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  1. notin
    Saves aren’t the problem. Lack of good relief pitching is the issue. The Sox expected Brasier to be a quality late inning arm after 30 IP in the past 5 years. Brasier was the fourth man in the pen even at the end of last year. This year? First or second? Bad idea...
  2. notin
    Actually this was his first blown save in the ninth inning this year. And he does have the disadvantage of almost always facing the better hitters on the other team. It’s not an easy job...
  3. notin
    Not really an issue until after the 2021 season...
  4. notin
    Lindor is one of the best players in the games today, but he isn’t attainable for the Sox. Luckily we already have an outstanding shortstop anyway. The Sox just need to figure out where Chavis plays next year - 1b or 2b, and then fill the other position...
  5. notin
    Why? They weren’t drafting his dad. I don’t think anyone would have passed on Groome because of his dad. His outrageous signing demands were another matter...
  6. notin
    Lindor has two seasons of control remaining and has resisted all attempts by Cleveland to sign a long term deal before free agency. The Sox have neither the pieces to acquire him nor sufficient blackmail leverage on Cleveland GM Mike Chernoff to make a deal with their existing chips...
  7. notin
    He did say “for next season.” All DD has to do is not accidentally re-sign those players...
  8. notin
    I’m predicting at some point next month, DD makes a move for Shane Greene. What will it take and will DD give that up are two other issues...
  9. notin
    Maybe he’s just sitting closer to the computer now?
  10. notin
    And he had a gun to his head!!!
  11. notin
    Pillar over Bradley represents a lateral move for the sake of a move. I thought the idea was to “sell high,” but Casas and Hernandez might be enough to get Smith in their own. And SF would have little interest in a Bradley hot streak, as their in full blown tank mode...
  12. notin
    This does include a 2-6 stretch by the Red Sox where they opened the season against the only 2 teams in MLB that were already into their regular season...
  13. notin
    Needed to open a spot on the 40 man roster...
  14. notin
    Well, plummeting back to Earth certainly sounds like it could be painful...
  15. notin
    So you want to unload Bradley, due to his frustration levels, and the solution is Kevin Pillar? Out with Bradley’s career OPS+ of 92 and in with Pillar’s 86!!
  16. notin
    And the steroids!
  17. notin
    Oh there will be plenty of relievers available. But how many worth acquiring is another matter...
  18. notin
    Incorrect. Oakland is 6-7 (0-6 vs Toronto) Texas is 4-2. Los Angeles is 8-2. That’s 18-11. And the only team really bolstering their record is the Angels...
  19. notin
    66 days and counting...
  20. notin
    And replace JBJ with who exactly? Sam Travis?
  21. notin
    Smith to Pawtucket. Eovaldi to 60 day IL...
  22. notin
    The prevailing strategy, partially likely driven by economics, is to use bullpens for more innings. Good starters cost outrageous money. But it’s become a bullpen game. The Sox bullpen just isn’t that good. They do have their nights where they’re outstanding. But in the big picture, they lost two of their better relievers from last year, replaced them with no one, and don’t have much depth to absorb injuries. And they also appear to have paced an exorbitant amount of faith in Brasier despite a very limited track record. Maybe Steven Wright can provide some help. But the Sox could certainly use another reliever regardless...
  23. notin
    Unfortunately for the Sox, they can be easily outbid by the 12-14 buyers, barring some sort of drastic overhaul...
  24. notin
    Why would the Sox have passed on Groome because of his father? Do teams avoid Josh Donaldson because of his dad? Groome’s father is a completely different human being that the Sox didn’t draft...
  25. notin
    The Blown Save tally does include those 8th inning losses, as well as earlier innings..
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