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Thanks, I heard Tom Caron repeat the Nomar parallel on the Red Sox Report last night. But I don't like Tom any more, because he keeps rubbing in it how New England viewers are shoveling snow and sanding sidewalks while he's getting a suntan. Last night I helped the neighbor push an Amazon driver out of his driveway, after he got stuck delivering rock salt. Hey, T.C. -- we get you're so lucky to be "working" in Florida right now. Just don't bust my balls about it.
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A Realistic View of the 2025 Red Sox: Part I
5GoldGlovesOF,75 replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Then again, imagine the potential negatives when they were negotiating Devers' contract terms if they told him in a few years he could move to DH or try playing a little 1B. Does anyone think that would help, even if they predicted to Raffy it might mean another World Series title? It would be like saying, "Hey, Mookie, sign here -- and in a few years when we move you back to 2B or even SS, you'll win another ring." -
After the past half decade of suckitude, discerning fans expect more than a Stock answer to the pitching issues.
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...like the old slow-pitch softball team, originally formed by a group of close friends. We were pretty good, but could never beat the champs, who always stockpiled the best ringers from other clubs. "We could recruit ringers, too," someone suggested. "Ya, we'd finally be Number One," another replied, "... but none of us would get to play."
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I'm not sticking up for Raffy, but I'm not even thinking about trading him, either. Right now it's awkward, but Bregman and Devers are linked together -- not only because of one position on the field, but also in their inevitable positions in the batting order. They are the Red Sox' two best hitters (no disrespect to Duran, but no one wants to face the other two with the game on the line). This may be a situation where AB's clubhouse skills can contribute -- he actually cited Raffy's inside-the-park homer in the '17 playoffs as his most electrifying Fenway moment -- and maybe he can help make peace by deferring and reiterating he'll play wherever. If not, maybe a positive will be that the situation forces Devers to be more vocal in his role as the face of the franchise.
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Nope. I'd never trade a star position player who has already set team records with his bat for a pitcher -- unless maybe that guy is a Cy Young finalist in his prime. Legitimate good hitters are just too hard to find in the modern game. If you have one, find a way to hang onto him... and spend time instead searching for another to protect him.
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A Realistic View of the 2025 Red Sox: Part I
5GoldGlovesOF,75 replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
The word he was referring to maybe was "altruista" which means "thinking of others rather than yourself." It's so close to altruistic in English that Raffy doesn't even need a translator to lose his inflection when he's just giving a simple answer to a simple question that everyone wants to make more complicated than it can possibly be in a team sport where players get paid to follow directives of their manager. -
I wouldn't trade Raffy Devers for a package of Luis Castillo, Rusney Castillo, Frank Castillo and Adrian Del Castillo (and the latter is a guy I wanted the Red Sox to draft as much as the one they did pick who didn't sign, Jud Fabian).
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This is reminiscent of the offseason when the Sox thought they had ARod to replace Nomar, and in an interview Millar said he preferred ARod at shortstop... but then the trades didn't happen, Nomar pouted for half a season (not just from turning down a $60 million dollar offer he'd never sniff again), and Epstein had to trade him. Now that Theo is back, maybe he advised all not to alienate Raffy until they knew for sure Bregman is signed, and then deal with it and resolve it in Spring Training -- before the games count. What is happening now may be part of the plan, or at least expected.
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Rut row. Got a text from a friend at the first practice. He said Bregman is taking infield at 3B, and Raffy is MIA; he actually wondered if Devers may be injured...
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Agreed... but a guy doesn't have to be a total bust like Gagne to give fans agita. And I'm not even talking about Kimbrel in the '18 postseason. I still have PTSD from just watching Franklin Morales throw pitches all over the place in one outing in the '13 playoffs.
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I know, just edited the post and added this: "And then the Red Sox took a 3-run lead into the 8th inning of Game Seven, and had Timlin and Embree ready -- both had 0.00 ERAs in five games each in the Series" I just don't want the Sox to have to bounce from one closer to the next every six weeks or so -- history shows it boggles the braintrust.
