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  1. notin
    Why is this an issue? The guy has SIX career starts at 1b, and none of them happened in 2025 when the Sox didn’t even have a first baseman. Again - he couldn’t beat out Toro; Hes not going to be the starting 1b this year. Wait until comments start on the Tristan Gray thread where folks interpret THIS is the Sox answer to their power bat deficiency, despite the article explicitly stating Gray will be either last man on the bench or in Worcester…
  2. notin
    It’s not just about fans, but broadcasting, too. It was postulated at one point, Vermont was Sox country. I’ve been to Burlington dozens of times over the years - Thats Yankee territory. Sure there probably a few dozen Sox fans, but they can’t watch games. Yankee games on the other hand are readily available. And this goes back to WINS days, long before the ubiquitous YES Network…
  3. notin
    You don’t remember the last time the Sox signed a big name free agent pitcher? To go all irrelevant pop culture, I assume you are aware of Jurassic Park? A movie that taught us just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should do it. As it is, you’re trying to argue using accountancy instead of baseball acumen, citing revenue and market share. Also that people condone and cheer for exploitation any relationship between spending and winning is not a good thing. Sports are supposed to be competition with the outcome determined by physical actions during the game, not by flexing financial muscles that render the bulk of the league as muted fodder…
  4. notin
    Crochet signed his deal at 25. How many 25yo free agents can you name? Most are on the other side of 30, with careers that will start to wind down shortly. Not remotely the same. My views on free agency are not related to money…
  5. notin
    But it’s not exclusive. That was the point…
  6. notin
    I could see Wong playing the occasional 1b as a substitution or because Cora keeps his bench involved. But he isn’t going to be a starting option, even on the short end of a platoon. The Sox didn’t have a first baseman last year between Casas and Lowe, and Wong couldn’t even beat out Abraham Toro for starts…
  7. notin
    I learned a long time ago not to trust these figures. I think GMs/CBOs are not allowed to discuss negotiations publicly, but they can certainly hurt their position elsewhere by doing so and they almost never do it. Whereas agents can tell reporters anything they want to and are not accountable to anyone for it. Also, fans believe agents 999 times out of 1,000….
  8. notin
    Annd therein lies the issue. Like Devers, you assumed 3b was “his” and he was entitled to it and owned it. Devers had every chance to prove he was capable of playing 3b, and he failed miserably, putting up the worst defensive metrics at the position in MLB. But now it is “mistreating” a player to replace him when he proves incapable of doing his job?
  9. notin
    I think we have to know him personally to be able to answer that question with any accuracy…
  10. notin
    Act fast? That’s not reality. Just something fans say when they h get impatient. Players don’t hire agents so everyone can be impulsive. Alonso and Schwarber will sign when Alonso and Schwarber are ready…
  11. notin
    143 out of 341 PAs (42%) vs LHP is absolutely disproportionate…
  12. notin
    We spent our allowance on Bregman…
  13. notin
    Romy is not the Sox best hitter. He looks deceivingly good because he does excel vs LHP, and he was given a disproportionate number of plate appearances against them. Springer DHd for Toronto due to some injury issues keeping him out of the field. Coupled with the flop that wa Santander, a move to DH was convenient. But the Jays didn’t give Santander $40mill so he could be benched in favor hof career minor leaguer Nate Lukes. That noodlebat team won 89 games and had a better record after trading their best masher than they did before. I expect a new 1b, be it Alonso, Hoskins, Bell, Yandy Diaz, etc. And if it is anyone other than Alonso, I expect Bregman to return. And I hope the Sox avoid Eugenio Suarez at all costs…
  14. notin
    And I think the Sox are going to try to upgrade over Lowe/Toro/Romy at 1b. I think Alonso is on their radar because 1) he likely won’t command the same money as Bregman or Bichette and 2) I can’t stand him, and the Sox seem to love grabbing names off that list…
  15. notin
    The Blue Jays’ starting DH last year had a .565 OPS…
  16. notin
    Baines isn’t a Hall of Famer, but as DHs go he was pretty good. And while a HOF DH would be great, a Yoshida/Romy or Yoshida/Ref platoon isn’t a weak spot…
  17. notin
    And then we trade Story for a 1b! Which OF do we bench? Also King might be the worst choice. Coming off injury with a QO attached. Not exactly a long history of success. No team will touch him except the Padres. Hopefully you filled out your MLBTR Free Agent Prediction form accordingly…
  18. notin
    Trick question - Blaze Alexander and Blaze Jordan are the same person wearing different hats. Also, agree on the basset hound. Even better than Turbo…
  19. notin
    So if the Sox traded for Hunter Greene - not a free agent, not a huge contract, not already on the other side of 30 - that would be better, worse or the same as signing, say, Framber Valdez?
  20. notin
    Worked with Aroldis…
  21. notin
    Huh? So the Sox could add two RHH who combine for 60 to 65 home runs per year with OPS’s in the neighborhood of .850, and your response is that would be “lacking in power “?!?! Dont take this wrong way, but this post strikes me as bring written by guy who, in a different part of history, would have said “Michaelangelo? This Fresno, it’s ok. I like it. But I’m not overwhelmed. I want something more eye-popping. It needs to be bigger ! Better! More spectacular! And it needs to be ready by noon tomorrow.”
  22. notin
    A DH has to hit more than 25 HRs? Someone call Cooperstown and have them remove Edgar Martínez..
  23. notin
    I named 4 in the past 10 years. 2025-2015 =10. Really, it comes down to 4 of the last 11 WSC. Thats still a significant percentage…
  24. notin
    Not all the champions have big name free agent pitchers on long, large deals. I only had to go back to the 2023 Texas Rangers. Eovaldi was on a 3 year deal. Sure they had deGrom, but he only started 6 games that year. Technically, they did HAVE the big free agent pitcher in deGrom per your point. But per mine, they proved they could win without him. Also the 2021 Braves, 2017 Astros and 2015 Royals did not have any big free agent pitching contracts…
  25. notin
    And yet the Brewers made the postseason while the Mets got to stay home and watch the Brewers…
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