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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'd argue Price was definitely a reason for dealing Betts -- no one would take Price, even at half David, unless we included a Hall of Famer in his prime. Price was toxic to the brand, and a worse signing than Sale, just because the Sox had to keep paying half his salary to make sure he was out of Boston for good. Prevailing bs is that Bloom's first order as CBO was to trade Mookie. Instead, it may have been to get rid of Price and change the culture: no more sourpuss with the press, no more half-hours between pitches, no more excuses vs. the Yankees.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Fricking forgot Barnesy...
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Dombrowski was the anti-Bloom -- maybe he wasn't right to trade so many future big leaguers, but he was right when he said (paraphrasing here), "A lot of prospects are just prospects." As for Bloom, if he... keeps on... hanging... on... does he really envision the next great Red Sox team to be a roster rife with say, the top 5 guys currently toiling in each of Worcester, Portland, Greenville, Salem, and Florida?
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Duran looks like a big leaguer this year, and sometimes a big-time player. I never saw it coming, and not because of his physical skills. But I accept that I've been retired too long to appreciate the adage. Students learn at a different pace on different levels, and there are no age deadlines for teaching dirtdogs new tricks.
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Everyone knows it has to be painful -- to get, you have to give. But we (well, the front office) has/have to identify the up-and-coming core of the next great hopefuls... then keep them and build around them. Casas and Mayer look to be two as of now, the best prospects or young players in the system at their respective positions... meanwhile, the generic redundancy of the following may make two of these four expendable trade bait: Yorke-Romero and Rafaela-Bleis. Those are just top 5 or 10 men. Others have already seen their stock rise, like Hickey C, Ravelo SS, Anthony OF, etc. For Bloom to wait this long before dealing any actually good prospects either means the Red Sox are continuing their tradition of overrating their system... or Chaim has a long leash on his job security and is content to wait for maximum development time.
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Many fans say a pitcher's expensive longterm contract is worth it -- even if he was mediocre or not much of a star for more than a year -- as long as he helped win a ring. If a couple of good weeks in October made it worth the pain -- DiceK and Beckett in '07, Lackey in '13, Price in '18 -- then Eovaldi was a better investment for two memorable postseasons (the Sox didn't win it all in '21, but knocking out the Yankees was the next best thing).
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Too early is overrated here. This isn't some high school kid getting his first taste of pro ball in instructional leagues or even a raw minor leaguer suddenly promoted in an emergency. Yoshida will be 30 in July and has been a professional for a long time. Slightly different baseball, park conditions, pitching repertoires, etc, but still hardball: making adjustments all the time. Analytic departments -- and better yet, pitching staffs -- will write a book on him soon enough. But we know it'll be a first draft... that Masa gets to edit. And he has a lot more experience with the red pen and word processor than the average rookie.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Duran has visibly changed his approach. He's going with the pitch (instead of trying to hit it out of Worcester when he's in Boston), and thinking double out-of-the-box on every single. That aggressiveness, fueled by confidence, has carried over on defense, too.
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    To me, those were easy to imagine: two pitchers who succeeded in Boston and wanted to stay. Just wondering: what would be easier to imagine? Not blowing $40+ million per on 40-year olds or dealing Mayer-Bleis-Bello-Casas for Alcantara?
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Aren't they all now? I mean, at least until... they're... s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d... o-u-t.... ... or have TJS.
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Others have pointed this out, and some think it overrated, but Eovaldi and Wacha showed they could excel in Boston, and said they wanted to stay in Boston. Of course, we don't know all the internal dynamics involved; for instance, Nate was candid he didn't like what was happening last trade deadline... Btw -- we're still asking "Who plays SS?"
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I never said he was Cy Young or Jack Lalanne, but no one can deny that Eovaldi is a good pitcher who succeeded in Boston and wanted to stay in Boston... or that he's worth his current market value.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Don't look at me -- I was in on Rodon. He had two really good, healthy years, and looked like his body finally resembled a full-time pitcher... But the question about Eovaldi's longevity should mean nothing for the year-to-year Blooming Red Sox. If Nate is great all year, then shouldn't a team that's all-in absolutely awesome contending for the World Series this year have signed him for this year?
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Spoken like a fan of a true .500 team... ... (but anything over 78 wins is better than last year, and at least it's with a different group, including even some hope for the future).
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Tampa knew better. He gave up the game-losing home run that knocked the Rays out of the playoffs, and they moved on. But let's not blame Bloom for signing Corey Consolation Prize to fill in, just so he could field a team in '23. The true turning point in the offseason -- for both clubs -- is when effing Eflin (5-1, 3.38) hosed the Sox. Of course, those kind of match-the-contract schemes might be what forces a CBO to overpay to land prize lunkers (or clunkers).
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Grape job can be ambivalent. Stomp our feet enough, then show a little patience, grapes can ferment into vino. However, left on the vine too long, interest can shrivel to the size of raisins. But no matter the after taste, posters will always reflect a fine whine.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    My run differential may not be half full, but at least it's positive: 4/100ths of a run! Before the pizza boxes, that would be like a little more than 14 feet... ... or in pitching rotation terms, seven starters; we have so much depth, where will we find innings for them all (answer: Pablo just shotput a 34 mph Leephus).
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    But one-year contracts give us payroll flexibility... to be able to sign new mediocrity to more one-year deals next winter! A lot of fan has to be already looking forward to the next offseason. No, wait -- not this one, the next one...
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    There are some clubs -- cognizant of fan interest, summer ticket sales, and universal scouting reports -- who are already promoting Top 10 MLB prospects to The Show. Service time clocks -- even to some small market teams -- don't seem to be an issue...
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Guaranteed salary (winter signings): Eovaldi $34M 5-2, 2.70 Wacha $26M 4-1, 4.06 Kluber $10M 2-5, 6.41 Hope this clears it up for you. Sincerely, the mid-market favorite franchise of a six-state region p.s. someday when we're good again, we'll invest in good pitchers
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Alright, but no rebounds; wrong sport...
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    For those who once thought the Bloom Era would be defined by this past winter (with holes to fill, and money on hand to fill them) ... ... maybe the real make-or-break will now be this summer (with holes to fill, and vets on hand to trade for prospects)...
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    He just meant bachelors... but probably not bachelorettes.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Yup, I definitely included spending trade capital when I said "investing" in good pitchers. As for getting too deep in a hole, maybe Bloom doesn't see it as that big a problem now that Sale looks like he just might be a major trade chip come July. And I hate to say it, but that might have been an attractive option on the planning board this winter for the same sharp data analysts in the front office that told fans in person, "a five-year rebuild? That's not acceptable."
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's looking more likely the term "upside" was just Bloom-speak for "hey, maybe we'll get lucky" ... I just can't stand the warped team-building approach of not investing in actual good pitching until the club is actually good.
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