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Leave Buckner alone. My main concern is the winter guy -- whoever they may be...
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Hopefully it's Yamamoto's
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I shouldn't judge; money just changes people. Look at Mookie -- he's going to invest in taking Spanish lessons this winter... just so he can communicate better with more teammates in the clubhouse. Dang, I did it again...
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Three fine upstanding young men for a bad motorcycle pilot on PEDs? Swell. Any new patsy who deals that trio for anyone other than a legit pitcher can join Bloom in the Classics book club this winter.
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I dunno -- but the guy who promoted Lawlar, Arizona GM Mike Hazen, is more highly regarded in the industry than I am. Just to prove it last week, the D-backs extended Hazen to run things through the end of the decade. Some suspect that was not a coincidence, with the Red Sox looking for a new CBOGMEIEIO.
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Why not? Is it because you think he'll be traded, or not ready? Lawlar is playing in the playoffs right now.
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And Bloom doesn't get enough credit for leaving Cora with only 3/5ths of a starting rotation in July, and instead suppling the openers and bulk men that led to a 15-8 month, when their runs allowed average was repeatedly only 2.757575757575758!
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And why does Cora keep playing Kike at shortstop for the Dodgers in the playoffs?!?
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If only they used a telescope to steal signs from a window above centerfield, with buzzers to notify players via underground lines installed by hired electricians -- like the New York Giants did to win the pennant in 1951 on Bobby Thomson's home run (the Shot Heard Round the World, the most famous HR in baseball history)... ... then maybe it wouldn't be such a "scandal" to those who really care, and could spend their time instead interpreting the "infield fly rule" and calling the baseball police on players pulling the hidden-ball trick and attempting to steal bases.
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Story's '23 dWAR was 1.0 with a .986 fielding %. Last year, Bogaerts' dWAR was 1.4 with a .983. Story wasn't quite "phenomenal" -- as described by employees in the NESN booth -- nor did he make much difference in wins and losses in the tank stretch. Bogaerts led the '22 Sox with 5.9 WAR, and wasn't "brutal, horrible, pitiful" or whatever other adjective fanalytics used to blame the season on him. Pitching is why the Red Sox finished last. It's always the reason a Boston team sucks. But poorly-constructed pitching staffs were a staple of the Bloom Era, in all areas at one time or another: bullpen, rotation, waiver wire bargain bin dumpster diving DFAed rehabbing rejects, and zero deadline recruits of MLB mettle to stop ensuing spirals.
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It helped Tek reminisce -- he was jotting haikus. Me and Derek Lowe scarlet moonrise breaking curse ... for Heathcliff Slocumb
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Hey, Max! If you're watching the AL playoffs on TV, you must be loving the Rangers: unbeaten so far in the postseason, with their league-leading offense -- and a bullpen this season that has more blown saves than actual saves! Then again, they also have the AL's best defense... But one guy I'd take in a heartbeat -- if Tex would ever part with him -- is Evan Carter: drafted out of a NJ high school in 2020 -- 33 picks after Nick Yorke -- nicknamed "Full Count Carter" for his selective strike zone coverage, fast runner, good outfielder; how much could a guy like this help a batting order in front of Casas... would Duran and Yoshida be a good offer? Ha
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It may be prudent not to automatically assume our veteran bullpen saviors will repeat the same success they had this year when they're a year older. Anyone watching the playoffs on TV may not be as dizzy as this viewer, but every contender seems to have an assembly line of primetime relievers who all throw over a hundred...miles per hour...
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Great question coming from an outsider. Here's one reply from a Red Sox fan who's been a diehard for 55 years: Four years is a long time to watch the team you've loved all your life suddenly and entirely change its approach to building rosters at the big league level. The fact that the club finished in last place three times means the new strategy obviously failed -- worse than any other in over half a century. The fact that the club recently fired the architect of the collapse -- no matter what materials he was allowed to use -- and the fact that organizational coaches of pitching, hitting and fielding were also fired, shows that ownership agrees it needs to change direction. ... and when you're an old fan, four years is a long time -- as in, I hope I'm still around four years from now when/if the Sox are legitimately back to contending on a regular basis.
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Do any Red Sox fans think the Red Sox actually did what was best for them the past four years? (and I'm not including those who never in their lives can imagine anyone worth getting paid "Blah amount dollars for playing a kid's game!")... ... but fans who truly want what's best for their team -- as far as being entertaining, with favorite star players they can root for and identify yearly -- like family members in their living rooms on TV every night -- heroes who regularly provide hope that Boston has a real chance to win and compete for first place and a World Series title...
