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Have to think there will be some serious Red Sox news coming soon, if only because Winter Weekend is a month away... Brez and the rez can't possibly go there without having made significant additions to the big league roster, lest they get booed right off the stage. And don't be surprised if Chaim is in the audience, disguised in a gorilla mask, asking Craig or Sam (Henry will be a no-show) to explain why they think '24 will be awesome.

If you're a smart pitcher, it's all those raw and crappy nights through March/April/May when you can constantly break bats by cutting deliveries into hitters' hands for six innings. Would you really rather throw in the NL West, where balls fly in Colorado and Arizona, and temps are too comfy for batters in California (except late innings in San Francisco, at any time, day or night).

Chaim would make him a Yoshida he couldn't refuse... But regarding the Yamamoto meetings, smoke needs some editing when it comes to celestial bodies: In LA, stars are always aligned. In Boston in the early 2020s, the asteroids are maligned.

Get your Moto running...

Ain't no change in the weather. Ain't no changes in me.

Thanks. What I hope it doesn't mean is that the Sox are really only willing to spend big on one good pitcher, and if they don't get Yama, they'll then shift to Monty, and if they don't get him, they'll settle for Imanaga (someone without a QO attached). We all know Boston needs more than one good starting pitcher... and that Giolito or Flaherty will just be someone's Garrett Richards at this point -- bounce-back candidates, but not reliable rotation mainstays on clubs with true contention intentions. I eventually just expect a Manaea, someone with Bailey connections...

Like it -- and the Sox should've already signed Imanaga AND Montgomery FIRST (like I said over a month ago), instead of waiting for a yes or no from the great Sawamura Award winner... ... because once he says yes to another club, all the other runners-up will be doing the same big overbidding and waiting for the consolation guys (I know: some agents prob forbid their aces from signing early, but some didn't)

And he'll never lose all his hair, his muscle mass, nor his spouse's desire for him. But he will gain a paunch in the belly and some empathetic pals and posters online... as long as he doesn't start plunking first batters he faces in the big toe (we know he won't walk them).

And they are fascinated he'll only cost a fraction of his elusive countryman...

You mean Sam Kennedy's pearls of wisdom teeth would be lost in translation? Here are just a few phrases from google translator (English to Japanese, with the latter's literal English meaning): "committed" ="involved..." "going for it" = "go towards it" "all-in" = "front entry" "upside" = "upward" "Brez" = "no blur" (seriously...) "Cora" = "a West African musical instrument shaped like a lute, with 21 strings passing over a high bridge, and played like a harp" "so good, so good, so good" = "very good"

You got it all wong... wherever verdugo, there you are (that's the price we pay). And whatever did you expect from the Always-All-In Dodgers for only 12 years of Betts?

Mookie didn't forget his roots, though, and warned of all the negative aspects of living in Southern California compared to New England: sunburns, dry climes (so less sweat, which cleanses bodies of toxins)... and everybody has to wake up three hours earlier!

I'm not into pointing fingers, like most Americans these days -- unless it's straight up. Fans have slogged through a stark difference in Red Sox' offseasons the past half decade. Dombrowski was declarative, deliberate and decisive -- though his pursuit of star power wasn't really that much different than previous Sox GMs. But since Dombro left, there has been a significant change in the type of ballplayers recruited to the big league roster -- and that includes inferior "replacements" for the All-Stars that Boston chose to not keep longterm. Moon says it started with Kimbrel/Kelly, but it was really evident with Mookie -- and I don't mean the Sox had to immediately go find another Hall of Famer -- but not even an offer to the best OF available: Springer from Connecticut (in retro, Jason Bay wasn't a bad return for Manny; his WAR in his only full Boston year was higher than any of Ramirez' rest of his career)? The approach from the front office -- most of whom have been around forever -- has been altered, and so has fan expectations... and not in a good way. If it's just a phase ownership is going through, it's been five years now.

But did he specifically specify baseball? Quick Google search for World Series brought up poker, comedy, pop culture, rock, and team roping...

Brez may have gotten outbid for Lugo by the small-market Royals ($45 Million... dollars?)... but at least our totally different, brand new CBO was able to land Crispy Cooper for a cool mil. For that lowvalulehighupside sleeper, Craig had to outbid all no-market teams. This is the new regime. Well, now, they call me the Brez; I keep rolling down the road...

Yup, the majority of Red Sox Nation could care less that Fenway used to host a top five spender. This site may be rife with longtime fans, but there are plenty of younger ones across New England and beyond. Imagine college-age Sox fans who maybe became fanatics in 2018, and then have been in a state of shock or dismay most of the time ever since. Many young Red Sox fans have never even heard of Dice K or even Moncada... or that their team once outbid every other club in the world to have them wear Boston uniforms.

Save the money! Trade the prospects! Remember, bodies have a shelf-life... once most ballplayers actually make the majors, their value just plummets (can't believe I just typed that -- BTV is a bad influence in the Cold Stove League).

This is the new regime. No more mound mediocrity signed for one year at $10 million. Brez will trade for it! Remember: if you really want to deal for blah, you've got to give up something meh...

Us -- The Enablers. They know we're such fanatics we'll still post daily, even if they suck... at least to complain. But we don't like being miserable; we'd rather cheer. I was gleeful watching the game Diekman struckout three Yankees to save the day. And then in his next 10 outings vs. the first batter he faced, he hit the guy in the toe.

That same winter, Boston also added an outfielder who once had a WAR season of 8.3, plus two key pitchers from Japan! It's all happening...

Last time Lugo was the Sox first big offseason signing, they won the World Series.

I'm leaning towards a trade for our #1, and signing a #3 for our #2. I hope I'm wrong, because after Yama, Snell and Monty go, the clubs sitting on the best trade options will be calling the shots. And the cost will hurt more than just losing an expendable outfield prospect with a flaw or two in his game...

That's booty, yo

Let's compare. Pros: all have multicultural options for dining, shopping, entertainment; each is part of the United States. Cons: all have climate issues -- conflagrations, floods, winds, raw or crappy playing conditions; each is part of the United States. But without a doubt, Boston has the most Red Sox fans... except sometimes when the Dodgers or Mets invade Fenway -- but Yo Yama can change that!!!

Feinsand on X: "will meet with the Red Sox in the coming days, per source."