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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Criswell is one of those guys who would have a great two months for the Rays, and they would trade him right before he turned into Bearclaw for somebody else's benchwarmer who is just about to erupt into a .400 hitter vs. lefties.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Werner was speaking in code when he noted Abreu getting 400 ABs. He knew, and wanted us to know he knew... Ever since Breslow's intro, Werner has been secretly pleading with fandom through the media to free him from Henry's clutches.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Why does the media call him Mire? noun 1. a stretch of swampy or boggy ground. "acres of land had been reduced to a mire" 2. a situation or state of difficulty, distress, or embarrassment from which it is hard to extricate oneself. "he has been left to squirm in a mire of new allegations"
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Maybe all the names on this post don't fit on an actual Prospects thread. May have to start a new one for Minor Leaguers Kept Around To Fill Out A Team So Real Prospects Can Play Lower Level Games And Develop
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    No time - I have to go watch the 17 Gambling Channels that replaced actual sports shows where the hosts never promised to match more theft of my bank account for every new addiction I blow my paycheck on. Please forward this to Pete Rose, who played in the days when Organized Crime didn't sponsor baseball with not just TV ads, but actual round-the-clock infomercials posing as vital pregame previews for the gullible masses.
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Mookie and Xander only have 10 more hits than the Red Sox so far. At least the front office can celebrate the flexibility of not having those albatross contracts someday far in the future when the Sox are still be rebuilding and not paying fair market value for stars in their primes.
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    How does this Red Sox movie make sense? Premise: billionaire buys ballclub, invests in roster upgrades, wins four World Series, then hires smart guys to do it on a much more limited budget, while he invests in many other sports toys. His new way doesn't work, but he stays stubborn in spite of squawking and pleading from thousands of customers, the media, his front office, his partners, uniformed management and his ballplayers. Team still sucks, nobody is happy, and nobody wins -- except him (though that will never show up in the standings)... because he gets to stay stubborn, because he can... and never admit a mistake, because he can't.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Manny was World Series MVP in 2004 for hitting a game-winning homer and throwing out Hall of Famer Larry Walker at the plate. It all happened in the first inning of Game 3, and his throw preserved a seven-inning shutout for Pedro Martinez, in his last game as a Red Sox.
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    AI post. Remember, if a device secretly records someone posting something scandalous, he can always claim it wasn't really him, but AI fabricated. Just like this post. Oakland players should just wear new jerseys and caps that call them the AIs; that way, if they suck, they can claim it wasn't really them...
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    They have the worst record in baseball! I watched today's game -- Padres are so bad, they let in the winning run on a ground ball that literally went right through the glove of their converted first baseman.
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    From the team to the fans, or from the fans to the team?
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Duran played right field yesterday and a Rays runner scored from third on a routine fly ball to RF. His throw barely reached the ankle of Casas, his cutoff man. Merloni didn't name names, and just said, "Tampa is definitely running on that arm."
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    That trio -- at their best -- is ok... and management gives us no choice to hope for better. The problem right now is they might look good enough to take to the prom, but at the beach the next day, eyes will be wandering elsewhere.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Sox could be that bad, but how can the Yankees possibly be that good? Just last week, someone apparently hacked your user name and posted: "we cannot go into 2024 (a true all in year) with this rotation minus Cole"
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Rafaela's going to make the club, so needs a lower uniform number. Maybe he can swap his current jersey with Yoshida (who else has ever looked as well-suited for...43?)
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    John Henry had head-on collusion with a mirror.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Pivetta? Isn't he the kind of average starter the Sox will be looking to sign or trade for next winter, just to eat innings and field a team so they can sell tickets and play the games? Like I said, adding Hendricks for the future makes it more likely Jansen and Martin will at least be gone by the deadline -- when they've had enough time to show contenders they're healthy enough to contribute. Brez can't sell low now, even if he wants to. The Sox may not be holding a preseason firesale, but that doesn't mean it's a tankless operation, either.
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Unfortunately, the reality of tanking might mean no prospects get brought up this year. It's different if a club is goin for it, and an injury requires a replacement on the fasttrack like Carter on the Rangers last Fall. Fans of doormats might clamor for promotions and "What have we got to lose!" -- but posters here know the answer the front office won't say publicly: "One more year of control." In the olden days, teams always gave top prospects a taste of the bigs every September. Nowadays, they save big bucks by serving those cups of coffee at the Prospects Camp in the offseason.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I've been on board with Keel making the majors this year since last summer. But if you want to compare #1 picks, you can do better than the Yorke comp... ... Division I for three years and top-rated college catcher in the nation vs. high school kid who DHed for a few weeks before Covid shut down his senior year -- and who nobody but the Bloom Administration had as a first-rounder... and who some raters didn't even have as a top 100 prospect (but raters gotta rate).
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    OMG! Kid's only had 114 plate appearances in the pros! We don't want to wreck him! ... if a ballplayer plays ball good enough, then he's good enough. And as an old fan, I could care less if my favorite team gets one extra year of control -- in the next six years. I just want to watch the best possible Red Sox team in the next six months.
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    ... a pitcher in his 30s, acquired to anchor the back end of the bullpen and keep the club competitive while it improves next year -- a key piece of the pitching staff the front office wouldn't add to the starting rotation (unless you want to count Giolito, whose contract basically guaranteed he was gone after this season, if he got good again). The Hendricks signing may reveal they plan on dealing Jansen and Martin, but also that relief is still more of a priority than starting... especially if openers are a cheaper option, which correlates with stockpiling big arms with stuff.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's actually purple to dogs -- I have been told... but never by a dog.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    If it's blue, then it's also melancholy -- but one syllable is so much easier than four... plus, if someone shows you a blue melon, it's probably photoshopped. (I have no umpirical data to prove any of this, so check the check with the first base blue who's eyes are 90 feet away, in case he's bored and wants to punch air... and pretend he has x-ray vision)
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It was just reported he felt tightness in his forearm from waving at so many guys warming up in the bullpen. MRI and consultation soon with renowned Dr. Pull Aparty.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It is curious that the Eastern League 2023 defensive second baseman of the year is being asked to play outfield... Can't blame Bloom on this one -- any St. Louis fans seeing regulars being played out of position all over the field this spring?
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