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  1. notin
    Or keep Mayer in the minors until Bichette reaches free agency in a year. Of course there is still that Grissom fellow…
  2. notin
    That’s not why they took it away in 1935. This ambiguity’s on me, as I wasn’t specific about which time…
  3. notin
    So they took it away? Wow. Probably because the first All Star game was supposed to be the only one, but the rules changed when it became an annual thing. But when did the “every team represented” stuff start?
  4. notin
    And given the Sox would only control Bichette for 1.5 years, is it worth it? Also who takes over right field? Refsnyder is really not a guy we want to see getting 450-500 PA in a season…
  5. notin
    They walk from Hamilton, however…
  6. notin
    To revisit, this is only true when coupled with expansions, since getting at least one player from 8 teams probably wasn’t so tough. Of course, MLB has countered this by adjusting the roster size. Right now it stands at 32 players per side, which is plenty for one freakin’ game..
  7. notin
    Not sure when that rule got added, but fan voting has been around since 1933, so it was always up to them to set the starting lineup. Of course, they only had 8 teams per league to choose from until 1961, so it probably wasn’t too hard to get at least one player from every team…
  8. notin
    I don’t touch that deal for Abreu. Especially given the Sox shortstop and RF situations…
  9. notin
    Too cheap to pay Betts - yes. But Schwarber? Was he supposed to tip that ludicrous offer the Phillies made to get a backup DH with no defensive skills whatsoever? Sure they could have buried him at 1b and hoped it worked out. But given that Schwarber was a low 2 bWAR player who had been non-tendered the previous offseason, I can understand not topping a 4-year $80mill contract…
  10. notin
    For Toronto? Because if it isn’t, why bother? The Jays would save a lot, as his $12.8mill salary bumps to $17.5mill next season. But I doubt they think of Hamilton any different than we do - that’s he’s more of a “sell high” player right now. I’m sure the Jays would love to move Bichette. Not sure for what? Also with Bichette in Boston - where would he play? He is a s***** shortstop, but he still might be the best one they have while Story is out. Of course, when Stiry comes back, then what?
  11. notin
    Exactly, but it was also how Cooper got to go to two games…
  12. notin
    I don't think we need to bring Cooperstown into it. Despite the similarity in their names, Scott's career wasn't even long enough to qualify getting on the ballot. He was a below-league average hitter with an absolute cannon for an arm - he easily threw harder than every pitcher in MLB. I'd put money on it. But despite that, he was not really a good defensive player. At least, unlike Boggs, he willingly moved to 1b for the 1992 season. It negated his best talent (throwing), but he probably just wanted to get on the field. Free agency was unkind to Cooper, who managed to turn his glorious All Star seasons into contracts with the Seibu Lions and a minor league deal with the Texas Rangers. After the latter, he retired at age 29. Cooper's career lasted about 5 seasons with an OPS+ of 91. Finding a player with multiple All Star appearances with a lesser career would be really difficult...
  13. notin
    Then they would never know what a great deal they were being offered, according to BTV. Per that site, Bo Bichette (21.8) isn’t enough to get Wilyer Abreu (29.8) alone, let alone with David Hamilton (11.8)…
  14. notin
    No Boggs, who left after 1992. But the Sox did still roster Clemens, Mo Vaughn, and Mike Greenwell…
  15. notin
    He was the lone team rep twice. Still he went to multiple All Star games and might be the worst ever player to do so…
  16. notin
    Tim Salmon retired after 2006. I assume you mean Mike Trout as the other piscine Angel. But Trout is owed some $228mil over the next 6 years and has only played 237 games from 2021 through 2023…
  17. notin
    Yes, and it’s not good for the Red Sox by any measure. Unless you enjoy watching the team flounder and hope it continues…
  18. notin
    But that helps Henry maintain his spendthrift ways. He doesn’t care if opposing fans come; in fact, he appears to be counting on it…
  19. notin
    This was a “trickle down promotion.” They happen all the time and mean very little…
  20. notin
    Dalbec can be demoted. Cooper could not. That’s probably a bigger factor than we realize…
  21. notin
    I stand by my longstanding view that Scott Cooper is the worst player in MLB history with multiple All Star appearances…
  22. notin
    That’s fair. Those “bad years” for the Phillies were actually loaded with serious HOF talent. But somehow the failures of this team got ignored. Growing up we all heard about the futility of the Cubs and Red Sox with their long WS droughts. And everyone ignored the Phillies - an original team on the Senior Circuit - didn’t win a World Series until 1980. The White Sox - whose title drought started the year before Boston’s and ended the year after - are the other team whose long history of failure largely gets ignored. Including in your analysis. How did you forget that team?
  23. notin
    Why? It doesn’t matter to Henry who buys the tickets. As long as someone does…
  24. notin
    Just ahead of Criswell? And where does Scott rank on this list?
  25. notin
    I didn’t bring up 2008 originally. Keep up with the conversation…
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