Hugh2
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We came into this series playing over .500 to a team on a historic run that hasn't lost one game yet. I'm not going to freak out over two losses. The team looked promising before these two games, these two games don't change that. Tip of the hat to Tampa, I won't be surprised if this is their year. Also, I won't be surprised if we are sweeping THEM come September.
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I think he will be fine at 2nd, I'm just hoping his bat comes back or at least it doesn't take him long to shake off the rust.
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They want to keep him stretched out as a starter. It's a long season, what are the odds all our pitchers stay healthy? If a few guys surpass him on the depth chart I could see him as tradeable or moved to the pen down the stretch if is looking good. Cutter is the first guy up as soon as they need a starter.
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Just in time to help SPOIL the Yankees playoff ambitions.
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One might be forgiven for thinking JBJ had a much more productive career in front of him after his 2016 campaign.
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I think he could have, but maybe not, we will never know. A lot of times a GM is working under a mandate, DD was a perfect example of this. Despite his reputation, if you go back far enough he was the guy who hoarded prospects, filled up a farm, and didn't make the big blockbuster. Under Henry's direction, or perhaps on his own Ben may have come to the conclusion that it was time to switch direction and add to the MLB team with a big piece. I don't believe in this, but wouldn't be surprised if that's how things went if he had stayed here too. Maybe we never win in 2018, maybe Ben trades for someone else who stays healthy over Sale and the team doesn't get broken up in 2020....who knows.
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The irony is Ben got a lot of criticism around here, but he by far and large built the team that went on that 2016-2019 run that saw a WS dominant year in 2018. I mean, those teams were heavily Ben, and people to this day still give it to DD......who definitely added the pieces to put that team over the top in 2018. Credit where credit is due. Still, this illustrates how the typical fan has a recency bias. We all do to some extent.
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I think that was the original plan, although the Sox seemed content with Story starting SS this year supposedly, although I suspect that was only temporary until Mayer was ready. Still I think that was their back up plan when they failed to resign Bogaerts. They may have been comfortable at SS, but I think they definitely signed him to be the full time 2nd.
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I don't overreact. Except maybe those few times I overreacted in the past, but we are not going to talk about those times. That's not how I'm remembering this....I don't over react.
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Alcantara is getting some helium. Guys who I think have the capacity to make giant leaps this year. Perales Anthony Alcantara Noah Dean Cespedes Rodriguez-Cruz If you told me one of these guys crawls into a top 100 list this year I'd believe you.
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Or Bogaerts/Correa/Turner/Swanson
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At that point in time he had an identical career OPS to Bogaerts, and played up the middle D. He was a massive upgrade at 2nd. Or at least he should have been. Yeah, it’s not Mike Trout, but when the team has money to spend and gaping holes that’s a big move. Big is subjective, I get it.
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Ort actually wasn't that bad his last two times out. He still has much to prove.
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Did it? We had a hole at 2nd base and he was at the time a premium free agent on a good deal. It was an upgrade in the mold that we often desire here. The problem is it's been a s*** signing so far.
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What pitcher should he have taken at 4? mozzicato? Bachman? Lawlar is twice the prospect as both those arms and a stud. There were some who thought Lawlar could of been better than Mayer and was a candidate to go 1-1.
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Lawlar looks like a stud too. It might be fun watching him and Mayer pick it for years to come
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Prospects will break your heart. Top prospects fail, and sometimes they become stars. I get the frustration, I wasn’t overly impressed with the depth of starting pitching in the system either last year after Bello. The rest of those guys strike me as swing men, BOTRS, and relievers. Would love to see Perales take a step forward this year. The latest Soxprospects episode said If he wasn’t so far away from the majors he’s easily be the #1 pitching prospect in the system. That’s nice, but the Sox need a win on the pitching prospect development front, and some serious changes need to be made in how they get and or develop pitching talent. Prospects won’t help us in 2023z
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All the Red Sox had to do was score 9 runs last night, and they would be 4-2
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No they do not, but they do have a few guys you can dream on. Might be nice for a change to see a few arms come up to follow Bello, because it seems that all the farm has provided in recent years with pitching has been nightmares.
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Remember when I wanted the Sox to sign Senga…good times.
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Ward and Song can’t start. We don’t even know if Song can pitch.
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At this point I’d rather see wink in the rotation. Honestly, for this type of performance they’d be better off letting Bellow and Whitlock ramp up at the MLB level.
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Wong probably caught a lot of these guys in the minors. McGuire has no experience with either of them but more mlb experience to work with the veterans. Kind of makes sense actually
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This has pretty much been my line of thinking for a while. A healthy Sale and Kluber can be a big lift for this rotation. If Whitlock and Bello can pitch like to young studs in a rotation with the talent we know they have that can be a big lift for this rotation. If all those things happen, then this rotation might be....dare I say....Knock on every piece of wood you can find, really really good. I'll take 3 out of 4.
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I said that about Winks stuff too in the past. I think his stuff has taken a step forward, I don't think he's great or going to be a superstar or really even close. But I'm much more convinced he has an MLB career ahead of him. He might be fine as a swingman/ middle relief type here for a few years. I have a feeling we are going to see more of him this year. I think he's going to be on that Woo-Sox shuttle all year.