Hugh2
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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.
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I can really see both sides of the argument here. I think it would be nice of the military to make exceptions for players who have a chance of having an extraordinary career. On the other hand, its' not the United States Armed forces to be concerned with our entertainment but rather protect us. I can totally understand and respect that making an exception for someone to leave their commitment isn't a top priority for them. I have no complaints either way.
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I suppose it comes down to how much do you believe in him being a starter. Because he definitely needs a few years to ramp it up, and if his talent wasn't diminished (which we have no ideal about now) why wouldn't you want him as a starter?
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Noah Song said he didn't do any baseball activities while in the Navy.
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I think in 2024 he splits time in low high a. Now he has two years of ramping up under his belt. 2025 becomes the year that if EVERYTHING breaks right maybe he's knocking on the door by season's end. YOu figure him to be a MLBer by 2026
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It's a LONG season. How often has a team started off bad and kicked into high gear to make an October run? and vis versa. Regardless, it's never a bad thing to get off to a good start.
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I never really pay attention, this year I will. Maybe we should start a contest in here. Who can guess the date they switch from 2022 stats to 2023 stats.