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Everything posted by notin
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I don’t think either is a bad move, although Matt Chapman might be a top 5 free agent and therefore very costly. Not sure if Adames will be available but that depends on how Milwaukee handles their final year arb guys (like Burnes, too) in the aftermath of hearing Woodruff is out for next year…
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Seems like Old Red gets a little desperate to pat himself on the back. This is shown even more with how he disappears when he looks wrong and how he twists and fictionalizes others’ words to discredit them while promoting himself…
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I will call that Exhibit B concerning your reading comprehension…
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I agree it’s unlikely, but I hope if something unforeseen happens like Milwaukee makes Willy Adames available, the Sox don’t avoid checking in on this because they won’t move Story back to 2b…
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I’m starting to realize just how bad your reading comprehension is…
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It’s not a wish. I’m just acknowledging the possibility that whoever is in charge will have ideas that differ from last year’s lineup. And if the Sox do hire someone who shakes up the infield, it’s pretty doubtful Cora will put up a fuss. Most likely he will go along…
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But the experience seems to put them on the rotating carousel of MLB GMs/CBOs. The only one to not go in to run another team is Bloom, and that could only be because it hasn’t had time to happen yet…
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He certainly is not a present day one. It’s really his only chance…
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So they’re going to continue with obvious mistakes? That’s not exactly a winning endorsement against my ideas. But even Sean McDonough said Story should be the second baseman. I can’t speak for Story if he has a preference one way out the other, but whoever the Sox hire might like the idea of returning him to second. Even if it’s improbable, it’s not impossible like you say…
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So was Epstein…
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It’s possible but that’s not your call. And the guy who brought him in to play shortstop is no longer with the organization. The fact remains the Sox could hire a new CBO who views Story as a better option for 2b than SS…
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And he might not be. It all depends on how whoever ids calling the shots feels about him. If you want a RH 2b with good OBP skills and some pop, he’s very good choice. If you want someone with great to elite defensive skills, he falls further down the ladder. He also might simply be too expensive. Or the new boss might decide Story was a better 2b solution and focus on a SS. So yes, Urias might be non-tendered…
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Also Reyes isn’t an everyday player. And you dramatically shortchange Urias as a hitter. He has a very selective batting eye…
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The Sox drafted Duran and announced him as an outfielder. He did play 20 games in Low A ball at 2b, but I don’t think they impacted the decision to move him to outfield. (I can’t even verify if they were his first 20 games.). It’s actually not uncommon to draft a player at one position with the intent of moving him to another. I once listened to an interview with Brandon Inge and he talked about getting drafted. He got the call saying he was a second round selection of the Detroit Tigers, received his congrats, and hung up. Several minutes later, Inge got another call and was told “by the way, you’re going to be playing catcher.” As Inge had only played shortstop in his days at VCU and never even thought about catcher, he had some mixed emotions. In similar fashion , it wouldn’t surprise me if the Sox folks at the time felt Duran’s speed would be better utilized in the outfield before they even selected him…
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I’m ok with Kim Ng…
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My qualifications speak for themselves. They have to. I have no idea what they are…
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Are we pretending Eovaldi, who has topped 111 innings twice since 2017, isn’t an injury risk? When the story came out that Bloom has the chance to trade Sale for nothing in 2022, several people thought abloom should be fired for NOT dealing him, despite Sale having an injury history nowhere near as significant as Eovaldi…
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I’m keep telling you - I AM INTERESTED!
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So you’re saying you don’t know the difference between an opinion and a theory…
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You are 100% correct in that the best teams win 60% of the time and the worst teams win 40% of the time. No other professional sport anywhere in the world has that type of parity. It would like the entire NFL finishing between 10-7 and 7-10. I think the “days off” stuff is crap. It’s people who overanalyze the sport and make up ******** like “team chemistry” desperately trying to make excuses for why they can’t predict these outcomes. “Well the Braves would have beaten the Phillies, but they were too rested and they got all out of baseball shape in those 4 days.” It’s weird how people tried to argue that Noah Song didn’t forget how to pitch in a 3 year hiatus, but they think Spencer Strider did forget how in 12 days…
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Who said that?
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But 2 out of 2…
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This complete conjecture. The Boston media likes to scream and cry about how tough it is in Boston, but only players really know, and I bet if you asked them, some would agree, some would not, and some would think it was a stupid question. It’s completely dependent on the individual. I am sure there are lots of diehard Dodger fans who think it’s tougher to play there, too..,
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Mike Hill Apparently you replied while I was adding him…
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Former Rangers exec Jon Daniels turned one down per MLBTR. Ditto Marlins’ exec Mike Hill. Former MLB outfielder and NH native Sam Fuld is the current favorite, although no one seems to know of he has actually interviewed
