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  1. notin
    Not sure why Brasier was spared. No word yet on who is getting called up, but as these two were DFAd, it could be anyone in the organization.
  2. notin
    https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/08/red-sox-designate-hirokazu-sawamura-for-assignment.html
  3. notin
    And keep the long forgotten Josh Taylor, still technically on this team…
  4. notin
    And that’s why we kept you out of the lineup today…
  5. notin
    Really hoping Sawamura, Brasier and Austin Davis all go after this year, if not sooner…
  6. notin
    You? Too negative? No way!
  7. notin
    I can understand that. He’sa 30yo pitcher that got released by the Tigers. That’s why I could see Whitlock taking the relief ace role from Schreiber. Schreiber taking a middle relief role from Brasier. And Brasier taking the older Schreiber role and getting released. Then sign two from Fulmer, Montero and Treinen. And the new closer can come from one of those two plus Houck and maybe even Barnes…
  8. notin
    Story is sitting today. Arroyo is starting at 2b…
  9. notin
    Because Schreiber IS the Relief Ace this season!!! He’s been the guy Cora uses when he thinks the game is on the line, either due to opposing best hitters due up or due to the opposition battering other Sox relievers to make a game too close. For all this bitching that we made the role up on this board, the Sox ARE ALREADY DOING THIS. Did your Eye Test miss that too?
  10. notin
    He has a .380 OBP in Worcester after having a .395 OBP in Portland and he’s only 22. I’m not worried yet.
  11. notin
    Like I said, look at how the Sox are using Schreiber. Unless you believe the massive coincidence that he has faced Vlad Guerrero 5 times in his 7 appearances against Toronto was simple game script. (Especially since Vlad only played in 6 of those games.)
  12. notin
    Tampa, this year, has no designated closer…
  13. notin
    The Red Sox have a relief ace RIGHT NOW!! Don’t you watch games?!?!
  14. notin
    When was the first time you heard the term “closer?” Was that for Radatz? In don’t think that team came into Vogue until the 1980’s…
  15. notin
    The role has been around. And been talked about for years. Sometimes it’s referred to as a high leverage pitcher or high leverage guy. It’s actually pretty silly to constantly argue how important a closer is yet somehow think every at bat up through inning 8 is equal and therefore non-consequential. Not to mention, Schreiber has been doing this role almost all year…
  16. notin
    No. The GM before DD’s hire was Matt Klentak, who was more of a DD type. He signed Bryce Harper to a mega extension and traded the farm for JT Realmuto, for example. Of course, DD didn’t replace him. He replaced Andy MacPhail. And while Klentak is no longer GM (Sam Fuld is), he stepped down voluntarily and still works with the Phillies…
  17. notin
    Not to mention he inherited a AL West pennant team with a stacked farm and had an enormous budget. Bring him here and you might not see things work out much different…
  18. notin
    ?????? Even if you consider Rare Earth a stretch (and they had more than one hit), what about Blood, Sweat & Tears? Somehow they never got in, either…
  19. notin
    They get lots of play on XM radio..
  20. notin
    It goes to Pham because he has the disadvantage of never getting to face Brasier…
  21. notin
    Tull is far and away the most glaring omission. Nothing against PR&R, as I like them. But I’d put them behind Tull and Rare Earth as deserving bands missing from the R&R HOF…
  22. notin
    A relief ace didn’t mean you never pitch in the ninth inning. Schreiber has been filling that role for Boston this year and he has 5 saves. And look how he’s been used. We had that one series in Toronto when he kept coming in solely to face Bo Bichette and Vlad Guerrero every game. Schreiber’s been great but Whitlock should own that role going forward. I want to see Whitlock used like that. Toughest hitters are due up, regardless of inning, I want my best RP and therefore my best chance to put them away. If it’s the ninth inning and he gets a save, that’s all fine with me. But the idea of using my best RP based on inning creates too many situations where he’s facing weaker hitters or protecting bigger leads and is just overkill in those situations. Hopefully Barnes can return to form or Houck or maybe even Schreiber can handle the job or a newcomer (Fulmer? Treinen? Montero?) can take the ninth inning specialist role for lesser save situations…
  23. notin
    I would think that Jethro Tull is a far, far, far greater omission from the Rock and Roll HOF. They’re such a glaring omission, most people don’t believe they’re not in. But they’re not…
  24. notin
    True. JD only got 5 years, and only 3 of them proved productive. Imagine if he had received the 7 Boras wanted for him…
  25. notin
    The JDM signing was pretty representative of even a successful free agent contract. He absolutely produced when the team needed him to, and was a big part of the overall success in 2018. But even long term deals that are successful tend to carry a few years at the end with inevitable decline. Decline in performance, not salary. And when this happens, the effect can be two fold. The team 1) gets a lot less from the player and 2) the team can’t afford to replace him, especially if there are other needs. Too many deals like this can be a huge detriment. With JDM, Sale, Price, and Eovaldi, the Sox have about 1/3 of their payroll tied up in 4 players either out or a lesser version of themselves when they signed. And no room in the budget to just go out and pay the price for replacements. There are some who think Bogaerts belongs on this list. I do not…
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