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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Fan expectations have become too low. We have to be realistic and realize the Red Sox can't always finish in last place every season. Some key guys could even return from the IL and replace the replacements on a razor-thin roster. In the meantime, we have to be impatient. After all, bad ballplayers are inexpensive.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Duran arguably deserves to be an All-Star over Devers right now. He leads the club in WAR (6th in AL), leads the majors in triples, and is 4th in the league in doubles, stolen bases, and defensive WAR. Raffy is 5th in AL OPS, 9th in homers (tied with five others). Neither is a starter - Duran is at least behind Judge-Soto-Tucker, while at the hot corner Jose Ramirez leads the AL in RBI, is 4th in runs scored and extra-base hits, and is the toughest man in three divisions to strike out.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Last week reports said he was drafted as a contact guy who used his speed, but the Sox encouraged him to tap into more power. So he worked all winter in cages incorporating a leg kick that helps his weight shift and generates more torque from the hips. An approach trying to hit the bottom half of the ball has also put more balls in the air, and he's been burning outfielders over their heads or in the gaps all season.
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's interesting that in 2018, the improving AL East also included the pitiful Orioles, who lost 115 games. The most anyone in the division lost in '16 was Tampa, with 94 Ls. But if a bad team's record suffers by a schedule with more games vs. good clubs, then isn't the reverse also true -- that a 100-win team pads its total by getting to play so many vs. a 100-loss club? For example, the AL Central circa '18-19 -- when three different teams lost at least 100 -- may have boosted Minnesota to a deceptive 101-win season (the Twins were exposed, as usual, in a playoff sweep by the Yankees). While 90 Ws doesn't always win a division crown, most years it at least keeps you in contention into the final month of the season. Can we all agree the strongest year for the AL East was 2021, when four teams won at least 91?
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Not one player in the starting line-up who wasn't in the minors the last couple years. But McGuire only did a quick rehab stint in Worcester. So Reese is our veteran BIG leaguer.
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Cora was still in college, but called Kennedy after they clinched and talked him into resting his regulars the last couple games, so any hot hitting streaks would go cold before the playoffs.
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    ... this century, right? I remember three Red Sox teams last century that won the AL East with less than 90 wins.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    You mean like signing a starting pitcher or star regular actually still in their primes? Seriously, can't see either happening next offseason. But let's talk trade: who, if anybody, on the entire MLB roster -- if dealt -- would cause shock and awe in Red Sox Neighshun? The most polarizing guy, if moved, would obviously be Devers, because of his bat and contract. But there'd be no uproar to say good-bye to his glove, especially depending on the return -- and the front office commitment to remodel the rebuild. Nobody else on the 40 is untouchable, because of salary or talent. So any intrigue really comes down to which highly-regarded prospects the Sox decide to painfully part with -- along with the upgrades (somewhere) they receive.
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Agreed. Finishing first place three years in a row never happened before or since in Red Sox history (and to crapshoot theorists, that accomplishment shouldn't be dismissed by crapping out in the '16-17 postseasons). That had to be good for the brand -- but maybe Henry noticed waning interest in baseball in the summer of '18, when the Sox were 50 games over .500 and talk shows focused entirely on Patriots' training camp...
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    He may just be saying that to echo all the Sox fans who no longer flock to his House of Snorers.
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Bello and Rafaela are inexperienced and not big league stars, but aren't really part of the overall problem. They both have above-average talent, and are young enough to improve and become part of a core that someday wins in Boston. Their contracts don't equate to superstar pay and may even look like bargains in the future, especially compared to salaries the Sox keep dishing out to broken-down guys in their 30s on rehab.
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Henry is wrong. Diehard Red Sox fans who closely follow this team all year -- like almost every poster on talksox -- have very realistic expectations at this point in his ownership.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Of course -- they have to put bodies in 26 uniforms so they can put bodies in Fenway's tight seats facing away from home plate or behind poles.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Adjustments to his swing have catapulted Kristian Campbell on a fast-path -- like outfield teammate Roman Anthony, Campbell is now in Portland, but with a year of college ball under his belt. Campbell is 22 and bats right-handed. Anthony is 20 and bats left-handed. The Red Sox are no rush to promote Anthony, their #1 prospect, until he masters his current level; at this point would it be surprising if Campbell progresses to Boston first?