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A Realistic View at 2024: Part I
5GoldGlovesOF,75 replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
2023 WHIP: Crawford 1.106, Garrett 1.146 2023 K/9IP: Crawford 9.4, Garrett 8.8 Btw: I am absolutely "prepared to spend a ton getting someone better, either in money or traded prospects."... ... and so will be the new Winter Guy, who'll be hired as the new Fall Guy -- that is, if Henry lets him spend a ton (but with all the old boys and girls still in house, that's 50-50, at best). -
A Realistic View at 2024: Part I
5GoldGlovesOF,75 replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
If Garrett is close to a #1 or #2, then what does that make Crawford this year? Kutter 2023 4.04 ERA 3.83 FIP 113 ERA+ 1.106 WHIP 9.4 K/9 2.5 BB/9 All those numbers look pretty close to those listed for Garrett... does that make Crawford a #3? And if so, why would a pitching-starved cellar dweller want to deal a guy like that -- especially for someone slighter better? Intentional incremental improvements are what got us in this mess the past four years. -
A Realistic View at 2024: Part I
5GoldGlovesOF,75 replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
I hope if Miami offered Garrett for Duran -- and a pitching prospect, and a first-round draft pick -- that Boston would refuse... ... or at least insist the Marlins throw in Tanner Scott. -
A Realistic View at 2024: Part I
5GoldGlovesOF,75 replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Thanks for the suggestions. The Red Sox organization needs a shake-up, and no one can blame a new GM for moving guys who may not even make or stay in the majors for established big league talent. I'd probably make all those trades, except the last one. In the second half of the season, Crawford improved his BA/OPS/ERA/WHIP, and is arguably already as good as Garrett (the latter certainly isn't worth losing two more players). I would consider Duran straight up for Garrett... that's a deal that makes sense for both sides. -
If that is truly the case, then how did Henry tolerate crap teams built by Bloom for so long? Three last place finishes in four years -- in comparison, look at the Mets and all that money spent; it didn't work out, and Cohen blew it all up before one season was over! The answer must be that Bloom was entirely Henry's idea. If true, maybe he tried to give Chaim enough time for the plan to succeed, but when the Moneyball approach continually backfired in the AL East standings, JH couldn't take it anymore and finally said "forget about it..."
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All we do on forums like this is speculate. No one here knows for sure why Dombrowski was replaced by Bloom, or why Bloom was fired, while everyone else in upper management -- in the front office and the dugout, kept their jobs. The facts we do know are that the Red Sox won titles when people like O'Halloran, Ferreiria, Romero and Cora had a hand in running things -- and did not, with Bloom in charge. To get back to the top, does it make more sense to hire someone who has already been there (like when they targeted Dombro) -- instead of another new guy who shows potential? How long does any fanbase tolerate languishing in last place?
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Because of what Bloom didn't do -- and the excuse he gave -- at the deadline, he became a joke. Varitek gave Cora an Underdog t-shirt, and AC openly wore it in the clubhouse, and even on TV interviews. When employees openly mock upper management, it's time for changes. Bloom was fired because he was a joke. Literally.
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Maybe he just gave him a scheduled year off...
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A Realistic View at 2024: Part I
5GoldGlovesOF,75 replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Imagine the implications and overall cost. Juan can't play centerfield nor cover right in Fenway, so he'd do the Mash, the Monster Mash. It'd be a Green Wall smash. Green, as in more than the $400 million he turned down in Washington? And even if, that would also preclude definitely trading Duran and Yoshida (and maybe eating part of that contract). Can we get one healthy big league pitcher who's not past his prime for that pair? -
I'd say it's interesting that Sam Kennedy mentioned Wilyer Abreu second to Bello on his list of young players to lock up. Maybe it's a reflection of the org's opinion of Abreu -- or maybe it's an indictment of Sam's baseball expertise. The kid has played 28 games in the majors and hit .316 -- what does the board's small sample size of small sample sizers say about that? In Fred Lynn's debut in the last month of 1974, he batted .419... and nobody told the press they needed to lock him up longterm. Or even after he won Rookie of the Year/MVP the next season. Oh yeah... Reserve Clause.
