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Has that happened? If he gets offered more money, why do you leap to the conclusion that the Sox not being competitive was why he left? And not, you know, the money? The Sox are coming off back-to-back 78 win seasons. Did they make Cora start his job hunt?

Again 1) His $8mill salary is among the highest for MLB managers 2) The Red Sox have already offered him a CBO-esquires position, which he put on hold. I’m sure when managing games, he does his best to win. But why do you think he places team results ahead of his own personal career? Is being on a high payroll team really his top priority? And are the Red Sox not trying to compete? Or not trying to spend? There’s a big difference. Bloom was brought in to be competitive cheaply. But just because he failed doesn’t mean it’s impossible; it just means it might not be possible for Bloom. The Sox gave him a few chances and moved on. If they were really not trying to compete, why for Bloom at all?

He’s under contract for another year as one of the highest paid managers in the game and has been offered chances to move into the front office role. Is another team offering that?

I thought they were giving Cora a bigger role in that regard…

So why was Bloom fired at all? And stop being unobservanr and unimaginative. It’s been pointed out HUNDREDS of times free agency is the worst place ti get pitching. Short term deals? Sure. But game-changing players? I’ve asked dozens of times the last time one of those deals worked out for Boston. And really, no good answer. Now the trade market is a different story. Sale, Schilling and Pedro headline that list. And I know a lot of fans would prefer a free agent and keep the prospects, as free agents cost “only money”, but that’s because we’re all not thinking like team owners. We’re thinking like poor people. They’re thinking like billionaires. Prospects and money are two methods of acquiring new players, but in general, owners like to keep the money. Largely because, unlike prospects, everyone accepts it. They can’t go to the Lamborghini dealer and, when he asks how will you be paying, respond in good faith with “will you accept an 18yo Baseball America top 100 shortstop prospect and a 22yo MLB-ready starting pitcher?” It turns out, Italian sports car dealers are not so into prospects. Breslow been talking trade market all along, rarely mentioning free agent pitchers. I expect more along that line…

I told you that all along. Granted, I said the Mets were. But most important was the Sox weren’t. That leaves Snell, Montgomery, Giolito, Stroman, Montas, Clevinger. And the longshot of long shots - Brad Keller (included because of Breslow’s reported interest in hard-throwing pitchers, which Keller certainly is.) Still some trade market options as well…

Just bad outfielders?

Perfect!! Another corner OF who can’t field and is coming off a season where he has a lower OPS+ than Masataka Yoshida!

Can he pitch?

That old timer was the incredibly awesome Arthur Hunnicutt, who also appeared in such classics as “El Dorado” and “Cat Ballou.” In the latter, he played an aging Butch Cassidy. Hunnicutt’s best talent, besides his non-stop rambling of nonsensical metaphors, was looking 80 while in his 40s. He was only in his mid-fifties for that Twilight Zone episode. (I believe he appeared in another episode of that show as well.)

I stopped believing anything they said after “full throttle.”

I don’t see why the Mariners would be so willing to move the Castillo. Now if you want Robbie Ray, he can be had for a song. And not even a good song. “Pictures of Matchstick Men” might be enough…

Senga was the clear better option at that price. But I’m willing to give Yoshida another shot. He did have stretches where he was the type of high OBP hitter the Sox needed. I didn’t realize until I saw a Sox game in person how tiny he is. He walked out on the field next to Casas, and from where I was sitting (right behind first base), they looked like they were participating in a father-son game…

I have no idea about the “A”, but SI hasn’t seen the “I” portion of that equation in decades…

SI disagrees. But I do think (re: hope) they avoid the overrated Snell. Montgomery no longer passes for underrated, however…

My point. And in this “Kill the Messenger” world, he’s in the line of fire…

And onward… https://www.si.com/mlb/red-sox/news/red-sox-eyeing-star-duo-in-obvious-pivot-after-missing-yoshinobu-yamamoto-pat3

How is Lugo an equal gamble to Stroman?

Sign Montgomery, Giolito and trade for Drury…

Regardless, Breslow is in the fan-facing role of those two…

I want to see that…

The mood of this one forum alone indicates otherwise…

The Sox run and the Patriots run aren’t comparable. The Patriots finished first 16 times and second twice in an 18 year run during a salary cap era. That’s beyond unprecedented…

The Patriots had the most ridiculous run of success in sports’ history, all things considered. I can’t be mad about reality catching up with them…

Word has it when their lease expires, their new ballpark will be in Gulf Breeze, Florida so they can cut down in travel time to Dr. James Andrews…