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  1. notin
    I wouldn't recommend anything more complicated than tag or catch...
  2. notin
    I'm hoping he opts out after this year, although it's more likely that he flaps his arms and flies to the moon...
  3. notin
    And getting killed by the shift?
  4. notin
    He started 3 post-season games for them and had some of his best post-season starts for the Blue Jays...
  5. notin
    Yankee fans
  6. notin
    If we are looking at these pitchers as starters, bear in mind: Velasquez started two games this year, against Tampa and Balitmore. Johnson started two games this year against Miami and the Angels Wright started 4 games this year against Baltimore, Detroit and two against Seattle. Wright had one great game against Seattle and one he got pasted. The rest of these teams are all below .500 (except Tampa, who went one game over yesterday for the first time all season) and are not very likely to be post-season competition for Boston. Their starts for the most part appear to be picked to be against the weaker teams. While any pitcher can have a great post-season game at any time, I really would lack the confidence of these pitchers starting. I'd rather see Price out there...
  7. notin
    You wanted him to take one "in the ribs", verbatim from your post. At 100mph no less. Are you now implying his ribs are in the strike zone and need to be backed off? In the ribs at 100mph gets a player injured. Other than a trip to 1B, that's about the only other outcome. If the Yankees were to actually do that (which they don't appear intent on trying), I wouldn't mind seeing Aaron Judge take 100mph off the wrist. And then who would cry out intent?
  8. notin
    It’s reminiscent of that year when Jon Valentin hit like .118 in April and went on to hit over .300 (for what I think was the only time in his career)....
  9. notin
    I withhold thoughts on how painful it would be until I see what would change come back. I’d rather have Bradley than Castillo, too. The crazy long shot would be putting Castillo in RF and moving Betts back to 2B.
  10. notin
    Then please continue to trash him thoroughly. Rafael Devers is so bad if he fell off a cliff, he wouldn't hit the ground. Your turn.
  11. notin
    You answered your own question correctly. If the Sox took on Pearce's entire contract, they would have given up less...
  12. notin
    He's having a career-best season. He will have stretches when he doesn't hit. Everyone has those. Generally, the term declining is reserved for players on the downside of a career, not for players having a rough week...
  13. notin
    With a 4-0 lead and Sale on the mound, that game felt over before the third out was recorded...
  14. notin
    I remember the days when you could turn off TV announcers and just listen to the radio and there were no delays. I don't even know who did Celtics' TV games in the 1980's, because Johnny Most was a must-hear. The guy was watching way better games than I was...
  15. notin
    The Astros wouldn't do that. They already cut JD Martinez once...
  16. notin
    When Castillo tried out for the MLB GM's and scouts - the same audition Cherington saw - Dombrowski reportedly left, telling the press Castillo was "nothing more than a fourth outfielder." I don't think he is a big Castillo fan, and certainly not at the price. I think he sells Castillo short and Rusney could certainly be a starting outfielder in MLB, but I do get why he is kept in limbo and can't say it doesn't make sense...
  17. notin
    I wouldn't trade Beni for deGrom. Benintendi has a huge role on this team going forward by making Betts more affordable. But if the Sox want to add another pitcher, Dan Straily might be a bit cheaper than deGrom. (And while I like the idea of bringing up Castillo, Dombrowski seems dead set against it and has not been a Castillo fan since the day he saw him audition.)...
  18. notin
    The Trop has always been a lousy place to hit. Of course, there are probably instances when better home pitching also gets a big boost from familiarity on team defense...
  19. notin
    So then apparently they have not filled the air in other stadiums with decent pitching...
  20. notin
    .883
  21. notin
    So a Sox player in his second full season is on pace for 25HR, over 100RBI, 30 SB and an .877 OPS and people think he is declining? How can a player be declining when he is on pace for career highs in nearly every category?
  22. notin
    Filled it with decent pitching?
  23. notin
    If we know nothing else about Dombrowski, we at least know if he has a prospect with any trade value, he WILL trade him...
  24. notin
    If the player is intent on reaching free agency, what options do you have? One thing in the Sox favor is that if last year is any indication, free agent prices are dropping while arbitration prices appear to be escalating. This could mean free agency is no longer the primary financial goal of players and agents. But then if the superstars still get paid, Mookie will still benefit. But retaining quality complimentary players like Bradley might be easier than it was 2 or 3 years ago...
  25. notin
    Or for georom, for the non-BDC people who don't get the auto-corrected reference...
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