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Sasaki to the Red Sox will be gaining momentum now. Roki was just waiting for Sandoval to sign, to see how much money a pitcher can soak Boston for, when he's rehabbing from inevitable Tommy John surgery. -
Yup -- ha ha, those suckers; if they don't stop themselves, they're going to have to play ball in the cold of November, when the Red Sox players are all lounging on vacation beaches.
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Derek Lowe. Don't worry, with this Sandoval signing, it's very possible there will soon be a flurry of moves in Boston (nothing that actually accumulates, just flurries). Breslow's phone has been flashing in his pants like a pocket full of fireflies (accompanied by a group of Assistant VPs in an offkey cover: "We built the wall, we built the pyramids!" The calls are from agents for post-op pitchers booked for the next six months with physical therapists, massage tables and personal trainers -- who were all just waiting for Sandoval to set the market for damaged goods.
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The Red Sox should trade Kutter Crawford
5GoldGlovesOF,75 replied to notin's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
You can bet your sweet ebay there's a Red Sox front officer or three with a hotline alert that tases them through their phones whenever an MLB player is DFAed or put on waivers. They probably even have similar apps for all levels of the minors when kids get sent home. (I have one when my ceramic beer mug is almost empty, but it's not AI; it's MyEyes) -
The Red Sox should trade Kutter Crawford
5GoldGlovesOF,75 replied to notin's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Trade him now while he's at peak value, then sign him on a rehab contract after he gets hurt. Even if he doesn't make a comeback, the Riddlers in the front office will chalk up the expense as a win-loss leader -- the price they'd gladly pay for talent in the Crawford exchange: new young player + WAR = Crawford draft bonus + minimum wages + "later bonus" to rehab instead of pitching - HRs allowed in non-existent second stint. -
A Realistic View of the 2025 Red Sox: Part I
5GoldGlovesOF,75 replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Hi, this is Craig -- did someone say DISCOUNT? Sign me up! (... just don't spend any money signing me). And I'd like an opt-out, in case we win. So I can go to another forum where posters are warmer. -
It is uncanny how the Red Sox continue to blow money on players that blow their chances at filling holes on rosters that are never fully ready to compete for division titles (not to mention go deep into postseasons without question). What good is it to prepare for the essay question at the end of the test if they skip the fill-in-the-blanks, and just guess at the multiple choice?
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It's perfect that he'll be able to rest his arm for the entire first half of the season, while a rotation as deep as his ankles in low tide burns out another undermanned bullpen. Then he'll come back from major surgery better than ever without question and throw perfect games into November.
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The past few hours -- after been focused more on Red Stripe than Red Sox -- I realize I need to apologize to the board for my emotionally enlarged upper case fonts. And to Breslow and Kennedy, who are doing the best they can working for an owner who is obviously no longer all-in for the fans of Red Sox Nation. So: gotta credit guys like Bloom and Brez, who are too smart not to know what was in store for them as CBOs... the rehabbing bin pitchers may suck, but not always, and Bloom and Brez probably enjoy doing thousand-piece Red Sox puzzles every winter, even knowing there are always going to be four or five pieces lost in couch cushions or under rugs forever (or until they move to new cities). Sammy -- it may eat you up inside to have to constantly lie, but we do realize that all presidents lie (some all the time). And if we're being honest, most of us typists would probably do it, too, and not turn down the job if offered... not so much for the salary, but just for the free tix and special seats every night. Go, Red Stripe!
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How can anyone criticize this offseason, after Sam Kennedy assured all: "There is an extreme urgency for a deep postseason run in 2025 without question. EVEN IF IT TAKES US OVER THE CBT." Sandoval may have a broken wing, but there is so much urgency that this signing had to be for 2025 without question. The president told us so. It may be tempting to ask Kennedy to please remove his size Sam from his big mouth (because in Boston, CBT stands for Closed Budget Today). But Red Sox free agent signings this entire decade are from a special sign language to fans... ... the sign of holding up one finger (it doesn't mean We're #1).
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Plan G (this year's Giolito) -- except he's already rehabbed goods. If it ain't broke, don't Red Sox it.
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No one knows if Patrick will be any good when/if he comes back from Tommy John this season, but my favorite part of this contract is that the Red Sox will be paying him over twice as much in 2026, no matter what.
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He'll be better than Sam Kennedy will be at the trade deadline, when Sam explains why they didn't recruit any actual talent for another stretch run (when they stretch out on lounge chairs to watch the playoffs).
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Cut Brez some slacker. Patrick is under 30, a veteran of teams that stink, and just two years ago led the AL in shutout (1). And on bb-ref, two of his Most Similar Pitchers are Boggs and Kingman (tommy, brian).
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We think we need more strikeout pitchers, so we won't have to think why we're still watching infielders field weak contact and play soccer, hackey sack and jai-alai with the horsehide.
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I was going to type my disgust, but my pride as a fan will be on the IL until mid-summer, when I'll really be disgusted. Well, as far as Sandovals go, this is actually a bargain for Boston. The Red Sox are only paying Patrick $18 million not to pitch for them. Remember, they chose to pay Pablo $48 million not to play for them for three years.
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While both teams seem interested in upgrading every offseason, only one ever does more with its payroll than fantasize: the one that's virtually always a contender, and never tanks for the memories.
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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
If the M's were the Cubs, they'd pay the Yankees to take him. -
Except that ex-front office exec who recently said Mookie would have signed in Boston didn't have to change his name, move to the southwest, grow a stash, and take a Cinnabon job at some mall.
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Soto was never Plan A (more like C, as in Let's C what happens). For this org, Crochet for prospects was always Plan A. Most real contenders would rather just pay market value for the free agents they need, instead of giving up actual players -- but not the Red Ink Sox. Breslow bypassing Tanner Scott, this winter's marquee lefty reliever, and going right after past-his-prime Chapman says the bullpen was also part of Plan C. Fried and Teoscar were probably Plan B, but once their sticker prices soared, the front office most likely sent all the VPs home for the holidays. They know when they get back to work, it won't take much to go to Plan G: just get another Giolito.
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No Scrooge for you! (editing headline for veracity): Red Sox Among Stunt-Runners to Sign Soto Red Sox Among Punt-Kickers to Sign Anyone Else of Interest
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Agreed - those gondola boats could be dangerous for a pitcher; Roki could hurt his rotator cuff manning the long-handled oar... unless, he hires a gondolier to do the rowing.
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Internet reports Roki's entourage is already scouting out apartments in key neighborhoods... Mission Beach, La Jolla, Beverly Hills, Venice... (are we still on the internet?)
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Spending not on S.O.X
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We three jesters Despite these forum suggesters Are no longer Sox investors So give up, you protestors (O, deep in my pocket I know that I do bereave We shall overpay, someday)
