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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Posters on this forum and others were moaning about extending Bello and Rafaela last year because they weren't instant superstars. Some even wanted one or the other demoted for more practice against minor leaguers. Rebuilding a sports team isn't like rebuilding a house, because the latter already has a foundation. Stop worrying about retaining that extra year of control. Do you know how many Boston players in 2024 were Red Sox for five full years? One: Raffy Devers. (Houck and Pivetta joined at the end of 2020, and Dalbec was up and down... can't think of any other).
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Like most Sox fans, what I'm really looking forward to this season is seeing the new guys, and how they help the club. That includes pitchers Crochet and Buehler (the other free agent arms they signed, not so much), and especially the debuts and contributions of rookies that Boston and the industry has been hyping: Anthony, Campbell and Mayer. If the Red Sox don't promote at least one or two of these guys from Spring Training on -- and let them become big leaguers -- it won't be as fun. I have less interest in seeing the same regulars return from a .500 team -- minus last year's home run leader -- and hope they all can recover from injuries and stay healthy. It's time for new blood. If they're not going to pay for authentic free agent talent, then bring it up; they're ready and we're ready.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Need more Dempster diving...
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Counting on anybody to be as good as new with post-surgery repairs, especially with an artificial body part (like a mesh patch, plastic knee or internal elbow brace) is risky. A guy who was good at something when he was young and supple is not guaranteed to regain that status when he's older and more brittle. It took one of the best pitchers of this generation -- Chris Sale -- half a decade to finally regain past glory, and everybody was surprised he lasted a full season.... but was anyone surprised he broke down before the postseason?
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Regarding the mismatched SOX: I'm either optimistic about Mayer because the Red kept him over Teel, or pessimistic because the White took Teel instead... (when they already had a top catching prospect).
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Sox should give Crochet a guarantee to pay him $38 million for two years, with an opt out after one year -- which he'll only take if he's good (or even pitching). Hey, it worked for Giolito, the last staff ace we got from Chicago. Bet you didn't know the Red Sox have a club option to keep Gio for only $14 mil for 2026 if he throws less than 140 innings this season... that should go over well with Lucas if Cora and Bailey conspire to use the 6-man rotation all summer "to protect his arm."
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Cartaya to Twins for a minor league arm. "He’s received high marks for his defense, including a plus arm according to MLB Pipeline, and improving receiving skills." My prediction is that the Red Sox already made their trade for their second catcher this year.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Or in Boston, since that sums up the average lefty-swinging big leaguer, too.
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Mayer's late-season injury makes fans forget that he was the Sox prospect leading the Eastern League in batting average before promotion to AAA. I'm not saying that makes him better than Anthony or Campbell -- only that Marcelo can hang with both as a hitter. Maybe he stays healthy and winds up the surprise breakout big leaguer.
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    But also inflamous for inflammatory acne
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    There's no hatred... except maybe for a rich org that we all suspect will definitely keep a guy like Ref around, just for the fact his contract is such a bargain for an established big leaguer.
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Not denying that, but maybe guys played hurt more, while teams had less invested in them -- thus, less inclination to "take care of them." Players weren't set for life and didn't want to risk losing their jobs. Yaz always played hurt, taping up injuries and adjusting stances and swings; he got booed when his production cratered in the early 70s, but he was at half-mast. Rice was always in the line-up, but Lynn got grief for missing games for being too fragile.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Old guy rant, but last century most preseason outlooks began with, "If our pitching stays healthy..." Nowadays, every Red Sox winter always seems to start with, "IF EVERYTHING WORKS OUT PERFECTLY..." ... modern athletes are just bigger, stronger, more easily injured. It's why teams try to develop multi-positional players (and not Franchys, looking to contrive a position they may be competent at MLB levels). Guys like Rafaela and hopefully Campbell have even more roster value than we can imagine.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    In Boston. He is a major leaguer, after posting a 2.8 WAR his rookie season. BB-ref lists him as the Sox' regular shortstop on the '24 roster, but even though two other outfield teammates were nominated for Gold Gloves, we all know he's the best flychaser on the club. Despite pitch selection issues in his first year in the bigs, Ceddanne still hit 15 homers, stole 19 bases, and only Devers had more RBI. He's not a minor leaguer.
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Sounds like a plan: bring back all the injury-prone players and count on them again, because athletes are always healthier with every additional year they age.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Back to the title thread: Did the Red Sox even swing? You can't miss something you never had. Like a chance.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Can we order some Hibiki for the forum? Even if Roki doesn't sign with the Mystery Sox, maybe he can pack some in for road games in Boston... as long as he's not underage.
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Seems like Boston has had two DHs every year since JD opted in, but one of them keeps having to play in the field.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    MLB.com is full of Yankee-loving scribes who predict the Spanks to win the World Series every single year... but this guy's assignment was obviously to look impartial and generate as much interest as possible in even the small markets before pitchers and catchers report. So he could only pick pinstripes to win once (especially since they never have in his adult life). Instead, he loved to pick the Red Sox losing the World Series twice -- to the Mets "It would perfect if that happened against a Red Sox team" and to Mookie "against his original team."
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    But is John the Most Vampiric Proprietor?
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Hey, the guy may be skinny, but give the Cy Young a little more heft. He's at least a beanpole.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Personal trainer in the fitness room. Program: "How to reduce muscle mass pumping microplastic dumb bells."
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    My cousin the Yankee fan called me on the phone right after also watching it live on FOX. "I can't believe Pedro Martinez picked a fight with Don Zimmer," he said, pardoning the perpetrator.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    ... such a translucent role.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Agree on the line-up, if they all just deliver at competent levels (not necessarily superstar expectations). We may like Campbell at clean-up to protect Devers, and maybe Casas can wear out pitchers with obstinate selectivity so they make more mistakes when they get to Raffy (thinking Soto-Judge last year)... I'd also bat Yoshida in front of Abreu, since Masa makes more consistent contact to keep the line moving. As for that "extra year" of service time -- I've said this before -- I wonder how many players nowadays are even still on the same team that originally promoted them to the majors, five years later? An even better point: how much more money are we even talking about -- if a player is that good, on a MAJOR MARKET CLUB THAT CAN AFFORD HIM, wouldn't he 1. be well worth the extra year's salary, or hopefully 2. be already extended as a keeper, well beyond that pivotal year?
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