Nick

Can you just give us a little? We're trying to rebuild. My team just got knocked out of NCAA after a very successful season. Talk about feeling empty. You know the feeling.

“I’ll tell you exactly the same thing we told him when we reassigned him the other day,” Bloom said Friday on MLB Network Radio. “He has the physical ability not just to be a good player but a great player. And that stands out every time he takes the field. He’s strong. He’s powerful. He’s fast. The athleticism is there. He re-worked his swing to where now that strength can play in him driving the baseball. And this is what Bloom thinks of Duran. Hell, they want him to take over the center fielder position and move Verdugo to right and have a platoon situation in left. Many of you many disagree but he's our top guy on baseball side and I would listen to him. He's piecing together a sustainable playoff contending team.

Days of paying a starting pitcher $30M plus may become fewer and reserved for top 3 in the majors. Look at how Bloom is constructing our rotation. Assuming we pick up club option. 1. Sale Singed thr 2025 2. Eovaldi $17.0M-$17.0M 3. Richards $8.50M-$8.50M 4. Perez $4.00M-$6.00M 5. Pivetta $0.80M-A2-A3-A4 6. E Rod $8.30-FA 7 Houck Six yrs of team control 8 Whitlock Six yrs of team control I guess we'll see what happens to E Rod.....we can walk away from E Rod, Richards and Perez after 2021. I know many of you disagree but I like what Bloom is doing.

Garrett Whitlock a lock for Boston Red Sox roster after posting 1.00 ERA in 9 spring innings: ‘We have a good one,’ Alex Cora says Speaking of team control coup, Whitlock's six year service starts in couple of weeks.....3 years at less than $3M....accountants approve...I didn't realize he could be a starter material in future...

Yeah that was him......he was always cocky vs Red Sox...he had his little run but came back down to earth.....

Was it the Cubs manager getting criticized for not using his best reliever is a loss? Maybe it was someone else....

may opt out of contract after both 2019 ($2.5M buyout) and 2020 seasons (no buyout) 2021 and 2022 seasons become mutual options if Martinez has a Lisfranc injury or complication to his right foot causing him to be: 1) on the disabled list for 60 days or more in previous season, or 2) on the disabled list for 10 days or more in the previous season and 120 days or more in the two previous seasons combined, or 3) on the disabled list at the end of the previous season and found not able to play at the start of the next season Not a big deal to me.....but I just go by Cot's.....accountant's reference book. The guy that runs the site is a good guy......I actually e-mailed him few years ago for a minor correction. He thanked me.

His opt out options were last two years. He's on our payroll for two more years.

We've had this discussion earlier and I was told that Dalbec is not an improvement over Devers at 3B. If all three become 40 homer types, my initial thought was can Dalbec play left field, so Casas can play 1B and Devers remain at 3B. JD can remain at DH if he continues to hit.

Especially with 3 run lead.....ugh. Did you say save?

I'm thinking non productive assets for 2021. We'll dispose one after 2021 season and another after 2022. Third asset maybe placed in service latter third of 2021, so there's that.

Good point....

My point is as follows. Mgmt wants Houck to be a starter. Mgmt thinks he needs a reasonable third pitch as a starter. We already have five starters as we start 2021 season. It's not his age that I'm concerned about. Why not have his 'clock' start later if we don't need him and give him additional time to develop? If someone goes down and we need him, then by all means, f*** the player controllable years, bring him up.

My response was to the original poster. I don't really care what 'most people think'. I always listen to those that's in power to make decisions. It's very possible that Houck will end up in the pen. But the management has decided to give 'starter' role a chance for Houck. He'll work on his third pitch to get closer to that goal. In my former life, I was a CPA. I like numbers. I like budgets. I like projections. I like spreadsheets. To me, player controllable years is important. Look at Dalbec. He has already established himself as a potential power bat. Maybe he'll fail. But as an 'accountant', I'm excited to know that he's under team control for next six years despite having already had a taste of major league at bats. There's no point in burning Houck's major league service time this year. He can work on his craft in the minors. He can be brought back if someone goes down or as a reliever later in the year. Succeed or fail, he'll have six years of team control as he begins 2022. I'm happy to see Pivetta in the starting rotation. He's under team control for next four years. He was a good 'get' by Bloom. Same goes for Verdugo. Four years of team control. I'd like to see Sox extend Devers over the next twelve months. This was his first arbitration year. This is how I think.......baseball is a business. As a big market club, I see luxury tax limit as the 'artificial player budget'. Having our highest paid player injured this year skews our payroll for 2021 along with payout for Pedey and Price. That's almost $55M of waste. That's how I see it as an accountant.

Why do we give up on a guy so early? He's looking to add an effective third pitch. Isn't that what coaching staff is suppose to do? I just don't get the negativity on this site.

The menu said Breakfast at anytime....I ordered French toast at Renaissance. No way Hiro gets that....

Joe Namath in his book, "I Can't Wait Until Tomorrow.... 'Cause I Get Better Looking Every Day" said at Alabama... They lined up all the freshman at the goal line naked. Players had grape stuck up their butt and raced to the other end. Player coming in last place had to eat everyone else's grape. Now we complain about fetching beer?

well, I don't extend myself.....lol Today's mission? I'm getting hair cut.....nothing else on my calendar....

Boston Red Sox’s Danny Santana is in the hospital with a foot infection. I'm 65 and my days are pain free, granted I don't strain myself at all but all these "injuries", is that normal?

Does anyone have a 'scouting' report on Nick Pivetta? Not stats, what does he throw, how fast, etc? Yeah it's early, but with four years of team control, along with acquiring Seabold, did Bloom steal one from the Phillies?

Yep...100% true..

Chavis with his 3rd HR......1.201 OPS He better hope he's traded.....he's not Cora's guy....All I hear are negativity from his manager....

Richards 4IP 1H 7K 3BB 0R It's spring training, veterans are working on their craft for those on the ledge after his two starts........

Which would you prefer? Team A 8 playoff appearances in 11 years, 0 WS title Team B 4 playoff appearances in 11 years, 2 WS titles Yankees have become the Atlanta Braves of 90's.

Good to know......