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Everything posted by notin
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But the Mets, who has fewer blown saves than all but 2 teams (one of which was Boston), had other problems Diaz was not going to solve. Namely they rarely took leads into the ninth inning…
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Your standards are far too high. Bring a playoff contender is all that matters. Last week you (and most) would have put Atlanta and LA in the top 4-6 ring contender category, and probably left out Philly and Arizona. And certainly if you didn’t rank Philly last among the 6 NL postseason teams last year, then your system was flawed. But the reality is - there is no magic formula and no ranking that matters. There is a should have parity in baseball and just getting into the postseason is all that matters. (Although getting a bye is nice.)…
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But he sure can pitch! (Rimshot) Also I’m a tad disappointed in you for missing that one…
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At the end of the day, the OF might be Duran in LF, Abreu and Rafaela platooning in CF, and Verdugo in RF…
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And 12 would have eliminated two Ranger teams…
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Probably a little more, because San Diego hopefully won’t make the Sox eat half of David Price’s deal…
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So rewarding cheaters? And it’s really not the AL West. You’re largely just counting the Astros…
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Get that resume in order! https://blogs.fangraphs.com/instagraphs/job-posting-red-sox-multiple-openings/
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That was for 2 1/2 years of Soto. If they deal him now, they’re giving up one year…
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If Abreu doesn’t start, or at least platoon, he needs to be on Worcester…
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What if I have a paper tiger with two left feet of clay?
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No because he said it right after signing John Lackey to the largest free agent contract given to a pitcher in team history at the time…
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His glove is still better than most other options…
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No more JD. If the Sox add a bat, that player has to field. Duvall’s OPS was .060 lower and hit 12 fewer home runs in 150 fewer PA. S do not as good with the bat, but at least Duvall is a Gold Glove right fielder…
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The only thing everyone seems to agree on is the need for two starting pitchers. Catcher has not really been touted as an area or potential improvement. And I don’t think anyone would be surprised if it remained untouched. The infield could also go untouched assuming the new head honcho doesn’t want to upgrade the defense. The only question mark is 2b, which could easily just go to Urias. Or some cheaper version of Urias. The OF is an overcrowded mess, even if Duvall doesn’t return. If Yoshida does actually move to DH, the Sox still have Duran, Verdugo, Rafaela, Abreu and Refsnyder and only Refsnyder has a clear role. The Sox could start any of them. Or start Duran and Verdugo and let Abreu and Rafaela start in Worcester. Or trade Duran and Verdugo. Or demote and trade 2. Too many possibilities, with status quo as one them. The bullpen could also already be full. Or someone might move and roles get changed. Lots of possibilities including, again, status quo…
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That’s true. I think somewhere you already called for a fire sale on the 2026 team…
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They could keep the budget low and hire a guy who actually does something in July/August and it would be not maintaining the status quo…
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Didn’t know about Molitor, but it’s not a surprise…
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Rose was the last player-manager, if you count that. Reportedly both Barry Larkin and Paul Konerko were offered chances for that role but turned them down. The last player-coach (who didn’t manage) I can think of was Ron Schueler, who was a relief pitcher for the 1979 White Sox and also the pitching coach under player-manager Don Kessinger…
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Then who takes Houck’s spot? The role of closer isn’t as important as having actual good pitchers in the bullpen…
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No but at some point it’s ok to keep them for a few months and see how the team is…
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So you think this rebuilding team should treat down and rebuild again? This team won 78 games with a staff where two of the top three in IP were in their first full season. Add some live arms at the top of that rotation. Beyond that opinions are divided as to what else this team needs. Some say the most important thing is to upgrade the defense. Others say a RH power bat tops all. Others also have said this team needs to return to its OBP approach. These three traits need not be mutually exclusive. If the Sox could find a RHH patient high-OBP hitter with power who is capable of playing RF at Fenway, that would be perfect. Luckily have done my research on this and found just such a player. And the good news is he is available this off-season. The bad news is that Dwight Evans is 70 years old…
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I would have been fine with dealing Paxtin (and others?) and at least committing one way out the other. Heck I would have been fine with the dual but/sell approach. Any thing would have been a step up over the second straight thing dealing. All that was missing this year was another press conference about how another player no one wanted “fell in to his lap.” As for trading Martin and Jansen solely for reasons related to age discrimination, I don’t really think it’sa big deal, assuming t to have buyers for their salary (which will be tougher for Jansen than Martin). But don’t get to overcommitted to the logic that relief pitchers are inconsistent, because it’s the wrong way to look at that. I read it in someone’s signature out here once
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It’s been a while since MLB has had one. We’re due…
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If all these Sox players like Brasier, Eovaldi, Martinez, Hernandez, Wacha, etc. just got much better once they left Boston - and they appeared to do so - shouldn’t this say something about Cora?
