Hugh2
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Think I missed the joke. Last time I checked McGuire is a good catcher who’s had been good offensively since he’s been here. Why not complain about one of the actual black holes in the lineup. Reese is not a problem.
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Yes god forbid he sees a therapist and starts hitting .391 Last time I checked, a higher batting average is generally a good thing
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I don’t think the budget matters in this instance. henry cares more about resetting the cap every 2-3 years rather than a total number. The Sox could have signed Senga and stayed under cap. Take Klubber contract out and you have the flexibility to add this season on top of that.
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I don’t like that, because I still think Yoshida is going to hit. I just think they should have gone after Senga too. They had the money to do it, they could have still had almost the same exact offseason. +Senga -Kluber and you’re still under cap
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But there’s plenty of them that were good for at least 4-5 years before their production fell off. I think not chasing Senga was a big mistake
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Oh I don’t know, everyone haha.
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Kluber is fine, he knows how to pitch. Plenty of guys lose velocity and reinvent themselves. The problem with Kluber, is expecting him to be anything more than a middle of the rotation starter at this point in his career. Sox signed a #3 #4 guy when they already had a rotation of those types but no ace.
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I had a huge crush on Senga. That was the guy I wanted the Sox to sign.
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Everyone knows you can’t dive for a baseball in left field and right field. It’s only allowed in centerfield.
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I’d go 50% Henry (buck stops at the top) any percentage you can assign to anything else ultimately comes down to Henry e.g. he hired and retains Bloom 30% system wide (minors and majors) coaching and scouting. They’ve failed to turn out minor league talent into big leaguers more often in recent years and the pitching….needs no explanation. 15% Bloom - needs no explanation 5% players - they are what they are which is why it’s so low but they need some part of the blame pie as they’re ultimately the ones who win/lose games.
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If the Sox thought Ceddanne was close to being ready they'd have started him in AAA. He needs serious work with the bat, the Sox aren't messing up his development. Unless it's the end of the year. If it's late August and the Sox really need a body and improved D then you don't waste a lot by brining him up with the minor league season close to over. But at this point I wouldn't be 100% surprised if we don't see him in the majors at all this year.
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P.S. your notion is 100% absurd. All the money Bloom had cleared out was expiring contracts or high-arb guys. There isn't one example where they've signed a guy of Dever's caliber and then turned around and traded him immediately within less than 1 year. The closest I can come to that is Agon, which is a different era, different president, and different gm. I get Bloom has done much to welcome in critique, and I get that some fans are more upset than others. But if you're going to take that hate and just make nonsensical arguments based on nothing then others are going to call you out on it. So I'll ask you again, shall we bet on this?
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I the coaching needs more of the share pie, or at least Henry indirectly for not doing more to fix it. We are on about two decades of bad returns and almost ZERO ability to draft and develop pitchers.
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Especially seeing how Bloom let go every back up SS on the 40 man this off-season too. At least those guys can field the position. Maybe Bobby can prove he can be an emergency back up middle infielder but that’s it. If he’s playing every day for 2-4 weeks then this team is either garbage or he really starts raking. I suppose it wouldn’t be the weirdest thing to ever happen if both came to pass.
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I don’t know wanna bet on it? I’d be willing to be a lot he’s not on any other teams 40 man outside of Boston come opening day 2024
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Exactly, because if you have a healthy Story at 2nd, and Andrus at SS, you just put Kike in CF.
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At the time, wasn’t Downs considered the better prospect and Graterol was slatted for the pen? In a better world, if you hit on Downs he fits into this roster perfect right now. I think I was bothered by the outcome more than the return. I think the sum adds up to less than the parts when it comes to Blooms to datezz
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To be transparent Andrus is off to a s*** start. But he can field the position better than Kike, Dalbec, would keep Kike in CF and even if you expect regression this season he's likely to hit much better than his horrid start.
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I would just like the record to state that I advocated for a SS all offseason. First the extension of Bogaets, then one of the other big 4, and then I would have settled for Andrus. The crazy thing is, the team has the budget to have signed Elvis and still be under the cap. Not a good look right now.
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Why am I starting to think you two are playing the same CERA game here??? lol
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Certainly, the Red Sox wouldn't mismanage their 40 man roster at all.
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I mean to be fair, developing position players seem to be the only thing relatively constant in Boston for the past two decades. I'm sure they will help him figure it out.
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Supposedly his defense is not very good at all there, they are talking about moving him to the outfield. He got off to a nice start with the bat though, but he did so last year and then was pretty pedestrian most of the season. Still, can he be much worse defensively than Kike and Dalbec? maybe we break even there and Kike moving back to CF improves the outfield defense. But Dalbec was off to a decent start too, and if he's figured something out he can replace the RHH power that Duval gave us. Not that he can replicate his last two weeks, but it would balance the lineup if he hits. The real irony here is it has me anticipating the return of Mondesi, a guy who seems to be destined for the DL several times a year.
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How many games did they play going into Tampa? I don't think it's fair to be too judgemental either way at this point. Yes, based on our personalities the cup will be half full or half empty. But the season is still in it's infancy.