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Everything posted by notin
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He never really was one…
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Absolutely…
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You know it’s bad when the closer on the other team calls out for Yankee fans to stop booing Judge…
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Actually I think some of this is just your perception. For example, you single out Ottavino as struggling in NY, presumably based on his 5.89 ERA. But that year, Ottavino made 24 appearances and only gave up runs in 5 of them. And only more than one run twice. His ERA was so high because of one singular bad outing in which he gave up 6 ER. One half his season total. Was he really struggling when Bloom acquired him? So yes Ottavino had a 5.89 ERA. But he also delivered goose eggs in 19 of his 24 outings that year…
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It was probably driven by finances and available options…
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Bullpen today Houck, Schreiber, Barnes, Brasier, Rodriguez, Taylor/Kelly. That leaves two open slots. Fulmer and Estevez, barring any trades…
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I don’t see getting Verlander or deGrom…
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I’ve been anti-Brasier for years. But I suppose the counter argument is whatever other reliever you get for $2.3mill isn’t going to be substantially better…
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I think they tendered Brasier arbitration because the Sox have zero plans to DFA him. While Brasier has been high on MY DFA candidate list for a while now, (years, actually) the Sox simply do not care for my input…
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An arbitration is a non-guaranteed one year contract of value TBD. If you can DFA a guaranteed contract, I don’t see the difference…
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Why wouldn’t it be?
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And one he’ll repeat ad nauseum…
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Just remember folks, dgalehouse is one of the nicest people on here. He has to tell us that because no one would ever draw that conclusion from anything he posts. And don’t worry if your think Your opinion isn’t getting across to him; he won’t read it anyway and plans on assigning you an opinion and then berating you for it. Albeit nicely…
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Oh. I wasn’t getting the stupid point apparently. The “point” was supposed to be that when the Sox have a bunch of expensive players winding down deals, the team does badly, I guess. Simple opinion question - if DD didn’t get fired, how good would the 2020 Red Sox have been? And the 2021 Red Sox?
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The Sox don’t have 5 last place finishes in the last 7 years period. In the last 7 years, the Sox have finished last twice, first 3 times, second once and third once…
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Click has been a lot less active than Bloom. Most likely because he didn’t need to be…
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I think he will be fine. But it didn’t happen overnight. This is the big off-season for him…
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DD did get those and Rusney as well. But Henry didn’t let it impact what DD got to spend. Maybe he trusted him more? Maybe it was the pathetic 2014-15 run. But when Cherington took over, the budget was so tight we had to deal Marco Scutaro just to sign Cody Ross, hardly a household name himself. DD never had that level of budget scrutiny. I think DD is the only Sox GM in the Luxury Tax Era that Henry never made reset the limit…
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I remember one off season not too long ago when you were all about the Sox getting Correa. To me, Correa is the better player more likely to live up to the contract. But Bogaerts is our guy. I’m not sure we get either, but I won’t be upset with either one, depending on the terms (years)…
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So.. not answering, I see. Just another guy with all the answers. Until he gets asked for them…
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Probably. Not sure why popular opinion means anything here, though. And would they still like him when the team was filled with bad, bloated, immovable contracts on aging and injured players? His MO in Boston was “spend heavy and deal away the farm.” That’s not always a good MO, and it’s pacing itself out of the game. 7 years ago, the contract he gave Price at age 31 was ridiculous. Nowadays, it would be an obstacle. But not as bad as the 10-12 year deals players want. If DD can adapt and not dole out those mega deals (save for special talents), he’ll do much better for Philadelphia. Of course, if DD was the genius his fan base keeps reminding me he is, why didn’t he extend Betts?
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Another way to look at it that’s far more accurate. He took over a team that won 78 games and turned it into a 93 game winner. And did so by handing out the biggest contracts in team history. The team won 15 more games. It’s a good improvement but not the historic one you keep trying to sell it as. Of course Rick Porcello alone won 13 more on his way to the Cy Young…
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I still think they sign Correa if they sign any shortstop. No QO…
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So tell me how was Bloom supposed to unload Sale’s contract? By the time Bloom joined the team, that contract hadn’t even started yet and Sale was already diagnosed as needing TJ. Please enlighten me about how a 5 year contract goes away in 3 years for a pitcher in his 30s who is owed $145mill and coming of TJ surgery? Do you need 3 years to answer?
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You want Click? Really? The guy is Chaim Bloom Redux!!! Click started out in the Rays organization with Bloom in 2005. Both were writers for Baseball Prospectus. Both are deep into analytics. The differences? Click has shown he prefers to just let free agents walk. Don’t like what the Sox got for Betts or Vazquez? Compare it to the Astros haul for Correa, Cole and Springer. Also Click walked into a GREAT SITUATION. The Astros had a slew talented pitching prospects whose only flaw was they drew less press than the hitting prospects in Toronto. And the guy who built it all got canned for cheating - not for doing anything bad to the budget out the farm. But for letting players slap trash cans. But the grass is always greener, I guess…
