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  1. notin
    I find your inclusion of Valentine to be offensive. Also thoughts on the disappearance of the name “Bob” at the MLB level?
  2. notin
    Ahh the “all injuries are equal” argument. Who wouldn’t argue that losing Crochet and Anthony for the bulk of the season is exactly the same as losing Tommy Edman for two weeks? After all, every team has injuries, so therefore they’re all equal…
  3. notin
    It’s always been a word, often used to describe teenage girls on the 1950’s. It’s short for bobbysoxer…
  4. notin
    And that was back in the days when there were no challenges and more Angel Hernandez…
  5. notin
    Apparently not quoted sections of posts…
  6. notin
    1 out of 4 is looking? Is this really a problem?
  7. notin
    Are we seriously trying to tell Roman Anthony how to hit? Back in 2003-2007, when the Sox were a team of Walk Machines that lead to possibly the best 5 season stretch in team history, there were lots of folks doling out the same advice. “They let too many strikes go by!” Yet they kept watching and kept winning. Sometimes, it’s just not broken…
  8. notin
    Not uncommon for hitters with high BB rates to also have elevated K rates. Anthony has a high BB rate…
  9. notin
    Sure they will. Not 50% of the entire amount. But they are perfectly willing to give way 50% of almost 10% of the money. In fact, they don’t tell you this, but they’re willing to give way as high as 60% of bottom 9% of all the money involved… But you didn’t hear that from me…
  10. notin
    And those are the problem teams. I do want every team to play like their on equal financial footing and MLB isn’t just about who has more money, but the small market owners have treated revenue sharing like another revenue stream and avenue towards profitability rather than an opportunity to give their fanbase a better product. These guys literally cry poverty while pocketing the very checks that were implemented to ameliorate those same financial shortfalls…
  11. notin
    To be fair, while the W-L record during that run was unimpressive, pretty much every team stat said the team should have performed much better. That “once in a generation” run might have just been the law of averages catching up….
  12. notin
    If it were up to me, I’d let those pathways open themselves organically. No need to just bank on the kids…
  13. notin
    Espinal was also an All Star…
  14. notin
    Jalen Beeks for Eovaldi Santiago Espinal for Pearce Jose Iglesias for Peavy (through Detroit, who sent Avisail Garcia to Chicago)…
  15. notin
    I think too often fans measure trades immediately and judge who won the trade. I agree, the performance of Eyanson isnt the measure here. The whole nature of trades is that each team is supposed to benefit; it’s not about ripping off one team and getting something for nothing…
  16. notin
    I think if Duran goes and Mead moves to 2b, Yoshida is at a minimum a strong side DH in a platoon, and not - as was proposed earlier in this thread - a player the Sox need to jettison aside and pay to play elsewhere. Probably in the same boat as Story, since it’s unlikely the Sox just throw him away and hand the job uncontested to Arias. Most likely Story has the job until he gets hurt and then we see Arias…
  17. notin
    The exact question you were responding to is “who is AHEAD of Yoshida at DH for 2027?” Not what other options existed…
  18. notin
    You’re putting a 30 yo career minor leaguer on a hot streak ahead of an MLB player under contract. Infact you’re putting that MLB player also behind another career minor leaguer, a utility infielder, and an oft-injured player that hasn’t played in two seasons…
  19. notin
    Only 5 (Jansen, Kimbrel, Smith, Wagner, Chapman). Mariano, Hoffman, KRod and John Franco have not. Now if Eckersley makes a comeback and gets those last 10 saves…
  20. notin
    There isn’t much blocking Mead and Anthony from returning to the field, except Duran, really. If he gets moved. Casas is extremely likely to be non-tendered. But if he isn’t, why is he ahead of Yoshida in your eyes? Let’s not go overboard. While Gasper is coming off the most ridiculous 16 game stretch by any Sox player since 2010, let’s not forget who he passed to get to the top of that list. (Hint: It’s a player that is still active, just not in North America. Also he’s a mere 10 weeks older than Gasper.)
  21. notin
    So who is DH ahead of him in 2027?
  22. notin
    Story has been good since he stopped being herniated, and it’s not like the Sox have Whitaker and Trammell in the middle infield…
  23. notin
    True. In Tracy’s case, however, he is playing on his minor league deal that might extend into 2027. Mild research has shown teams still need permission to interview employees from other teams, even if it’s for a perceived promotion. Tracy going from interim manager on a minor league deal to MLB manager does count as a promotion, but Boston can refuse interviews. However it will make them even less desirable place to work if they refuse Tracy opportunities and then do not extend him anyway.
  24. notin
    So why not keep them in that case?
  25. notin
    Think that their most recent injury-plagued years made each one desirable?
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