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Holy - you guys realize Yoshida is a career .300 hitter vs. right-handed pitchers? Devers and Duran are career .280 batters vs RHP, Abreu .277, Bregman .271. Princeton can use a guy like Joel.
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Yoshida may be owed more money than Haniger, but if I'm the Red Sox, I'm not including any additional cash if Grissom is included in the deal. Grissom has years of control at minimum wage, and gained 20 pounds this winter! And for anyone who has ever lifted weights at any time in their lives -- without chemical supplements -- you know that is nigh impossible, unless you eat steaks and drink milk shakes every day for breakfast, and then sit on the couch and watch Netflix all day. Quick, sell fat.
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And all 30 MLB teams' managers, coaches, players and analytics departments all stopped trying to break the secret codes of opponents ever since. I know, because one of them told me in morse code on my bluetooth next to my molar that still has the silver metal alloy cavity filling that gets radio signals from the guy with the telescope in the Polo Grounds bleachers who tipped off Bobby Thomson so he could hit a high fastball for the Shot Heard Round The World. -
How can the 75 analytical experts in every front office ever factor such attributes into their metrics? I tried asking AI, but it instigated 4.0 WAR against the robots assigned to vote for MVPs.
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I heard he was bringing that letter from the sign-stealing investigation that said the Yankees cheated as much as Houston and Boston -- the one Commissioner Manfred admits he has, but refuses to release to the public.
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We were all in that crowd to some extent, and the criticism we heaped on the front office and owners was well-deserved. Just like the talented ballplayers the Red Sox have acquired this offseason are well-deserved for the loyal fans being charged top of the industry prices for the past half decade of mediocrity.
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Excited to see how it all shakes out. Whatever starting line-up breaks camp will certainly not be the same one that opens the postseason. And that also includes the back end of the bullpen.
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It's true Crawford gave up 34 home runs, the most in '24. Just remember, Giolito gave up 41 to lead the AL in '23.
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Red Sox fans rejoice today. Whether you dislike Bregman or the overpay, you have to like Boston adding another good player to the roster. The other AL East contenders certainly don't. The Sox will be a better team with Bregman on the field. Don't worry about his position, or how the super prospects will fit in (management will do the right thing). Also, keep in mind that half a dozen guys will tweak something before they leave Florida by the end of March. And don't fret about losing a draft pick. Is it just coincidence this trade was announced after Pivetta signed with San Diego, assuring the Sox of getting a draft pick back? Finally, don't worry about the opt outs; it's not like there are a bunch of clubs anxious to pay Alex $41 million next year when he's 32, or the year after when he's 33.
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Sam's babble head has three, like the Three Monkeys. The one on the left has hands covering the eyes, the middle one has a wide open mouth with jawbone down to the base, and the one on the right has hands choking the neck. Tightly...
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The front office just called Pivetta to say the Qualifying Offer is still on the table... if he'll sign for the next two years. That way, it will still feel like only a one-year deal.
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I like both Bello and Crawford better than Giolito, who hasn't been good since 2021. 2022-2024 WAR: Bello 5.1, Crawford 4.7, Giolito 2.1 (yes, he was unavailable last year -- but that certainly makes him less reliable).
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Never happen. But an intern read your post, and now they might sell them at the door.
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Such a pessimist; I'm raising the ceiling to .519, which is where they finished in 2019. One of these new pitchers has to be as good as Kashner. ,Floor of .481 -- which they haven't dipped below in a full season in over a decade!
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Only 8 giveaways is a dead giveaway.
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The Red Sox window needs to stay open, so they can keep spending to acquire the top talent that will boost them in the standings and ensure deep runs in the postseason. February Fools! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
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I heard the mystery player is Ozzie... ... not Smith, Osbourne! Oz said he was about to play "Iron man", but when he heard it was Boston, changed his set to "Paranoid."
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He's driving a Camaro instead of a Camry.
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Lockdown closers demand contracts for more than one year. But the Boston brass is so fricking smart they have calculated that relievers fluctuate so much from one year to THE NEXT that nobody is worth a multi-year offer at market value. We have to keep in mind the future, after all. We wouldn't want to try to win it all this season, when we might be able to sign another name next season that once was good and will cost less because of a recent injury. Plus, we have stockpiled so many formerly good relievers that one of them is bound to rebound or emerge this year. Like Koji did in 2013... or nobody else in the history of Red Sox World Series championships.
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1A. Closer -- not having a legit shutdown closer leaves too many games open for demoralizing losses. OR because we know how unlikely it is they spend for both (just pray it's either)... 1B. Good batter who doesn't strike out -- this guy is especially valuable in moving ghost runners so the team can salvage a few more extra inning wins out of the inevitable blown saves from not having a closer.
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While those contributions may enhance our present, we have to keep oculars on the future... (might've said the current CBO, whose future is in serious doubt, since next season will be his third -- doomsday for Red Sox CBOs in the John Henry Era)
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"Great?" The last time the Red Sox signed a free agent who was great at his position was probably a DH named JD. Fans would just like to see them sign a few free agents who are still actually good, instead of flotsam and jetsam cut by other clubs or rehabbers from a MASH unit.
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THAT line-up would have me agreeing -- for once -- with Sam Kennedy, showing an "incredibly aggressive" front office (instead of inevitably regressive and depressive). And what better way to support a reinforced starting rotation than with a veteran Gold Glove caliber infield? It would also allow for less-pressurized arrivals for the prospects, easing them into positions when injuries or trades create openings -- or even rotating around the horn (for Campbell or Mayer) when the oldsters need days off to DH.
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Can't imagine a smart front office trading an up-and-coming hitter like Casas for a down-and-going Arenado -- unless there are other valuable pieces coming back. I hope it's not just a way to get someone to take Yoshida (like throwing Betts in a deal to get rid of Price). If the Sox do move Casas, they either have doubts about his core issues or whether they can extend him for less than market value.
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Bregman's 2024 that some worry show his age (31 by Opening Day!): ... home run percentage, exit velocity and hard hit rate were all his highest in half a decade since his breakout year in 2019. Alex' opposite field percentage was also the full-season highest of his career. Does that mean he was too weak to pull the ball, or mature enough to go with the pitch and hit behind baserunners to move them closer to scoring runs? Would the all-or-nothing Red Sox offense welcome a hitter like that?
