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  1. notin
    There were 3 people who opposed it from the start. Counting you. But Sale was 35 years old - same as as Price - and coming off four missed seasons. Plenty of Hall of Fame caliber pitchers have been in that position before and none have bounced back like Sale did. I can’t pretend I saw that coming and I don’t blame Breslow for not seeing it either…
  2. notin
    Mostly because this laundry list of questionable moves and hypotheses isnt related to actual strategy. I mean, are there really questions about why Sale was traded? I mean questions with foundations unrelated to hindsight…
  3. notin
    He was also given more financial leeway than the others, and might be getting judged on different criteria. Bloom is credited with a bust for Story, who certainly came to Boston on the heels of a successful career before being derailed by injuries. . Is Dombrowski’s signing of Price really any better? It’s basically the same narrative…
  4. notin
    None of which adds credibility to a SSS argument. The Yankees activated Giancarlo Stanton 3 games ago and have only scored two runs since. Is this statistical proof that adding slugging former MVPs can drag down your lineup? After all, they scored more than that in the previous 3 games…
  5. notin
    Or fifty Jim Rice’s?
  6. notin
    Huh? They low-balled Lester, reportedly due to concerns about his age. But that whole “dont sign pitchers over 30” philosophy was clearly gone by 2015 when they signed Price…
  7. notin
    When did they say they didn’t want Devers’ contract? They did say his contract came with certain obligations he refused to live up to, but that’s a very different thing altogether…
  8. notin
    They did at least abandoned that philosophy relatively quickly, giving the then-largest contract in team history to 31yo David Price. Of course that lead to a whole new arena of mistakes to learn from…
  9. notin
    I didn't say that. I think they do need a hitter quick. Yoshida is a talented hitter, but you don’t replace your Ferrari with a Chevy Equinox without a drop off in performance . Bottom line, offensive hit won’t be proven using a 5 game sample size that includes 2 games Devers played in…
  10. notin
    If you’re going to use stats this way, you take credibility away from other stat-based arguments. And you know that…
  11. notin
    I don’t think it’s fair to accuse Devers of tanking and sulking. He got off to a slow start, but that could easily be attributable to adjusting to his new role, which was effectively being asked to pinch hit 4 times a game every day. I can understand a mental adjustment there…
  12. notin
    Absolutely, AI can do a lot of things, but it cannot yet duplicate the level of indecision and waffling that Bloom brought to the organization…
  13. notin
    So true. Even in his press conference, Devers was fabricating hypothetical scenarios about the Sox potentially asking him to play outfield. Betts established himself as an elite outfielder but still took infield practice even after signing his $360mill deal with LA, When asked why, he said “in case I’m needed there.” He even moved to shortstop so LA could put Jason Heyward -who hasn’t been good in years - into his position. Devers, when needed to play a new position, just whined and took everything as an insult and lived in a world of imagined scenarios..
  14. notin
    Pedroia took four years? He was ROY in 2007 and MVP in 2008!
  15. notin
    Ummmm… no. It might be a good platoon, but don’t go overboard…
  16. notin
    But from Mookie’s point of view, it’s different because he presumably would have accepted bids from Boston. Of course this is all on the assumption that these reports wet accurate…
  17. notin
    Devers is a bit pudgy by pro athlete standards, but let’s not go overboard and classify him as a Type 2 diabetic. Plenty of people with his physique (often scaled down) are perfectly healthy…
  18. notin
    How about straightforward deceitful flattery? ”Raffy, we’ve noticed that while you move to your left acceptably, but your lateral movement to your right is AMAZING. We were thinking that in order to capitalize on this exceptional skill of yours, we should move you to the other side of the diamond.”
  19. notin
    I do recall some reports that Mookie wanted to test free agency, which is not the same as wanting out of town…
  20. notin
    If Alcala could locate his fastball, we wouldn’t have him. He was available because of his wildness…
  21. notin
    I agree. Now maybe the interpreter took some liberties? My Spanish is beyond horrible. But if he said that whole “they can’t expect me to play every position” and “it’s [Breslow’s] job to go find a first baseman,” upset or not, thats just ridiculous, selfish and immature. I fail to see how asking him to play a new position AFTER AN INJURY TO A TEAMMATE is jerking him around. Grow up, Devers…
  22. notin
    And when the Sox go to SF this week, I’m putting the over/under for number of Devers home runs in that series at 3.5. I’m mad at him and don’t like him, but there should be no denying that man can hit…
  23. notin
    Bauer is done. He’s been eligible to return to MLB for years and no one wants him. Hes 34 years old now and pitching for the Yokohama Bay Stars, where he is being out pitched by teammates Andre Jackson (career minor leaguer) and Anthony Kay (journeyman reliever). No team wants to tackle the PR nightmare that is Trevor Bauer only to find out that at his age, he’s mediocre or worse. Think about how disgusted we’ve been with Buehler, and Walker had NEVER has any abuse allegations, and his troubles have all revolves around pitching himself into repeated injuries, which is far, far more acceptable behavior…
  24. notin
    If the Sox were addicted to surgically repaired pitchers, wouldn’t Sale still be here? Buehler was a “make good” contract where he was given the chance to prove he can still pitch. So far, it’s not looking good for him. It’s a one year deal thankfully, but at some point he might become DFA material, especially when they decide to see what Harrison can do. In the meantime, his job is to absorb (what will likely be very painful) innings and keep the totals down for Bello, Dobbins, Harrison, and eventually Houck…
  25. notin
    No, he was Mount Pablo. And as of today, I miss him…
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