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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Brave trade talk on Felger and Mazz. Latter says trading Mayer for available big league talent makes sense. Felger, who admits he's clueless about baseball, wants Boston to keep its top three prospects. Somehow, the dispute revolved around whether it was worth swapping Mayer to the White Sox for Cease AND Robert (even though Chicago just said the CF is off limits). What, these guys don't consult BTV? Both also called him Marcelo MEYER, instead of the Mayor.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Yes, and I've already said the Sox should immediately repeat the ol Yoshida-overpay and lock up Imanaga... and then get the two former/future teammates to tag team affections to Yamamoto for a World (BC) champion reunion.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Brez is obviously waiting for the day after Thanksgiving, when volunteer firehouses open their annual Dependable Innings Eating Reliable Starters Tree sales.
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Glasnow's one of the top five starters in the division. Wink is a reliever. Wikelman's an unopened wax pack.
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Let's face it about Soto: it's almost worth it for Breslow to do what it takes to trade for and extend him -- just to keep him out of pinstripes. Soto is a perfect fit for the short porch in the Bronx, and to complement Judge. Soto will make an even bigger impact in NY than if Cashman signs another pitcher, even Yamamoto.
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    And the Green Monster would have another artifact named for a batter: (from scoreboard to screen) the Joe D. Ladder.
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's why drunk GMs of the Red Sox and Yankees once wanted to trade Williams for DiMaggio. Someone sobered up, but it didn't keep either player from making the Hall of Fame...
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Mook ~ Moukilis (not on the diamond, but both are now TV personalities)
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    If it's not, that's only because the roster is too full of batters they need to keep who look good on t-shirts and baseball cards. But let's not ever think our latest Yale grad and former groundball reliever won't continually seek to transition his club to something less than the killer clowns on D who killed the TV summer for thousands of Sox fans holding remotes, while at the same time keeping opponents in more stitches than on an official MLB Rawlings... ... then again, if we go full throttle on pitching and defense, fans will be treated to a lot of two-hour 1-0 games decided by bunting ghost runners around the diamond.
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    His grandfather was the Joker! He's another Mike Yaz...
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Verdugo is most likely to be in another uni. Yoshida may be the hardest to move because of his contract, but will also be a guy fans are glad was kept around as he continues to adjust and improve. Duran will again have bursts of stardom like last season, because speed doesn't slump... but not as a fulltime centerfielder (he's just as much a part-time DH candidate as Masa). LF/DH: Yoshida/Duran CF: Rafaela RF: new acquisition/righty bat 5th OF: Refsnyder
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Two or three of them may be infusing another club after a blockbuster for MLB talent. Storylines to look forward to in '24 will be the development of Teel as a cornerstone to build around, and the comeback of Miguel Bleis.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    ... flosses without slicing finger, releases emergency brake without snapping UCL, and empties dishwasher without incurring concussion from bumping head on open cabinet door. (latter is always a good trick)
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Re-read my hints! The forgotten 5-tool Red Sox prospect! And I didn't say he'd play in the majors next year, but will explode nationally in the minors -- and have posters and placards a-clamoring...
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    We're just sucky right now. And I look pretty crappy sometime. You better you bet. Need new guys. Voices of the next. Future nostalgia: which No-Flaw McGraw Red Sox superstar in the late-20s was affectionately known as Five-Tool Miggy or Fireplace Bleis (for his warm smile and incendiary skills)? You heard it here last: an overlooked prospect will take the baseball world by storm at such a rate in '24, that the new CBO will be compelled to trade other prospects at the deadline for talent that will catapult Boston back into the postseason.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    And most of you are ignoring that besides starting pitching, the one position Breslow has revealed his thoughts on so far to the public is DH, where he'd rather not have a full-timer, but instead use as a revolving door to give regulars a rest from playing defense. That should actually make some posters happy, at least those who complain about Cora giving scheduled days off to certain batters, just when they seem to get hot...
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    2023 Second Basemen by bWAR Semien 7.4, Kim 5.8, Gimenez 5.3, Hoerner 5.1, Marte 4.9, Arraez 4.9, Albies 4.7, Stott 4.3, GLEYBAR 2.9, Altuve 2.8, DUBON 2.7 (overall value, including 79 games at 2B), ZACK GELOF 2.6, Julien 2.6, GORMAN 2.4 (75 G @ 2B), CABALLERO 2.4, McNeil 2.4, ESTRADA 2.3, Lowe 2.1, IBANEZ 2.0 (77 G @ 2B), POLANCO 2.0, DRURY 1.9, RENGIFO 1.9, Schneider 1.8, NICKY LOPEZ 1.8 (49 G @ 2B), Frazier 1.7, TURANG 1.6, INDIA 1.4, Westburg 1.2 BTV: Gelof 20.5, Gorman 38, Caballero 8.8, Estrada 21.8, Ibanez 4.3, Lopez 5.1, India 7.7... ... have at it.
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Man, the whole baseball world really needs Ohtani to sign soon. Then the amateur speculators can resume speculating about speculations, instead of biding our time bickering about how professional speculators speculate... ... and then the Red Sox can acquire some new players, so we don't have to keep pretending to rearrange the existing roster of last place losers.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    You maybe just described how a guy like Bloom approached trading average big leaguers for minor leaguers who projected to be average if they made the majors. But Breslow is almost committed to swap actual quality in return for upgrading the MLB roster. As soon as all the execs from the last meeting recover from the stomach bug...
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'm not saying I disagree with your high values, and as a biased Red Sox fan (who always wants to believe some of the hype), I'd lean closer to some of yours than BTV. However, it is amazing that many prospects rate above guys who've actually made the majors, only because they have unlimited ceilings... as well as floors. It's like keeping a wax pack from 50 years ago unopened -- collectors will always pay hundreds or thousands of dollars for a chance at a Hall of Famer's mint rookie card, but once the pack is unsealed, and all that's there is a handful of commons, the value plummets... ... you can see why if Breslow is smart (at CBOing), he'll move a few prospects while they still have potential... meanwhile, maybe Bloom already held on to a few too long...
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Dont know how long Brez Ops would tolerate that... Werner says we're "goin full throttle" this year, Cora's last under contract. Oxford's verb meaning of throttle is "attack or kill someone by choking or strangling them." Someone needs to tell Tom fans are done with choking.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    And Mary left on a jet plane.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's interesting which of Verdugo or Duran has more trade value this winter -- I'm talking beyond salary/control -- as in, which guy offers more desirable assets for contenders or rebuilders? One is a good outfielder and good hitter; the other turns singles into doubles and steals pizza boxes ripe for the taking under new MLB rules. FanGraphs gave Duran 2.4 WAR and Verdugo 2.0 WAR last year. Baseball-Reference gave Verdugo 2.6 WAR and Duran 2.1 WAR last year. Since both formulas are performance-based, I assume neither considers paychecks or years under contract?
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I dunno... a not-so-great 2B man who once had considerable pop reminds me too much of Urias, who's already here. To me, Polanco wouldn't be worth trading away the Incredible Bulk.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Jorge Polanco emerges as another available 2B option: switch-hitter, 33 bombs in '21, capable middle infielder. Who would cost more to acquire: Polanco, 30, or Torres, 27 (next month)? Take your pick: 162-game averages - Jorge 22 HR, 87 RBI, .780 OPS; Gleybar 27 HR, 83 RBI, .789 OPS. Baseball-ref Similarity Scores... #1 most Similar Batter to Gleybar Torres: Jorge Polanco.
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