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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I fully expect Bloom will be all in today on the starter with the worst ERA in the National League on the last place Rockies: Austin Gomber. A big lefty workhorse (more IP than any Red Sox pitcher) like Gomber who can win as many as he loses in Colorado can pitch anywhere. Plus, here are bb-ref's Most Similar comps for Gomber: at age 28 Al Leiter, and at age 27 Jordan Montgomery. But the main reason we need Gomber in Boston asap is for the fifth name on his most Similar Pitchers list: the legendary Cool Papa Bell, a lights-out Hall of Famer... not for his arm, but for being so quick he could turn off his bedroom lights and get under the covers before it got dark. BTV has Gomber worth 4.6 and accepted a deal for Valdez and Dalbec -- in Mile High, they could hit 60 homers... some of them even fair! Rox are in sell mode -- make it happen, Chaim.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    But they're either too short to invest in longterm like Mookie, or too big to stay healthy like Judge. The safe height is about 6'5, like Papelbon, who hit one over the Monster in BP just last month. If I was 6'5, I bet I could... change the bulb in the kitchen light, without standing on a chair.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Definitely an f... ... also for fPEACE (player eval at committing errors)
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    ... once he returns from the IL. Still, how many Edison Paulinos do we really need before he's redundant? Paulino 21, 5'10, 155, '23 MiLB stats: .238, .717, 21 SBs. Rafaela 22, 5'9, 165, '23 MiLB stats: .301, .830, 32 SBs. Meidroth 22 5'9, 170, '23 MiLB stats: .285, .825, 11 SBs. Bonaci 21, 5'10, 164, '23 MiLB stats: .305, .847, 6 SBs. (notice how I didn't even mention other more highly-regarded middle infield prospects like Alcantara or Cespedes...)
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    How about, even move the runner on second? But no complaints about Turner, as long as you don't use the dreaded C-word. Maybe he couldn't repeat his penultimate at bat in the 10th, or his last AB last night, but where would the Sox be without his past month of such repeatedly non-repeatable runs batted in?
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I know: Fangraphs updated farm system rankings only places Boston 4th overall, just four spots ahead of Texas. Why would St. Louis want any of our guys. Don't worry, Bloom will snag Carlos Carrasco one second before time runs out, and you'll only have to wait 13 minutes after the deadline for the official announcement.
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Montgomery and Stratton, a righty reliever having a decent year, for Texas' #11 and #14 prospects. According to Fangraphs, the Red Sox' #11 and #14 are Bastardo and Paulino. If Bloom doesn't think those two are worth trading to upgrade for an actual wild card run, then might as well sell.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Article today said Sox aren't interested in trading Turner. But we know that actually means unless someone else has an interest in really interesting us... As for the starting pitching market, Bloom can't deal Paxton unless he's reasonably replaced. The players deserve as much, especially the young core that is forming, going forward. Bloom can be cutthroat, but not at the expense of alienating players he's grooming to be part of sustained contenders. No wants to die on that Rich Hill.
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    As fans, all we can do is speculate. Managers make out line-ups and pitching moves based on a lot of info kept quiet. Teams never want opponents to know which players have nagging injuries that might be exploited. Example: batters jogging to first on grounders. Raffy may be favoring a hammy, Dugie may be benched, and no teammates questioned or commented on either scenario. But if Cora was ever playing favorites, it certainly wouldn't be tolerated in the clubhouse, and someone would leak it to the media.
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I meant both. Gotta start somewhen with the staff anchors...
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Not if your CBO is planning on building now for the then - which has been reiterated in several forms of Bloomspeak. Would that possibly mean he'll acquire and actually pay another guy who is AL East battle-tested... and four years younger and healthier than Paxton?
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The hardest thing for Bloom isn't going to be trading Paxton (if someone else breaks down and agrees to part with a Joe Ryan-type pitching prospect). The hardest thing will be dealing one of his many middle infield prospects for Paxton's replacement. And then he'll also pick up Rich Hill for peanuts and crackerjack. Fans will be outraged when Paxton is gone... but Jordan Montgomery plus a legitimate pitching prospect is better for now and next year than Paxton and one of the surplus middle infield prospects Bloom has been stockpiling for this moment.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Geez, Moon, do you really think Washington would've snapped up 35-year old Ryan Brasier with the first pick of the Rule V draft if he was available to keep them out of last place? Bloom can't live it down because pitching is always the number one problem in Boston, especially developing pitching in the farm system, and there's no arguing that point -- no matter how many retreads he claims on waiver wires. And no one cares how old Ward was, he was still a mound prospect...
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Those old teammates were just jealous of his green shoes. And that his wife was Miss Puerto Rico...
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    And most of us who watched the pitching staff last year weren't as concerned over losing Song (who Dombro took a shot on), but Thad Ward -- who the Nats immediately took with the first overall pick... Ward, now on the IL, maybe wasn't ready for the Show, but certainly had more promise than the trio you listed, among others that Bloom protected instead.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Last chance to trade for a Cardinals' starting pitcher: Montgomery, Flaherty, maybe even Mikolas, currently suspended "for acting goofy in Thursday's game" (NBC Sports headline).
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Man, you called it on Turner heating up in July: .350 BA, .400/.600/1.000... 25 RBI Compare to Casas, now getting national notice: .350 BA .451/.800/1.251... 17 RBI
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    This is a fair post. Maybe even middle schoolers are too mature to actually blame the season on Kike, who only tried his best to do what he was asked by management. And even if Cora insisted he had confidence in Kike, it's still the responsibility of the front office to constantly look for ways to upgrade any and all roster weaknesses. Especially after AC ruled himself out as a SS option, having put on the recent front porch addition to his middle-aged physique. I tend not to dwell on actual dollar numbers and call ballplayers overpaid, when who among us would ever turn down salaries at market value for whatever services we would render (now I'll hang up and listen to snappy retorts...)
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Please, no more injury excuses when it comes to shortstop -- the most important non-battery defensive position on the field. You know, I know, we all know that after Bogaerts left, Bloom chose not to acquire a legitimate MLB starting shortstop going into the season. We can debate the reasons why the CBO rolled the dice with a career utility man who never played SS fulltime, the ghost of Mondesi, a WBC hero who played for four big league teams last year, and a Triple A guy who couldn't even make the worst club in the majors (not to mention a converted second baseman with an elbow wrapped in Tommy John underwear). But is there any doubt the shortstop debacle is a main reason the Sox are chasing a wild card, rather than sporting a record that would have them ahead of at least a few other contenders right now...
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Take these broken wings and learn to fly. You were only waiting for Sale-Houck-Whitlock-Song to arrive...
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Cliff Notes version; too late in the season to get the whole story.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Where will Noah Song fit in? Philly DFAed him...
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Don't be surprised if Bloom makes an in-between move that will have some posters in an uproar, and others defending him when it pays off a month or two later. But after "the best in MLB" just got swept by the best team in July, the Sox have to go for it now, right? Or do we wait and see what happens in San Francisco?
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It was so underrated -- O'Leary going deep after Cleveland walked Nomar intentionally in the 3rd -- that history repeated itself later IN THE SAME GAME... in the 7th: Nomar walked intentionally, O'Leary homering again. Grand slam, three-run homer, 7 RBI, 12-8 Boston win. And Pedro relieved in the 4th and threw a six-inning no-hitter. Quick quiz: when the Sox were down 0-2 in the five-game series, who was Boston's starting shortstop in Game 3? Hint: Not Nomar, but his replacement went 2-for-3 with one run scored and one driven in.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    ... fertilizing the soil... in the Nitrogen Cycle! And a new pitcher will sprout from the same mound -- any year now.
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