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While they don't look as joyful, maybe that's only because it's a different look now...
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Does your perfect world really undervalue Trea Turner that much? Kimbrel doesn't get Turner straight up. The man has Mookie Betts potential. ..
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The Sox will be better off with Smith and Thornburg and the extra cash. Especially if Davis loses another mile or two off his fastball. ..
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Sure I addressed it. You had a position that managers really don't matter. I don't agree, but it wasn't intended to be snarky so much as clarifying potential inconsistencies. And I don't believe change for the sake of change ever works. But that's not the same as saying change never works. Now if Dombrowski's goal is to change culture or something like that, I would agree that isn't change for the sake of change, rather change with a specific goal in mind. He might do that.
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I read what you wrote. I do disagree about change for the sake of change. I'd say it rarely works out, if ever. I so think Farrell is more secure than many realize. If he wins two straight pennants, the second one coming in a season where a major piece (David Price) is a complete non-factor, it's not likely even a quick playoff exit gets him fired....
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I thought you believed all managers were essentially fungible. If so, what would be the point in firing Farrell and replacing him with another guy who "adds no value"?
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Now if the Sox can find a better manager using whatever their criteria is, that's one thing. But "Hey let's try this guy and hope it works" usually doesn't give the anticipated result...
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But what is the advantage of DiSarcina over Farrell? Change for the sake of change? When has that EVER been a positive?
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And sometimes firing the manager can have a VERY negative effect. The 2011 Red Sox dominated the AL East for five months before a horrific collapse. They brought back basically the same team in 2012, but without Francona, and played so poorly through August that they had a late season fire sale on their way to last place...
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I doubt they fire the manager if they win back-to-back AL East pennants, regardless of post-season performance. If he managed to keep his job through a GM change while the team was in last place, he's more secure than you realize....
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Well, right now he's the team ace....
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Moonslav59;1090246]Sox hits per game going backwards from last night: 8 games out of 17 games with 7 or less hits 12 out of last 17 with 9 or less hits O out of 17 with more than 12 hits Yeah but how unusual is this? Do the Sox have stretches like this all the time? Only on bad teams th that srruggle? Do all teams have stretches like this? These numbers need some relevant perspective. ...
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He holds very little value. Any team that wants him, which won't be very badly, will be more than willing to see if he becomes a minor league free agent. Sox backup catcher is probably his most likely future...
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It would be nice to see Swihart get some action at 2b and 3b this off-season. OF didn't start out so well but it shouldn't be done either...
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Especially on the heels of a 13-6 loss. Let's not over analyze this...
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Hanley's outfield defense was surprisingly bad. But getting a hitter into an AL lineup isn't some arduous task.
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Agreed. But the strategy might become to employ the bullpen in that fashion for the 4th and 5th starters, enabling many teams to use cheaper pitchers in the rotation for two slots....
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Did they cool off waiting or just face a better team or did the odds catch up with them? They were something like 21-1 going into the WS. It should be no surprise when an unsustainable pace is no longer sustained...
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Farrell isn't a great manager. He's average, maybe even above average. But people want a great manager. And anything less is a weakness. (Of course, Francona was a great manager and easily one of the best in team history and fans complained about him, too. ) He isn't Butcher Hobson or Bobby Valentine. It's probably easier to get a worse manager than a better one, despite many of the complaints.
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They weren't going to get one for what they were giving up. Anyway the Sox seem to always have one of these Dave Roberts-Quintin Berry types ready for the post-season. ...
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The only way the Sox get Stanton is through done complicated multi- team deal that will never happen Like Cleveland sends Kyrie Irving to Miami and Boston sends two Celtics first round picks plus Marcus Smart and Michael Chavis to Cleveland....
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People are sick of complaining about Price and ready to embrace the idea of complaining about Arrieta...
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I guess that's why you're the mvp...
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The bullpen woild certainly look a lot better if Smith and Thornburg weren't lemons. It might not be so bad if Barnes, Hembree, Kelly and Abad were all pushed back two slots. Of course, why Farrell likes using Barnes and Hembree against the top and middle of the order while saving Kimbrel for the bottom will always mystify me...
