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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    For those watching the postseason or just about any postseason, it's obvious that teams that go deep into October have at least a one-two punch at the top of the rotation. Two starting pitchers of near-ace quality, taking the ball around twice each in every series, isn't rare for good teams. Stat people somehow comparing staffs of the NL champs to the last-place Red Sox should stop right at the top: in Gallen and Kelly, Arizona boasts two men who made at least 30 starts and 177 IP. Boston had zero. The D-back duo has made an additional nine starts in the postseason so far... Which two current Red Sox pitchers would be Game 1 and Game 2 starters in any playoff series? The only guys not hurt all the time are Bello and Pivetta... but, you know, young Bello's workload... and Pivetta is better as a bulkster, after an opener. So for now, the greatest last-place club in the history of an overrated division will start Kutter Crawford and Brennan Bernardino. Ya, we're just two pitchers away...
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Lucky or smart? In the Rule V draft, did someone in the front office really think Whitlock, required to be carried on the 26 all year, would pitch like a first-half All-Star set-up man? Did they think Kike would power up into an early version of postseason Adolis (without the nauseating pimping on his HRs)? We certainly don't think Cora knew Kike would become a star centerfielder, based on AC's comments that Hernandez was the best second baseman in the NL...
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    When pulling ivy roots, Craig advises to always wear work gloves -- with no Velcro. Chris just warns, "Leaves of three, let it be."
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    What are baseball-reference's W-L over-under on Breslow's BRI ("brilliance, integrity, and relentlessness")? 90/78... 90 = Boy Wonder, 78 = Yale kinda sucks... Btw: 84 = the harmonic mean of a team that can skimp and save and still make the World Series; JH: "If you can only build a roster that wins one more game per month than we did in each of the past two years, we can have 84 wins, like Arizona did this season..." Craig, swiping right-handed at family cat that tip-toed across his keyboard during the Zoom call: "It's cool; he's curious..."
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Right -- his teams are now only 10-1 in his postseason starts.
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    My bad -- with the extension, LA actually traded for 13 years of Mookie. He'll be playing into the 2030s. Don't know if I'll still be around by then, but as long as I am, this fan will never forgive the Red Sox.
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Ok, time to go forward. Breslow wasn't hired to take this team backwards. MLB.com predicted landing zones for the top 25 free agents. They have Yamamoto going to Boston. If he does, then we'll know for sure ownership isn't just putting a new face on an old and tired fiasco.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Point One: technically. Bloom's starting LF on Opening Day 2021 was Marwin Gonzalez. Renfroe was the RF. Dugie, the RF in '20, was in CF. So maybe Renfroe replaced JBJ (the irony). Kike started at 2B... but once he took over CF, Verdugo moved to LF. Point Two: sign me up.
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I take the whole Bloom Era personally. The moves and non-moves he made -- even if at the behest of superiors -- led to the Red Sox finishing behind every division rival in three of four years. Now there is not one single ballplayer in Boston's entire system I would refuse to include in a trade, if it made the big league club appreciably better. I welcome major upheavals on the roster by the new CBO, asap.
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The Yankees I knew all my life would never trade for a superstar in his prime and not sign him. If Soto goes to the Bronx, it would be like the Dodgers dealing three prospects for 12 years of Mookie.
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Some of us thought the Sox would've had just as much chance at a wild card if they dealt Paxton at the height of his value at the deadline. But Bloom blew it. Then again, the Mariners traded closers when they were still in it, in two of the last three deadlines. Seattle missed the playoffs both years, but both clubs they gave closers to made the World Series.
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Giving up is the epitome of suckitude. It's like admitting you were dumb enough to build a crap roster, or worse, a system without the depth to maintain competitive aspirations... and then attempting to salvage futility by trying to make it look smart -- which make take years to prove, depending on the progress of those top draft picks.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Soto would be a great fit in the short-porch Bronx -- better than with the Sox' lefty-imbalanced line-up in Fenway. He would gave NY a top four that could transform into world beaters: Volpe-Judge-Soto-Stanton... Boston could counter with L-L-L-L-L-L-Story-Wong-Ugh
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    According to Moon, at least they were honest to their fans (cue Astros jokes) about it. And no one can say Houston, once it was good again, didn't continue to make trades or signings to upgrade holes when free agents left for bigger paydays. Meanwhile, there is another team that tanked and is now loaded with young talent -- the Orioles. However, ownership has still not shown Baltimore fans it is willing to spend big to maximize a new window of winning...
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It makes sense, but Breslow may have plans to trade one or two of them, and convert a few more into All-Star starters... (nothing could be better than to improve guys already here, with reasonable salaries).
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Even though the bullpen was good, don't be surprised if Breslow adds and subtracts there. The old relievers are the best returning trade chips, and not guaranteed to repeat greatness on the mound nor goodness in health. Supposedly, Breslow favors power arms -- and who wouldn't? Back-end relievers -- hot and cold -- are always the keys to October drama. That Angels strategy of drafting 20 pitchers in a row makes sense if they're the 20 fastest available on radar guns. They all won't make it, but what's better trade capital at the deadline every summer?
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Tied up in nots. I like trying not to lose. Breslow may not be able to sign a top free agent pitcher, but he should be determined to make sure a Bearclaw game never happens again in Red Sox history. And no excuses -- injuries, Covid, record (the Dbacks had 61 wins on August 16 when they claimed Ryan Thompson, DFAed by Tampa; Boston had 63 wins)... Stockpile legitimate depth -- and reshape it (already on oft-repeated description of Breslow's pitching instruction). Let's go.
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I like giving a bad team with a top pick the option of trading for someone else's big leaguer or pro player. If you want to upgrade your draft position, you have to pay up in actual bodies (not funds). Does that neutralize the risks? Less risk for the bad team, which is assured a guy they're more confident about; more risk for the better team, which can hit the jackpot or lose an asset.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    MLB teams should also be allowed to trade pick positions up to draft day, like in other sports. That could generate more excitement (or job openings).
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Agreed (unless you're an old guy who needs special protein shakes or blue pills).
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Bet they wish they did now, instead of... well --
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Sox should still pay Bush to coach an AL East rival against them. Every time he goes to the mound to discuss strategy, the next pitch is a home run!
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    And I'm gonna eat more carrots this winter so my vision improves.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    But were the latter GMs limited by new draft rules on signing $? I remember Speier's book chronicling the Betts signing... Mookie had a number that if he didn't get, he was going to college. Theo caved at the end, and gave the 5th-rounder what he wanted to sign. (don't you wish Theo was Boston CBO in 2020...)
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Soto just turned 25. Ohtani is 29... with no guarantee he'll ever be a good pitcher again, or for how long.
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