Hugh2
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Does this include “lack” of free agency spending? Which to be fair, with the amount of money coming off the books I don’t think anyone could be blamed for complaining about lack of spending this year.
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You know how this progresses right? I know you do. A few names will fall off the board. Someone will sign 1-2 of the big short stops, or DeGrom or Judge will come off the board and people will start crying for the end of the world. Ironically half these people would be complaining we spent too much money if we were the ones to make that deal
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Non of those guys were top 25, Anderson was the best and he’s the only one. The other two are resigning technically. You can throw Rizzo in there too. But that’s it. Nothing, nada, nunca. People are complaining over nothing, or at the very least prematurely about this off-season.
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Here’s another thing I keep thinking about. Who has signed? Not one major free agent signing so far, and not really even any mid level moves. All the top free agents are still on the board. EVERY SINGLE ONE. If Bloom signed guys like Verlander and Bogaerts and Judge and went nuts and THEN made these moves would people be angry? It feels like they’re upset about the timing. Which given where we are at in the off-season is the dumbest effing thing ever
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They will release Brazier before giving up on a lefty who can throw heat. They don’t grow on trees. He’s going to be elite if he ever figures it out.
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I think this was a case of the Sox jumping the que to make sure they got their guy on rule 5 draft day. 40th man move. Maybe they see promise in his swing and at the very least something to replace Jeter Down who I think they’re about to give up on
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Although to be fair Rafaela took 10k and Bello 28k
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But he’s “very promising” 10k worth of promise
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Isn’t it amazing how people with no love for the farm and zero prospect acumen can all of a sudden find a teenager close to a decade away from the majors who got 10k playing in a different continent valuable.
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I’m sorry, how much are you paying a 6th inning pitcher? Btw his era is roughly league average. Saying he sucks is a massive stretch. Not surprisingly
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Hahaha, I have to admit, this one really made me laugh a little touché.
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Oh HOY the fun keeps on rolling in today. So much to be thankful for.
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That’s about a league average ERA but the underlying metrics are better. He generates swings and misses and batters don’t hit him hard. He’s a tweak of his control away from being an elite reliever, and I’d not he’s a decent 6th inning guy. Either or makes the team better. It’s a good low risk high upside move. Every team makes moves like this, bullpens are so Volatile year to year many elite relievers fit this mold before they figure out. Sox did it with Andrew Miller, maybe they can do it again. He’s costing 1.5 million. What do y’all expect a middle reliever to get paid. That’s a bargain.
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I think he was listed somewhere as a NT candidate so some people caught it stuck in their heads he wasn't that good. He's a good but not great player, JBJ's continued regression and the prospects sucking made it look really really bad. Bloom has received a lot of unjust criticism around here and in Boston.....But this trade is not part of that.
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Who says he can’t stand the heat? Here is apparently still making moves pissing off the base on November 23rd
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I mean look, if these are the only types of moves Bloom makes and he doesn’t sign another relieve or two (one of them being reliable and proven) a couple proven starter, and Star SS I’ll stand with all the Bloom haters calling for his head. But I expect those moves to be made, which is why I don’t mind and dare I say I like low risk high reward at the bottom of the roster like this.
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I think it’s funny how people get all hot and bothered over every tiny move. There are others bothered right now because the Sox Signed a minor leaguer. Like….you realize Bello is going to be a good MLB pitcher (finally) someone has to catch his fly balls and field his grounders in the minors coming up.
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I get people don’t like Bloom, but it’s absurd when every move gets scrutinized like this. Like the Sox can not and should not make any moves until the fix everything at the top. Love him or hate him that’s not how this works.
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Because I’ve never heard the suggestion that teams can’t focus on more than one deal at once, like they don’t have a domestic reserve list of 180 players to maintain.
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It’s actually against the CBA for a team to leak what a player is asking for.
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Is this a serious comment?
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I’m sorry, do teams not try to get tough lefties out anymore. He’s not horrible against righties either. Teams don’t hit him hard he just sucks with control. You know how it goes. You tweak a thing with these guys and things can change, strike gold like Andrew Miller. For 1 million maybe the Sox thought he was worth it if they see something in him they can tweak.
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exactly, smaller moves come first, because they're much easier to make. How many people are bidding on Rodriguez vs. Bogaerts and Correa? If you're their agents you're telling them to hold off....they want to speak to everyone and drive up the price. It's almost smart to make these smaller moves first but you know how fans get. They expect all the big moves up front otherwise it's just more "dumpster diving"
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can get lefties out, something I believe they struggled with last year.
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That was my theory, and well.....that hasn't worked out great so far.