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Which one of them got super duper rich dumping millions on top of millions to clean up the messes created the previous years?
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And then 3 or 4 good years followed by exactly where we are now.
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So? Fans pay for everything in Hollywood, too. But I bet they won’t let you direct a movie…
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Yeah but you can’t expect and don’t want a GM who acts like an average fan. And certainly ownership doesn’t want one…
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Cordero has been DFAd before…
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#5 is my favorite, too. But the only part I’m confident in is a DFA for Cordero, and even then only because it’s been done before. As for #2, well, the notion of trying to predict the unpredictable is oxymoronic. But there is some surprise every year, with Benintendi and then Bradley. Houck could easily be back next year, but simply by virtue f being a closer, he’s probably overvalued. And once you take him out of that role, he’s a mediocre pitcher with questionable control and command who gets by on one devastating pitch…
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I’m sure that’s part of it, but the problem has been all the other money. The Sox have added free agents, made trades, and even extended one young star (Whitlock). Hopefully they can extend Devers, something made easier by having Hosmer on board (which seems weird to type to me). But some discretion on the extension of young stars, because lots of players drop off significantly after age 32 or so. Do the Sox feel Bogaerts will? I can’t say, but it certainly is possible. And it might be correct, too…
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No one likes any team plan that’s anything but “we’re trying to win it all.” But the whole idea of cleaning out the massive detrimental contracts and building up the farm to supply minimum wage players is essential if you want to compete every year. Teams like the Dodgers and Padres have been spending on star after star because their farm can help them support it. Boston’s simply could not…
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+100 I’m not even saying I like the plan. But I do think it’s obvious, especially since we’ve been flat out told it numerous times…
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Without checking out the new CBA, I would think Bloom could offer Eovaldi a draft pick. Would Nate accept? He shouldn’t, but that doesn’t mean he won’t. And if he accepted, as much as I don’t like him this year, I would be more inclined to be receptive of him on a one year deal…
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Agreed. And maybe one or two more, like Ward, will see time. I have no faith in getting full seasons from either Sale or Paxton…
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Oh I’m sure some of the criticisms reach those levels. Schwarber appears to be the actual biggest loss from the 2021 team. Much more so than the largely fungible Renfroe, who seems to be an annual non-tender candidate. Small market Milwaukee will have an uncomfortable decision to make themselves. (Renfroe makes $7.6 mill this year and is looking at a $10-12 mill salary in 2023. Christian Yelich, at $26mill, is the only Brewer making more than $8.5mill.)
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It was odd to trade Vazquez but Eovaldi or Martinez. But: 1. Was anyone interested in meeting Bloom’s price? Or interested at all? For all the wild flurry of moves that happen at the deadline each year, the fact is the majority of trade candidates with expiring contracts stay put. 2. Neither Eovaldi nor Martinez have been particularly good this year. Vazquez was a far more desirable candidate. 3. Maybe much like with Bogaerts, the goal wasn’t so much to unload them but to keep players the Sox want to negotiate with. (I hope not. I see very little worth bringing back.)
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“Deconstruction” might be a tad hyperbolic. 7 of the 9 lineup starters are the same. And while many focus on the downgrade in RF from Bradley to Renfroe, not one person seems to mention the upgrade at 2b over last season’s mishmash/trial by fire/names out of a hat. Pop quiz: what logged the most and second most innings at 2b last year for the Sox? If you guessed Marwin Gonzalez and Michael Chavis, you’re dead wrong. It was Kike and Arroyo. But Marwin and Chavis were third and fourth. And the starter once Kike moved to CF was largely Arroyo (who is still with the Sox). So has Story/Bradley been that much worse than Renfroe/Arroyo?
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My 2023 preview. And bear in mind if you do not like these, that’s a good y thing. My prediction track record is horrible. 1. Bogaerts will not be re-signed. I want him to return but I don’t think it will happen. 2. The 2023 winner of the Benintendi Award given to the player who gets traded with no warning is Tanner Houck. No idea where. 3. Sox need OF and the free agency class is weak. Expect trade targets to be Ramon Laureano, Anthony Santander, Bryan Reynolds, Garrett Cooper, and Ian Happ. (Basically a bunch of arb eligible guys on cheaper teams.) 4. Bullpen after Whitlock and Schreiber? Not sure. 5. Other names DFAd, non-tendered, or traded: Franchy Cordero, Darwinzon Hernandez, Jarren Duran.
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The 2023 rotation appears to be drawn up. Sale/Paxton/Pivetta/Crawford/Winckowski. With Bello and Mats already on the 40 man as depth. The Sox don’t need to evaluate Paxton; the goal was always to pick up that option…
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No one thinks it can’t happen in Boston. The team is 120 years old and had a stretch without a title nearly nine decades long. Bad seasons, losing seasons, and title droughts are not new. Yet, like the Orioles, the team will still be there the next day…
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But while the Patriots were just a total ungodly dynasty, did Red Sox attendance suffer?
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That applies to nearly every sports owner, including those other franchises. If the Patriots are 1-10, it’s a safe bet attendance will drop. But that doesn’t necessarily mean a boon for the Bruins. The Sox struggled mightily throughout all of July. Attendance did drop. But how many stayed home so they could save up for Celtics’ tickets?
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There’s a more than significant overlap in the fanbases of those teams. And none of them play in the summer. I doubt there are all that many people who avoid Fenway because they prefer saving money to go to Gillette…
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It’s a safe bet that isn’t happening.
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I’d prefer the Mute
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The financial side of the Hosmer trade was outstanding. From that viewpoint I don’t get why San Diego didn’t just keep him. From a baseball standpoint, I’m far from thrilled. I hope Hosmer does well but I full expect a .700-.750 OPS each season going forward…
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The difference is those who are not fans of Dombrowski criticize Dombrowski. Whereas dgalehouse is not a fan of Bloom and criticizes people who like Bloom. In fact, most Bloom supporters criticize Bloom more than he does…
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Can somebody give Denny a push? He seems to be stuck. (For you millennials and younger, this is a reference to how records - the forerunners of the mp4 - could get stuck in a groove and play the same thing over and over and over)
