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  1. Hugh2
    You’re taking my general statement and turning it into something it’s not. I never said you specifically had to trade Abreu, only an outfielder, that could be someone else. I also never said Abreu would net you a stud pitcher, only that he’d be part of a package. Abreu for player x is one deal Abreu/Tolle for player x is an entirely different deal. Disclosure: not advocating to trade Tolle
  2. Hugh2
    Depth is nice, but when David Hamilton is your 2nd baseman and a guy who was maybe you’re 15th pitcher at the beginning of the season becomes your 3rd starter then you’re hurting the team by hoarding depth at one position.
  3. Hugh2
    You’re missing my point. What team out there has a guy capable of being a starter and making an all star team riding the bench? Sure that would be nice but when you have other holes to fill that’s just a massive mismanagement of resources. injuries happen, to everyone, some years worse than others, but if we follow your extreme logic we should just never trade anyone ever. The backups can go down to, and the guys behind those guys. next year it could be all our relief pitchers going down. personally I’d rather trade one of the outfielders for a stud pitcher/infielder and sign Tucker. With Roman back you got a legit middle order
  4. Hugh2
    Maybe, is the problem bigger or smaller than years past? for the longest time the playoffs were just two teams from each league facing off to see who plays the World Series. You could have the second best team in baseball missing the playoffs every single year. im not sure there’s a perfect system. Perhaps they could get rid of the wild card and just admit the top 8 teams in each league getting rid of the bi
  5. Hugh2
    Also, there’s a difference between having depth, and having a guy capable of having 5-7 or 3 WAR seasons as depth. guys that good start, they don’t ride the bench. Sure it would be nice to have your 4th best outfielder a 4 win player type but I’d rather trade that guy for a second baseman if Bregman opts out or a starting pitcher to replace Giolito next year. im not saying it HAS to be Duran, just stating they have depth there that they can trade from.
  6. Hugh2
    Wouldn’t an all star caliber player be better than a platoon player anyways? Abreu saw an improvement vs LHP and some teams out there probably view him as an all star caliber starter. why not package him up with a top prospect or two for an elite #2 starting pitcher type? your outfield is still Duran/Rafaela/Anthony. Cambell/Password
  7. Hugh2
    I understand injuries happen but you’re not plugging Duran and Abreu on the bench almost every single day. What team takes a healthy, starter caliber player who is, has been, or possible capable of being all star and sits them on the bench? preparing for injury and building depth is a very important thing, but you’re wasting resources by benching starter caliber players. Especially when you have holes elsewhere
  8. Hugh2
    That’s what I’m thinking, if Bregman walks, you sign Kyle Tucker (could does not equate the Sox will) and trade from your outfield depth for a SP2. Although I’m thinking they could move Story/Mayer to 3B too and pick up a 2nd baseman. they have options, and there’s more than one way to skin a cat here but they certainly need a good starting pitcher and an up the middle defender. if Bregman opts in, I’d like to see them move Story to 2nd. He had a nice comeback year but looked a little tired at the end. Not surprising sense he hadn’t played a full season in a while but if he can carry that healthy mojo into 2026 I think he can be elite at second.
  9. Hugh2
    Top K/BB players with level/age John Holobotz A+/AA - 23 Payton Tolle AA/AAA/Boston - 22 Lead at the top, then it’s some unimpressive names until you get to Uberstine/Aita/Early/Fajardo In their very small sample sizes who didn’t qualify (I used 40 IP) well regarded prospects Juan Valera and Sadbiel Dezline had good KK/BB numbers as well. Holobotz at the top is interesting because his K numbers are more average, he just doesn’t walk anyone. The Preister deal keeps giving
  10. Hugh2
    Some of the best predictors of future mlb success are K and BB rates, I think a lot of people look at wOBA wRC+ (for hitters) which are stats I’m starting to come around on. i think we also have to consider the age of a player. If one player puts up marginally better stats than another at high A but is 23 years old while the other is 19. Who really had a more impressive season? One might say the 19 year old
  11. Hugh2
    This is not in order right? Because Kyle Tucker should certainly be at the top. if Alonso opts out, he’s probably shopping around for the largest contract to take back to Steve Cohen to match. Going big, probably looks more like Tucker, and trading from our outfield depth to bring in other pieces.
