that mitigated the need for an expensive and powerful bullpen. Cora has been managing like his goal is to minimize the starters to keep them rested for the postseason. Who exactly is supposed to be pitching here? It’s not even the All Star break and the Red Sox have already used 24 different pitchers this year and had 15 different pitchers start games. Last year, for the entire season, the Red Sox used 23 different pitchers and had 13 different pitchers start games...
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The comparisons to 2003 in terms of a dedicated closer vs a committee are not really accurate, either. The Sox had a dedicated closer in 2003 - or a very small committee - in Chad Fox. The problem wasn’t the lack of a dedicated closer; it was a bullpen loaded with mediocre to bad pitchers. This year, that is where the comparison begins and ends. The Sox simply don’t have very many good pitchers out there regardless of their roles...
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Tigers are talking to Trevor Rosenthal, likely on a minors deal. Way to be aggressively maintain the status quo,DD!!
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I dunno. That May looks pretty slumpy....
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Buttrey has been great but Ramirez has been fifth man doing mop up work...
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Greene is having a career year, but he is a “sell high” candidate whose nest asset is that he’s affordable for another year. With other closers on the market like Smith, Giles, and possibly Iglesias, Yates, and Vazquez, he’s not going to be the top subject on phone calls next month...
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Oh I do that, too. But the question becomes obvious at that point - would Detroit?
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A legitimate criticism. But Greene is like 21 for 22 in save chances this season. I think Greene is a good fit for Boston for multiple reasons. But no idea on the asking price...
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I’m hesitant on Casas. But Dalbec, Duran and Chatham are all in play for Greene. I could see sending two of them, or one plus someone like Lakins or Johnson or...
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So you deal Casas for 2 months plus of Will Smith (1.2 fWAR) but not for Shane Greene (0.7 fWAR), who is under contract for 2020 at $4mill?
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Sox best trade chip is Casas. Would you trade him for, say, Shane Greene? Legitimate question...
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You’re going to be declared out for refusing to bat, Mr. Rusie...
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Of course if the Sox trade one of their starters in a “super package” for a primo pitcher, that does leave a hole in the lineup. Let’s say the Sox deal Benintendi to the Dodgers for Julio Urias (which isn’t likely IMO). Who plays LF? We maxed out Beni’s trade value in that deal. The only Sox minor leaguers with MLB OF experience are Castillo, Travis and Chris Owings. Will the Sox pawn off enough salary to promote Castillo? If not, the other choices are sort of pathetic...
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I cannot imagine any combination of Pearce, Thornburg, Travis, Lin, and Hernandez bringing back a reliever worth acquiring. Johnson is a tough call, as he is cheap, controllable, and left-handed. But you’d need a GM who values him a lot more than me. I think every team already has a Brian Johnson or two somewhere in their system already. Heck some of them might even be named Brian Johnson. I guess if you’re taking back a salary dump like Mark Melancon or Jeff Samardzija, it might work. Maybe...
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Moreland might be in play for the Sox next year, but I hope Chavis isn’t limited to being a weak side platoon player. And if the Sox did pursue this unwise option, they still need to fill the void at 2b. The internal options like Marco Hernandez and CJ Chatham aren’t particularly exciting right now...
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While I agree that’s the rap on Dombrowski, it isn’t really fair. He’s had his years of bad bullpens but he was certainly involved in last year’s bullpen as well...
