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  1. notin
    Right. You were saying the first place Rangers were not a playoff team…
  2. notin
    Bernardino looks like a keeper for now. But I think the Sox are likely to demote Murphy, Jaques, and Ort first…
  3. notin
    Just a couple innings back…
  4. notin
    If you like, but the subject was the drafting under Bloom, which was why Rafaela didn’t belong…
  5. notin
    That is a valid point, coupled with how many potential sellers have a player worth acquiring. Especially one it makes sense to unload. That’s why the Cardinals might be the most active sellers. Montgomery, Flaherty and possibly even Wainwright could be on the move…
  6. notin
    Rafaela isn’t a good example as he was signed by DD as an IFA and not drafted by Bloom. But Mikey Romero and Roman Anthony might help make your point…
  7. notin
    Just don’t forget the unicorns this time!!
  8. notin
    Worth noting - Yamamoto pitches for the Orix Buffalo, where until this year he was teammates with Masataka Yoshida…
  9. notin
    We’re going to have a flood!???!??
  10. notin
    Reportedly it was more guaranteed money, but the Rangers’ offer does have some incentives that can bring it up to a 3 year $63mill deal. If so, Nate simply bet on himself and it’s working. But given his injury history, that was no sure bet. Unless he simply has a desire to return to Texas, I’m surprised he did bet on himself. (Although realistically what was he risking? Not like taking the Texas deal and missing the incentives meant the Eovaldi family would be reliant on food stamps.)
  11. notin
    I will be at a Wrigley game this year…
  12. notin
    Whoever threw that deal together must like BTV. Values came out to 78.3 to 78.2. If I’m the White Sox, I don’t make it. Already likely losing Giolito, so dealing Cease without getting back notable pitching at a time when the AL Central is winnable for all is a deal breaker. Casas for Vaughn is just a guess work deal. Rafaela is a great glove add, but his two best positions are manned by my best player (Robert) and my best prospect (Colson Montgomery). Re-alignments are possible, but ultimately this deal boils down to Cease for Rafaela and Yorke. And it strips the White Sox of pitching at a time when they need it most. However, it’s not a bad deal and if Lou is replaced with a more notable arm - Drohan? Mata (if healthy)? Wikelman? - it would be much tougher to turn down…
  13. notin
    That will teach Henry to buy a NASCAR team…
  14. notin
    That’s a great quote from Branch Rickey, but I was talking about Henry and his investment history…
  15. notin
    Strider and Elder have been great, but bear in mind every MLB team, each fully stocked with an arsenal of professional scouts, passed on these guys 125 and 155 times respectively. There may have been some much involved as well as there was no 2020 college season for anyone to evaluate them…
  16. notin
    Clearly English isn’t your first language either. My guess is you fluently speak a hybrid of paranoia and condescension. The Sox have won multiple World Series - FOUR to be exact - since the establishment of FSG in 2001. Yet every time Henry spends some investors’ money on another venture, some obvious slow learner invariably screams “HE’S GIVEN UP ON THE RED SOX!” Today, that slow learner is you…
  17. notin
    The big issue facing the Cardinals is the bulk of their rotation are all free agents after this year. The only pitchers returning next year with SP experience are Mikolas and Matz. And I think they would love to deal Matz…
  18. notin
    Wong’s glove has made me stop pining for Graterol…
  19. notin
    If both teams top prospect lists are loaded with pitching, they’re both very likely to try internal solutions first. Because unlike trades, if they don’t work out in time, those moves can be undone. Paxton might be Pitcher of the Month, but you have to also figure both teams to be interested in a few other obvious fire sale candidates - namely Giolito, Snell, Flaherty, Montgomery, Cobb, Lynn and Wacha…
  20. notin
    You think that was “forcefully”?
  21. notin
    1. Mayer may never “be ready”. 2. SS is not his birthright. 3. You don’t build your team around prospects in A ball
  22. notin
    You’re claiming to be misquoted because of a perceived difference between “top priority” and “priority”? Seriously? And pray tell what do the day-to-day operations at FSG have to do with the Red Sox? Do Kennedy and Bloom raise money for NHL licensure? In fact, wouldn’t a successful Red Sox franchise attract more investors? Do you think Henry doesn’t believe that?
  23. notin
    And where does it say the Red Sox are no longer a priority?
  24. notin
    But he also pinch hit for a player who was 7 for his last 7 with 14 total bases. At what point does that matter? I know Cora operates with more information than I do, but he does get absolutely perplexing sometimes, and it also looks like far too often he makes moves for the sake of making moves. And his “management by bullpen role” philosophy last year was totally maddening. I mean, Houck’s job was to pitch after Rich Hill, who would be removed at the first hint of throwing ball three. For some reason, the struggling Barnes was the dedicated extra inning arm, despite that he couldn’t find the strike zone without a Sherpa to guide him there. I do think Cora is very questionable. Not chasing my mind. (I did disagree about pitching to a Vlad the other night, but stuff like that doesn’t register compared to my other frustrations.)
  25. notin
    For that crowd (except Paxton), getting back the playbooks would be all the Sox get in those deals..
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