  12. Hugh2
    Reds made the playoffs because they have insanely good pitching. No surprise there. I think when people make statements like “the NL is so much better than the AL” they’re looking at the top. As you move down to the bottom I’m not surprised that inter-league play resulted in something close to .500 play between the two leagues. but the teams at the top: LAD/PHIL/MiL/SDP/CHC might all easily beat whoever comes out of the AL this year. then again….maybe it’s finally Seattles year
  13. Hugh2
    I think the best case scenario is Bregman opts in. I’d rather not pay him three years from now on, but he should still very very good for a few more years. Abreu, Duran, Rafaela, and Anthony are all good outfielders and I still haven’t given up on Cambell being a premium player either. It’s not a factor of losing offense if you trade one of those guys because you can’t play them all at once anyways, you gotta trade someone and fill in a hole elsewhere. Abreu or Duran should be part of a package that is either going to upgrade 2nd/SS OR bring in a #2 starter. I think a premium bullpen arm and a catcher #2 should be explored as well.
  14. Hugh2
    I think that's highly subjective. I get why people think $40 a year is a lot, but what I see is not paying 25-30 million a year for multiple years that he's older, broken down, not as good as he once was, or even able to stay on the field. You pay a premium for not having to buy out those years. If another team is signing him away from us, he's getting less money per year but more money overall.
  15. Hugh2
    A good POBO/GM makes mistakes. If you're not making mistakes, you're not making moves, and if you're not making moves you're not good at your job.
  16. Hugh2
    They don't control 3rd party tickets brokers like stub hub and seatgeek. Any Red Sox fan can go on there and buy a ticket. Actually, funny story, I never showed them my ticket. It was in my email. I literally just walked right into the stadium last night. I didn't get ticketed until I was literally walking into my section. Maybe they're just kicking out all the Sox fans in the right field bleachers and moving them to the left. Left field was a mix, but right field was a sea of pinstripes all shouting slogans in harmony. I could actually see how that can be an exciting experience for a fan base.....but they still ****** suck.
  17. Hugh2
    I live in CT EDIT. I also used a 3rd party service "Seat Geek" I'm not sure how the Yankees can control who SeatGeak, Stub hub, and ticket master sell too. I'm not saying you're wrong, I heard that too, I'm just wondering how they did it.
  18. Hugh2
    Sox lost because of me. Sox are 3-0 in playoff games I go to with family or friends. They are 0-2 in playoff games I attend alone. I will have to bring a date/friend/family member to the next game. Which hopefully happens in October of 2025. LETS WIN IT TONIGHT!!!
  19. Hugh2
    Got my tickets, heading down to NYC in an hour for game time. Going to get rowdy rowdy
  20. Hugh2
    Just 13 more wins to go
  21. Hugh2
    Looks like both Houston and Detroit are stumbling right now as well. I was really looking forward to the youngester getting some playoff experience, yet a lot of them are on the IL. I'm trying to envision where the playoff hero is going to come from.
  22. Hugh2
    Sox are playing Toronto, who is fighting to hold the top spot and the 1st seed. Then we play Detroit, who right now are exactly in the playoffs, one day could throw them out, they've also lost 7 in a row, but they could be in a must win situation when we play too. Meaningful baseball.
  23. Hugh2
    It's very weird right now. Sox are definitively better this year, but they're beat up right now, young, missing key players, and apparently don't have that last ingredient that could propel them from being a WS champion. It's weird, because we are at the end of the season and these games matter, right now they are in the playoffs but it's tight right at the finish line. Given their current bill of health, I'm not too optimistic about what we could do in a series. But you know what they say? just make the playoffs and seee what happens. What's the status of Roman Anthony? when he was injured initially they made it sound like he could be back in a week from now. That could certainly help them in the playoffs.
  24. Hugh2
    That seems way to extreme to me if there was any truth to suitors not wanting the Boston position, firing Breslow after one season only makes that situation much worse. there’s value in continuity, and if you turn this front office into a revolving door you will lose more than just candidates, and a franchise that looks a year away from seriously competing could be thrown into chaos. Breslow seems to be fine, are a few moves worthy of critique? Yes, but no more than any GM who had the balls to actually make moves. people need to chill out and let these guys cook
  25. Hugh2
    Giolito has been good this year, but it's not like he's the guy who was a top ten cy young candidate 6-8 years ago in Chicago, I don't know how good hes actually going to be 31-34? And why should I care about 4 years? I don't think the option should be to chose between this guy at 4 years and that guy at 4 years? WHy can't it be Giolito at 4 years vs. Valdez at 5 years? or 3 years of Giolito vs. 6 years of Gallen. Dylan Cease, plus the trade market????? we can do a lot better than Giolito.
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