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Jeter Downs won't be part of 2023 Red Sox. DFA'd today. Mookie trade looking better every day.
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You realize that the Skankees just gave 360 million to a guy who continually chokes in the playoffs? Cashman is no smarter than Bloom. 44 games, 171 ABs .211BA .310 OBP. 462 Slugging .772 OPS Judge sucks in the playoffs. He hasn't EVER been on a World Series Champion!!! Talk about over paid!
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Probably better than getting smoked by the Astros every year.
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Steve Nebraska was better than Ohtani
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And Ricky Vaughn.
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Bloom needs to beat the bushes and find a Roy Hobbs.
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do not trade marcello mayer!!!!!!!!
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Per FanNation.com, "Song submitted a petition to the Navy after he was drafted in an effort to be allowed to pursue a professional baseball career, but there has been no resolution as of yet. Thus, Song continues to serve his active duty time. However, when/if he is allowed to return to baseball, the Phillies will have to follow normal Rule 5 policy, meaning that Song will have to remain on their active roster for an entire year in order for Philadelphia to retain control over the player."
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Red Sox interested in Matt Carpenter. Dodgers interested in signing J.D.M.
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How does Bloom keep Kaleb Ort on the 40 man and leave Thad Ward exposed? 31 years old vs 26 (by start of 2023 season). Ward has had injuries but has been successful in minors when healthy. Ort had a 6.75 ERA last year. I don't get it.
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Devers=9 years/300 million
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Xander Bogaerts wanted to re-sign with the Red Sox. But they made it impossible. The Red Sox’ final reported offer to Bogaerts was a six-year deal worth roughly $160 million — well short of the Padres’ 11-year, $280 million deal. Per WEEI. Ownership wouldn't spend the money. Depending on who else they spend it on and Marcelo Mayer, we will see how smart that was. I don't think Xander is going to be elite during the last 6 years of the deal. Padres will probably regret the deal but it certainly hurts the Sox in the short term and it hurts the brand. The Sox need to go back to being big spenders if they want to keep the fans engaged. I saw a lot of fans disguised as empty seats at Fenway all year.
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But you can't find guys who can hit 40+ homers who are also good in the clubhouse and help other hitters by teaching them the strike zone. They don't grow on trees. The Sox could still have Schwarber to DH for 3 more years. They could have ate some of JD's money and sacrificed some defense for one year. Schwarber wouldn't have been worse than Franchy at first base.
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I would much rather have had Schwarber than Wacha, Hill and Strahm.
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At least Bloom didn't get suckered into signing Nimmo. The guy has only played more than 100 games twice in his career. Mets are idiots.
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And lets not forget one of Bloom's biggest mistakes, he let Schwarber walk. The NL home run champion. He could have dumped J.D. last off season and signed Schwarber. And then there is the Hunter Renfroe/JBJ trade. What a joke that was.
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Yes, I know. Just tired of the Texas genius thinking he is so much smarter than anyone else.
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Blooms huge mistake was not trading Bogaerts, J.D., Nate and Wacha at the deadline. He could have got something for all of those guys. He listened to the fans who wanted the Sox to go for the playoffs. As a very smart coach once said, "If you listen to the fans, pretty soon you will be up there with them."
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All of the international scouts quoted in the article had nothing good to say about the signing. Read the article, genius.
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All of them in the quote is what I meant.
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The point is, the Sox are taking a huge gamble on a Japanese player with big money. He hasn't played at major league level. It may work out or it may be a disaster for Chaim. If it doesn't work out it will probably be the straw that broke the camel's back for him.
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No kidding Sherlock.
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"Nothing," replied one international scouting director. "Overpay for me ... too rich imo," from another scouting director. A third exec: "I have no idea." A fourth: "Nothing ... I wish they and him luck." A fifth: "We thought he was worth less than half of what they paid." A sixth added, "I have no words." These are anonymous quotes from international baseball scouts in an ESPN article when asked what they thought about the Sox signing Yoshida for 90 million. Not very encouraging. Sox must think they are smarter than all of them.
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Bloom traded Mookie for a poor return and loses Xander for nothing. Sox should have traded Xander and got something for him if they weren't going to give him a competitive offer. He also loses two good prospects in the Rule 5 draft while keeping some other bums on the 40 man roster. Fire Bloom now.
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Sox lost two good pitching prospects, Ward and Song, in the Rule 5 draft. Hope they don't stick all year in the majors. Song isn't even cleared of his military service yet. Hopefully, he doesn't get it this year.