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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    For an AAV of $21M, here's what I wondered: All-Star catcher or All-Star batter who plays the catcher position? Contreras, 30, is a career .256 hitter with an .808 OPS in the NL, with half his games at Wrigley. His 162-game average of 26 HRs, 81 RBI and .349 OBP shouldn't go down in Fenway, right? But look at his dWAR... all positive -- never one negative in seven seasons. For a comp, Vazquez, 32, has a career WAR of 7.0 and dWAR of 5.3 in 733 games. Contreras has a career WAR of 20.8 and dWAR of 6.5 in 734 games.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Things that don't need to be typed (except by someone who feels the need because of something read online when the hot stove isn't yet lit): Every team and GM dealt with Covid. Every club has injuries every year. And a last place team is still in the cellar no matter how many games it wins or loses. Pick 4: Senga, Kluber, Eovaldi, Wacha, Rogers, Fulmer, Chafin, Eflin, Estevez, Miller, Moore, Martin?
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Thanks for this. Good to know he's a groundball guy -- which maybe means they add a glove-first shortstop. If not, shouldn't they?
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    And don't forget after all that, the Red Sox began this offseason by raising ticket prices. Can't blame Bloom for all that, but right now he is the face of the capsized franchise.
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I dunno if this is vitriol, but here are headlines from the past week from columns by two writers who cover Boston: Red Sox sure seem to be taking their fans for granted If the Red Sox don't want to pay big, they'll be left out this winter
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Keep it in perspective. If you're Bloom with at least 10 positions to upgrade on the big league roster, then Casas is anything but a gamble. He will get paid MLB minimum wage...
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Based on what we know about Dombro's bullpens since bulls were invented? Definitely...
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    This is the kind of player where there's no stat that can measure total worth to a ballclub. Don't be surprised if another franchise specifically requests him in a trade soon.
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    ... and run -- with no shift and 85.5-foot baselines.
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Mets used 10 pitchers in the playoffs and not one was named Joely. Diaz, Montero and Suarez already got paid, but Rogers, Robertson, Chafin and Fulmer are still out there. Also liked what I saw from Zach Eflin in relief in the World Series; he's listed as a starter, so could be a versatile swingman. Cut by Philly, can be had at the minimum, what is Chaim waiting for -- black Wednesday?
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It happens. At least we know that a year ago, after the long lockout ended, Bloom pounced and outbid 29 other clubs for Diekman and Robles.
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Including Joely and Crook? Nope.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    That's a great summary in one sentence and it's giving me a headache, because it probably is a daymare -- an intern checking off task X-Y-Z: acquire Joely, Crook and Ho Park... When did you join Old Red's gym? Ha... we should all be disturbed -- Sam Kennedy told us we're allowed to be. Bloom and the boys just can't try to get away with stopgaps and taking fliers on pick-ups this winter. Can we all agree to that? And before anyone reposts lists of all the great values Bloom found the past three years, let's not forget waiting until mid-March last year when he signed Diekman and Hansel Robles to address the bullpen. New market prices are being established for actual talent, and the Red Sox need to operate in the same milieu as the other 29 franchises.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Abreu may be the best piece that completes the Astros line-up, but a mid-30s hitter who just saw a dip in power numbers isn't the kind of guy a bad team with so many needs like Boston should invest in to build around. The Red Sox have too many other pressing priorities to address first. They definitely need more consistent offensive contributors, but we all know the main focus should be on securing the services of the best possible pitching options while there are legitimately good ones still available. Waiting until Spring Training to pick up mound leftovers isn't going to work this year.
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Abreu's a guy you sign if you have one hole at a position and you're already a good team (or world champ). He's a veteran MVP bat that lengthens the line-up -- but not a core guy to build around. Boston's already got a young guy to play first base, and DH is not a priority... but the starting rotation, the bullpen, at least one outfield position, and probably catching and shortstop are. Hopefully, the latter two or three will also fill the Red Sox' needs for a leadoff hitter and/or a new heart of the order.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I've just never before seen a batter point the barrel of his bat over his shoulder down at the ground, and when he continually couldn't get it into the hitting zone on time, not adjust his stance. Maybe it was easier to whip it up in the thin air at Coors Field... or maybe the new hitting coach was afraid to suggest a change to the new superstar? To Story's credit, when he returned from injury at the end of the summer, he finally altered his approach and looked improved.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    You try standing up there in the batter's box when a 12-year old with a mustache is throwing in the high-70s only 45 feet away... According to ESPN conversion charts, that's like facing a 100-mph heater on the big diamond. If some kid beans you, will you even be able to get up to hug him?
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    You've got a week to rest up. Then brace yourself for the sure to be epic, monumental winter meetings.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Part of the checkbook Theo had access to -- that some posters swear Bloom is denied (with no evidence of organizational confirmation) -- was used to sign every Red Sox draft pick and international prospect. Then the MLB changed the rules.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    My point is that Bloom has never acquired a reliever at the time the pitcher was actually good. Some used to be, others emerged when given a chance, but the Red Sox just don't pay market value for any upgrades to their bullpen, in the offseason or before the summer trade deadline. There are other reasons the bullpen invariably sucks, starting with the starters who break down or can't go long -- and the subsequent insufficient rotation depth -- causing the same issues at the back end. As others have noted, budget constraints and/or org philosophies may have conspired to create this pattern. But if things don't change, be prepared to get your joelys in the old familia way.
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Boston never had many top 10 picks because they were usually a contender. Benintendi at #7 in 2015 was the Red Sox' best Top 10 pick since Trot Nixon went #7 in 1993. Nixon earned 21.2 WAR, surpassed by only one pick above him (ARod), though several other first rounders had better career WAR: Wagner, Derek Lee, Chris Carpenter, Tori Hunter and Varitek. There were a lot of recognizable names in the '15 draft -- Swanson, Tucker, Buehler, Austin Riley -- but the only first rounder with higher WAR than Beni's 15.7 so far is Bregman. We all have high hopes for Marcelo Mayer, but stardom is hardly guaranteed. The Red Sox may have missed by selecting Trey Ball #7 in 2013, but the picks immediately before and after him -- Colin Moran and Hunter Dozier -- are negative WAR below replacement players so far...
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The Irony of it All: ...just saw an article on the White Sox signing Mike Clevinger. Here's the first comment posted at the bottom of the page: "Sox shopping at the thrift store again."
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Cite all the stats you want to; I only have the ear test -- listening to many Yankee fans I know who never trusted Ottavino and dreaded him in any big moment or game. I also know a kid who literally burned his Cole t-shirt. Barbarians...
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    There is a roadblock with Fulmer -- which I hope the Brink's truck that GM Brian O'Halloran or a Red Sox intern is presumably driving will plow right through this winter. In three Boston years, Chaim Bloom has never acquired any relievers [I]when[/i] they were actually good. Bloom has signed or traded for plenty of bullpen arms, but all were either other clubs' discards, castoffs, rehabbers, reclamations, or comebackers. And that includes Yankee guys like Ottavino, coming off a crappy stint they couldn't wait to escape from, and Whitlock, a starter who became gold out of the pen while healing from TJ. But I'm not going to blame Bloom, because this could have been a company policy, and not just a strategy. Hopefully, it will change this offseason... because it almost has to...
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Senga + Eovaldi ... so Senga + Eovaldi > value I just don't see acquiring an over-40 starter as the staff anchor of a ship that hasn't even been built yet. Trading a prospect package for an under-30 arm with at least ace potential is a better path to longer term stability.
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