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Carlos Correa to the IL. With Royce Lewis also injured, the Twins infielder depth is also taxed. Utility players Willi Castro and Kyle Farmer are now in starting roles. Neither is a defensive whiz. So basically the injured SS market is heating up…
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Justifying his inactivity?
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I think he gives significant input as to what he needs/wants. And Breslow does his best to fill those needs within the budget. And sometimes players have to move on to adjust that budget. Cora probably has some input there as well. But it’s limited. Basically, I mean, another team has to want the player, too. But I doubt Cora ever wakes up, scrolls to MLBTR, and sees some Red Sox roster transaction he never saw coming. Never…
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That barely says anything. It implies Breslow said the primary position would be CF, but didn’t even say what exactly that means. And later quotes Breslow saying he’d be moved around the diamond. It credits Cora with the dual platoon of no-hit defensive question marks. And as Romy is part of that, is he back now? Or is this article older?
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Do you think Breslow doesn’t talk to him at all? Just surprises him with moves? Maybe makes brain teasers out of them? “Hey Alex, quick riddle. What has a busted elbow and just got traded for Vaughn Grissom?”
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If I had Breslow’s job? 1. Suggest Rafaela move to SS temporarily. His primary position will be CF, but he’s under control for 8 more years; playing SS for a month or two won’t kill his development. 2. Demote Hamilton and recall Refsnyder. The OF alignment would be O’Neill in LF, Duran in CF, Abreu/Refsnyder in RF. 3. Count the minutes until the essentially useless Enmanuel Valdez can be demoted and replaced with Vaughn Grissom. Hope Cora starts Reyes over Valdez. 4. Be ready to claim any defense-oriented shortstops on the waiver wire. Maybe even work out a trade if possible.
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I seriously doubt any MLB manager has no input in roster construction. And I’d be very surprised if that hasn’t been true for a long time. Cora doesn’t negotiate any deals, but he certainly has to have input…
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2. No one is buying or selling yet. Short term contracts like these might not be in demand 3. Pay for whose bench bat? And with what? We can’t chastise the Red Sox for not having a backup SS and then expect some other team to deal theirs away mindlessly. The SS options are largely limited to internal right now. The Sox recently passed on Livan Soto on the waiver wire so they’ll have to see what else presents itself there. Others will as team replace injured players with non-40 man alternatives. And as May 1 approaches, it’s quite possible some shortstops on minor league deals invoke their upward mobility clauses…
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Where did Breslow say that? I haven’t been able to find anything…
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The Sox could use: 1b: Casas 2b: Reyes for now 3b: Devers SS: Rafaela LF: O’Neill CF: Duran RF: Abreu It’s probably their best defensive alignment internally…
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4/12 Angels come to Boston
notin replied to vegasbob's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
I’ve never heard that. Cora has been adamant that Rafaela is his CF since before Breslow was hired. Although he’d probably put Rafaela at SS to give Hamilton a scheduled off day… -
4/12 Angels come to Boston
notin replied to vegasbob's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
Think Cora ever tries Rafaela at SS? -
And in 2023, Dalbec is 0 for 9 with 6 Ks. Small sample size but almost perfect in ineptitude...
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4/12 Angels come to Boston
notin replied to vegasbob's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
O'Neill is out, too? -
Kike was given MONTHS to show he couldn’t play shortstop. Hamilton has played 4 games. Gonzalez in two. Not the same level of status quo at all…
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Well they’ve been more successful against Dalbec…
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Because every time someone mentions Grissom, someone freaks out and overreacts and accuses them of annoying this got as the savior. No one is, but he is part of the future just like those three should be..
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Small point but Brennan Bernardino is on the staff now as well...
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Not so sure. Dave Roberts appears to be making a strong case for himself this year. Of course, the award would typically go hands down to Joe Maddon if he had not retired...
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When healthy this team certainly is much improved over last year, when we had no 2B, a Gold Glove centerfielder playing Rust Glove shortstop, and some serious question marks in LF, CF, 1B, and 3B...
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It still looks like Winckowski. He has yet to come in before the 6th inning. He's not quite doing what Schreiber did, but in two weeks there have not been an overabundance of opportunities. I think in time Slaten might settle into the high leverage role like how it was done with Schreiber...
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The Sox haven't even gotten around to retiring their greats. Dwight Evans belongs in Cooperstown and 24 belongs in the rafters. In fact, 24 belongs there twice. Manny, for all his flaws, and he absolutely had them, was a great player as well.
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Or starters...
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Too many people were. I don't get why that would even be on the radar given the clear lack of a starting catcher and questionable starter (and now) bullpen depth we all saw coming as well. If it came right down to it, Reyes could probably handle 1B as an emergency starer/fill-in better than Dalbec. You might not be impressed with his .310 OPS, but again, it is .310 higher than Dalbec. And his .716 OPS last year was higher than Dalbec's .570. No one is saying Reyes is the answer, unless the question is "what utility infielder on the Sox does everything better than Dalbec?"
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I'm saying there is no such thing as a "2nd 8th inning guy" and barely such thing as a first one. Cora clearly does not manage his bullpen that way. He even moves Martin up an inning to face the middle of the order. And in those cases, the 8th inning hitters are likely the 6-7-8-9 guys. Does any team need a specialist to handle the bottom of the order?
