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  1. notin
    Boston. Breslow wouldn’t deal Mayer for Marte. Doubtful he deals him for Riley.
  2. notin
    And again - still only 29. They may not be opposed to a healthy Story, if such a thing exists. Lately their SS has been Mauricio Dubon, and they save about $99million…
  3. notin
    I wonder if Austin Riley might be a good target for Boston after the season. He’s been league average (101 OPS+) over the past 3 seasons and is seeing his OPS drop for the fifth consecutive time since his .898 in 2021 and is currently under 700. He is also owed $132mill over the next 6 years. Big gamble for a hopeful change of scenery candidate, but he’s also still 29…
  4. notin
    Actually more than AZ reportedly asked for him. Rather have Tolle and a lesser hitting 2b at the backend of his contract….
  5. notin
    His bat was never the problem…
  6. notin
    Schmitt would be a great pickup, but SFG has been willing to play him anywhere…
  7. notin
    I wouldn’t worry about it. The most likely returns are minor league pitching, which the Sox can hold on to until November or December and then swap for bats. No team is going to trade their MLB hitters right now; they need them for August/September/October. If you look at the trades the Sox made last winter, nearly every trade involved moving minor league/young pitching. Also no more maples. Too dangerous…
  8. notin
    Still thinking trade Chapman, Gray, Duran and Guerrero. Trading more than 4 players is probably unrealistic…
  9. notin
    Abreu? Durbin? Why?
  10. notin
    In theory it should also depend on when Anthony and Crochet return…
  11. notin
    7-2 in their last 9. Will Boston even be selling?
  12. notin
    I assumed Paredes busted out years ago and he is what he is. Brandon Lowe is a StatCast darling with weaker overall numbers
  13. notin
    The thing about Marte is - Mike Hazen is clearly far more tolerant than Breslow. Marte takes time off and once missed a week after a man heckled him about his deceased mother. (This happened in 2025; Marte’s mother passed in 2017.) Apparently teammates, management and fans question if Marte has his mind in the game; they question his commitment, etc. But with all that, Marte is reportedly not available. Breslow would have traded him away years ago, which is why I find myself questioning if Craig would ever trade FOR him…
  14. notin
    Will the Sox tackle middle infield next offseason? Even if they add no one at the trade deadline, Franklin Arias might be in the running for a 2b or SS role…
  15. notin
    I actually wondered about Tracy’s promotion. I mean, if the goal was to turn around the MLB team, is a manager with no MLB experience really the guy? Can we count on another round of Morgan Magic? I suspected Tracy’s job was to help the younger struggling ones, since he’d worked with several of them before. Otherwise, Tracy seems like an odd choice…
  16. notin
    The point is even if it impacted him to start the year, he’s been in the same role he has had for his entire previous career since April 1, and nothing has changed. Still not hitting. Doubtful this is a role thing with Duran, more like just a bad season. And we won’t even get into the fact that his career DH numbers are actually pretty good.
  17. notin
    And now I miss andrewmitch, despite that he was the fastest on the ignore trigger in Internet history…
  18. notin
    Whatever. Most (all?) people who read that thread will thinks “Is Old Red serious? He thinks that was asking which metrics? And more important, does he actually think that this new blatantly made up story still isnt challenging the assertion that Cora is dedicated to metrics? Or is that how he asks for things? Like he’s just super rude?”
  19. notin
    Oh please. You knew what you were saying, and it goes far beyond punctuation. Well, at least I use people’s quotes and don’t make ones and assign them to people. I also see you chose illiteracy. And cowardice… 😉
  20. notin
    “Cora is all about metrics.? What metrics told Cora to put Franchy on 1B, or Arroyo in RF, or keep Kike at SS as long as he did, or do a revolving door of 11 at 2B. Which metrics told Cora to do that?” Do you think that comes across as: 1. Based on these decisions, I challenge your assertion that Cora uses metrics at all, let alone is one of MLB’s foremost experts. Or 2. I agree Cora uses metrics, but I do wonder which one lead to these questionable decisions. i mean, you put a f***ing question mark after “Cora is all about metrics.” And then followed it up. In case you’re wondering, yes putting that question mark there absolutely signifies questioning the statement. Don’t blame me for that. I had no say in the rules of grammar. But it does lock it down that choosing option 2 is tantamount to illiteracy. Why not just challenge my sources anout Cora? Much smarter play here. (Hint: Bear in mind they do exist. I didn’t make that statement about him because I know him.) Your best bet here is to confess you were indeed questioning and ask for sources…
  21. notin
    No idea, but now you’re just being contrarian. Cora was hired in Boston because of his metrics knowledge and usage in Houston. Tjis has been established in numerous articles, books, etc. If your proof is “he played Franchy at 1b,” then no idea what to tell you. That’s not a decision that was made by any method of baseball logic. But yes, Cora has a strong reputation for metrics. And you disputing this or not being convinced doesn’t change that fact…
  22. notin
    So I have been looking at the “predicted” deals amongst the Clickbait Crowd, where trades are often intentionally lop-sided so as to elicit guaranteed reactions from one fanbase or the other. Best one to date - Sonny Gray to the Cubs for Matt Shaw and Jon Long. Certainly the Cubs could use Gray, given that half their staff is injured. But that’s a steep price for essentially a rental. Don’t get me wrong; if the Sox can get Shaw for 2 months of Gray, I am obviously so behind that move. I just think the Cubs aren’t that stupid. I could see them parting with Long for Gray. Hopefully Long plus. But Long plus Shaw is beyond a stretch IMO…
  23. notin
    Cora clearly wanted Devers off third because Cora is and was all about metrics. If Devers left third quietly, absolutely no way that upsets Cora and no way does he ever put him back…
  24. notin
    Stevenson seems to be frequently linked to Boston in deadline deals amongst the Clickbait Correspondents, almost always in deals for Chapman.. Not entirely sure Boston is willing to move Whitlock just yet. Chapman feels far more likely to move…
  25. notin
    Or Cora believed in catering to the whiny so as to keep the peace…
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