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  1. What exactly is your point? Dombrowski does make a lot of trades and always has. As Bellhorn pointed out, he has always dealt prospects and not Major League players (except Travis Shaw ). Welll if he wants to do what he usually does to continue this run, namely trade prospects, the Sox don’t really have much left. I fully expect Chavis to be dealt this off-season, possibly next week at the winter meetings. Beyond him, what else is there? Maybe I should have just started a trade bait thread for players people expect to be moved this off-season in DD’s trades...
  2. Only Padres’ fans need to learn that now...
  3. I don’t want Velasquez in the fifth spot. I just want him there more than I want Johnson there. If the Sox don’t resign Eovaldi, I hope they acquire another SP...
  4. The Red Sox got 27 starts from their reserve depth last year, discounting Pomeranz/Eovaldi. That’s a reasonable number to expect any season. The bulk were handled by Johnson (13) and Velasquez (8). Johnson’s status is completely unknown where he could be anywhere from 5th starter to trade bait to DFA. (Yeah he’s probably in the pen again.) The only thing we do know is, Johnson can’t go to the minors. So if he is called upon to start a few games, it still creates a void in the MLB roster...
  5. Yeah but back then he actually had plenty of prospects of note. The cupboard is a little bare right now...
  6. As Dombrowski has not filled his vacant roster spot, he might be planning to select a player. One possibility that makes sense would be to select a 2b like Max Schrock or Kean Wong. The idea here is if Pedroia is not ready, the Sox have someone lined up for the position. Holt and Nunez are also options, but they are both the only backup infielders and outfielders in the team. If the Sox select a 2b, and Pedroia is fine, that player can be returned. So this is a little safer than signing a free agent to an MLB for the role...
  7. If that ever becomes the case, the limits for number of votes on a ballot has to be eliminated...
  8. The Sox appear to have given up more for Kimbrel. BA’s Jim Callis ranked Logan Allen as the top pitching prospect in all of MLB two months ago. It is also possible that getting Cano gives the Mets a bankable NY name for marketing. Certainly he is more marketable than Jay Bruce. While the contract is ugly, he may still have a few years left in him...
  9. Not really. I’m a huge Bradley fan just trying to get some baseball conversation going. I think the Sox off-season is going to be very boring but for good reasons. However we do have a notorious trader at the controls, and if anyone had to guess what MLB player he was most likely to trade, JBJ is one of the better candidates due to his ability and years left and that he isn’t a team-altering MVP candidate. Really the most likely guy to go is Chavis to the point where I’ll be surprised if he is still with the organization in March. But who could guess a Chavis trade?
  10. All true about Lester, but trading him is a white flag of sorts to their fans. I think the Sox pass, too. And the Cubs sign AJ Pollock...
  11. Which he can use to wash down some stuffies...
  12. I think the Cubs pass...
  13. The Phillies appear to have taken themselves out of the Machado Market. I think it’s going to come down to the Yankees and the White Sox. Gee, I wonder who wins that bidding war...
  14. That’s certainly an interesting thought. Teheran has one year ($11 mill) left with an option for a second and seems to be a constant source of trade rumors. The Braves do have a good and heap CF in Ender Inciarte, but LF is manned by Adam Duvall, who it turns out isn’t much. They might be interested. I think they’re in the market for an OF...
  15. I think a lot of teams are holding off moves until after the Rule 5 draft...
  16. Or suffer through a diet of Johnny cakes and coffee milk...
  17. So you played the game the way it should be played...
  18. If not for a passed ball and a ground ball, Dave Henderson would be a bigger Sox legend than Dave Roberts...
  19. No Official Bill Buckner Croquet Set?
  20. And therein lies the problem. Robertson wants his wife to be happy for 3 years. Dombrowski only wants her happy for two...
  21. That old thread was for venting frustration, and it showed. I’m hoping for more baseball-oriented discussion from the least frustrated fan base in MLB right now...
  22. First off, I think the chances of the Sox actually trading Bradley - or any starter - are only slightly better than the chances of the Sox relocating Fenway Park to the moon. Trades can really shake up a team, and this is a team best not shaken right now. But message boards do need some sort of discussion. And I’m bored right now. So just for the heck of it, if the Sox made Bradley and his 2 years available for a starting pitcher, who do you suppose they could get. Let’s keep it as realistic as our biased little minds can and not say things like “I’d only trade Bradley for Scherzer or deGrom” type stuff. What do you suppose Bradley would actually be worth to another team?
  23. But it isn’t 70 IP of Diaz. It’s probably closer to 250 IP. He’s under control for 4 years, something that shouldn’t be ignored. The Mets may or may be competitive in 2019. But if they can right the ship by 2021 or 2022, will they be better off with Diaz or Robertson?
  24. It’s actually a fairly common Indian (as in India) name, and it’s pronounced “shi THEED”. I’m not joking...
  25. Actually cheaper teams do still compete. Washington spent a ton and missed the postseason, but Oakland rose theirvshoestring budget into October, just like Minnesota did the year before. Tampa managed a 90 win season without spending...n
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