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Agreed. I like these moves. Pearce especially since he has made his mark against the Yankees...
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In that respect, isn’t this more about Henry than Dombrowski? Cherington was building a long term pipeline. In fact, trying to keep Cherington on was one of Dombrowsk’s better ideas, since Cherington was good at scouting and drafting, whereas Dombrowski has a sportier record there. But then, according to many, Dombrowski fired Cherington, which, all things considered, was not a smart move. So according to you, Henry mandated the change, Cherington was fired for making it possible, and Dombrowski gets all the credit. That about right?
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And Sox fans repeatedly console themselves over this deal because Moncada and Kopech are not superstars yet and are therefore busts. Hey unless Dombrowski pulls off a few miracle draft picks, this team could actually be pretty bad when 25% of the luxury tax money is going to Price and Betts and the Sox lineup features Sam Travis and Josh Ockimey and CJ Chatham. Because these are the guys who will help the Sox pay for Benintendi and Devers in arbitration. And it is very possible the Sox have no pitching then and no prospects to deal for it. If that is a last place team in 2020 or 2021, will you be content and say “well, we did really well and had a fun team in 2018” and be content? You know, like everyone did in 2014 and 2015?
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Porcello is the same pitcher he was in 2015? Or Kelly or Hembree? And certainly Roriguez’ career numbers in 2015 were premature. Really Dombrowski has run this team the way a fan would - chase a lot of big name players for short term success. This is what he did in Detroit,too. And look at them. Now in Detroit, he did see something he liked in JD Martinez and his gamble on him was extremely successful. If he can do something like that again, it can mitigate the financial aspect of having no farm...
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If your argument for Dombrowski's ability to evaluate pitching hinges on him reviewing one year of data, you're not winning me over. This guy is and has always been in a position to be an evaluator of talent. And he certainly knew Porcello before he got here...
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Thornburg and Smith are not really great supports for your argument. Pomeranz has definitely fallen out of favor despite a good last year. So it's Sale and a closer. Why do you keep saying Dombrowski had n pitching and had to rebuild the entire staff? He did inherit Porcello, Rodriguez, Wright, Johnson, Barnes, Kelly, Hembree and Workman. Or do you think Thornburg and Smith are more important than the bulk of the staff? Side note - which acquistion took more baseball accumen - emptying the farm for Chris Sale or trading a pending free agent for Rick Porcello? Chris Sale and his talent were hardly a secret to anyone with a pulse. But why is it when a GM acquires a player like Porcello and watches him turn into a high level pitcher, it is written off as "luck"?
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Outside of Sale, exactly who did he acquire with all the prospects that rebuilt this staff again?
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That's not how the math there works. Not really sure why you think the Sox would play .500 baseball over the past 68 games if Hanley was here (which is what it would take to still be 14 games over .500). The Sox had a .653 winning percentage with Hanley, which would translate to 73-39 record today if that pace held. Smaller lead, but still in first place...
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Agree. There was no way to tell.
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Albert Pujols, mentioned in the post you replied to, had a .672OPS at age 37. This is comparable to the OPS of the Sox players fans complain about like Bradley and Nunez. I would never assume a 37yo is going to even be good, let alone someone we want out there. Pedroia is only 34 and fans want him to voluntarily retire and forego the remainder of the his deal...
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You do realize this isn't always true, right?
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I suppose we will find differing definitions of "worker bees", but players like Trot Nixon and Kevin Youkilis certainly made affording Manny and Ortiz easier as well as adding the occasional ancillary piece, like Foulke...
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But given that is is probably not the same medical staff that entire time, maybe that should be an indication that sports medicine isn't as easy as we all think. The idea of diagnosing an injury (in many cases with limited medical equipment) and treating and then hoping that treatment not only works really fast but also lasts long term seems like a brutal assignment to me...
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Based on what? Because that is how you want it to play out? The only limiting factor will be the size of the contract, which might take out a few teams. But all it takes is one team with a larger wallet and his agent will tell him to go elsewhere...
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Wrong wrong wrong. The Sox do need the farm to produce worker bees to allow the stars to be affordable. Yes you can get Mitch Moreland plenty of way. But none of them get you a minimum wage Mitch Moreland if that is all that the budget allows. Large market or not, there is a limit to John Henry's spending...
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He can probably pitch an inning or two as well, but I really don't want to see that one at all...
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Pearce at 2B accomplishes the same thing. And of the two, Pearce has more MLB innings at 2B and (I find this part surprising and probably inaccurate with larger sample sizes), the better UZR/150 numbers at 2B...
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Sure they are. They are there to produce trade fodder and minimum wage players for the big club. Despite the Sox financial resources, they will need the latter once some of the curretly cheap players start making real money (if they stay). And if any of the Killer B's start leaving, then what? The Sox lack prospects to replace them or trade for someone who can. Of course, that is the future a couple seasons down the road. Right now, there is an exciting season happening in front of us. But only we as fans get to look at it that way; Dombrowski as GM/President of Baseball Ops should not. He should be thinking about 2019 and 2020 to some extent...
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Personal opinion: Brian Johnson is ready to be our 5th starter
notin replied to Dojji's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Powmeranz looked good in his last start. But that was on 6 days rest. That's not a luxury he will be getting the remainder of the season... -
It's especially tough - but not impossible - with the higher draft picks in the first round...
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It's a bit early to write off anyone he traded. He did at least get good players for them. But I also wouldn't assume the pipeline will keep producing another set of Betts, Benintendi, Bogaerts, etc. It's not a given that we will keep having good prospects...
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Personal opinion: Brian Johnson is ready to be our 5th starter
notin replied to Dojji's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
The problem is people are getting impatient waiting for Pomeranz to be on game, and he may not be ever on game this year if he is having too many physical issues. His last start was certainly more encouraging, but as a starter this year Pomeranz has a 6.56ERA and a 1.80 WHIP in 10 starts covering 46.2 IP. Conversely as a starter, Johnson has a 2.57 ERA and a 1.37 WHIP in 7 starts covering 35IP. Neither is giving much in the way of IP/start, but Johnson has been better to date in the role... -
The 2003 Tigers challenged that with 119 losses. Guess who their GM was. If the Sox can win 110 games, I think it’s a safe bet Dombrowski would be the only GM in MLB history to put together teams that won 110 games and lost 110 games...
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1 hour and 15 minutes to the non-waiver deadline. No Red Sox buzz.
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...which makes for an interesting dilemma this offseason, since one of the catchers is likely to be moved...
