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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I liked Early but also like that Breslow was decisive, making the first move. I also think acquiring an infielder like Mead now rules out trading Eyanson or Arias for a shortstop -- and that Arias may even be called up by the end of this season. That doesn't rule out making a blockbuster for a star catcher, though, at the deadline as clubs wait until the last best offers.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    How many other Red Sox can score from 1st standing up without drawing a throw on a hit to LF like Duran did when he scored the winning run last night? I hate when Duran swings and misses pitches at his eyes, but he has contributed. In the best Red Sox month record-wise this decade, he has as many RBIs as anyone.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Rafaela gets more grief here because he sometimes wears a goofy grin when he misses a pitch by three feet. When Roman Anthony whiffs on a ball in the dirt, his lips are tight and his eyes are slits. He looks madder... ... which he should, with his career 27% K-rate, compared to Ceddanne's 22% (which is also the MLB average).
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Campbell isn't burned, but the fans are, and the media, and the evaluators who voted him Minor League Player of the Year in 2024... How a guy can rocket through all levels of the minors and then regress so badly he's below-average AAA player all year is hard to grasp. Where are the stories and articles of what exactly the org's developmental people are doing to help him? I'd also like to see interviews with his high school coach and college coach describing KC's skills, personality and dedication... Such a mystery.
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Yes, but we're not allowed to type his name.
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The very idea of Yesavage is a good enough reason not to trade Anthony Eyanson in the next week or so. After a late call-up last year, Trey made five postseason starts and won games in each round of the ALDS, ALCS and World Series.... as a rookie. In the regular season, Yesavage made 25 total starts at five levels, including 3 in the majors, and had a cumulative 3.58 ERA. After the postseason, his 2025 totals added up to 125 innings pitched in 30 starts. But was it worth it? The Blue Jays, after all, were just an IKF slide from winning it all. This year so far, Eyanson has started 13 games at two levels, thrown 60.2 innings and has a 1.19 ERA. If the Red Sox let him take the Yesavage route, Anthony's arm should have at least another 60 frames left in it. If he's limited to 5 per game, that could be 12 starts down the stretch... Why can't he be The Guy?
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The Red Sox front office was there. They played croquet with the globes with the intent of turning it into golf tee offs to see who could send one the farthest. But when they looked over the edge they found out it curved and everyone rolled over and wound up in an Asian league they argued was inferior or at least the same level as D1.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I agree with those who think Lindor's contract excludes him as a deadline trade option for Boston. When it comes to obtaining veteran players dumped on longterms, that's the overall approach we've seen from the front office all decade long -- What I don't get is WHO were the specific guys ownership meant when they recently leaked the Red Sox were willing to take on "big money"?
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    ... unless you're a phenom like Tolle learning a secondary pitch... or a batter learning to hit a phenom like Tolle...
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'm ok with giving up Eyanson, because starting pitching is suddenly deep in the org. But Arias and Primera play the other two most important positions on the diamond -- spots where the Red Sox haven't had stars since Bogey was winning Silver Sluggers and Tek was catching no-hitters. Q: who is the superstar available you would deal that trio for? I can't even condone swapping all of them for a home run hitting catcher who strikes out a million times and isn't an above-average receiver.
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Two right-handed bats (middle inf, C, DH) that have pop, and a decent reliever. I know everyone needs starting pitching -- even a club with a nine-man rotation in ST -- but I'm not giving up quality minor league starters for older arms because what the's point? If Eyanson or Holobetz are MLB ready, then bring them up instead of trade them -- unless it's for an All-Star hitter (ya, they'll soon be reaching career limitations, so stick them in the pen for middle relief and bulk work down the stretch; no need to look for good arms when we already have good arms).
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    My father was a farmer. Every season had a reason, and during fall we harvested crops, loaded everything on trucks and sent them off to new locations. But the farm was never empty. New growth germinated in hoop houses every winter, and refilled the fields during planting season in the spring -- just like when MLB teams restock at the amateur draft every summer.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Dean Wormer can't even hold back our pledges on double secret probation.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Don't forget last year Brez traded for a rookie catcher who started on an 89-win playoff team... for a pitcher named Elmer, who's now a Top 100 prospect -- but still in the minors.
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    So has his initiative to trade the other young pitchers that have blossomed elsewhere... which some posters repeatedly point out when defending Breslow's moves.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The future is now. No one wants another rebuild. Keep building this.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Neto needn't stay at short. When Arias arrives sometime in the next year, it's not too hard to envision a shift of Neto to 2B or 3B (with Durbin to 2B). I have no evidence Neto can play all over the infield in the pros, like he did in college. But I'm told by posters every draft season that young shortstops are the most versatile of ballplayers from growing up as the best player available.
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Casey Stengel's secret of successful managing: keep the guys who hate you away from those who haven't made up their minds. Wait -- did the Red Sox ship any players out of town recently?
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I understand the concept of quantifying, but we have no idea how many throws Rivera makes having a catch every day to build up his arm, except that he's an all-year competitor on the mound. I favor him over the guy half a decade older who's just returned from two years of rehab after blowing out his elbow. If Sandoval throws 50 innings down the stretch he may or may not be effective, since it takes about half a season to get back in a groove after returning from major surgery. Rivera is just a monstrosity in his youth, which could mean he's soon due to snap a tendon or bull his way through batters to continue to raise his confidence as a pro.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    As a prevalent voice in the dugout, clubhouse, airports and hotels, Tracy may have had more positive influence on the players than any sporadic speeches or threats from Breslow. Then again, there's always the possibility the front office is handing down scripts for Chad to regularly recite.
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Eduardo Rivera is a candidate to take the ball and not worry about limitations. At 6-7, 240 and 23 years old, he could be an innings eater -- a year-round guy, who's pitched in the Puerto Rican Winter League since he was 20,
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    For me, being in contention through the summer was always the most vital part of being a baseball fan. Of course, autumn was where it all counted, but postseason berths were rare last century... and for any glory to happen, you had to get there first. Staying alive through the summer -- and ideally upgrading weaknesses to ensure the best possible shot -- were the means to the beginning. I won't mock the current format where more teams than ever make the playoffs. It exists and so do the Red Sox. They didn't for so many years of this decade -- so go for it.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    And even if they make it without Anthony again, it's not the same situation. They'll have main men on the field and in the dugout who won the World this year.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'm not so sure. Tracy and his masters have gone with the hot hands until they cool off. Remember how they used Gasper, who became the psuedo starting catcher hitting in the top four of the batting order for a spell, but when he fell was immediately demoted.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    But this whole forum you moderate in extremes is all about making the CRAPshoot postseason. What future is any CBO mortgaging if he's actually trying to win? Another year of offseason moves that have media and evaluators predicting up to 95 wins and title contention... only to see them neutered in neutral for the first half... only to surge back in the summer... with a chance to add reinforcements for a stretch run... when they GO FOR IT? Are any fans ever really happy to dismiss any current season when their team is in it, to wait another season or two or five? Is anyone immortal (except Keith Richards)?
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