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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Sucks seeing Burnes pitching for Baltimore, since he was the guy a lot of posters felt was a perfect target to pursue for the Red Sox' rotation, now and going forward. And it also sucks that a division rival got an ace for only their #6 and #7 prospects -- not that the Sox were ever getting Corbin Burnes for Nick Yorke and Walkemin Gonzalez... just remember, the Orioles tanked for a few more years to secure all those top 10 draft picks. Also re. the mighty third-place O's, interesting to note their offense is tied with Boston with a league-average .234 BA, with about the same Slug%, but below the Sox in OBP. Here's the big difference: Baltimore has struckout an MLB-low 72 times, compared to 113 for Boston. And in 10 games so far, the Orioles have hit into ONE double play...
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'm not buying the Red Sox defense suddenly sucks as a team at all other positions because they lost their best glove at shortstop. I'm not buying that the Red Sox defense still sucks because their manager can't wave a magic wand and force professionals to be better at catching and throwing. I'm not buying tickets, hot dogs, beer and t-shirts at Fenway Park this year -- because Breslow's not buying major league talent -- because Henry's not buying major league talent. The Red Sox get what I'm not paying for.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    O'Brien, AFTER Ball Four is thrown: "He's gonna walk him." No, Dave -- he DID walk him.
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    NESN booth bleating on all game long about how much difference on the entire D the calming presence of Story made. It's almost as if they were given the assignment from the front office of blaming Story's bad luck on any errors that happen on the whole field -- dropped fly balls, dropped relays, ricochets off the third baseman, grounders through the wickets, batters swinging at sliders eight feet off the plate (well... maybe seven).
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Remember, it's still early. In the night. Shadows creep across the infield. Like a curtain on the season.
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    He did, but it looked like Mondesi, and went right through his arms. All that was left was green ectoplasm.
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The next time an elbow injury to a major league pitcher is minor... ... well, I'll still be an oxymoron.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Who will be booed? Not another player befell with injury. There's only the owners and front office who wouldn't/couldn't spend on actual talent to upgrade and deepen the rotation... but that's nothing new -- and certainly not something anyone needed more to boo about.
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Kinda my point about Ceddanne -- he's a big leaguer. And he leads the Sox in triples (twice as many as Mookie!).
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Worst Red Sox K-rates: Dalbec 66.7%, Hamilton 40%, Abreu 38.9%, Pablo 35.3%, Wong 33.3%, Valdez 31.4%, Reese 30.8%, Casas 27.9%, Story 26.5%... Ceddanne 25.7%. If this is his floor, at least it's in the kitchen, and not the basement where those other guys are having a card game.
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Send all metrics to Red Sox, care of Analytics, 1313 Mockingplan Lane, Boston, Mass.; "Attention: Accounts Payable Dept -- stop disbursements immediately"
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Rafaela adjusted to pitching at every level and was an all-around star in the minors; if those aren't the kinds of players teams should invest in longterm, then who is? The next steps may be to extend pitchers like Houck and Crawford. Then don't surprised, if one of the Big Three in Portland really rakes this summer, if the Sox even give someone the Jackson Chourio treatment (locking up a guy before he even makes the bigs). It's all part of the plan, which really isn't a new 5-year plan, since Bloom extended Whitlock after his Rule V season in 2021. Maybe Slaten will be next?
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Molecular biophysics vs. the Illiad. Which one would most humans use to replace "rocket science" when blurting metaphors on difficult subjects they know nothing about? (Chaim says, "Don't sleep on Homer; 5Gs couldn't even finish The Canterbury Tales in college, because every other page was footnote translations")
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The Red Sox won't admit it, but this is kind of their way to admit they've learned their lessons. Back in the day, Boston chose to use up all the minimum wage service time on its young players, while splurging big money on top free agent talent. Now it looks like the Sox will be working in reverse... except the plan might just be to lock up youth at a discount, and haha -- never spend big on anyone ever again.
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'm with Max here re. shortstop. Don't mess with the improved outfield, or weaken other positions. Find a defensive specialist for SS, but not another utility Pablo -- someone instead with a consistent, above-average glove and arm. They're out there, and not break-the-bank expensive. Shake the baseball tree, Brez...
