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  1. notin
    1. So the analytical geeks get no credit for any past success because the Sox lost once? 2. I do agree the bullpen will need help at some point. But not much will happen there until the buyers and sellers establish themselves. Especially since DD is ignoring the waiver wire...
  2. notin
    Chavis doesn’t have to be Middlebrooks to prove this point. If he actually does settle into mediocrity at some point, he won’t be the first prospect to do so after a blazing start. What if he turns out to be another Eric Wedge?
  3. notin
    Right now it’s just message board fodder. Probably never close to anything real, and by the time SF is ready to trade Mad Bum, Chavis might even slump himself right off their radar. But if DD pursues something like this, I would expect Chavis to be one of the first names a lot of teams mention. At least how it stands today...
  4. notin
    Keuchel, too. Bumgarner isn’t likely to be traded until someone takes Keuchel off the market. But the appeal of Bumgarner over Keuchel is two fold. 1. While Keuchel has been good in the postseason, Bumgarner has been stellar, with both an NLCS MVP and a WS MVP on his resume. 2. Keuchel will require a significant long term commitment. The younger Bumgarner might not, unless he makes an extension a stipulation to waive his no trade provisions...
  5. notin
    The more salary you require them to take back, the greater the prospect haul you need to include. And in doing so, you reduce the likelihood of having a minimum wage contributing MLB player in the future the Sox might need to offset the larger contracts like Betts. Especially since there will be other teams in on Bumgarner, many of whom will not be asking the Giants to take their version of Nunez or Thornburg. Better off just paying the penalty now and mitigating the risk of even the smaller contributors to the future...
  6. notin
    Chavis plus for Bumgarner/Panik is actually a reasonable trade. Underwriting Bumgarner as “just another arm” while extolling the future of Chavis (who is only 6 years younger than Bumgarner) like his success is etched in stone is homerism at its strongest. It’s a little early for deals, since the Giants will likely want any and all offers on the table before making a deal. But if the Sox want/need a starting pitcher of Bumgarner’s ability, Chavis - who could just as easily be written off as “another infielder with no position” were you to dismiss him as quickly as you did Bumgarner - is probably a reasonable asking price...
  7. notin
    While it would have been really cool to see him strike out 20, or better yet, 21, the man was at 108 pitches. Not only is that probably already too many, but he needs a minimum of 9 more to get 3 more Ks. 117+ pitches on a cold night in May is a baaaaad idea...
  8. notin
    Little less because I went back in to fix a typo, which is something I do for about half my posts...
  9. notin
    Were we looking this up at the same time?
  10. notin
    That walk was to Jose Abreu in the first inning 3 starts ago. Sale has struck out 40 batters since the last time he issued a walk...
  11. notin
    Why would you get rid of Rosier? And if the C’s do, who mans the point?
  12. notin
    So after this one game, the Sox should give up on Brasier, and temper any expectations about Benintendi and Betts? And this loss is a back breaker? A single game in mid-May?
  13. notin
    That’s because it’s from an ad campaign so old, the three then-active Major Leaguers involved are either enshrined in Cooperstown or held outside the Hall for chemically inducing those long balls...
  14. notin
    Worth pointing out, like every player with a partial no-trade list, Bumgarner has included the Red Sox...
  15. notin
    You do even if you take it yearly...
  16. notin
    And he was a player-coach for his last two NBA titles
  17. notin
    Yes!! The Sox FINALLY get a left-handed starter!!! (Sarcasm)
  18. notin
    Really? Bad move for multiple reasons. Even a 2.35% interest rate on a $25,000,000 deposit would yield a balance of over $50,000,000 in 30 years...
  19. notin
    And his gritty ignorance and refusal to quit...
  20. notin
    I live in Chicago, where apparently basketball before Jordan was basically an Aur Bud movie, but without the skill. Any time anyone challenges Jordan as the best player all time with Kobe or LeBron, Chicago sports fans instinctively chant “SIX RINGS!!! SIX RINGS!” To which I respond “But Jordan played for 19 years and only got 6 rings. Bill Russell played for 13 years and won 11.”
  21. notin
    Maybe. But reportedly she messed around with a few of his teammates and was allegedly the reason the Cubs traded Rafael Palmeiro....
  22. notin
    If he did do that, he wouldn’t be the first. Ryne Sandberg temporally “retired” from baseball to screw his completely unfaithful wife out of money, taking all of 1995 off. Once his divorce was final, he returned to MLB...
  23. notin
    It would be ridiculous to think he was the only Sox hitter to luck into a few bad pitches. He was the MVP because he made those opportunities count...
  24. notin
    We’ve all seen hitting lead to a parade as well. We won two rings with defensive grab bag Manny Ramirez playing the field. And one of those teams had defensive clusterf*** Julio Lugo at shortstop. I do think outfield defense is becoming paramount. It’s a launch angle game right now with increases in flyballs and strikeouts. But whether or not Bradley-Betts is better than Benintendi-Betts isn’t the question. (Or another lesser than Bradley defender in CF.) The question is, is that type of drop in CF defense still sufficient? Especially in the wake of Bradley’s non-existent offense. This isn’t the NFL, where you can gameplan around elite defenders. Hitters aren’t avoiding Bradley. But he isn’t as involved defensively as many CFs, and it looks like it’s because of the guys at the corners.
  25. notin
    Well, in the case of Bradley, he did win the ALCS MVP. But not for his defense. His timely hitting was a bigger factor. But the subject of debate is his defense vs his defensive metrics. Not his timely hitting...
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