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  1. notin
    Ignoring the bullpen all off-season was Breslow’s biggest mistake…
  2. notin
    If they did, the roster would only have 6 players on it…
  3. notin
    I don’t mind that walk
  4. notin
    Fun fact: Ryan Watson leads all Sox relievers in IP. Not good considering he’s the mop up guy…
  5. notin
    I guess it’s time for Weissert to give up his customary home run now…
  6. notin
    They might extend Suzuki, who is one of, if not the most underrated hitter in MLB. But even if they don’t, they still have Kevin Alcantara and Jonathan Long looking for jobs. Long would be a project, as he’s only played corner INF. Hinestly, I thought they should have traded him after he skipped a game in the middle of a postseason chase in order to attend Charlie Kirk’s funeral. Priorities, dude…
  7. notin
    Well we held him in check in 2022…
  8. notin
    Ummm… new to sports? Thats textbook fan behavior. Visit any web forum for a team or listen to any sports radio channel or watch any local news program that covers sports. The common theme across the board is “Bipolar Overreaction”…
  9. notin
    OMG!! A fan getting excited about a player on his team! Call Ripley’s! Devers can hit a baseball like very few people on this planet. Why wouldn’t any fans of his teams get excited? Even last year, he started out horribly but then went on a tear and we all loved him again. He was an exciting hitter. The problem was he was a terrible 3b who was very resistant to change to the point where he became a difficult and selfish teammate…
  10. notin
    Since you called it a potpourri, who could say no?
  11. notin
    BTV suggests a fair package for Shaw is Early straight up, or Bello plus Witherspoon. It also suggests Bello plus Durbin is a “minor overpay”, but it doesn’t matter since Durbin probably has very little appeal to the Cubs. I don’t mind giving up Bello. But I doubt he’s enough and this further clogs the Sox up with position players and does deplete pitching depth badly. Maybe if Chicago included the ironically named Luke Little? Or ignore BTV. Bello for Shaw straight up…
  12. notin
    I don’t think Hoyer makes that trade at gunpoint…
  13. notin
    I’ve seen Scholtens before. He’s been a <gasp> injury reclamation project the Rays latched on to after the White Sox released him.
  14. notin
    Thats probably their biggest need, since they are experiencing a rash of SP injuries that just added Boyd to the IL yesterday. Horton is done for the year and Steele has had setbacks. While both Boyd and Steele might return at some point, someone else is likely to go down by then. They’re loaded with MLB-ready bats, but not so much for SP…
  15. notin
    Hoerner has already signed an extension. Matt Shaw is prime trade bait since he’s relegated to a UIF for the next few seasons. Not the best use of a first round pick. The only reason the Cubs are holding is probably related to having no needs. Going 18-3 in their last 21 games has erased a few weaknesses. Neto is not getting traded. The Angels’ asking price might be something like Tolle plus Early. I’m out. McLain has dropped off significantly since his impressive rookie year. Hes probably attainable, but does he fix anything?
  16. notin
    Gray is clearly in decline. For the past decade, his calling card was “you better swing because I’m not going to walk you.” This year his walks are way up…
  17. notin
    I’m willing to bet it wasn’t Valdez’ first time plunking someone after giving up a B2B home runs…
  18. notin
    So the one he got out of? The trade of Fielder for Kinsler was a great salary/baseball move for Detroit….
  19. notin
    No argument. But that doesn’t change that the second they underperformed, he was out the door. Thats probably not a coincidence. Not sure what you’re arguing about. They had a great run under him, and the second it showed signs of stopping, he was let go. Same as in Boston…
  20. notin
    A more realistic alternate timeline eould be if Price didn’t get injured in 2017 and then opted out a year later, would the Sox have been able to keep Mookie? But Zack Scott did kill that notion when he admitted the Sox basically misread how much Mookie would get…
  21. notin
    And are you calling that a scene because it’s pure fiction? Per NBC Boston and Tom Verducci, Dombrowski was exploring trades for Betts, including one with the Dodgers allegedly involving Will Smith. That doesn’t sound like he declined. But I am open to any and all sources saying otherwise…
  22. notin
    But what about the drop in performance? His last team, the 2015 Tigers, won 74 games, 4 fewer than Cherington’s ladt place Red Sox team….
  23. notin
    And if the 2019 won 90-100 games and made the postseason, DD still gets fired?
  24. notin
    No doubt. Im sure every owner wants a cheap winner. Because if the team doesn’t win, it’s easier to cope with a cheap loser than an expensive one. It’s also easier to try to fix a cheap loser than an expensive one. I would hope Henry noticed the 2021 team wasn’t drastically different from the 2018 team…
  25. notin
    If you look at his history, Dombrowski was fired in Detroit after his very successful run culminated in a mediocre team with ridiculous financial commitments. I can see parallels in Boston. I know there were rumors about his difficult personality, etc. but let’s get real. He didn’t suddenly morph into a difficult person in 2019. Whether difficult or not, when his team is winning, owners accept him. But when the winning stops/slows down and the costs don’t, suddenly he’s not held in the same regard…
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