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  1. notin
    We don’t know about Bloom yet as the spending has never been fully Carte Blanche. But it is certainly in the toolbox of Friedman, whose been making a habit of collecting utility infielders from other teams and watching them turn into All Stars (Turner, Muncy, Taylor, for example). Ironically you don’t see the Rays do this nearly as much, even when they had Friedman and Bloom…
  2. notin
    I don’t think Bloom is blame-free, but I also acknowledge that he had limitations. Even the Bradley trade -which I liked - wasn’t as expensive as you think since the other option (keeping Renfroe) still required him to get paid. Renfroe made $7.6mill this year. Bradley made $9.5mill. Having that extra $1.9mill to grab another RP just means you get another Diekman …
  3. notin
    If the Sox get 100 IP from Paxton, it has to be considered a small victory. It certainly makes his deal more productive than Sale’s…
  4. notin
    The fact that the Sox have a pitcher selected in the minor league portion of the Rule 5 draft shows how deep they’ve been digging. Those guys almost never see MLB…
  5. notin
    Fourth OF at best. As a second year arbitration player, he may get non-tendered alongside Brasier…
  6. notin
    I’m 110% certain the contract was a factor. If Brasier survives the season, I don’t think anyone would disagree he is a non-tender candidate…
  7. notin
    So you don’t thing the Bargain Bin shopping was related to having less to spend?
  8. notin
    Barring the very legitimate concern over health issues, it’s more likely Barnes and Taylor are both back. The only way this doesn’t happen is of the Sox can move Barnes in a contract swap or simply DFA him. But even if Barnes gets DFAd, it won’t be because Taylor was healthy…
  9. notin
    Franchy is trying to make himself interesting. In his past 38 PA, his OPS is a ridiculous 1.145. Just keep him in the OF. He’s had his shot at 1b. Let someone else try…
  10. notin
    Sure. See if any of them have potential I’m hoping they add German to the 40 man. As for Ort, this might be his last chance. Why not give him one more shot if the season is lost anyway?
  11. notin
    The important thing is, Sawamura and Davis are gone. The next step is to stop pretending Kelly and Ort are permanent additions. One or both could be demoted next week. And then back in two weeks. And the Sox still have one open 40 man roster spot if they want to add another reliever…
  12. notin
    Barnes will also very likely be back. I think just add two from Michael Fulmer, Rafael Montero, and Blake Treinen. I am assuming Taylor comes back. And that there will be at least one rookie (Kelly? German?) in the bullpen..,
  13. notin
    You do realize the Sox best reliever this year has been a 28yo retread who couldn’t make it in the Tigers’ bullpen and was released after all of 28 career IP? Not to mention Kelly isn’t some 9 year minor league veteran. He played college ball, then spent one season on the A’s system and 2 seasons (in which he played at 4 total levels) in the Angels system…
  14. 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.
  15. notin
    https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/08/red-sox-designate-hirokazu-sawamura-for-assignment.html
  16. notin
    And keep the long forgotten Josh Taylor, still technically on this team…
  17. notin
    And that’s why we kept you out of the lineup today…
  18. notin
    Really hoping Sawamura, Brasier and Austin Davis all go after this year, if not sooner…
  19. notin
    You? Too negative? No way!
  20. 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…
  21. notin
    Story is sitting today. Arroyo is starting at 2b…
  22. 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?
  23. 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.
  24. 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.)
  25. notin
    Tampa, this year, has no designated closer…
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