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  1. notin
    Well, Kluber did pitch 164 IP last year, and had better peripherals than Wacha and Eovaldi. Bloom simply gambled he could provide innings and upside. I have no idea if he provides leadership or not…
  2. notin
    The Sox acquired an innings-eating starting pitcher for two journeyman relief pitchers each with two months on control left and who have combined to play for eight different MLB teams (including Boston) since the deal. And people are complaining about this guy?
  3. notin
    There are absolutely pros and cons. The biggest con is it leads to bigger turnover, which means more misses. More hits, too, but more misses…
  4. notin
    The first part alone is pure supposition. So you think if the Sox simply did not sign Kluber, they’re a playoff team?
  5. notin
    With Eflin, it reportedly wasn’t the money; a huge factor was the Orlando native wanting to go back home. I heard he basically had his agent take Boston’s offer to Tampa and ask them to match it. If that’s true, do you think upping the offer mattered?
  6. notin
    I don’t think they’re going to fire Bloom while the team is winning. You do realize the Sox have a winning record, right? Kluber didn’t work out, but that’s not exactly trailblazing in MLB. He’s actually not much off the pace of Nate Eovaldi in 2019 (5.99 ERA), but he doesn’t have the additional years attached…
  7. notin
    1. Just because he hasn’t, does not mean he doesn’t and never will. Really what low budget starter should he have gone long with so far? 2. Garrett Whitlock disproves this.
  8. notin
    1. $10mill down the drain is hardly insurmountable in today’s MLB 2. He’d be a bigger detriment if they kept starting him. We’ve all seen less effective pitchers given longer opportunities. Like Lackey. And Lackey wasn’t dragged down by having to throw to Reese McGuire
  9. notin
    Lackey was proof that when it comes to judging contracts, it’s not how you stats; it’s how you finish…
  10. notin
    Yes, but it still only helped the Sox get Joe Kelly and Allen Craig’s contract…
  11. notin
    Especially since Max was right, but that also means the label gets applied in hindsight…
  12. notin
    I mention Marquez because he might be in line for one of those injury deals, like he gets a 2 year $20mill contract that pays $5mill for the first year in which he recovers and watches lots of baseball. And then pays $15mill as his one year pillow contract to rebuild some value. And if he gets a deal like that, certainly Boston is a candidate to offer it. But I think - despite not bringing in as many ex-Tampa players as I thought he would - Bloom will target Blake Snell if he goes for any of the better pitchers in free agency…
  13. notin
    Very likely. Still his first 3 years in Boston were awful. If we give injury excuse, does Kluber get a pass if he’s hurt?
  14. notin
    1.5 good years, but it was a 5 year deal…
  15. notin
    What GM doesn’t?
  16. notin
    Well, most likely it was his willingness to accept a one year deal while Wacha probably prefer something longer…
  17. notin
    Thanks for the answer. A romantic description that I can see. I think of an ace as a top tier pitcher, but certainly a marketable one. But using this criteria, who is an ace today? Heck the durability portion wiped out a ton of candidates…
  18. notin
    John Lackey was an ace? In 4+ years in Boston, Lackey was 47-43 with a 4.46 ERA. Those are Nick Pivetta type numbers…
  19. notin
    But what is an ace?
  20. notin
    So $26mill? Lucas Giolito or Tyler Mahle? I’d add German Marquez to that list, but he’s probably out most of next year…
  21. notin
    There won’t be a lot of opportunities…
  22. notin
    Aces are overrated. I mean, what exactly is an ace anyway?
  23. notin
    It takes a slow baseball day to get me to look up Worcester’s latitude
  24. notin
    Trade for Soto. San Diego can’t extend him…
  25. notin
    But saying Worcester is south of Boston is like saying Oregon is south of Maine. I mean, Worcester’s latitude is 42.26 and Boston is 42.36. That’s pretty damn close north-south wise. I think 5Gold simply made the mistake of thinking “Pawtucket”, which made more sense and is perfectly understandable…
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