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Don't worry, Bailey is working on more strikeout pitches right now. Just push the moon in front of the sun and batters won't even make contact.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Hey - Sox are #10 in USA Today's Power Rankings... the only losers ahead of 7-3 Boston are Philly and Arizona (they're still "better" because they were last year -- yup, that makes sense). When Boss Steinbrenner was still kicking, it was ok every preseason to predict the Yankees to win it all, because you knew he'd make impactful acquisitions every summer, depending on need.
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Ya, we already know that ain't happening in Leantown. If the new lights-out pitching holds up, there's a better chance of an extension for Bailey than Cora; coaches cost a lot less than managers.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Probably, but if they just vote on the most current facts -- who won, who lost this week -- that makes more sense than basing it on what happened four months ago or what might happen in the next month. If they're not going to base it on actual results, why even keep score? Just pick the teams with the biggest, strongest players -- those always look good on paper (or on screen).
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The 7-3 Red Sox are 16th in today's MLB Power Rankings. The 5-4 Orioles are 5th -- even though they got walked off the last two games by 8-2 Pittsburgh, now 11th. Baltimore's OBP is 29th, ahead of only the White Sox... but their MLB "power" is somehow justified by citing Triple A stats of their shortstop prospect, still in the minors. Meanwhile, Boston already promoted its Triple A shortstop, David Hamilton -- and he homered in his first at bat. Isn't that actual power? Other teams deemed better than the .700 Red Sox have losing records, like Philly #6th (really?), Astros 8th, D-backs 13th, and Blow Jays 14th. All four losers were playoff teams last season, but isn't this list based on this year? If strength of schedule means that much, then how did the Yankees jump up to #3 by beating up last-place Toronto this weekend? Huh? The 6-3 Tigers are #7, after just losing two in a row to the mighty A's... WHAT?
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Come on, man -- by now, you know they're all the best players available... They can play anywhere. We might even be able to convert a few of them to... shortstop!
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Since you asked: Nick Ahmed career dWAR: 12.6... Pablo Reyes career dWAR: NEGATIVE 0.6 (does a negative -- by definition of WAR -- mean Losses Below Replacement player?) I don't know if Mayer gets a cup of coffee, but I do know many freshmen who made varsity -- based entirely on skill. Back in the day, rumor has it Jim Rice played high school varsity when he was in 8th grade...
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    If that's the plan, then the Sox are just trying to field a full nine so they can play the games and sell tickets. If the Sox won't even spend on a Nick Ahmed-type -- who the Giants signed for one hundred grand over MLB minimum wage -- then the least they could do is find the best internal glove to help the club's strength, which is pitching this year. The last thing to worry about is some young guy who can't hit big league pitching, because Story has always had a below-average bat since he came to Boston. There are lots of big whiffers in the Red Sox major league batting order. Age and experience matter, but there are plenty of cases every season -- with mitigating factors like injuries -- where prospects are called up out of necessity. And not just Bogie and Raffy, who were 20 and ready, but plenty of others, like Willie Mays, who made it at 20, was 0fer his first week and wanted to be sent back down. A few who didn't were Robin Yount, starting shortstop for the Brewers at age 18. And Al Kaline, who never played a single inning of minor league ball. If a guy can play, he can play.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Dever isn't moving to first base or DH as long as Cora is his manager. A new skipper who's all business and not Raffy's mentor could maybe force more consistent focus on D by issuing ultimatums, with position changes an option. Or the new boss could just announce the shift in an offseason, accompanied by the acquisition or anointment of a new third sacker... while Devers is assigned special training and a personal coach for a different role. Meanwhile, all we can hope for now is that AC can convince Raffy to stop hurting his shoulder trying to pull 500-foot HRs and go back to terrorizing left-center, like he did in Florida...
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    All likely -- but what if Story needs corrective surgery and is gonzo? Is Brez even allowed to dumpster dive for a good glove/bad bat 4A type? Will the FO curse the 6-2 start, because it will be bad PR not to go for it?
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