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  1. notin
    There’s no doubt this year failed the second part. But is progress being made towards the first? It comes down to which part upper management feels is the greater priority. And if it’s the first part about building a sustainable organization, the massive off-season spending spree many are hoping for might not be reality…
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    That depends. Was Bloom brought in to build a winner immediately or to build a sustainable winning organization? The question does not pertain to what we want, but rather the reason Henry hired him…
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    Schreiber. He’s been filling that role for months. He did it again last night…
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    They were reportedly in on Suzuki. Story did serve a useful Plan B in that he gave them a potential SS for 2023 f Bogaerts could not be resigned but was also willing to play 2b until then…
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    Yep. $12million just didn’t but what it used to. What it took to get some of these players is a consideration. For example, Pivetta takes a lot of flak, but no one likes to point out he was acquired for two 30+ broken down relievers, neither of who had been able to hold down an MLB job and have played on 8 teams in the past 26 months. I mean, the Sox built 60% of their starting rotation - which was very effective up until July when they all went down - for the cost of Workman, Hembree, and $12million. And with deals like that, people want Bloom fired?
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    It seems like you would have preferred 1b over both and brought back Schwarber. The big problem with Story’s money is Bloom couldn’t keep spending it over and over, like he was the MLB equivalent of Max Bialystok (yes I’m making that reference despite MLB really not working that way!)
  7. notin
    You might be reading too much into some warped interpretation of stat types. After all, Bloom did go acquire Schwarber in the first place and ignored that he was injured at the time. Reportedly the Sox were in on Schwarber and had interest in bringing him back. It looks to me like the primary reason they didn’t is Philly outbid them. And with other holes still left to fill, it may not have been the wrong move…
  8. notin
    Huh?
  9. notin
    He pays attention to TV ratings and attendance numbers. He doesn’t know this site exists and wouldn’t (also, shouldn’t) care about what we had to say even if he did…
  10. notin
    Did you ever for even a millisecond think differently?
  11. notin
    It wasn’t even all that fluke when you look at how he was pitching by the end of the season before…
  12. notin
    Not to mention, in the era where 200IP is getting rare, Porcello threw 791 IP on a 4 year contract…
  13. notin
    I will admit that I showed very little interest in any Sox season before my parents met…
  14. notin
    The Sox could have gotten MLB players Wil Myers, Joey Lucchesi and Manny Margot plus one prospect for Betts. I suppose it might be better than what they got, but that’s basically a bunch of mediocrity with little hope for improvement. Plus - and I might be wrong - San Diego was no so keen on taking back Price, which sort of ruined the entire point of the deal…
  15. notin
    1. I don’t think the Sox view that as a problem. 2. When teams are acquiring upgrades in talent, they’re typically doing so with an eye on the postseason. Teams doing so do not want to break up their team. 3. Why take downgraded MLB players who have less control left, cost more money, and are less productive?
  16. notin
    The problem isn’t that the Sox always pay low or don’t give out long term contracts. The problem is long term contracts, by definition, take a long time to expire. And sometimes they keep teams from adding other long term expensive contracts until they do expire. This is especially true for teams that keep trying to reset tax limits
  17. notin
    Well then they’d probably tell you they were straight up going for it for one year. If the Sox deal Devers this off-season, the logical landing spots are the Phillies (because of Dombrowski) and the Mets (who want to keep him away from Dombrowski)…
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    Bloom will get all the flak. Replace the name “Devers” with “Betts” and it's a show we’ve seen before…
  19. notin
    That’s their problem; not mine…
  20. notin
    Sure they could deal Devers to Miami for RHP Edward Cabrera, LHP Jesus Luzardo and CF JJ Bleday. (Yes, BTV accepts it.). Would you boo Chaim or like that as a starting point?
  21. notin
    Why not? If nothing else, it helps the Sox retain him by eliminating any team that won’t give up a draft pick. And even if he accepts, they could negotiate a multi-year deal instead…
  22. notin
    There’s always some team looking to shave some salary that will let an expensive star player go. Best bet right now is San Diego…
  23. notin
    It’s not like resting your pitchers helps….
  24. notin
    You need yourself, me and Didi Gleyborioys to win. That’s not too outrageous…
  25. notin
    I don’t think it’s that simple. If, say, ownership doesn’t give him the approval to meet Devers’ contract demands and Bloom has to trade Devers, should they still fire him?
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