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Everything posted by notin
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However, if you’re tanking, THAT is the year to gamble on taking a pitcher in Rule 5, as opposed to a fringey utility infielder…
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Team player or not, Henry clearly wanted to build a cheaper, more efficient team. (Halfway there!) I would be surprised if there was anything more to it. Again, when Henry first bought this team, he tried to bring Billy Beane on board. Beane’s qualifications don’t include building high-priced squads. Bloom was basically just another Beane. In between being rebuffed by Beane and hiring Bloom, the Sox has two internal hires and Dombrowski, who was given financial free rein for as long as it worked. Much like he did with Cherington, spending only seems to be allowed with winning. But Henry clearly doesn’t want to run teams with high payrolls, and he keeps trying to bring in execs who can or will work with lower ones. If Dombrowski was one of them, he might still be here…
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Waiting for the team to be good again to invest in pitching is a Catch 22. “We won’t invest in pitching until the team is good.” “But this team won’t be good until we invest in pitching.” Did the front office replace Bill James with Joseph Heller? This team with mediocre pitching was just under .500 each of the last two years. A healthy Sale alone might have been enough to get either (or both?) teams into the postseason…
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I’m only ok with punting if the season is shortened to 60 games by a pandemic. I’ve always felt that way, even as a wee lad…
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Henry and DD were together with the Marlins. His tenure in Montreal (1987-1991) was early in his career. And I’m not sure - did Henry ever own the Expos? He sold the Marlins to Expos owner Jeff Loria. But other than that deal (in 2002, 11 years after DD left Montreal) I don’t think he’s ever had any other involvement with that franchise…
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So you think trading the most expensive and therefore most difficult to move one should be the plan? First of all, his numbers first year in the US had some similarities to those of Hideki Matsui and Seiya Suzuki. He does deserve another chance. Second, unless you’re counting Devers and/or Casas, do the Sox really have a surplus of poor defensive DH types? They have Yoshida and Enmanuel Valdez, who isn’t exactly an essential cog. Who else? Third, if the Sox won’t spend on a pitcher, why do people think they will spend so readily on a player they’re dumping? Covering one year of Sale was one thing; but paying $50mill (plus?) to trade Yoshida doesn’t exactly clear the cash to pay for Snell. Plus who then is DH? Valdez?
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I’ve been saying that all off season, especially to defend each post about Matt “Hey I’m Still Available” Chapman…
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Why would the Sox trade Yoshida? His first year was rough, but this exactly uncommon for Japanese players coming to the US. Seiya Suzuki’s first year was pretty mediocre as well. Not to mention, why were the Sox trying to replace Yoshida’s OPS+ of 109 with Teoscar Hernandez’ OPS+ of 106? The Sox need a high ONP bat on their lineup. Actually they need several. Let’s not get rid of the one we have with that kind of potential…
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He’s getting close with Justin Slate(n) He probably needs to be aiming for harder materials. Like Justin Iron or Justin Diamond. Or the hardest of all - Justin Calculus II…
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So… you’re crediting Dombrowski with knowing Anderson was going to get injured repeatedly? How come he lost that visionary aspect when negotiating with Sale?
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Bret Saberhagen, too…
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Now I’m wondering if Carlos Carrasquel is related to former White Sox shortstop Chico Carrasquel, who was the first Venezuelan star player in MLB. Could be a grandson or possible great grandson? (Chico was born in 1926 and played from 1950 to 1959…
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No. It could always be justified by the end result. For example, the Sox traded one of their best young pitching prospects in years in Anderson Espinoza for a solid yet unspectacular swingman in Drew Pomeranz. At the time, it certainly looked questionable. But in the long run, was that a good trade for Boston or not?
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Plus everyone knows the position you play at 17 is your position for life!!
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Honestly, very optimistic…
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Also possible. Depends on the level of faith they have in him. Hey sometimes “buy early” = “buy low”….
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Or that could easily go the other way. Bleis could falter and plummet. Nick Yorke looked like a stud in A ball, too…
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Since that could be the lineup as soon as next season, why not Bleis (presumably the top prospect left) for a SP?
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Sonny Gray
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But the top bullpen arms can be had! In today’s game, a strong bullpen is just as important. And if managed properly, can get you into the postseason. Tampa does this every year and with only decent SP…
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While pitchers and catchers report in a month, there is still lot of unsigned talent that will sign somewhere. This includes 21 of MLBTRs top 50…
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The late Denny Doyle was on my favs list, for the simple reason that as a wee lad, in the very first game I see l went to at Fenway, Denny autographed my program…
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I think we get attached to big names in many cases. But also as fans we make up our own. Hence the term “fan favorite.” Brock Holt didn’t exactly seem like he’d be a fan favorite when he was acquired from a Pittsburgh. Pretty sure he was a throw-in in that deal. But Sox fans made him a star! Of course, no one bought tickets with hopes of Brock Holt stating that day. And we still do this. For example, dgalehouse has repeatedly expressed his confidence that Jarren Duran could become a star. I (think I) do see what he sees in Duran. But as recently as 2022, Sean McDonough questioned whether Duran was even a Major Leaguer. Hey, maybe denny is one of the first on that boat…
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It was a simple statement. Don’t bet so offended. It didn’t have any praise or criticism. And contains some trivia I bet you didn’t know. (And I would have never guessed.)
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The 2018 team had lots of homegrown players that DD inherited. I have my doubts Mookie even wanted to be extended. But one thing lacking was homegrown pitching. A fun trivia question might be “who lead the 2018 Red Sox in IP among pitchers the basic drafted?” It looks like, with 99 IP, former Florida Gator Brian Johnson just might be that guy. (Matt Barnes, with 61, is second.)
