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  1. notin
    I was thinking 8, since the number used to be reserved for catchers. Yogi Berra and Bill and Bill Dickey for example. Plus you have Yaz, Ripken and Pops Stargell. But I looked it up. Not 8…
  2. notin
    Well, I mean I saw one day where EVERYONE wore it…
  3. notin
    Yes, Bloom was relentless in pursuing that one year deal…
  4. notin
    Wait until next year when they’re complaining about how Kike is succeeding for another team and how it was a mistake to let him go…
  5. notin
    Understandable, but I penalize Speaker for not wearing a Sox uni often enough. Dewey has no such issue and also belongs in Cooperstown…
  6. notin
    I’d go Dwight Evans before Speaker…
  7. notin
    Jimmie Foxx is far and away the most underrated hitter in MLB history…
  8. notin
    Mayer had only played Rookie ball at the time. Hopefully they were not signing MLB free agents with him in mind…
  9. notin
    But when he re-signed Kike, Story was still healthy. I don’t mind that they have Kike a shot. And they still had Chang in case things didn’t work out. But now it seems like they just want to force things to work out with Kike. Despite clearly not feeling that way when Chang was healthy. So I think this is partially on Bloom for not at least calling up Hamilton (or my choice in Rafaela, but really, what’s the argument against Hamilton right now?) and partially on Cora for not starting Reyes at SS…
  10. notin
    Mondesi was a trade…
  11. notin
    I think they hoped Mondesi wouldn’t be out so long. Not sure if they’re fan familiar with his history. But I also don’t think they thought all three of Mondesi, Story and Chang would just keep missing time. Still, what does Hamilton have to do to get any attention? It’s like he was added to the 40 man (over Thad Ward) and then forgotten about…
  12. notin
    Despite being drafted two years later, Neto is 2 years older than Mayer. But your point that players do skip AAA is very true. It seems like in a lot of organizations, AAA is more about where you bury the bulk of your 14 players on the 40 that aren’t on the active roster alongside a slew of minor league contracts. Not sure if it’s used as a developmental step anywhere anymore…
  13. notin
    All the more reason to get someone else in there. The Sox have Reyes on the bench and two guys in the minors who I’d like to see get a shot to upgrade the position. Not sure what Kike has to do to lose the starting shortstop role. But apparently neither “field poorly” nor “hit poorly” are on the list…
  14. notin
    And to add You’ve spent all week complaining about how the Sox starters aren’t going deeper into games and are taxing the bullpen, but suddenly you think there is “upside” in two of the most frequently injured pitchers in MLB?? And are also arguing somehow that this isn’t hindsight?
  15. notin
    Did that work out in 2022, when the Sox had all three and they combined for 232 IP, or 4 more than Sandy Alcantara?
  16. notin
    Hey nothing wrong with suggesting guys on the 40 man get a shot. I’ve advocated for Hamilton, too. Certainly Kike isn’t doing much to keep the guys behind him behind him. And Rafaela would only be an interim until Story got back…
  17. notin
    Oh I’ve been worried about that, too. But in complaints about pitchers Bloom acquired, Sale isn’t part of the conversation. Bloom inherited that questionable contract, and until Sale actually performs on it, there’s no way to unload even part of it. And the fact that Sale was going to be here did make Eovaldi and Wacha more questionable acquisitions…
  18. notin
    Then why do you keep trying?
  19. notin
    And will you suddenly deny either had upside if they hit the injured list? It’s not exactly foreign territory for either one. And where was Wacha’s upside in April?
  20. notin
    And if Eovaldi hits the IL and is limited to 111 IP or less this year, will you still consider him a bad miss? He’s only topped that number of IP one time since 2016…
  21. notin
    Absolute, assuming he pitches. In 4 years in Boston, he topped 109 IP exactly one time. Granted, there was zero possibility of doing do in 2020. But 2019 and 2022 were certainly possible. Eovaldi doesn’t stay healthy. Like Wacha, he’s hurt all the time. “Upside” doesn’t do any good if you have to wrap it up in a sling…
  22. notin
    Was this also true in 2022? Kluber last year threw 164 IP and was worth 3.0 fWAR. Wacha threw 127 IP and was worth 1.5 fWAR. In fact, Wacha’s 127 IP was his highest total since 2017. What “upside” are you talking about? He’s been a part time starting pitcher for 6 years running. But he did pitch well in May. Not April. Just May. Don’t confuse upside with hindsight…
  23. notin
    With Eovaldi, the question isn’t upside.
  24. notin
    Sam Kennedy doesn’t dictate my opinion either…
  25. notin
    Kluber’s Cy Young puts him in a different league than Martin Perez, Zack Godley, Chris Mazza, and the numerous others best described as “pitching for the sake of pitching” whose acquisitions you admit didn’t bother you as much as Kluber. Heck even Wacha’s signing didn’t exactly cause ripples through the stratosphere given his recent (at the time) track record of performance and injury. At the respective times of their signings, we’re you more on board with Kluber or Wacha?
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