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So you clearly don’t get how these long term contracts work…
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The big difference between the two was Dombrowski was handed a great core of young players, a highly-ranked farm system, and an open checkbook. That’s the perfect situation for any GM. Bloom was hired to clean up a bloated payroll and had no immediate help on the farm. That’s a ridiculous job. Frankly I’m impressed the team did turn spring and have a successful 2021, all things considered, and coming from the shortened mess of 2020, it was an immense surprise. You might be willing to admit Dombrowski didn’t completely build the 2018 team (not like it’s tough to prove otherwise) but do you admit he did his share to build the 2022 last place team? I bet he was responsible for as much if not more of that payroll as Bloom was…
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Right. But Cult Dombrowski goes back to 2018 daily. And if you don’t also consider 2021, then you’re making all your decisions on one single year. Are you saying that’s smart? I suppose if it gives you the answer you wanted all along…
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If Story can’t play 2b and Devers can’t play 3b and Bogaerts can’t play SS, the Sox are going to have a horrible logjam in LF. Devers really isn’t an average defender. He’s a below average glove with a bat that more than makes up for it…
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Millions? I’m calling you out on that one. We’re there millions of Bloom Dissenters after 2021, too?
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And how many of them think Bloom is being cheap in spite of the $230mill payroll? How many of them think Bloom chose to trade Betts? Or that Bloom should have negotiated more with Betts? How many of them blame Bloom for Sale still being on the roster?
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2b is locked up for the next 5 years and if you sign Devers, 3b is locked up for a while, too. There are reasons to sign Bogaerts and reasons not to…
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Not to mention, plenty of people only go public to complain about something. The entire business plan of Yelp is based on this…
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And people on this board called him out repeatedly for being cheap simply because he didn’t sign big name free agents to huge contracts. Until some of them realized the Sox still had one of the highest payrolls in MLB.
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Bogaerts would be a tough call for me. The bat plays. The glove doesn’t. And if you can extend the more critical player in Devers, what do you do with Bogaerts once you realize he isn’t a shortstop anymore?
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Absolutely. Multiple options. No need to rush. Not like Devers - with one year to go - is going to give the Sox any discount for signing him early…
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Exactly you can’t sign any player until that player is ready to sign. That includes Bogaerts. Of course the idea the Sox need to rush with Devers is ridiculous. Signed out not, he’s on the Sox in 2023…
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Why on Earth would they need to do that? And was Devers offer really a lowball offer?
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No. It turns out that just because a lot of people believe something doesn’t make it true. A lot of people used to think the old was flat - heck some still do. Does that mean it was ever true?
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He’s competing against galehouse in that game. I will say that is definitely the big leagues…
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I certainly hope so…
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Even when it makes no sense…
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Sorry. Other than to satisfy an impatient fan base, why would the Bogaerts situation need to be settled before the Sox know their needs and budget? That seems exactly the opposite of how it should be done
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That kind of turnover isn’t that uncommon in MLB
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The Sox aren’t rebuilding…
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Oh he absolutely does. I do get some acquisitions are more geared towards long term goals, but some short term improvements are necessary…
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Probably not. Polio is still around. Bubonic plague is still around. Eradicating a disease is not easy…
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Most successful MLB franchises of the 21st century
notin replied to Bellhorn04's topic in Other Baseball
That can be said about plenty of Red Sox teams that didn’t come in last, too… -
Most successful MLB franchises of the 21st century
notin replied to Bellhorn04's topic in Other Baseball
I think people make way to big a deal of the last place finishes. I’ve seen plenty of non-playoff Sox teams that were less exciting but whose saving grace is they played in a division with one of two even worse teams… -
It’s not a complaint so much as a fact that next year’s team looks a lot like last years team so far. But that’s also true for all of MLB…