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    There's not even a 1 in 30 chance to get the #1 overall first pick in the draft -- and that's just a lottery of the 18 clubs that finish out of the postseason... Nobody even goes on the field to try (whoops, for some, that's how they make the bottom "top" 18)...
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Henry's right about the less he says the better. What he really meant was that it would be odd if he signed 1 pitcher over 30 ever again. He was onto something when he said fans "become easily frustrated and are not going to buy into..." but then he left out fraud, ********, inferior product -- and got things all convoluted about the past-present-future... ... because I have personally mortgaged the past -- watching three last place teams in four seasons -- and can no longer invest or digest paying to watch the present.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I misread your post. I thought it said, "How far down do the depth charges go before they blow the Red Sox submersibles out of the water?"
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Crochet is one strikeout behind AL leader Jack Flaherty, who almost no-hit Boston a week ago. What could go right?
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Well, Rochester's closer last night was throwing every pitch 96 mph in the 9th, and Meidroth impacted both the left field and right field foul lines with line drives (both just foul). Maybe a guy with a high average who doesn't hit homers in a park like Worcester, where the wind is always blowing out, is a better prospect than average. Lord knows the Red Sox big league batting order can really use some more contact hitters; not just to get on base, but to work pitchers, and maybe even - omg - touch the ball with a baserunner on third and less than two outs. It can also help balance the roster, having a potential pinch hitter who won't automatically whiff like the Sox bench guys this year.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    If Duran could consistently bunt a ball so accurately that it hits the third base bag, and so slowly that he runs to second base before it does, is that worse than lining one-hoppers to the centerfielder at 100 mph? Most Red Sox fans (and probably modern MLB fans of all teams in general) would agree that the batting order and 40-man roster can really use a few more contact hitters with better hand-eye coordination than just all-or-nothing goons.
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    He read your post and developed a twitch in his eye. But Cora said they're going to take care of him. Next week, they hope to monitor him reading monitors on flat ground.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Meidroth did have three hits in the game, one a double to the wall in center, another liner to right... ... as opposed to Hickey, who tanked a homer over 400 feet and struck out -- four times. Btw, re. Kavadas -- kinda clunky at first base, and lots of holes in his swing. Can't see him in the majors over a guy like Dalbec, who at least can contribute on defense.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Are ponds still frozen up there by then? They never freeze any more in New England. RIP pond hockey. But pickle ball courts are popping up everywhere -- passed one up close the other day: looks like they use whiffle balls and ping pong paddles on a numerator of a tennis court... perfect for big gulp Americans who can pretend they're exercising. I broke more of a sweat playing Defender in the '80s at the local watering hole; that was a workout!
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Chicago is reportedly willing to deal both Crochet and Luis Robert. Cue some crazy Boston offers that can't be refuted by pay sites. But first, eliminate names to save posters some time: Mata and Dalbec. Still eligible: Perales and Anthony...
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Sat right behind Worcester dugout at last night's game. Nice to see Lugo and Yorke swinging it as well as anyone there. But right now, Chase Meidroth looks the closest to the big leagues (guy puts the bat on the ball: 43 BB, 26 K -- how rare is that these days?) We know Meidroth is highly rated as a solid infielder with good hands, but he also uses the entire field to hit the ball where it's pitched. Bottom of the 9th, two outs, bases loaded, Woo down by three: with two strikes, Meidroth turns on a pitch and ropes it deep down the leftfield line -- just foul... all three baserunners were scoring and had to be sent back to their bases. Next pitch, Meidroth launches an outside pitch deep down the right field line -- just foul... again, he would've easily cleared the bags. Next pitch, he hits a hard grounder to short: force out, game over.
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