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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The next draft may have some more college catchers. None are projected to go Top Ten; Red Sox pick 15th. Boston gave up its top picks in the last two drafts for Crochet, but just remember what it really gave up to get those picks: spending to acquire top MLB talent in those offseasons... ... or as many of us spent those winters typing -- the Red Sox organization gave up trying to use all their resources to put them in the best position to win.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Just saw a chart of Red Sox salaries by contract for 2025. In order of who will be paid the most money: Devers, Story, Giolito, Yoshida, Chapman... Bello, Rafaela, Liam Hendricks. Holy Crap. Literally. Holy IL players who have hardly contributed or not even played at all yet. Holy Ivy League CBO misappropriations of fun. No wonder the owner is hesitant to sign any. body. actually. good... and healthy.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    For those who worry about Walker's wear and tear, just remember what Cousin Ferris says is real simple: "Whatever mileage we put on, we'll take off. We'll drive home backwards."
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Stockpiling Broken Promises R US
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Front office interns just ran to all the Assistant Vice Presidents to show them this line. Sam's taking them all out to lunch -- and Henry's gladly paying that bill.
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Look at all those names when they became Red Sox and notice that none are/were in their primes in Boston (though Martin was near-perfect in '23). Relievers and closers in particular fluctuate frequently. But there's nothing more secure for a team than having a lock-down back-end, game-over bullpen: Eck and Mo -- and their underrated set-up men -- set the standard. Every Boston champ this century had a shutdown closer: Foulke, Papelbon, Koji, Kimbrel (well, until the last month of '18). But none of them ever last long; Diaz and the trumpets, Hader... Williams in NY? Tanner Scott is 30 and has been good for... only two years. Is there any possible way a guy like John Henry thinks a guy like that is worthy of a large, longterm investment?
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    1. Vlad is exactly the type of star righthanded hitter in his prime the Red Sox need. 2. Vlad is exactly the type of bad first baseman the Red Sox don't need. 3. Vlad as a longterm DH? Does anyone really want a rich, young guy with past weight problems sitting around, waiting for three or four swings a night... for the next decade? 4. #s 2 and 3 are already potential reasons Boston is hesitant to move Raffy to 1B or DH this soon in his career.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Yoan Moncada was the big prize coming out of Cuba around 10 years ago. Boston outbid the Yankees, and residuals helped the Red Sox win the 2018 World Series.
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Better: lost our most frequent whiffer (33.6%); Worse: lost our home run leader (31 HRs)... the preceding player is Tyler O'Neill, signed by Baltimore. Worse: lost our most infrequent whiffer (12.4%); Better: lost our weakest power-hitting DH (10 HRs)... the preceding is Masa Yoshida, recovering from surgery.
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    If so, John is just a Means to a beginning... of Spring Training.
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Rusney Castillo says, "Konnichiwa"
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Aren't most third catchers in Triple A? I guess if your ceiling is the floor, then you do a lot of squatting.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The more one reflects on this trade, the more we should admit Boston earned Crochet by tanking. Two last place finishes put us in position to draft Teel and Montgomery (we didn't win the lotto by drawing the 14th and 12th picks, but by some reports were lucky both were still on the board when it was our turn). But... no back-to-back lasts, no All-Star starting pitcher age 25. And isn't that the way parity should go? The incredible cost for Crochet wasn't so much two #1 draft picks going the other way, but the not credible rosters that made Boston cellar dwellers in the last place.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Keep'em coming: scarves, sweaters, small square coasters. Or ask Gramma to make an afghan. (at least this forum cares more about this trade than Boston sports talk, where it's still second to the top story of a crabby old guy who didn't even work in New England this year, taking a job at a school down south... big whoop)
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Or we could pay him even less -- say, 10 million -- as long as he agrees to just work out, rehab and not pitch until after the All-Star break! He'd be better than any Buehler we could get in the offseason, who'd prob burn out the bullpen by spitting up innings early. (sorry for the post of christmas past)
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Wondering if Castillo, who just turned 32 and is owed $72 million, isn't the pitcher they want to invest that much into and give up prospect capital... Pivetta or Manaea might not make much more, and will only cost money, while Buehler could cost a lot less money.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    For those who see parallel risk factors in the tall lefty, ex-White Sox deliveries of Sale and Crochet, I recently read that our new guy is 65 pounds heavier. Does that make Garrett more sturdy that Chris -- or more muscle-bound, and thus more susceptible for some unbalanced ligament snapping? Or maybe it's just more Big Macs and Whoppers with cheese (and more distended, until he gets extended...).
