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Craig Breslow hired as Head Of Baseball Operations
notin replied to Tedballgame's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
I don’t really care if I’m in the minority; it’s just how the facts played out. If you asked several thousands of Americans to name every President who was impeached, the majority would still say Nixon. Was Nixon going to be impeached? Yes, most definitely. Did he resign because he was going to be impeached and removed from office? Almost certainly. But was he actually impeached? No, he was not. And that is a fact. -
Craig Breslow hired as Head Of Baseball Operations
notin replied to Tedballgame's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
I think this deal was more about unloading some potential non-tender candidates than it was the value of relief pitching. Soroka is a small gamble for the White Sox, whose only hope is he can stay healthy until the trade deadline. Given Soroka has pitched in 10 games over the last 4 years, this is not a given. His inclusion could be completely forgotten by May, and there’sa better chance Chicago non-tenders him than there is they trade him in July. Of the rest, Shewmake was the big name, and the addition of Shuster was the bigger shock. Unlike Soroka, he’s healthy and not eligible for arbitration… -
Ohtani will be a monster for that team in that ballpark. The negatives (such as pushing Stanton to the outfield) could be far outweighed by the positives. The only real positive IMO is it likely tempers their interest in Juan Soto…
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I’m going to predict Ryan Fernandez gets selected. And if my Rule 5 prediction history is used to assess this prediction, Fernandez is a lock to be passed over…
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Craig Breslow hired as Head Of Baseball Operations
notin replied to Tedballgame's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Ben’s departure was his own choice. Dombrowski stated multiple times he wanted to keep him on. Now it’s entirely possible (and IMO very likely) Ben was facing reduced responsibilities under DD. This is supported by how invisible Mike Hazen was in that role. But it’s still unfair and inaccurate to blame Cherington’s departure on Henry and his volatility. Lucchino was fired by Henry, and really who Dombrowski replaced. But Lucchino was with the Sox much longer than 4 years… -
The ones who yell at the TV and think Cora can hear them?
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That’s a sad commmentary about them. I have numerous perceptions about the industry, and have no issues laying them out in detail on anonymous web forums. But I wouldn’t even remotely call myself any level of expert…
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I rarely if ever even mention Kennedy. But Felger, Mazz and Tomase are all pretty useless. Tomase overreacts to everything. Mazz has always been a whiner and occasion liar, who, if posts others make, is also pretty clueless. At least Felger reportedly admits he doesn’t know much about the Sox and he likes to prove it. As for Shaughnessy, I haven’t read a word since I moved out of Massachusetts 20 years ago. And without a hard copy of the Globe, I’m not paying for their site…
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Craig Breslow hired as Head Of Baseball Operations
notin replied to Tedballgame's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
But our story that Henry fires his exec every 4 years is really an exaggeration. He’s done it twice… -
So the selling point is professional and paid sports personalities like Felger, Mazz and Tomase is they might put out more educated viewpoints than a bunch of random individual all from varying non-sports backgrounds? Gee, I never thought of looking at it in that remarkably oversimplified and completely irrelevant way. Silly us, expecting our sportswriters to be accurate, informed and honest. All that we should expect is they spew garbage at a slower rate than any randomly chosen citizen…
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Obviously we only care about Breslow, but the whole league is at a standstill. The biggest name to change uniforms so far is Mark Canha…
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Craig Breslow hired as Head Of Baseball Operations
notin replied to Tedballgame's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
I rue the day we passed on Mike Montgomery and Drew Sutton! -
It’s now short for A-Holes…
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Craig Breslow hired as Head Of Baseball Operations
notin replied to Tedballgame's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
… except reality. Especially perception on this board. Do we really think we have a pulse on what goes on inside the Inner Circle of MLB owners and executives? Or that anyone turned down the Sox overture because of “something [he] read on Talksox”? -
Craig Breslow hired as Head Of Baseball Operations
notin replied to Tedballgame's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
To be fair, the narrative we keep repeating on here that Henry fires the man running the show every four year is actually false… -
Didn’t like those early series against Toronto and New York?
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Not to mention, baseball fans have been suggesting trades probably since 1870. Most falling into the “if we send Team A enough garbage players, they will give us their superstar” category (highlighted in Seinfeld with George’s famous “I figured out how we can get Bonds and Griffey, and we wouldn’t have to give up that much” episode). Over 99.9999999999999999% of those trades never happened. So should fans have simply stopped suggesting trades?
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Unless it’s some weird seasonal flavor like “turkey stuffing” or “green bean casserole”…
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Maybe, but not likely. They’d probably focus dumping as much Rendon as possible…
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No one cares if you like BTV or not. Like analytics they exist and your attempts to discredit them are ridiculous. That the trades don’t happen is irrelevant. You listen to Felger and Mazz - two guys who thought the Sox could acquire Juan Soto 18 months ago without giving up any good prospects. When was the last time they suggested (not reported, suggested) any trade that actually happened? What gets posted on this board is often irrelevant to the performance of the team. Go back to 2018 and find me the “Yeah happy day to be a Sox fan” thread…
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Of course if Trout could play 140 games, why would LA trade him?
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That’s a f***ing stupid question. So it’s invalid because GMs use different names? Check the site out. Well over 50% of trades that do happen work using their system. Also, Bloom and Henry don’t post here…
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I scaled down because Snell is no Soto…
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Done…
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Through age 24, Soto has 3375 PA with a .946 OPS (157 OPS+) and 160 HRs Through age 24, Frank Robinson had 3156 PA with a .932 OPS (142 OPS+) and 165 HRs. How much does he want?
