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  1. Nick
    I hope I'm wrong but our hitting appears more suited at home than on the road. Bregman doesn't possess enough power. I think he'll be great in Boston. Story is simply not a good hitter. He chases too many bad pitches. Casas is too analytical. I just wished he just go up there and swing. Quite honestly, I rather watch Mayer struggle than Story. He'll be a better player. I rather see Anthony in the lineup. I think there's enough bat for Duran, Rafael, Abreu and Anthony. Ref can occasionally fill in at DH for Devers.
  2. Nick
    I asked once, should we trade Devers? Highly paid DH for next 9 years. Ugh.
  3. Nick
    This will be a fun season for me. Getting to watch Fitts start is one example. Cora made the right call with Campbell. I can't wait for Mayer and Anthony to join him. Me personally, I rather watch Mayer play than Story any day. My guess is he'll be hurt at some point.
  4. Nick
    The sooner we get Mayer and Anthony on board the better I feel. They are the core group, not Devers, Story, Bregman,etc.
  5. Nick
    This Sox team still looks to hit better at home. Bregman and Story just don't impress me. They will look much better with the short fence in the left. We'll have to manufacture runs on the road. I would had Campbell steal 2nd (I don't remember which inning, game was close then.)
  6. Nick
    I just hope he pitches well enough to stick........
  7. Nick
    He started 6 games last year and was not impressive. Didn't we have him in our sight? I'm glad we went with Mayer.
  8. Nick
    What happened to our all left handed starting unit?
  9. Nick
    Yesterday I contacted "Cot's". I let him know that Sean Newcomb was not listed anywhere. It's been corrected. I see his name on there today. This is my third e-mail to the site over the last several years. Yep, I can be very nerdy.
  10. Nick
    Speaking of Whitlock. I always felt Whitlock HAD to be considered for starting job SOLEY because we had no depth at starting pitching. I think that was very true at the time of his extension. Why would anyone extend him for that much money for a reliever? Now with plethora of starters, we can put him away in the pen.
  11. Nick
    3 months rental of Vaz for 6 year control of Abreu. Pretty good trade with Houston Astros. Vaz is in his final year of 3 year, $30M deal with Minnesota. If Rafaela figures out his hitting, Duran extension may not be needed with Anthony in the wings. I love Duran (don't get me wrong). We still have 4 years of control. It's just good to have options.........
  12. Nick
    Thank you!
  13. Nick
    Off topic. Does anyone know why Newcomb started 31 games for Atlanta in 2018 but was jettisoned to the pen in 2019? What gives? He had a pretty good year as a starter.
  14. Nick
    I don't think any baseball people for Red Sox tell Kennedy anything. He seems uninformed.
  15. Nick
    Our defense is better with Devers out.....that alone should be worth +5 games.
  16. Nick
    So we dodged a bullet NOT signing Jordan Montgomery. He had a horrendous year for Arizona and now he's out for the year with Tommy John surgery. Jordan had exercised his option to play for the Diamondbacks in 2025 for $22,500,000. If you recall he was a last minute signee near the end of spring training last year. Some though we had chance due to the fact that his wife doing her internship in Boston (?). He would be a perfect pickup for the Red Sox in 2026. You know, pay him low salary so he can continue to rehab and attach an option for $20M for 2027. That's what we do, isn't it?
  17. Nick
    It would be nice to extend Crochet but the management appears to be lasered focused on developing pitching talent. I like the direction we're headed.
  18. Nick
    you missed my edit.
  19. Nick
    I love this move. We add a very good player (he will be), another versatile, athletic player to the mix. Campbell 6 yrs (2B) Wong 4 yrs (C) Casas 4 yrs (1B) Abreu 5 yrs (RF) Rafael 7 yrs (CF) Devers 9 yrs (DH) Story 3 yrs (SS) Duran 4 yrs (LF) Romy 4 yrs (utility) Hamilton 5 yrs (utility) Narvaez 6 yrs (C) We also have Mayer and Anthony waiting......Mayer is one injury to Story from moving up. Our positional roster is set up pretty well for foreseeable future.
  20. Nick
    Technically, it's how many DAYS he spends on the major league roster. I believe the magic number is 174 days (just going by memory). ML baseball season lasts 187 days. (again going by memory) SORRY MVP 78. YOU ARE CORRECT ALSO....I MISREAD YOUR POST. YOU ARE SAYING THE SAME THING. YOU DID NOT SAY HOW MANY GAMES THE PLAYER PLAYED. MY BAD.
  21. Nick
    Your response to my post makes absolutely no sense. My point was we have many injured players coming back, Trevor Story and Casas to mention just two. Getting more at bat and defense from Story will improve the Sox. Bregman will also outperform Tyler offensively and defensively. Who in the hell said anything about making anyone full time anything?
  22. Nick
    Interesting Cot's just within last couple of minutes reduced luxury tax payroll on Bregman from $40M to $31.704M. We are under the tax limit by $566K. I don't really care what the total outlay is. I only care about the luxury tax payroll. This signing looks better and better. I hop he hits 60 HR, wins the World Series MVP and opts out. Then extend Croshet to a $320M, 8 year deal with an opt out after second year.
  23. Nick
    This should be a 90 game winning team just having players healthier than last year. 2024 Casas 63 games and 212 AB Story 26 games and 94 AB Yoshida 108 games and 378 AB Tyler 113 games and 411 AB (this is the right handed bat we're looking to replace with Bregman who has played 145, 161 and 155 games for Houston the last three years.) Our defense will be much better with Story and Bregman in the linuup. How can we not be optimistic?
  24. Nick
    Here's my post from 1/27th. The topic was what to do with unspent $40M in luxury tax payroll for 2025 season on that date. Unfortunately you're right. I hate that our management has no imagination. I KNOW that he wants a long term deal. I don't believe we should give him 5/6 year deal with what we have coming up. This is when you become bold and tell Boras, come to Fenway for 1 year and hit 40HR and re-establish higher value. Here take $30-$35M on a one year deal. The fact that they are unwilling to take any financial risk at this time (even just for one year deal) tells me that they are cheap and just wants to play the youngsters. That's fine if you are consistently in the playoffs but we're not.
  25. Nick
    So what? $30-$35M is just sitting there. So you're now afraid of INJURY? And what if he hits what he did last year? You never gamble on someone's upside? Especially a right handed pull hitter that will play 81 games in Fenway. The topic was more in line of what to do with $40M in unspent luxury tax payroll. A one year deal seems perfect. Do you think somehow you're get a cut of unspent money? LOL
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