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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Interesting concept. I'm just not sure how realistic it is to expect Duvall and Story back full strength when they return. I have more faith in Chang recovering from a cracked handbone playing short than Story with an artificially-repaired throwing elbow. I do think Trevor can upgrade the offense, and I'd put him back at second, where he was really good last year. Duvall got hurt playing outfield two years in a row, so I may make him the DH and leave Yoshida in a position where he's thrived in his U.S. transition. Kike can platoon with whoever needs a break and can't hit some lefties as good as he can. No idea if Mondesi, who relies on speed, will be the same player whenever he returns from a major knee injury.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Bloom deserves credit for acquiring Wong in trade for the highest-paid pitcher of all time. Youk would say it was synonymous beyond belief: "Incredible, just unbelievable... but not implausible." OB is gonna agree by using the future tense to describe something that just happened. "That's gonna be ball four, and the Red Sox are gonna have a baserunner," he's gonna say, after the batter already walked to first base.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Connor Wong leads the majors in dWAR... for all positions. Last catcher to lead MLB in dWAR was Jody Davis in 1986. Last Red Sox player to lead MLB in dWAR was John Valentin in 1995. He also led in '93.
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Couldn't help laughing at Youk and Wake dissecting the shape of a cutter which could be a slider as opposed to the definitive slider which sometimes breaks late and down as opposed to early and up or out unless to a lefty then it's in but hopefully not down or they might take it out.
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Whitlock was a starter in the minors for the Yankees before his elbow ish, an injury that happens to a lot of starters at a lot of levels.
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The first two are hurt and nowhere close to helping the shortstop position in Boston. The last was a starting pitcher for the Yankees -- who probably still has the arm for short -- but hasn't been a star in the big leagues since 2006 or 2007. The Red Sox need someone who can be at least an average shortstop for the month of May, while they're still in it. If it's not Rafaela, the two best defensive shortstop prospects in the system are in A ball: Marcelo Mayer and Luis Ravelo.
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I doubt the walks are because he's wild, but from just missing the black. He's smart enough to know the velo is gone, and the toast will be burnt sooner if he doesn't paint. In other words, there may not be another game you want Kluber to pitch against a good offense.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    They want him to start. Cora said as much, and Bloom didnt extend him for four years to be a reliever.
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Be prepared for some posters to jump all over you about the 40-man roster... but it's not like it's unheard of for MLB clubs to call up a glove guy sometimes to fill the most important position on the diamond behind the battery.
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I think most of us are tempering our excitement because we know the staff isn't loaded with strikeout pitchers, and our worst fielding position is shortstop. The Sox are the AL's third-worst in defensive efficiency, ahead of only the pitiful A's and White Sox.
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Boone and Bloom both drive the GM trend of acquiring damaged goods. Antique cars sell cheaper if they need restoration. The problem is a lot of them sit in garages too long waiting for the proper parts.
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Verdugo is looking great, but let's not pretend that all of a sudden Mookie sucks. Betts has more XBHs, and is just starting to heat up. Yes, Mookie has played middle infield half the time -- not because he's a versatile utility man, but because he's LA's best player. He has zero errors for the first-place Dodgers.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's not a revelation for Yoshida -- he just went back to the successful approach that we saw in ST and the WBC. And he didn't have a lot of "critics" either, since it's not like hand-eye talent doesn't translate from one continent to the other with the same size home plate. Bloom had the critics for signing him for so much money, because some scouts wondered whether he could handle big league velo. Masa looks pretty competent out in left field, too.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    60 mph blowing out at Fenway... Klubes can't throw anything near Jays' bats.
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Well, he was our top WAR monger in 2020, and even received an MVP vote. That's one good youngster Bloom acquired in trade, and I was adamant we were getting him in the Betts deal. Remember when other posters or writers thought the best we could do was AJ Pollock or Dom Smith or guys the Yanks wanted to dump like Don't-Call-Me-Clint Frazier or Miguel Andujar? Come on, for 12 years of Mookie? Seriously, would the Friedman Dodgers or anyone ever swap one of their best prospects for just two months of Mookie... As for Wong, good for Bloom again. At the time, Connor was at best LA's third-best catching prospect, behind Will Smith and Keibert Ruiz.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Doesn't that make him the ace of this rotation? Like the medium... but not the kind that talks to ghosts (though if he has a connection, then wake up the damn Bambino; we can use another lefty)... or maybe the median, a safety guide rail between lanes going in opposite directions.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    A trade for a top pitcher has to hurt. Seattle had a disappointing first month, but their rotation is set for years. They also have budding stars in the outfield and behind the plate. Want to target one of their young starters under control? For instance, second base and DH have been below replacement player spots so far for the Ms. Wonder what the Red Sox can get for, say, Nick Yorke? According to BTV, Yorke is worth +9.8. Now let's look at some of Seattle's desirable under-30 starting pitchers: Castillo (even with his big contract) +58, Logan Gilbert +72.7, George Freaking Kirby +99.7! Ulp.
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    My point has always been to start with starters, and then build around them. Not wait until the position players are deemed finally good enough to get serious about a rotation.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Imagine how vastly different the outlook would be if ownership looked at the competition and suddenly decided to go for it -- and actually forced Bloom to acquire a top starter by trading some prospects? Right now, Cole is the only sure thing separating NY and Boston (not a peep out of Crankee fans about the IL, which have been initials for the Sox roster lately). In reality, we all know that pitching addition management is waiting on is postage paid and named Paxton, who finally proved he can get minor leaguers out!
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    ... especially on a New York Yankee-Aaron Judge-loving website posing as an impartial platform purportedly highlighting heroics of all other 29 teams equally.
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I see your point, though some deals - depending on how they work out - open up new holes that have to be filled with other deals. One can even be contingent upon the other: if we trade Manny for ARod to play short, then we can swap Nomar for Magglio Ordonez to play left...
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'll always root for him, especially for three reasons: 1. being the most dominant, unhittable pitcher I've ever seen in person; 2. bringing Machado to his knees; 3. fixing my cell phone for me so I could take a pic of him posing with my son.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Hey -- MLB.com's new power rankings are out. The Red Sox, who just climbed to a fourth place tie with a winning record in the AL East, are ranked 20th. New York, which only lost yesterday by 13 runs and are now tied for last place, is ranked 12th... because, after all, they're the Yankees!
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    That does it -- for the rest of this season, I'm not drinking out of a full-size glass. From now on, I'm using a shot glass, and filling it to the top.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'd rather the returns turned into stud pitchers... but Bloom did the best he could by attaching a Hall of Famer to ensure the Sox got rid of Price.
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