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  1. notin
    Remember when Trevor Richards didn’t look like your high school math department head?
  2. notin
    Second best Bogie movie (behind The Maltese Falcon).
  3. notin
    Taylor Swift? Hes from New Jersey! Probably My Chemical Romance…
  4. notin
    And that is why challenge stats are crap. Too many “use it or lose” challenges late in games…
  5. notin
    say it with me. Braiden Ward!! Braiden Ward!! Braiden Ward!! The guy still has a .370 OBP in Worcester. Sox need that stop their lineup…
  6. notin
    But he did fail to cover first base twice…
  7. notin
    Coulombe channeling his Inner ERod…
  8. notin
    Close
  9. notin
    Schwarber is a legitimate TTO player. Lately Duran is looking like a legitimate AAAA player…
  10. notin
    Duran’s season has been a huge part of the Sox’ offensive struggles…
  11. notin
    Certainly healthier…
  12. notin
    And Corey Seager!!
  13. notin
    They were in the postseason two years ago, and it’s usually not a huge step for any team. The difference between the best teams in MLB and the worst is one win every 5 games. Tear downs and rebuilds rarely work, and KC might find it easier to keep the stars they do have and add on. Most times when young star players are dealt, it’s not to kick start a rebuild so much as to save money. KC already has their commitment from him. In 5 years, his player options kick in. Maybe they move him in 3 to 4 years…
  14. notin
    Fair. And Sale really only got $127mill from Boston. I just didn’t want to do the math…
  15. notin
    It’s actually quite common around the league. Teams do it for cheaper pitching or to get easily moved trade fodder. The long term deals for healthy pitchers almost always result in significant lost time as well, and can be far more debilitating to the team. These short term deals, you’re only expecting one healthy year. Which is all Boston got from Price, and Atlanta got Sale’s one healthy year on that contract. Also Sale was looking pretty injured when he signed that deal…
  16. notin
    Rumors do exist regarding CJ Abrams’ availability. Royals GM JJ Picollo is more like to trade you his children for a glass of expired milk than he is to deal Bobby Witt. I know you don’t like BTV, but a fair package on that site from Boston is Rafaela, Tolle, Arias, Suarez, Early and Bennett. And it might not be far off for one of the youngest and most exciting players in the game that is already under control long term…
  17. notin
    Shaw is the perfect hit. Capable of batting leadoff and getting n base. 15-20 HR power. Speedy enough to stretch singles into doubles. Great defense. And probably not available for any package Boston will offer. But even without Shaw, the Cubs are a perfect match, needing botj a closer and uninjured starting pitching. And they have several MLB-ready middle infield prospects and even a catcher that can hit, all of whom are blocked at the MLB level. (The catcher, Moises Ballesteros, does occasionally play DH for them.) If Ballesteros is not available, other infielders they could and likely would deal include Pedro Ramirez (most Red Sox name ever, at least until someone named Conigliaro Yastrzemski gets to AAA), James Triantos and Jonathon Long…
  18. notin
    Small potatoes compared to $231mill for less than 10 bWAR for Price and $145million for 150 IP and 2.5 bWAR from Chris Sale…
  19. notin
    I think we didn’t go for a second tier type because Breslow felt his offense - largely the same - could repeat. He basically swapped out Bregman and Lowe for Contreras and Durbin on the 7th best offense in MLB. He addressed the “#2 starter” need that left Boston starting a struggling Bello in a clinch game. And hoped the lineup could repeat…
  20. notin
    Oh it clearly mattered to Devers, but that doesn’t mean it’s the right way to run a team. Plenty of players have changed positions to accommodate another player, and usually decisions made by seniority have poor results (Jeter/ARod). Devers didn’t want to move off third. Probably a point of pride. But the truth is, he was awful there, and never really got above awful. It was time to move on like so many other third baseman before him. Cora knew it wasn’t going to go over well. He was right. Arguments exist about Breslow overreacting by trading him, but it’s worth pointing out Devers’ people did mention something about a “fresh start”…
  21. notin
    The thing is - we know why Schwarber and Alonso weren’t signed and it wasn’t just a matter of filling out a couple forms. But if you want to pursue that angle, the real question is - why wasn’t a lesser hitter brought in? Someone like Ryan O’Hearn would have been an improvement and, let’s face it, fits any budget despite quietly becoming a pretty good hitter over the past 3 or 4 seasons.
  22. notin
    Possible, but he has 3 option years to climb it. Although he probably only gets one chance…
  23. notin
    But did she test both of you?
  24. notin
    I have no idea if Vargas was available or for what…
  25. notin
    Your split personality is showing ;)
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