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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I never said I thought Bloom should've signed Benintendi instead of Yoshida. But MLB teams thought both were worth at least $15M AAV. Just like the market price for average starting pitchers is now about $13M AAV (Manaea, Anderson, Stripling, etc.). The Red Sox, who lost three big league starters, have just chosen not to sign any this offseason... They did try to get versatile swingman Zac Eflin, who was so versatile, he swung to Florida. However, that experience left them so sour on starting pitchers that they intentionally let three get picked in the Rule 5 Draft, and have refocused on DFAed relievers.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    A legitimate franchise should always be looking to add and upgrade pitching. The Yankees, love them or hate them -- and no matter where they are in the standings -- have actually been "in" on starting pitchers seemingly every year since the beginning of free agency, nearly 50 years ago.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I've been hitting it harder these past three winters, and not just in pandemic isolation. Bloom's loading all my baseball card binders onto the lifeboats, but he keeps surrounding me with new boxes of old commons. Hopefully, the keg won't run dry before we reach the depths of Davey Jones' locker. Or Mickey Dolenz'...
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Andrus is the most logical -- which is why we'll probably never see him in a Red Sox uniform.
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Add both for #2 or one plus Wacha... and of course, half of Hill, who will be ready to step in when someone else inevitably crumbles and has to be shut down for the rest of the year.
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    If there is fear of elbow inflammation, then he shouldn't play shortstop, period... because any hit in the hole that he reaches will risk injury if he throws -- or injury to the club if he doesn't.
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Market prices. Benintendi, 28, is a starting outfielder in his prime who has been an All-Star, hit .300 and won a Gold Glove in the big leagues. He just signed for less than a guy from Japan who has yet to play a game in the majors.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I still have not read here or heard elsewhere how range can make up for a lack of arm strength at shortstop. What good is range deep in the hole if an infielder can't reach first base in time to consistently nail the baserunner?
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I figured out what Bloom means when he says Story's great range will compensate for a weak arm at shortstop. Story's speed will allow him to catch pop flies and humpback liners in left field that Yoshida can't reach. That will keep tons of baserunners from scoring who beat out routine grounders to short. And Story will bring a new meaning to relays. Any time there's a play at the plate, Story will flash across the diamond to the nearest infielder -- Raffy or Arroyo -- and hand off the ball to someone who can actually throw to home in the air.
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Tiant in '71 and Wakefield in '95 were signed by Boston after being cut by other clubs... I don't know why fans get so down on Bloom for dumpster diving; the Sox found two aces that way in the last 50 years!
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The best year for free agent starter was 1992, when Greg Maddux, 26, won the Cy Young for the Cubs. Maddux signed with Atlanta and won the next three Cys in a row. That worked out ok.
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    (loathing the idea that a team isn't yet to good enough to try to be good enough) Kids at the beach trying to body-surf, bouncing up and down in the water, looking over their shoulders as the waves build up, waiting... waiting... "Not this one, the next one -- no, the one after -- no, the next one --- nooooooooo...." Waves crash, bodies topple, mouths fill with salt water, sand in the swimsuits...
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Caution: he said Raffy is now their #1 Priority. What if Devers is their priority, but the Sox just aren't that motivated. Like, they're hungry, but not for a sit-down meal. If it's just a quick snack -- do they want to pay for red grapes or a bag of chips?
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Why Kluber over Wacha? Kluber had 0.7 WAR last year; Wacha led the Sox staff at 3.3. In '23, Kluber will be 37, Wacha 31.
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I can't even define that right now... high risk that we'd have to pay an entire contract that a player actually completes in Boston? high risk that we'd have to pay half the contract for the player to play for another team? high risk that the guy will melt down from constant media and fan attention, and escape New England in the wee hours of the night on a flight to neutral Switzerland?
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Depends on the M... if it's Martinis -- no. If it's Macaroni... that's about a box; I'd boil it for him personally (but the sauce would have to be jarred). If it's Money... ponder this: Soto will be a free agent in 2025. Will Bloom still be boss of Boston then?
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    And as I've said before, Story for half the cost of Bogaerts may have been the main reason Bloom signed him.
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    In his first year as a second baseman in Boston, Trevor Story was like Mark Bellhorn with the bat, Pokey Reese with the glove and wheels. Combined, that's a pretty decent player... though, maybe not quite worth the biggest contract of the Bloom Era.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It was just as much that a lot of his mound acquisitions were already prone to injury, Bradley was already in decline, and his non-moves left the rotation, bullpen and rightfield unacceptably incomplete.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    D is all I'm considering from catchers now, with bigger, shorter bases and limits on pitchers keeping baserunners close. Veteran D can help a young, rebuilding staff, too.
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Nope, Lopez is not a true ace. Put it this way, on bb-ref, his top three similar pitchers are Randy Wells, Steel Arm Tyler and Henderson Alvarez III. I swear to Boggs, I didn't make that up.
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Will the Red Sox sign Roberto Perez or Austin Hedges? Former is going to be 34, four years older, but two-time GGer. Either will cost less than half of Vazquez. Dumb me, still speculating on making moves, like it was the team I've followed for over half a century...
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Right -- any deals better exclude any potential future core of the next sustained contenders. The only logical trade bait would seem like Verdugo, Pivetta and Kike. Comeback vets like Sale, Paxton, Barnes, Taylor, and the new relievers could be flipped in the summer if they have good first halves. Even Story could, since his contract is suddenly average. I haven't forgotten Devers, who I think they'll wait until ST to swap to avoid public static and to give serious suitors a chance to bid against each other. Otherwise, they'll just play charades for another year with their latest #1 Priority...
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Some fans are so frustrated with Bloom that they hammer every move he makes at this point. I like the Yoshida signing, period, and could care less about how much he costs (as if there is such a concept as overpay anymore). Some posters also like to point out that many big money free agents are busts, but for half of those on list, it still looks like you get what you pay for. A few good new players can improve a team more than several mediocre pieces. Bloom just tries too hard to fill many of the holes in his swiss cheese with a can of cheez whiz. Too much of that crap is unhealthy. It's the holidays -- give me a wedge of imported gouda.
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    How can the Red Sox tank when they're going to be way better? For those who somehow think Henry will suddenly have an epiphany and start spending like the before he was very old days, the question is only: on what? All the top free agent starting pitchers are now signed... in this offseason with tons of money coming off the Boston books that would supposedly define the Bloom Era. The Sox lost three starting pitchers, and haven't replaced them... but have confidence in Bloom's adamance about putting Whitlock and Houck in the rotation: "we would be silly to deny them a chance to reach that ceiling." Here's his plan: "We'll see how it plays out..."
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