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  1. notin
    I think that's most likely. Preceded by a trade of either Duran or Abreu. A trade of Garcia might happen as well, but is probably a long shot before the season.
  2. notin
    Two more, both correct. Rice and Evan’s, both members of the 1975 and 1986 Red Sox. Yes, Rice didnt play in 1975, but he was on the team and eligible for a ring Unfortunately due to faulty research on my part, there is no fifth one. Ironic, because he was the first guy I thought of - even before Springer. And the main reason he came to mind first is he is the Unrivaled King of Postseason Collapses, having played on so many of them. I was thinking Kenny Lofton, who was part of the 1999 Indians, 2002 Giants, 2003 Cubs and 2004 Yankees, and probably a few others. And it’s not like he’s ever really bad. But calling him unlucky feels like an understatement . He’s the MLB-equivalent of having a black cat cross your path while you’re walking under a ladder. Causing you to drop your mirror. On Friday the 13th But 1997 was the one year he spent in Atlanta. Not collapsing anything. So somehow, he was only part of the 2002 Giant from this list…
  3. notin
    Correct. Clemens on the 1986 Red Sox and 2001 Yankees Justice on the 1997 Indians and 2001 Yankees I thought 3 were obvious. These are the other two…
  4. notin
    So was he rushed or did the league make adjustments? I think the “rushed” thing gets thrown around a lot. Folks are saying the Sox didn’t rush Anthony and Mayer. So April is rushed but June/July isn’t? How much did those two improve in that 10-12 week stretch?
  5. notin
    I should point out, I believe there to be only 5 others. So bonus points are awarded for names I missed. But from my five, I thought three should be painfully obvious…
  6. notin
    George Springer was on the most recent two teams. Name the other 5 players to appear on two teams from this list.
  7. notin
    Not a fan of Josh Naylor. He looks too much like a spaghetti western villain. Despite his actually being Canadian, I still expect him to yell “Batters?! We don’t need no stinking batters!”
  8. notin
    I was assuming someone drove you home…
  9. notin
    Players get demoted and promoted all the time. This season, Campbell might outhit Anthony. It’s common for fans to only look at small samples they are familiar with and assume that is reality. I remember back when the Sox traded for Eric Gagne, fans were upset that the Sox had sent the “wrong pitcher” in Kason Gabbard and should have dealt away Jon Lester instead…
  10. notin
    If the Sox make one major signing, it will probably be Alonso. He checks several boxes and contracts for 1b are often less than for other positions. Sounds like a Perfect Fit for Henry…
  11. notin
    But the notion that jobs are won or lost in ST was at least partly shattered by Campbell…
  12. notin
    Bohm falls more into the “Available and Fit Obvious Category.” Checks some boxes, fills a need, but not enticing…
  13. notin
    KC needs an OF. Minor overpay with Garcia is possible, but probably not what KC wants. They do have their own untried OF prospects. Abreu for Bubic and C prospect Blake Mitchell?
  14. notin
    Apex Baseball. Know them?
  15. notin
    That depends on how he was handled when he went back. He was sent down to work on his approach at the plate, at least in part. Well if you make a hitter change things, good chance his BA suffers. For example, say he was told to work on recognizing breaking pitches, and was told “di not swing at fastballs unless you have two strikes.” Well, if something like that was going on, of course his numbers will suffer. Did that happen? No idea, but it’s pretty unlikely they just dumped him in Worcester and said “work it out yourself, kid”…
  16. notin
    I am not so sure ST matters as much as many seem to think. It’s one month worth of unrealistic games involving pitchers just trying to get loose without getting hurt. Clearly, Campbell showed last year it didn’t matter to the extent many think. And while critics cite he was only given the job to justify the contract (which also proves ST isn’t a tryout FYI), they ignore that there was a reason he got that contract in the first place…
  17. notin
    He did demolish 3 minor league levels the year before. Why is that less important than ST? At a minimum, he showed he belonged above AAA…
  18. notin
    Actually, there is a chance he is handed a position. For all the “they gave him an MLB spot to justify the contract talk,” the Sox didnt give him that contract based on numbers they pull out of a hat. He had an unprecedented run through the minors and impressed at every stop along the way. The notion that he was just handed everything is ridiculous. Yes, Campbell had a terrible spring training, but maybe (re: clearly) ST isn’t the tryout many think it is…
  19. notin
    But - easier to extend than Skubal!
  20. notin
    Brad? Sure. Mitch? Absolutely not…
  21. notin
    What we don’t know is how much of keeping him in Worcester was related to defense?
  22. notin
    He did win AL Rookie of the Month in April…
  23. notin
    Barring injury or unforeseen trade, I think it’s 100% likely he is in the lineup and I would bet on it. It seems like quite often the standards of fans exceed the standards of FO personnel filling out the roster…
  24. notin
    Yes. Duran is a terrible SP…
  25. notin
    Yeah he really needed that change of scenery to shine…
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