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Boston did ok without Joe Churches in his prime... but would've been a better team in the last few years with him in his twilight.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    "But if he helps the Red Sox win the World Series, no one will worry very much about what the team gave up for him." This is the key line of the article. Recall another blockbuster, almost 20 years ago, when the Red Sox traded another guy rated by some as the top MLB prospect: Hanley Ramirez. Look at his first half decade as a Florida Marlin: Rookie of the Year, three All-Star selections, two Silver Sluggers, MVP finishes of 2nd-10th-11th, a batting crown, a runs-scored crown, and 162-game averages of 5.6 WAR, 200 hits, 120 runs, 74 XBH, 42 stolen bases, .313 BA, .909 OPS. Yikes. (unfortunately, in his last nine years, he turned into Hanley-being-Hanley, and did not make Cooperstown). But nobody ever complained about losing HR, after Josh Beckett was the best pitcher on the planet in the '07 postseason, and Mike Lowell won World Series MVP.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Remaining free agent starting pitchers must be waiting for Burnes to sign and for desperate teams to up bids for the leftovers. Otherwise, what's the hold-up, Breslow? Red Sox fans aren't being impatient when noting that they offered one guy $700 million that he turned down, they gave a reliever almost $11 mil, and the CBO keeps saying they want another starter... Assuming Henry won't risk another $200 million on an over-30 pitcher, the viable choices are Manaea, Buehler or Pivetta -- unless Boston prefers to part with more young talent in another trade. Pittsburgh is reportedly listening to offers on Jared Jones, among others. Who would he cost, and is it worth it to lose another top prospect or four? What would be fair value (they're not my bodies) to set up and solidify the Sox' rotation for maybe the next half decade... Jones is 23.
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I think we all sense the Red Sox will keep making offers just below their discomfort zone to good free agent pitchers, thus ensuring more flea market pick-ups for the tinker boys to work on for try-outs in the Grapefruit League.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I just gotta say while I never mind giving up good prospects to acquire an All-Star starting pitcher, I'm against giving away any prospects just to convince another team to take Yoshida. Sorry, that was too passive. I am absolutely positively 100 percent apoplectic with the idea of giving away any ballplayers who may help the Red Sox in the future -- and that includes Masataka Yoshida. Yoshi may be the worst free agent signing in the Bloom Era (and he had a lot of competition), but he's not the worst DH in team history, and he's not clogging up the roster of an otherwise World Series contender. He may even contribute as part of a solution to what everyone forgets is still one of the worst whiffing offenses in baseball (even without Tyler O'Neill). Boston has so many other holes still to fill and worry about.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Crochet was the most-coveted pitcher in baseball, since Yamamoto signed a year ago. Even if his elbow snaps off, there's no way any team is stupid to trade for him right now -- especially giving up only prospects (and not their best prospects or guys they expect to start in the majors this season). What would be stupid is for a club mired in mediocrity not to attempt to make some major changes... and just keep sitting around hoping a bunch of young prospects not only make the big leagues soon, but all become good enough at the top level all at once to put this brand back on the map.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Kaleb's throwing BBs!
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    So... we won't get to see Chapman smirking on the mound after giving up another walk-off bomb in the next postseason?
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