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The '03 bullpen was certainly an issue -- to those in charge of the Red Sox, at least. It's ultimately the reason Grady lost his mind and the pennant, but the front office scrambled all year. Otherwise, Epstein doesn't acquire Kim, the guy who was famous for blowing two World Series leads to the Yankees after the 7th inning by serving up three home runs. And when Boston decided they couldn't trust Kim, either, the Sox got Scott Williamson at the trade deadline. Kim only pitched two-thirds of an inning in the postseason, but Little used Williamson in all five games in the ALDS. Then Scott saved all three wins in the ALCS, giving up only one hit. And then the Red Sox took a 3-run lead into the 8th inning of Game Seven, and had Timlin and Embree ready -- both had 0.00 ERAs in five games each in the Series -- and then... WHAT THE----
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Closer By Committee -- that one directly affected a season on the field. Bullpens know the value of identifying roles, and having a lights-out closer. A trustworthy closer is so important, because a mediocre one who blows games in the 9th -- or just can't find the plate half the time -- can cause distress and utter gloom for both teammates and fans. The problem GMs and CBOs face is that most relievers are inconsistent from year to year, making it risky to invest too much longterm in acquiring them. Instead, some clubs like Boston accumulate more-affordable rehabbing veterans and hope that just one emerges as reliable. If one doesn't, and the Red Sox have a team good enough to warrant it, they should use resources to land a better option mid-season. At least the front office and coaching staff have an edge, since guys in charge -- Breslow and Bailey -- were once pretty good big league relievers.
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AC said AB already tried helping out KC the first day. Don't trust WAR projections; how does fangraphs factor in Bregman's leadership intangibles? Plus, what other free agent signed by Boston or anyone else had a dad who sat on Ted Williams' lap? The front office recruited reinforcements this winter to hopefully reverse negative positions from last year (according to bb-ref's Wins Above Average By Position), including 2B at -1.5 and C -0.5. It looks like the Red Sox will be counting on healthier seasons to address 1B -2.0 and DH -0.3. Our worst position -- which was almost twice as bad as any other -- was the bullpen at -3.9... so we signed Chapman?
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There's no way I'm giving away a starting pitcher in his prime, just to get rid of the Red Sox' best hitter with runners in scoring position. '24 BA w RISP: Yoshida .308, Abreu .287, Wong .284, Rafaela .255, Casas .250, Duran .250, O'Neill .231, Devers .226, Story .214. Career RISP w OPS (the latter stat matters more to some people, though On Base includes walks, which keep rallies going but don't necessarily drive home baserunners): Duran .288/.808, Yoshida .282/.781, Devers .279/.894, Casas .258/.889, Story .250/.807. To be fair, Bregman was only .230 with runners in scoring position last year. But... Bregman's career with RISP: .295/.916 OPS. (... for anyone suspecting trash cans -- after 1,221 Plate Appearances, a batter might go deaf -- yet, Alex was seen talking to teammates and fans yesterday; better watch his press conference today, whether he can hear reporters' questions).
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Already down to a four-man rotation... hey, it worked for the Orioles in the Seventies.
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It's ok, man. As long as you know the best Red Sox reliever named Wyatt was John in 1967: 0 starts, 60 games, 20 saves, 10 wins, pennant.
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A Realistic View of the 2025 Red Sox: Part I
5GoldGlovesOF,75 replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Have to agree with notin and JasonBay that depth is a good thing to have for a team with true championship aspirations. That's why I'm not overly concerned with Yoshida on the roster -- or on the bench (mainly because I don't care what Bloom already blew on him). He's here, he can hit, so he can help. I only care about having as many good players on the 26 or 40 as possible. Nobody complained in 2018 how much Nunez or Moreland were making when they pinch hit home runs in the World Series, or when Brock Holt hit for the cycle in the Bronx. -
No, but I'm finally no longer a student. The Red Sox didn't offer student discounts when I went to college in Boston in the Seventies. They didn't even have $1.50 bleacher seats any more once they signed Bill Campbell for a million dollars!
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It is my money that I spend on NESN and tickets, parking, concessions and souvenirs to take my family to a Fenway experience. And I'm glad they spent it on Bregman instead of O'Neill.
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False? You asked the last time they had a $30 million dollar man. They had him, but wouldn't pay to keep him. And we all knew someday soon after, they'd pay others -- who weren't as good -- more than that.
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I think most agree Cora's comments about Masa playing LF -- or even if he does play there a little -- was to drive up his trade value. The Sox have plenty of better options in the outfield. Not that I think Yoshida totally sucks as bad as Franchy or Schwarbs or Manny (-21.7 dWAR) or plenty of other butchers out there over the years. But true contenders play competent outfielders that can at least get a glove on line drives and deflect, redirect and protect light bulbs on the Green Monster (there's a reason we've never seen that before in Fenway Park).
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Mookie. But they didn't think he was worth it.
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TO's 31 homers partially accounted for 61 RBI, which means he only drove in 30 teammates the entire season. In comparison, Ceddanne Rafaela drove in 60 teammates. And there are posters here who wanted him sent back to the minors.
