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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Wow, you must have been sitting right next to me. I'd guess you were in concessions when he was at short, but you don't seem to be into concessions, so you never left your seat. Maybe he took grounders there during pregame warm-ups? Don't you remember me telling you how strong his arm looked?
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I sat on the first base line in Worcester last summer and gave a full report of prospects -- I think it was in the minor league thread. I also attended Portland games, home and away. Rafaela looked like the best SS and CF...
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    From the stands, I've seen Valdez play second and short. He made all the plays and looked like a pro ballplayer on defense. In other words, nothing like Franchy or Duran... Regarding Wendle: he was one of the first Marlins I mentioned him in a multi-player months ago -- but not to play short. I recall Wendle as a really good third baseman for the Rays, at least whenever they faced Boston. And that's a Red Sox position potentially in need of a big leaguer soon.
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The clever wordsmith is covered either way: "the center" could mean nucleus of the future core, or centerpiece of an upcoming blockbuster (that better bring more core infusions).
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Last week I pulled a neck muscle leaning over to clip a toenail. But I'm twice as old as Sale, and didn't wreck any appliances afterwards. If the Sox had stayed under the tax last season, the draft picks for losing Bogey and Nate would've been #70 and 71 in the '23 draft. Instead, we're getting picks #133 and 134.
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    They should, but it would be an absolute shock. Giving anyone a mega longterm contract for top-of-the-market rates goes against every plan we've seen that the Red Sox won't admit to. If Bloom caves now, it will be like admitting the past three years were a mistake in many ways. This may sound unsound, but the worst thing to do with Devers is nothing, even if he hits 63 homers (like Chaim hopes) in Boston in '23. Hopefully, the front office won't be spineless in the face of public scrutiny. Considering how opaque the org has been, that shouldn't be an issue. The Red Sox can finish last again with Raffy or without, but we can all agree it will suck more if the clubhouse, media and fandom have to go through a repeat of the Bogaerts fiasco. Extend Devers or trade Devers before Opening Day. No in-between.
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    ... why root for Hall of Famers for the next dozen years, when we can have revolving casts of past-primetimers instead?
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Ok, then I'll take Bello over Paxton in the rotation since he's pitched twice as many games and has twice as many Ws the past three years (in the bigs). Then again, Bello is a good bet at this point to double up on Paxton again in just '23 alone. Unless Sale runs him over on his stationary bike or hits him with a big screen TV.
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Statistically. It just depends on which stats fit the narrative. One can argue against any cold, hard stats, but here are some facts from 2022 (not 2017): WAR -- Wacha 3.3, Kluber 0.7 W-L -- Wacha 11-2 for a last place team, Kluber 10-10 on a playoff team ERA -- Wacha 3.32, Kluber 4.34 (that's like... a run per game) WHIP -- Wacha 1.115, Kluber: 1.213 H9 -- Wacha 7.8, Kluber 9.8 Even if those numbers don't show a clear edge, age might make Wacha, 30, more attractive than Kluber, 36. The Red Sox could use them both, anyway, when their other old and/or injured starters inevitably break down again.
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    ... in those time frames, more frustrated in '21, because Bloom didn't add the necessary bullpen pieces that would've given the Sox the best chance to go all the way. There were a lot of good relievers on the block changing teams at the deadline, but Bloom's MO was to wait until they were all dealt to other contenders and pretenders, and then acquire Robles and Davis at the last minute. ... by the deadline in '22 it was too late to really give a crapshoot, because we all knew the time to make moves for reinforcements was at the very beginning of July, to replace injuries or upgrade holes before the looming killer schedule.
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The lunatics won't be on the grass, but in the seats. Or they'll be on edibles.
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    My beer mug is also half-full, but only because I had to chug half after looking at a rotation of past-their-primetimers and converted surgery comebackers. I'd argue that they're still a last-place AL East team even if they add Wacha, who was just plain better than Kluber last year... but of course, Klubes, 36, at $10M is a lot better value than Wacha, 30, for $30M -- which he's surely anticipating, at least, for a three-year deal in this market. Wacha deserves it, anyway, after leading the AL in shutouts (1).
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    He's too short. You'll see. Wait until he turns 25.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It is a sad season indeed when the best trade your bossman makes in the summer is to dump a guy who sucked that he himself recruited and wasted money on in the spring (cough, Diekman).
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The Sox needed another legit starter going into the season for depth when any or all of the three veteran health risks Bloom added got hurt again. You and I both demanded it. But our posts must have been at night, when Bloom's petals closed up because of the cold frosty air.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I'm assuming you mean the deal would add a young, controllable MLB starting pitcher. Otherwise, I don't see how losing your three best starters, plus an All-Star Silver Slugger shortstop -- and downgrading with lesser players -- could be considered winning anything.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    People trying to make sense of Bloom's signings this winter might have this one right: He picked up four relievers to turn into more prospects at the trade deadline next summer. Hopefully, the strategy will be not to overuse and burn out Martin, Joely and Mills before August. There doesn't seem to be as much risk about Jansen, who's used to closing out victories.
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Until Bloom somehow unleashes an unlikely multi-team multi-player blockbuster that says goodbye to Devers, Pivetta, Houck and Verdugo (his only touchable MLB trade chips), and lands a return that miraculously transforms this abysmal roster into an overnight sensation, the direction is clear: They're all out. It's Lose Now Mode.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Four? Two old guys and two recent surgically-procedured young guns. Apparently, the Sox valued Eflin more than Eovaldi, offering the Rayward one the biggest reported pitching contract of the Bloom Era. I was in on Eflin early, but as a late-innings option, after seeing him in that role in the postseason. The one word to describe Boston's offseason that I'm seeing more lately is confusing.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Glove it.
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Scratch Rich Hill off the list to replace himself or two other starters missing from the rotation. He just signed with another last place team. Go Pirates!
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    All good suggestions. I don't why Iglesias isn't also an option; he really fit in down the stretch in '21, and was almost like a player-coach for Cora -- especially, when ineligible for anything but cheerleading in the postseason.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I agree, and while I'm not crying over Bogey, it would've been nice to replace him with another good player. There were several available, but the costs were prohibitive -- or antithetical to the long-range plan -- for this regime. I get that, but still find it unacceptable that the front office left the roster woefully incomplete last season and is doing the same thing this offseason (as far as idling, whilst many, many viable candidates find new homes with actual contenders). Especially when they're still trying to pretend they're trying to win the World Series.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Don't blame the fans for doubting the plan. It sucks to come in last place, and then lose your best players and not even replace them before the next season. Why would anyone look forward to that? Part of the outrage about Bogaerts is that fans invested in watching every game -- and reading and writing about the Sox year-round -- now rightfully fear we'll also lose Rafael Devers. The only goal isn't to just win rings, because that's unreasonable (and elitist). Fans want to be entertained, and cheer for their favorites -- who are hopefully forming the core of an improving ballclub. Most don't give a damn about a GM or CBO who's clever enough to recruit low-cost players who are merely functional.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The Red Sox are incredible.
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